Wednesday night the Great Tree lighting was held across the street from Macy’s in San Francisco’s Union Square. It’s the 35th year of the display but it may be the last.
“Look at the Christmas tree! I mean it’s not even Thanksgiving and we have our gift and if you don’t take advantage of it, it’s your loss,” said Pamelia Mitchner who lives in San Francisco.
In fact, if you don’t take advantage of these picturesque sights this year, you might never be able to. Earlier this year Macy’s announced they will close the Union Square location and officials have previously said it will happen when they sell the property.
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So is it a done deal?
“We don’t know what the future holds but we’re hopeful that we’ll be here for many years to come,” said Jonathan Davis who is the store manager at the Union Square Macy’s.