Several days until Christmas, and the holiday spirit is on full display in Coronado!
Yesterday I took the ferry from downtown San Diego to the Coronado Ferry Landing. I walked down Coronado’s central Orange Avenue, circled the world-famous Hotel del Coronado, then turned back east along the opposite sidewalk.
Look at all the festive holiday sights!
The Coronado Ferry Landing is decorated for the holidays in 2024.Tall nutcrackers on either side of the front door of Cocina 35.Santa Claus stands beside a Christmas tree at the Coronado Ferry Landing.A fun holiday display in a front yard on Orange Avenue.A beautiful Christmas tree inside the Coronado Public Library.The classic movie Christmas Vacation playing at Coronado’s historic Village Theatre.Beautiful Christmas theme plates in a shop window.A festive wreath in a shop door.Poinsettias surround the Coronado Rotary Club Christmas Tree.The enormous Coronado Rotary Club Christmas Tree rises beside Orange Avenue.A small Christmas tree and decorations inside the Coronado Historical Association museum.Historical museum display includes this Merry Christmas menu from the Hotel del Coronado in 1974.Hotel del Coronado Holidays book displayed at the Coronado Historical Association museum.Back out on the sidewalk, I meet a giant blue M&M candy in a Santa hat!Lamb’s Players Theatre is now showing Respectfully Christmas, A Musical Celebration.Frosty the Snowman and friend inside a shop window.The big red poinsettia Christmas tree outside the Hotel del Coronado.Beachside Igloos at the Hotel del Coronado.A Christmas tree at the Hotel del Coronado’s outdoor ice rink.Skating By The Sea at the Hotel del Coronado.A wreath on the historic Power Plant door at the Hotel del Coronado.Holiday lights and sights greet those arriving at the Hotel del Coronado.Fun wreath contains sea shells and a bit of Hollywood. Some Like It Hot was filmed at the Hotel del Coronado.a Christmas tree outside the hotel’s lobby entrance.The gorgeous Christmas tree in the lobby of the historic Hotel del Coronado.Back out on the Orange Avenue sidewalk, now starting back toward the ferry landing, I encounter a smiling Old Town Trolley Tours guide!Elvis in front of MooTime Creamery is sporting a Santa hat, too!Can Santa sit on this Christmas cow?No, I see Santa Claus has already found a nice seat in front of Wag’n Tails!
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