Ammon Smith, who has been decorating his house for Halloween for seven years, talks about building a tank out of scrap wood and old painting drop cloths in front of his home in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Nearly everything he builds for Halloween is upcycled. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Ammon Smith, who has been decorating his house for Halloween for seven years, talks about building a tank out of scrap wood and old painting drop cloths in front of his home in Salt Lake City on Monday. In addition to the tank, the Area 51 scene includes an alien research facility, a spaceship and illuminated alien egg pods. For the past seven years, Smith has built elaborate displays, including dinosaurs, a pirate ship, a haunted train, a giant dragon and King Kong climbing the Empire State Building. Nearly everything he builds for Halloween is upcycled. For those who want to take a peek at the display, Smith lives near 1500 South on 900 East.

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Will Knudson talks to Caroline Knudson, Lucy Knudson and Jack Knudson as they check out the Area 51 themed Halloween decorations in Ammon Smith's front yard in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Smith has been decorating his yard for Halloween for seven years, with a different theme each year. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Ammon Smith, who has been decorating his house for Halloween for seven years, staples an Alien Research Facility sign to wood in front of his home in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Andreas Przybyla checks out the decorations in Ammon Smith's yard in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Smith has been decorating his yard for Halloween for seven years, with a different theme each year. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Ammon Smith, who has been decorating his house for Halloween for seven years, built a spaceship, alien egg pods and a military tank for an Area 51 theme in front of his house in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Jon Knudson holds Josh Knudson as they look at alien egg pods with pulsing lights hanging from trees in Ammon Smith's front yard in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Smith has been decorating his yard for Halloween for seven years, with a different theme each year. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Ammon Smith, who has been decorating his house for Halloween for seven years, repositions a skeleton in front of his home in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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A skeleton is posed in an alien research facility display outside of Ammon Smith's house in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Smith has been decorating his yard for Halloween for seven years, with a different theme each year. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Ammon Smith, who has been decorating his house for Halloween for seven years, talks to Oscar Garcia as they look at a spaceship hanging from a tree in front of Smith's home in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Will Knudson looks at photos of Halloween decorations from previous years on a sign while checking out this year's Area 51 themed decorations in Ammon Smith's front yard in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Smith has been decorating his yard for Halloween for seven years, with a different theme each year. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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