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Johnny Vardeman: When Christmas came downtown back in the day in Gainesville
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Gainesville’s downtown square is alive and alighted for Christmas, rekindling memories for those who grew up here or whose children did in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Those memories almost always include the mechanical Santa Claus who waved at children as they stared with wonder through Millner’s store window where Frames You-Nique is today. Piped-in carols from speakers hanging on lamp posts enhanced the holiday atmosphere.