PRINT
Cleveland’s rib cook-offs have had numerous homes in their …
Video Vault: A Black (& White) Friday in Cleveland in 1959
Christmas in Cleveland 1959
Photographer: WEWS
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 11/25/2011
CLEVELAND - It may seem as if Black Friday is a newer phenomenon but as this old film shows, post-Thanksgiving shopping was going strong in 1959.
Black, or using the news film stock of the day, Black & White Friday shoppers jammed Euclid Avenue window shopping and enjoying what looked to be a very pleasant November 27, 1959.
We start, however, with downtown preparations from October 15, then on to the post-Thanksgiving shoppers and close with the Cleveland Press Christmas parade.
I had forgotten about the Public Square band shell until previewing these old film clips.
It looks as if Cleveland threw a fantastic parade complete with some very elaborate floats.
Enjoy.
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
A look at WEWS coverage in 2003 when Amanda Berry went missing …
Forgive motorists traveling Interstate 71 through the Village …
Superman is celebrating his 75th anniversary of appearing in …
WEWS sports director Nev Chandler hosted a segment of Live On …
Bob Feller threw out the first pitch and Rocco Scotti sang the …
News Team Blogs
-
Oxbow shocks Orb for Preakness win
Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.
-
Preakness Stakes: Can Orb Win?
-
Danita: Mothers' prayers answered
-
Charles Ramsey: Making of Internet star
-
Alive: Look back on joint family journey
