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The terrain blocks the view of the Village until the road crests a hill just a few hundred feet to the east of the display, at which point the entire Village is suddenly visible, reflected in the lake. As of late 2010 the Christmas Village website features a virtual recreation of this experience as a part of its home page. [citation needed]
The Christmas Village Tradition in Modern Times. After World War II, sales of the classic Putz houses dwindled because Americans didn't want to support German- or Japanese-made goods.
Intact village of late 18th- and early 19th-century buildings was state's first historic district. 1978 expansion includes entire borough 74 Litchfield–South Roads Historic District
A Department 56 New England Series village display. A Christmas village (or putz) is a decorative, miniature-scale village often set up during the Christmas season. These villages are rooted in the elaborate Christmas traditions of the Moravian Church, a Protestant denomination. In the tradition of the Moravian Church, nativity scenes have been ...
There are Christmas light displays and then there's this Christmas light display. This home, in Torrington, Conn., is undoubtedly one of a kind. The kind that leaves you speechless with awe. The ...
The village has four sections that flow into one another. The oldest is an 1800s Dickens scene, accompanied by an early-1900s Vermont scene, a farm, and a 1900s cityscape.
The "Christmas in the City" collection, set in the 1930s and 1940s, started in 1987 and consists of such pieces as the Palace Theatre, Toy Shop & Pet Store, Ritz Hotel, Dorothy's Dress Shop, Wong's, and a rare limited edition – Cathedral Church of St. Mark. [22] [29] Carol singers in the North Pole series
The Torringford Street Historic District is a historic district on the eastern side of the city of Torrington, Connecticut, United States. The district includes properties along Torringford Street , the main thoroughfare of the Torringford section of the city, between United States Route 202 and West Hill Road. The road is one of the oldest in ...