How Santa Claus came to town in the 1950s and 60s. File photos courtesy of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.

 

Santa Claus Special train arrived at the Northern Pacific Depot on November 28, 1958 with 400 kids in five passenger cars sponsored by the Early Birds Club. File photos courtesy of the Union-Bulletin.Parade of cars

Miss Merry Christmas standing in aisle

Jena Christopher is Miss Merry Christmas

Cyndra Lloyd, Santa Claus, unknown boy, and Rosie Courson

Parade of cars forms to transfer Santa to Downtown site.

100 years ago from the pages of the Walla Walla Bulletin newspaper (December 1919, part 2). Click on images to enlarge.

Merry Christmas 1931

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Do your Christmas shopping early.

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Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus.

Santa Claus, Miss Merry Christmas (Marilyn Mills) and a sleigh pulled by reindeer (including Rudolph) arrive downtown, November 29 1963. File photos courtesy of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.

Taylor's New York Store at 3rd and Main

Gardner's Department Store

Tomlinson's Dairy truck by Corner Cafe



Cox-Jones Insurance and the Telephone Building

Le Chapeau Millinery and Grand Barber Shop



Boy Scouts tend to Prancer and Donder in the reindeer pens by the Bee Hive

Vixen and Rudolph