Historic Holiday Shopping & Christmas Memories, Louisville, Kentucky

This video features legendary department stores of Louisville, Kentucky, including Stewarts, Bacons, and Kaufman-Strauss among many others. Many Louisvillians would go downtown to shop during the holiday season at these stores. Also included are former downtown movie theaters where shoppers would also go see the latest big movie being shown at Christmas-time. At the end of this video are Christmas lighting displays such as 'Lights Under Louisville' and the Blackburn Avenue house. This presentation was given on December 10, 2024, by Steve Wiser to a civic group.