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The residents of Candy Cane Lane must have wicked energy bills for December. |
 | By Molly Snyder Edler   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Molly Snyder Edler |
| Published Dec. 18, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. |
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Earlier this week, I drove my kids through the South Side neighborhood dubbed Candy Cane Lane this time of year, and I had my usual thoughts. Mostly, I wondered what it would be like to live in the four-block radius during the month of December.
Would it be exciting to see parades of cars rolling down my street night after night or would it become annoying? What if these people want to go somewhere after dark? It must take 10 minutes just to get off their street.
If I lived on Candy Cane Lane, would I decorate the bejeezus out of my house, or would I be one of the dark, Scroogely looking places stuck between blinking, twinkling, inflatable wonderlands?
I noticed a few places were up for sale in the neighborhood. Do realtors use Candy Cane Lane as a selling point, or consider it a selling deterrent?
I think it's great that Candy Cane Lane raises so much money every year for the MACC Fund, and I'll certainly drive through as long as my kids are into it. But to live there? Well, that's another story.
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Posted by blondecupcake on Dec. 22, 2008 at 7:25 p.m. (report)
As a family growing up with very little, we looked forward to Candy Cane Lane. I remember stopping and getting hot chocolate as we drove through and looked at the lights. It is a great memory and I appreciate everyone for decorates during the season.
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Posted by newguy on Dec. 20, 2008 at 8:19 a.m. (report)
speaking from experience, when my wife and I were looking for a house about 3 years ago, we were shown a house on Candy Cane Lane. It was a perfectly fine house, exactly what we were looking for in price and square footage. We turned it down specifically because of Candy Cane Lane. And we did so because we heard of some friends of my in-laws who moved in there, and were ostracized for not putting up decorations. We probably would have decorated anyways (I mean I decorate my non-Candy Cane Lane house), but I don't like being told by some block association that I HAVE TO do anything!
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Posted by paulm on Dec. 18, 2008 at 2:55 p.m. (report)
Molly Snyder Edler has done it again. First she travelled to and reported back from The Dells. Now she visits Candy Cane Lane! She seems drawn to the terrifying & tacky like a teenager to a tattoo parlor. What's next - the Bayshore Town Center? Elm Grove? I can't wait.
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Posted by Red_5 on Dec. 18, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (report)
Yes. C.C. Lane and thinking about how great it is that I was able to break the shackles of the hole called West Allis many years ago. I will be spending some time there over the holidays and need to get a few things to fit in with the locals; Chumura Jersey, White Snake CD, Marlboro Lights, and an El Camino.
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Posted by Gargamel on Dec. 18, 2008 at 2:24 p.m. (report)
I like Santa Claus!
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