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Oh! Christmas Tree? Cardboard Display is the Talk of a Town

It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent work of art that reimagines the holiday experience with local touches of the Jersey Shore.

Associated Press
Published 29 November 2021



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ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent work of art that reimagines the holiday experience with local touches of the Jersey Shore.

It also has been called ridiculous, ugly and hideous, something akin to a pile of Amazon shipping boxes or a giant cat-scratching post.

Good grief!

A fresh-cut natural Christmas tree usually graces the Grand Arcade at Convention Hall on Asbury Park’s historic boardwalk.

But this year, in its place is art made of cardboard in the shape of a tree that also incorporates elements of the seashore, the city’s architecture and its rich musical heritage, which most notably includes Bruce Springsteen. It is designed to be recycled after it is dismantled.

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[Tomconroy]

1. Kind of makes you long for the good old days of aluminum trees and reflector lights.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. I think it's kinda cool.

But I get that the “traditionalists” don’t like it because it’s different.

[Peregrine Took]

4. I like it, too. 'Hate to see trees cut down and thrown away like old Kleenex.

Every year I can't stand to see all those used up trees in a huge piles waiting for the City to come and dispose of them.

[Javaman]

6. There are tree farms where xmas trees are grown specifically for the season, more over.

depending on where you live, most trees, after the holiday are turned into mulch or used as erosion control for coastal cities and communities.

[CrispyQ]

3. I think it's interesting, although I would have put some brightly colored lights on it.

I have a couple of friends who insist on a "live" tree every year. One friend got really mad at me when I pointed out that once the tree is cut, it's no longer live. It's kind of sad, after Christmas, to see all these "live" trees sitting out at the curb with the garbage.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. If having a live tree is an issue for this place

They could always put up an artificial one like they have at our mall. Although I appreciate that someone was trying to think “outside the box” here. (no pun nt ended)