Christmas lights and decorations have always fascinated me, whether it be candles illuminating a wooden nativity scene or the latest LED lights on a Christmas tree. When I was in Spokane for a few days earlier this month, the Davenport Hotel's Christmas Tree Elegance displayed twelve exquisitely decorated trees with different themes; one featured old clocks while another had a Venetian theme with masks, while a third featured pieces of music intertwined with Christmas lights. The lobby of the hotel was also covered with bows and was dominated by a huge tree. Other parts of downtown Spokane were decorated for Christmas, including the Macy's stain glass window. A huge Christmas tree in the Rivepark Square stood next to the long line of kids waiting to see Santa Clause. Riverfront Park had a display of lights that depicted safari animals, trains, and other typical Christmas characters. I didn't see anything quite like the window display at the Crescent from when I was a child, but nonetheless there were plenty of decorations. Also, two giant brick smoke stacks of a now defunct steam plant built during the height of the industrial era shimmered with green and red light.
