Peacock Lane
peacock lane fourblock street southeast portland oregon united state known elaborately decorated home christmas holiday season time year thousand people come view display enjoy hot cocoa previously take horsedrawn carriage ride sing christmas carol street earned listing national register historic place tradition decorating house date back since beginning event occurred annually except short interruption world war ii united state rationing valuable resource including electricityadditionally lane went dark due covid pandemic many homeowner voluntarily pas along decoration new resident sell property homeowner obligated put light display popular annual display include several peanut character ice skating small pond plywood oregon state beaver large wooden grinch grinch stole christmas staple since grinch vandalized several time year stolen brief period decapitated grinch red bow tied around neck help conceal damage recent display feature character doctor muppets nightmare christmas star war several nickelodeon cartoon show lifesized mural ferrells buddy film elf adorns small stand give hot chocolate coffee annual tradition became increasingly popular resident lane cited concern vandalism pollution litter heavy traffic public urination result street closed automobile certain evening portland police department also stepped patrol employ officer direct traffic busier hour june developer purchased one home began building lot area nominated listing national register historic place earned designation later november resident worried developer would build traditional english cottage tudor revival style street street contains historic building six building considered historic th street austin national register historic place listing southeast portland oregon peacock lane website map peacock lane historic district openstreetmap