Fremont's 'Crippsmas Place' brings holiday joy, raises money for charities – NBC Bay Area
More than 70 Fremont homes and front yards are aglow with holiday spirit for Fremont’s annual “Crippsmas Place” displays.
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More than 70 Fremont homes and front yards are aglow with holiday spirit for Fremont’s annual “Crippsmas Place” displays.
A Bay Area apricot orchard transforms into a winter wonderland every year with more than thousands of lights and hundreds of blow molds. Fremont neighbor Robert Cantley, known as "Spider," started the holiday tradition after losing his mother to Leukemia. The name for the event was inspired by Spider's street name, Cripps Place, and decided to raise funds for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. "I felt it was important to continue the tradition of Crippsmas Place because it does so much good," said Amon. "It supports charities, it gets the neighbors to know each other, it makes children happy. It ...