Print ArticleThis week Jacksonville will celebrate Christmas for the 182nd time. Here's four major Christmas traditions that don't happen anymore in a city that continues to change.
Street Decorations
Street decorations in 2013. No, this isn't Jacksonville.
For much of the 20th century, Christmas in Jacksonville included street decorations on downtown's street lamps. In 1964, the City Council approved spending $15,000 to add 63 new decorations to the 200 that were already in place.
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