On Belmont Avenue in Dallas, there is an unobstructed vacation exhibit that serves as a time machine for many.
“The answer was exactly what we wanted. People are blowing their horns, hanging out the window to greet us, ”said Katie Milam. “We wanted to spread joy, silliness and play.”
Katie and her husband Mike transformed their home into a giant Nintendo game system, with a Super Mario Brothers game playing on a makeshift television screen.
“It had to be Mario 3,” Milam smiled. “We like the classics.”
It has served as the main source of joy for the dozens of people who have passed by to take photos.
“We hope people who come with their kids in the car can tell them and trigger childhood memory conversations and‘ I remember when I played Super Mario, ’” Milam said. “And if someone is having a bad day. You want them to drive by and hopefully make you smile. Give some joy to people’s lives.