Montclair Neighbors Create Army Of Giant Snowmen

MONTCLAIR, NJ — To an outsider, it might look like some seriously weird winter ritual is happening on Warren Place in Montclair. But to local residents, there’s nothing strange at all about having a fleet of humongous, glowing, inflatable snow-people lining their block.

It’s the holidays, after all.

Take a stroll down Warren Place and you’ll find nearly two dozen, 20-foot inflatable snow mascots, decked out in Christmasy sweaters and sporting massive, Frosty-style top hats. It’s a strange sight, especially when viewed from overhead – where a nearly unbroken chain of giant holiday decorations stretching down the block lights up the night horizon.

The ad-hoc group project started when Ann McCarthy, a local realtor and longtime resident of Warren Place, decided to buy one of the towering inflatables earlier this month as a way of warming up to the spirit of the season, Montclair Local reported.

When McCarthy shared the idea with her neighbor, she also placed an order online for one of the colossal lawn ornaments. Soon, their other neighbors decided to get in on the holiday cheer – and within a day, 14 inflatables had been erected on Warren Place.

The effort has now spread to other streets nearby, including Harrison Avenue and Orange Road, News12 New Jersey reported.

A local resident, Amelie Tseng, shared photos of the wintertime phenomenon on social media with a smile-inducing tag: “GIANT Snowmen Alert.”

“Finding holiday cheer and joy of the season in unexpected places,” Tseng wrote. “This put a smile on my face!”

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