No parade? No problem. Piedmonters decorated their homes and cars to celebrate and call attention to the issues of the day. We don’t have photos of all of the winners, but congratulations to:
Highland Cup
Best Entry: Mason & Austin Gray, “Bloom Where You Are Planted”
Highland Saucer
Most Patriotic: Barbara Addelman, “This is What Democracy Looks Like”
Highland Spoon
Best Quaranteam: Buffy Yeh & Neighbors, “Celebrating with Patriotism and Protests”
Mayor’s Award
Julia Elitzer, “E Pluribus Unum – Out of Many, One”
Best Car in Place
Rod Boothby
Most Artistic Award
Terry Smith, “Pollinator Posse”
Best Spirit Award
Sydney Proctor and Team Proctor, “Do the Right Thing”
“Bloom Where You Are Planted” decor at the Gray family home “Do The Right Thing” entry at 385 Moraga Ave. Power to the People! A house on Carmel Avenue is decorated with cutouts and signs political in nature A red Mustang parked on Park View Avenue is adorned with a mask-wearing dog skeleton on the hood and a skeleton driver and passenger inside the car. Climate and health care messages in the front yard of this house on Park View Avenue A pride rainbow and voting messages on these two garages on Park View Avenue Pride Three generations of McCrearys: Grandma Susan, Mom and PHS Alum, Catey, and Catey’s daughter Abby Caitlin and Andrea Boothby with friend Francesca Ceccarelli in front of the car they decorated with handmade tissue paper flowers. Other girls that helped included Claire Weiss, Vivi Van Gelder and Hannah and Sarah Sullivan. Many flags decorate this home on Ronada Ave. A house at Hillside Avenue The Piedmont Recreation Department was adorned in red, white and blue flags and bunting A house on Hillside Ave. is decorated with red, white and blue as well as Black Lives Matter messages A flag bench on the front lawn at 30 Estrella Ave. An “All American Scene” with bunting, flags and signs 21 Piedmont Court has a mailbox with flag that is a small replica of the house and flag The front porch of 23 Piedmont Court A Coronavirus Pinata was hung from a tree in the front yard at 23 Piedmont Court Bright red blossoms in front of a house on Mountain Ave. A driver and passenger dressed in red, white and blue drive by in an old car on Highland Ave. The banner on Magnolia about Piedmont’s Celebrate in Place 4th of July
Very odd. We entered the contest too , worked for 3 days getting the house ready, and we werent even mentioned