My mom and her best friend took us kids downtown on the rapid transit from Shaker Hts every year on the day after Thanksgiving. It wasn’t called Black Friday back then. We saw Santa and chose our toys on the toy floor of Higbees, Halles and Mays. No big box stores or online shopping back then. We had lunch in Silver Grille restaurant Higbees. Each of us kids got our own little cardboard stove with our lunch inside. My kids and grandkids have no idea how wonderful Christmas was back in the 50’s. I feel so blessed to have been a child of those times.
So glad I grew up in the 60s and 70s and had a chance to experience the magic of Downtown Cleveland at Christmas time! I remember coming down at night to stand in line to look at the displays at Higbees and May Co. My parents arguing about who had the best Santa, Halle's or Higbees! The mezzanine at Halles where Santa was. Breakfast with Mr. Jingeling! The kid-size toy shop where adults weren't allowed. At least I have my memories!
I grew up in Parma, Ohio about 10 miles from downtown Cleveland. I fondly remember watching the window displays at Higbees. My Mom and me and my Sister and Brother would ride in on the bus. Sometimes it was really cold downtown with Lake Erie nearby and the wind coming out of the NORTHWEST! I remember some of the stores had a whole floor just for toys! My Mom would let us kids check out the toys while she shopped. Somehow she would end up buying us toys but we never saw them until Christmas morning! One store had a giant Christmas Tree inside it. The floors of the store encircled this huge open area in the middle. We also always got a Frosty in the basement of May Company when we went shopping there.
Brian Kay it was the Sterling Linder Davis Department Store on Euclid Avenue. It was about a half block East of the Square and on the North Side of the road, if my memory does not fail me!
@@eagleviewhd Sterling Lindner Davis was further down than 1/2 block. It was across from the Halle Bros.building between E. 9th St. and Playhouse Square on the north side of Euclid.
These vintage store animation displays for Christmas are PURE AMERICAN ART. SO SAD it isn't done a lot today- idiots would rather use computers than their brains to create beauty such as these elves, Santas and Christmas themes....
Does anyone remember riding on the streetcar under the High Level Bridge? The car went down on Superior just before the bridge, and came up on Detroit Ave. around W. 28th St. When you looked out the widow, it was as if the streetcar was moving suspended in the air. And the seats were wicker, and in the summer if you had shorts on , you would have the wicker pattern imprinted on your legs when you exited the car.
I loved all the window displays, it was a magical time for children and adults too. I think it was either May Company or Higbees that had play area on the 10th floor or bit lower for folks who wanted to shop and the children were left there under adult supervision. IF ANYONE RECALLS THAT LET ME KNOW.
Does anyone remember the parades back in maybe 1965 or 66 going down I think Euclid Avenue I was only five or six years old with the big floats and Franz the toymaker and Barnaby? I think I have it in home movies it's probably all faded in gone by now. We used to live on Lakeshore Boulevard in Brahtinahl I don't know if I spelled that correctly but does anyone remember the last name in that area the last name was Rand? Lots of money I would love to talk about that
What a shame we no longer have that Christmas Joy, thank God for people who remember this time honored tradition for so many.
My mom and her best friend took us kids downtown on the rapid transit from Shaker Hts every year on the day after Thanksgiving. It wasn’t called Black Friday back then. We saw Santa and chose our toys on the toy floor of Higbees, Halles and Mays. No big box stores or online shopping back then. We had lunch in Silver Grille restaurant Higbees. Each of us kids got our own little cardboard stove with our lunch inside. My kids and grandkids have no idea how wonderful Christmas was back in the 50’s. I feel so blessed to have been a child of those times.
My mom took use to the kid size shopping area in higbees in the early 90s when we were little. I loved it. Now it’s a damn casino
Wow this video has me crying I miss the good old days
I was lucky enough to enjoy downtown Cleveland in the 50s and 60s! It was such a joy!
I still remember! It was really special
One of the best joys in my life was working at the downtown store for so many years.
Back then downtown was exciting and fun. The crowds were big and the decorations amazing.
I miss days like this.
Ohmygoodness I remember it well ,my daddy use to take me there to see Santa and Mr. Jingling🤗
Oh it was soooooooo beautiful and smelled like happiness during the holidays 🤷
So glad I grew up in the 60s and 70s and had a chance to experience the magic of Downtown Cleveland at Christmas time! I remember coming down at night to stand in line to look at the displays at Higbees and May Co. My parents arguing about who had the best Santa, Halle's or Higbees! The mezzanine at Halles where Santa was. Breakfast with Mr. Jingeling! The kid-size toy shop where adults weren't allowed. At least I have my memories!
Well you know who and what caused those stores to close up. Right?
I grew up in Parma, Ohio about 10 miles from downtown Cleveland. I fondly remember watching the window displays at Higbees. My Mom and me and my Sister and Brother would ride in on the bus. Sometimes it was really cold downtown with Lake Erie nearby and the wind coming out of the NORTHWEST! I remember some of the stores had a whole floor just for toys! My Mom would let us kids check out the toys while she shopped. Somehow she would end up buying us toys but we never saw them until Christmas morning!
One store had a giant Christmas Tree inside it. The floors of the store encircled this huge open area in the middle.
We also always got a Frosty in the basement of May Company when we went shopping there.
Brian Kay it was the Sterling Linder Davis Department Store on Euclid Avenue. It was about a half block East of the Square and on the North Side of the road, if my memory does not fail me!
@@eagleviewhd Sterling Lindner Davis was further down than 1/2 block. It was across from the Halle Bros.building between E. 9th St. and Playhouse Square on the north side of Euclid.
@@treelover4615 ...It was on the NW corner of E.13th and Euclid to be exact. The store closed in early 68.
I remember Twigbees in the mid 1980s!
Higbees, Halle's and the May COMPANY. And Park Lunch restaurant for a hot dog and coke. And don't forget Mr. Jing - a - Ling.
The high water mark of the Christmas season on which the entire kid year revolves.
Mom took me and sis every year to see the displays
This Video is GOLD. I Love it & ...
MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅🏻🤶🏻🎄⛄️❄️
These vintage store animation displays for Christmas are PURE AMERICAN ART. SO SAD it isn't done a lot today- idiots would rather use computers than their brains to create beauty such as these elves, Santas and Christmas themes....
Higbees wad a place to shop, their window displays had to be seen.
Does anyone remember riding on the streetcar under the High Level Bridge? The car went down on Superior just before the bridge, and came up on Detroit Ave. around W. 28th St.
When you looked out the widow, it was as if the streetcar was moving suspended in the air. And the seats were wicker, and in the summer if you had shorts on , you would have the wicker
pattern imprinted on your legs when you exited the car.
When did the Christmas window displays stop and why?
I was born in the wrong time... looks like a good time ...
I loved all the window displays, it was a magical time for children and adults too. I think it was either May Company or Higbees that had play area on the 10th floor or bit lower for folks who wanted to shop and the children were left there under adult supervision. IF ANYONE RECALLS THAT LET ME KNOW.
It was the Twigbee shop on Higbee’s 10th floor.
@@dg1006 I went to that place!
What good days now you might get shot what the hell happened 😢
Does anyone remember the parades back in maybe 1965 or 66 going down I think Euclid Avenue I was only five or six years old with the big floats and Franz the toymaker and Barnaby? I think I have it in home movies it's probably all faded in gone by now. We used to live on Lakeshore Boulevard in Brahtinahl I don't know if I spelled that correctly but does anyone remember the last name in that area the last name was Rand? Lots of money I would love to talk about that
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