The First-Annual Ladera Heights Holiday Decor Contest kicked off last week and the show of holiday spirit was bright! If you haven't made your way through our community's many nooks and crannies to see the countless displays, we suggest you take the time.
The contest was imagined by Laderian, Evangelyn Nathan and led by LHCA Advisor, Dorothy Harris. The LHCA Beautification committee took ownership of the event and recruited several helpers from the community to bring it to life including the artwork of Barbi Neth seen online and along the major corridors of Ladera.
This friendly and festive competition did not disappoint, with so many festive displays spreading holiday cheer in a time when our community needs it most. We received 32 entrants into the competition and judged based on overall appearance, window display, and door display. The judges for this year's competition used a 4-point scale to grade each display. This year's judges were:
Dorothy Harris
Evangelyn Nathan
Sondra Hale
Rick Aldridge
Ran Craycraft
Barbi Neth
Tracie Lyons
* Winning entries in bold below
2020 Entrants:
5611 South Holt Ave
5540 Bedford Avenue
5537 Senford Avenue
5519 Shenandoah Ave
5145 Shenandoah Ave
5129 Reynier Ave
5002 Pendleton Ct
5121 S. Sherbourne Dr.
5325 Corning Ave.
5310 S Garth Ave
5621 S Chariton Ave
5635 S. Chariton Ave
5831 S Corning Ave
5325 S Corning Ave
6104 Bedford Avenue
5421 W 62nd St
6180 Wooster Ave
5635 W 63rd St
6711 S Halm Ave
6644 Wooster Ave.
6525 South Sherbourne Drive
5535 W 64th Street
5386 W Amberwood Dr
428 W. Ellis Ave.
6025 S Croft Avenue
4872 W 63rd St
6274 Mosley Avenue
6259 Acacia Street
4910 W. 63rd Street
6234 Morley Avenue
5025 W. 59th St
5824 South Kings Road
In addition to bragging rights until next year, each winning display received a yard sign proclaiming victory and a gift card to See's Candies. Happy Holidays to all of our friends in Ladera Heights. We hope our friendly competition brought joy to everyone and a spirit of hope rolling into the New Year.