CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON OFFICALLY OPEN

 

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!