Newport on the Levee in Newport, Kentucky is an outdoor lifestyle mall on
the shore of the Ohio River directly across from Cincinnati. An
eclectic mix of stores, offices and a multi-screen movie theater make the
site a destination for the entire area. The owners of the mall wanted
to refresh their Christmas decorations as well as entice people to come
visit form across the river in Cincinnati.
Christmas Decor of
Northern Kentucky teamed up with Animated Lighting to refurbish the old
Christmas tree and decorations and use nothing but the latest generation LED
technology for the lights. New design pieces were added to make the
area truly unique. Important to the tenants was to make the
decorations dance and get the customers talking so they would return
with their friends.
Trees down the center court were wrapped with
different colored strings of LEDs and connected to wireless receivers tied
into the Animated Lighting data network that connected everything on-site.
Design pieces were added to many storefronts and everything, including
center court Christmas tree was animated to
dance with the music. Animated Lighting wrote all the custom light
sequences and tied the music into the house sound system.
The
mall owners were based in California and made a special trip to Newport for
the pre-Thanksgiving reveal. They were impressed.
Be sure and
watch
this short video to see how Animated Lighting brought
life to the lifestyle mall at Newport on the Levee
This is Newport on the Levee during the summer
months.
The Christmas installation crews began work in
November. This is a giant multi-color wreath controlled by a
wireless receiver tied into the Animated Lighting data network linking
all the light displays in the outdoor mall.
Notice the wreath lit with red LEDs above the store.
The same wreath is now lit with blue LEDs and
controlled via the wireless Animated Lighting data network.
Custom design pieces were created for this unique
venue. The green snowflakes were lit with LEDs and appeared to
spin at night. The 20 foot tall zig-zag tree had multiple colors
and each stripe was independent.
The customer wanted a taller and more prominent
Christmas tree than years past but there was not enough room in the
center court for a wider base to support a taller tree. Instead, a
giant toy box was created to lift the tree. The tree superstructure is being
assembled in this picture. The different rings of the steel frame
held the branches with different colored strings of LEDs. Each
tree ring had three colors and all rings were connected to the Animated
Lighting wireless data network.
The tree is having the branches "fluffed" and the
tree topper is in place.
Finally, a giant garland is being draped around the
center court tree.
Be sure and
watch
this short video to see how Animated Lighting brought
life to the lifestyle mall at Newport on the Levee
Be sure and
watch
this short video to see how Animated Lighting brought
life to the lifestyle mall at Newport on the Levee
