History's John Grabowski reflects on Cleveland holiday displays of the past
A nostalgic journey through Cleveland's Christmas past
WKYC: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, recalled how downtown Cleveland’s holiday magic once centered on dazzling department-store window displays that drew families along Euclid Avenue. He remembers Higbee’s “fantastic” windows and May Company’s narrowing escalators leading to the toy floor—details that capture the era Leon Bibb nostalgically revisits.
