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County homes flip the lights fantastic

Published: December 24, 2011

At a home on Pereira Drive near Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo, it seems hardly an inch of tree, fence or roof is without a strand of brilliant lights.

Joe Johnston — jjohnston@thetribunenews.comBuy Photo

Lighting up the Christmas tree has been a tradition for more than 100 years, but it was not until the 1950s that Americans began putting brightly colored lights on the outsides of their homes for decoration.

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