Shopping in downtown Minneapolis became an event for suburban families in the post-war years. Emily Day of Richfield remembered shopping for everyday items at nearby stores, only making the trip to downtown Minneapolis for special purchases, like Christmas gifts.
This film footage from the KSTP Television Archives at the Minnesota Historical Society shows busy Christmas shoppers in a department store in Minneapolis in 1951. [Note: this video has no audio.]
Creator: KSTP Television
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1951
Identifer: location reel no. 105.2, clip no. 1391