Swampy's Florida

The best example of Christmas in the Lake Square Mall is the setting for Santa. I like it better than what I saw at Melbourne Square. International Mall’s plain bench for Santa by a giant fake igloo that is advertising a cartoon doesn’t provide any festiveness at all for the folks in Tampa.

The elf figurines surrounding a homey plush chair and bookcase that includes schedule clocks from around the world and Leesburg are all very cute and clever.

Otherwise, the mall, with too much empty store space, has very reserved decorations or none at all. I was told by an employee in one of the food court offerings that corporate does not allow Christmas decorations. Decorating is a fireable offense.

That seems to be the general mood in the three malls I’ve visited so far. Let’s see what I find next!