Little known fact: the “Holiday Tree” that graces Pioneer Square in downtown Portland every year ships in pieces. The branches are all removed for shipping, holes are drilled in the trunk, and upon arrival workers insert the branches into the holes.
Little known fact: the “Holiday Tree” that graces Pioneer Square in downtown Portland every year ships in pieces. The branches are all removed for shipping, holes are drilled in the trunk, and upon arrival workers insert the branches into the holes.
November 20th, 2008 on 6:04 am
OMG! I’ve never sat down and thought about that, but it makes sense! And the picture is WAY cool. (did you take it?)
We put our tree together the same way! On a smaller scale!
November 20th, 2008 on 6:13 am
I wonder how much that affects the tree’s luster and greenity through it’s shortened useful life.
November 20th, 2008 on 6:36 am
Thanks for removing the magic from the Christmas Tree, Vahid. Any other dreams you’d like to crush? No Santa Claus? No Easter Bunny?
November 20th, 2008 on 6:53 am
that’s why it’s called stumptown.
(you should also point out that because it’s portland, the tree is anesthetized before it’s limbs are reattached)
November 20th, 2008 on 7:38 am
bluepaintred, I snapped this photo last weekend when I hopped off the train downtown.
whall, they’re going to put a bunch of lights on it soon so’s no one will notice.
sir, due to economic conditions in the far north Santa outsourced his workshop to China. sorry to be the one to break that to you.
brandon, it’s true, they sit it in a huge tub of vodka to keep it mellow while it’s on display.
November 20th, 2008 on 9:06 am
Mmmmm…vodka! Wait, that’s not what this post was about, is it?
November 20th, 2008 on 4:01 pm
The drilling holes reminded me of my granddad. According to my mom, when she was growing up my granddad always bought 2 xmas trees. He would cut one in half vertically and hang it on the front door, and then use its excess limbs to fill any gaps in the other.
November 20th, 2008 on 5:57 pm
I’ve been waiting all day to say…that’s what she said. THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID, DAMMIT!
November 20th, 2008 on 10:44 pm
One of the huge evergreens on our campus just fell and crushed this car the other morning. I don’t why this post reminded of it, but it did.
Maybe I shouldn’t comment at 11pm, I feel like I’m getting incoherent.
November 21st, 2008 on 12:08 am
shari, if you were coming down again this weekend I would write a post all about vodka.
claire, that sounds pretty clever, actually.
hilly, that is TOTALLY what she said.
sarah, you leave the cutest random comments. please, keep commenting at 11 PM.
November 21st, 2008 on 7:20 pm
Well since you said it was cute and all, how could I not say no?
November 21st, 2008 on 7:24 pm
I used to think that elves put it together. I suppose there are no elves either. Did someone mention Vodka?
November 23rd, 2008 on 1:55 pm
The one in Daley Plaza in Chicago does not have its branches removed but is still “some assembly required” as in it’s about 100 TREES that need to be attached together to look like one larger tree.
November 24th, 2008 on 7:20 am
That makes sense, but it still seems weird. You’d think in the Northwest with all the logging trucks the damn thing wouldn’t have to be disassembled. BTW, your character’s excerpt has appeared on my blog today. The book’s gone to my publisher already.
November 27th, 2008 on 3:37 pm
I watched that the other day as well, was enjoying the pretty weather downtown. People watching without having them in my car … what a difference.
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Happy Thanksgiving V.
November 29th, 2008 on 5:09 pm
Wow, that totally ruins the magic haha.