Esing: Christmas in Columbia County in the 1920s

Posted on Friday, December 23, 2022

By CHRISTOPHER ESING

Santa Claus wishes readers of the Lake City Reporter a ‘merrie, merrie Christmas’ in 1926. (COURTESY)
Santa Claus wishes readers of the Lake City Reporter a ‘merrie, merrie Christmas’ in 1926. (COURTESY)

As Florida and Lake City grew during the real-estate boom of the 1920s, the people of the community maintained much of their small-town charm and friendliness. The generosity of its citizens shown bri…