Vintage Christmas shopping photos show Worth Avenue in 1969 and 1970

Holiday shoppers long have flocked to Worth Avenue in Palm Beach for high-end gifts and festive window displays.

A collection of photos from the State Archives of Florida provide a glimpse back in time to 1969 and 1970, when people donned their brightly colored best to stroll the iconic shopping street during the week of Christmas.

Worth Avenue’s renown as a hot spot for high-end shopping dates back to the 1920s. The street packs a lot of luxury into four blocks that stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Lake Worth Lagoon…

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