Christmas in Erie a century ago was marred by tragedy. A downtown newsstand owner was shot to death in an argument about shoe rubbers at a West 17th Street dance hall early on Christmas morning 1925.

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One hundred years ago, the St. Nicholas Girl's Christmas tree was lit up at Mallory Court near the still-missed San Carlos Hotel, that towering structure of both might and glamour, just as it had been ...

Ah, the Christmas shopping rush of a century ago, before malls, online shopping and big-box stores. On Thursday, Dec. 24, 1925, most stores in downtown Victoria stayed open from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Instead of a computer console, expensive trainers or a puppy, the letter writer wanted more low-key gifts. The well-written note had been placed in an envelope addressed to Father Christmas and dated ...