![]() ![]() The pages are graced by quotes in large red script, sidebars of objects like a Higbee’s Twigbee Shop bag, and quotes from people Bellamy interviewed for the book, in addition to images with captions. The book is interesting because there’s so much going on. And maybe that doesn’t matter, but I was often curious about the dates, like when Chatty Cathy was a popular doll. It’s not always clear what year the photos were taken - for example in the first chapter, which covers Christmas shopping, there’s an image of Higbee’s Silver Grill stove, but when that stove produced lunches is unknown. ![]() Bellamy starts the book by writing, “Nostalgia is all about the things we loved and the things we miss today.” That’s what she tries to capture in the book. Jingeling with his keys, the Christmas Story house in Tremont, the Sterling-Lindner Tree, and a black-and-white photo of kids sitting in front of a icicle-laden real tree holding their presents on their laps. The front cover of the book showcases what’s inside: a wrapped Higbee’s giftbox, a picture of Mr. The book contains black and white as well as color photos. The softcover book, which is similar in design to Cleveland Food Memories, also by Gail Bellamy, and Cleveland Rock & Roll Memories by Carlo Wolff, retails for $17.99. The book can be found all over town, but if you want to make sure you get a copy, you should go to Gray & Company’s website. And some of those things - the tree on Public Square and A Christmas Carol - remain Cleveland traditions.Ĭleveland Christmas Memories, published by Cleveland’s Gray & Company, was released just in time for the holidays. Bellamy did a great job of collecting photographs of the people, places and things that made Christmas in Cleveland special. We can relate to making up our wish lists from catalogs, attending performances of The Nutcracker, and playing board games like Concentration. Jingeling with his keys and a direct link to Santa Claus on television. Those who grew up in Cleveland in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s will exclaim over what they remember, and those who did not, like me, wish we had experienced the Higbees windows, the holiday-bedecked Halle’s Department Store and Euclid Avenue sparkling with lights.Īnyone who lived in the area saw Mr. Gail Ghetia Bellamy looks back at holidays past in her new book Cleveland Christmas Memories: Looking Back at Holidays Past.
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