In an Oct.12, 2017 photo, Ricky and Marlene Rodriguez's home at the corner of 30th St. and Tacoma Ave., in Lorain, Ohio, has morphed from a pirate ship, to a train and now into a digging machine poking through the home's driveway. The home is an annual attraction for neighbors and passersby within the city. (Kristin Bauer/Chronicle-Telegram via AP)
Republished October 16, 2017 - 9:04 AM
Original Publication Date October 16, 2017 - 6:21 AM
PARMA, Ohio - A two-story, "Star Wars"-inspired Halloween yard display in Ohio should be enough to make any trick-or-treating Darth Vader proud.
Nick Meyer has built a replica four-legged All Terrain Armored Transport, or AT-AT walker, nearly as tall as his Parma home.
Meyer tells Cleveland.com he used wood, hard foam and plastic barrels. He says he enjoys the "Star Wars" movies but isn't a fanatic and simply thought the display would be unique.
He's not the only Ohioan continuing a habit of massive Halloween yard displays.
In Lorain, Ricky Rodriguez and his wife built what looks like a massive digging machine poking up through their driveway, surrounded by rock debris and skeletons. Rodriguez tells The Chronicle-Telegram that it's made of wood and took six weeks to create.
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This story has been corrected to show Rodriguez spoke to The Chronicle-Telegram, not The Morning Journal.
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