lights at Centre Square turns out to be a ten foot illuminated
red crayon suspended from a crane.
Posted by: Noël Jones
A good time was had by all last night at Easton's Centre Square where a giant illuminated crayon was dropped from the sky in honor of Crayola's 15 years in Easton on New Year's Eve. Hundreds of people poured into the square on a bright and mild winter night, and the countdown and drop were followed by a spectacular display of fireworks that some said rivaled Heritage Day festivities. All reports that I have heard from residents this morning have been unanimously positive and all have expressed the hope that it will a) become an annual tradition, and b) be held at midnight from now on (this year's event was held at 8pm for the kids).
According to Bill Wichert's article in the Express-Times, Crayola was impressed by the turnout, and is considering making the crayon drop an annual New Year's event.
I talked to a resident yesterday who said the Peep drop in Bethlehem is held at both 8pm for kids, and at midnight for adults--so maybe the crayon drop could be too?
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I'm transplanting a couple of comments from the Happy New Year post because they are about the crayon drop:
Anonymous said...
the night in downtown was a fantastic night. Ourkids loved it and so did we. The fireworks were great, the crayon drop neat and I heard there was almost 2,000 people inside Crayola and another 2,000 outside. I think they are right. Unbelievable that it is in our backyard. I saw the MAyor there and he said they will definetly consider it again next year.
January 1, 2011 2:04 AM
Another comment from the other post:
Alan Raisman said...
I found one video! If anyone wants to watch last night's Crayola Factory New Years Eve Celebration, watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zjs7BhLaro
The crayon drop is only the first twenty seconds of the video. The other eleven minutes are of the fireworks.
January 1, 2011 11:51 AM
Alan--thanks for the video link--this really captures it, and it's a good one to send around to friend who may have missed it, or friends who might want to come into town for it next year!
By the way, there is jazz tonight at the Lafayette Bar, (hosted by the now blog-infamous Tunsie!) for anyone who may not be ready to stop celebrating yet.
I would love it if the most beautiful,the most talented,the best writer,the best bestest.the most mostest.....NOEL...can come to the original home of JAZZ in Easton for a fantastic jazz performance...where we have Jazz innovators,not imitators,where we do it for the JAZZ baby.I yove U noel.....tunsie
I was at the NYE celebration and what a way to start the New Year. It was great to see so many families - and they came from all over. Crayola and the City should make this an annual event.
On another note - please tell me that people aren't serious about going to the Lafffing Yet Hotel? How can we condemn slumlords and then give them our money? Makes no sense at all to me. Sure they painted the building -- that's just window dressing. We need everyone to get on board if we are really going to change this community.
I missed the crayon drop due to kids going to bed early... but had a spectacular view of the fireworks out my front window. Sadly they were set of right next to the fabulous new Riverside Park Playground. We went there to play on Sunday and it was COVERED with fireworks debris. Call me paranoid, but I'm not super keen on my kids crawling around on remnants of mortars, etc. Glad to hear the city's cleaning it up now (Monday).
i wonder what happens to the debris that gets in the river?
Hopefully not as much falls from the air... I think most of the debris is from the setting off of the fireworks. Falling debris in the river... same as any other litter. It sinks or floats and slowly or quickly makes its way to the ocean.
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