Posts of Christmas Past (Part II)

(Photo courtesy of Macy's)

I feel sorry for the younger generation. Sure, it has it easier in so many ways. Cell phones. The Internet. GPS.

But, in so many ways, it has been deprived.

Like riding the Pink Pig.

OK, I know you can still ride the Pink Pig at Lenox Square in Atlanta.

But it’s just not the same. There was something magic about climbing aboard Percival and Priscilla as children of the 1950s and '60s.

Once upon a time, riding the Pink Pig at Rich’s in downtown Atlanta was considered a prerequisite for Christmas. It circled above the toy department on a monorail. You could look down on all those aisles of baby dolls and toy trains.

Now, Rich’s is gone. The Pink Pig is still around, and thousands of folks still go out to Lenox Square and squeeze inside like sardines to try and re-capture some of that magic.

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