Bordentown's Thompson Street has been a favorite part of my Halloween traditions since the mom of one of Ashley's friends introduced her to it in 2016. The tiny street once housed workers in the town's fishing industry. A road of small houses that would normally be overlooked turned into THE place to visit during Halloween. Organized by people who worked in the theater industry and lived on Thompson Street, each year the street would come up with a united theme. The leaders would help the less theatrically inclined with ideas. Themes included Wizard of Oz, Under the Sea, Nightmare Before Christmas, Fairy Tales, and (my favorite) Alice in Wonderland. I've blogged about it each year. Last year's post is HERE.
In 2019 the organizers took a year off due to a major home renovation.
We all know what happened in 2020.
The post-pandemic years have been rebuilding years.
A week before Halloween Don and I took a stroll down Thompson Street with Dave, Scottie, and their dog Buddy. They live nearby and were curious, too. Scottie said they used to keep the theme under wraps until the Mischief Night, the night before Halloween. I can't imagine how they did that since it must take awhile to set it all up. Perhaps that was possible in the pre-social media era when it was simply a block party for the town.
This year's theme is witches. There are witch hats attached to the utility wires across the street. The lead house was working on their dry ice smoke (which looked intimidatingly real on the cross street).
I don't know if we'll be able to return in the next couple of days. Hurricane Melissa is working its way up the coast. The 30th is calling for a couple of inches of rain. Any decorations up might not survive the winds. Halloween is usually too crazy to visit, though we have which involves parking a few blocks away and following the crowd.
Here are a few pictures in case I don't return in time:
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