Historic Photos

Santa on Parade December 1948

December 23rd, 2016

a crowd surrounds santa, who is on a wagon being pulled by 4 horses in Downtown Bloomington

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On December 5, 1948, Santa arrived in Bloomington via the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From the west side passenger station he traveled east down Washington Street to the Courthouse Square. Shown here is a section of the 1100 block of West Washington Street. Today, the one-story building right behind Santa is J' soul BBQ. The two buildings to the right of it are gone.

Bill Kemp

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