The idea of decorating the iconic Indianapolis landmark started years earlier. On Christmas Eve ... it’s not a real tree.' That’s when the décor became the Circle of Lights." ...

Chances are pretty good the Indianapolis woman knows how it all began better ... Edward Pierre speaks to the crowd before lighting the “World’s Largest Christmas Tree” on Monument Circle, November 29, ...

Circle of Lights 2022:What to know about the 60th anniversary of Indianapolis' tradition The monument was first transformed into "the world's largest Christmas tree" on Dec. 2, 1962. Mayor Albert H.

But how did this "tree" come to be? The idea of decorating the iconic Indianapolis ... Christmas Eve 1937, architect Edward D. Pierre strolled around a dull and rather festive-less Monument Circle.

Hoosiers have been gathering in downtown Indianapolis for the occasion for a long time. It was 1962 when lights were first strung on the monument. Some of the buildings were smaller then. In 1972, the ...

INDIANAPOLIS ... continued to set up for the Circle of Lights at Monument Circle. The 60th annual lighting of what’s been called “the world’s largest Christmas tree” will be Friday ...

Hoosiers have been gathering in downtown Indianapolis for the occasion for 60 years. It was 1962 when lights were first strung on the monument. In 1972, the celebration was called "Christmas on the ...

INDIANAPOLIS ... the years.” The tree, dubbed “Light Brite” by the company, sits in the lobby of the AES Indiana building along the southeast spoke of Monument Circle.

Each year the Soldiers & Sailors monument is decorated like a Christmas tree to celebrate the ... of Lights 2023 in person? The Circle of Lights ceremony is free to the public. To attend in person, ...

His family is creating a Christmas tree memorial for others to ... Police were called to the 5400 block Pleasant Hill Circle on the west side of Indianapolis. Officers arrived and found Jeffrey ...