{"id":1947,"date":"2008-11-10T23:08:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2008-11-10T23:08:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-11T04:08:00","slug":"santas-finally-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/11\/10\/santas-finally-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa&#8217;s Finally In Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Santa is on the wall.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66065.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66065.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last few years, especially last year, the downtown Christmas displays were in place for a few weeks by this time. \u00c2\u00a0Today, the Santa and Reindeer display began going up on the North side of National City Center on Main Street. \u00c2\u00a0A selection of photos from the installation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Santa is on the wall.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66041.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66041.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Santa is on the wall.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66043.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66043.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Santa is on the wall.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66045.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66045.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Bulbs in the Santa display.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66050.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66050.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Working on the Santa display.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66071.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66071.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Bulbs in the Santa display.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66075.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66075.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Back of one of the panels in the Santa display showing the wiring and circuitry.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66077.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66077.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"The whip in the Santa display.\" rel=\"lightbox[santa1102]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/66080.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/t66080.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3237.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath on Summit Square on November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4273\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3237.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3237.jpg\" data-title=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\" data-description=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath on Summit Square on November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4273\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3237.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3243.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath on Summit Square on November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4274\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3243.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3243.jpg\" data-title=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\" data-description=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath on Summit Square on November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4274\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3243.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3244.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath on Summit Square on November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4275\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3244.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3244.jpg\" data-title=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\" data-description=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath on Summit Square on November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4275\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3244.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3350.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4276\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3350.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3350.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4276\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3350.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3351.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4277\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3351.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3351.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4277\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3351.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3352.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4278\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3352.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3352.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4278\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3352.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3354.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4279\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3354.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3354.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4279\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3354.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3355.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4280\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/3355.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3355.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 10, 2003.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4280\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2003-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_3355.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11556.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11556.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11556.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4281\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11556.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11558.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4282\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11558.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11558.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4282\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11558.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11560.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4283\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11560.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11560.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4283\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11560.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11562.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4284\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11562.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11562.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4284\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11562.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11566.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4285\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11566.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11566.jpg\" data-title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display on  November 6, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W and D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4285\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11566.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11875.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers at the 2005 Train Fest at Science Central on November 27, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4286\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11875.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11875.jpg\" data-title=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers\" data-description=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers at the 2005 Train Fest at Science Central on November 27, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4286\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11875.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11876.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers at the 2005 Train Fest at Science Central on November 27, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4beda80a67dd4d71df754514ade11e4f' data-image-id=\"4287\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/11876.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11876.jpg\" data-title=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers\" data-description=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers at the 2005 Train Fest at Science Central on November 27, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Northeast Indiana N-Scalers\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4287\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_11876.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last few years, especially last year, the downtown Christmas displays were in place for a few weeks by this time. \u00c2\u00a0Today, the Santa and Reindeer display began going up on the North side of National City Center on Main Street. \u00c2\u00a0A selection of photos from the installation. 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