when downtown's sidewalks were downright packed during the holiday season. Pilgrims to the temples of commerce would gaze upon the wonders in the display windows, festooned with imaginative scenes of yuletide greetings. There were multiple windows to view—at Stix, Baer & Fuller, as well as Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney— though the kings of Christmas windows were Famous-Barr's. Perhaps because the store's
Why was the Railway Exchange building once synonymous with the holidays?
Nov 28, 2023
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