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Christmas at Miller & Rhoads: Memoirs of a Snow Queen (Landmarks)
The Christmas season is a time for traditions, and in Richmond, one particular custom reigned supreme: a family outing to Miller & Rhoads department store. There, thousands of smiling faces would be waiting to enter the kingdom of Santaland- an enchanted world marked by glittering snow and intricate... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads, The: The Extraordinary Life of Bill Strother
After the turn of the twentieth century, young Bill Strother left the tobacco farms of North Carolina to make a living climbing buildings. He became known as the "Human Spider," scaling countless structures across the nation. Yet this was just a prelude to his true calling as the Santa Claus at Rich... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Virginia's Legendary Santa Trains
Beginning in the 1950s, department stores around the Commonwealth teamed up with rail lines to create a magical Christmas adventure: the Santa Train. Delight-filled children from Richmond and Alexandria to Roanoke flocked to see and ride the trains sponsored by Miller & Rhoads, Cox's Department Stor... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Santaland: A Miller & Rhoads Christmas (Landmarks)
When Santa and his helpers the Snow Queen and the Mischievous Little Elf are blown topsy-turvy in a Virginia blizzard, they land on the roof of Richmond's Miller & Rhoads. Surprised to discover such a grand store with no decorations for Christmas, the friends try to solve the mystery. Join Santa and... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010