Up until Rocky and Adam were old enough to appreciate it, on
Thanksgiving Thursday night, Riches Department store on Forsyth
Street in Atlanta
had the Lightening of the Christmas Tree.
On Forsyth Street for a long time Riches was on both sides
of the street. Up high enough for trucks
to drive under was a glassed in, three or four level bridge with indoor temperature. Normally each level were just different shopping areas. But on Valentine Thursday night different kinds
of live Christmas music was sounded from each level. Some were church choirs, solo songs, and popular
singers.
It was a sight with sounds to behold.
All of Forsyth Streets, blocks going each way was very
crowded.
I remember we went once or twice before kids, and I think
once, maybe twice with the boys.
But it got where people did not like to go down town, too dangerous. They moved the Christmas Lightening to Lenox
Square, miles away.
When the songs are sung and the tree is lighted, it means,
or meant
LET THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BEGIN!
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