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City Lights

Christmas store · San Diego ·

City Lights

Christmas store · San Diego ·
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How San Diego Became the Unofficial Christmas Capital of America | Condé Nast Traveler

"In 1990, he opened a 1,000-square-foot-store, called City Lights Collectibles that sold holiday trinkets: brightly colored decorations, wreaths, some faux fir trees, and a few other similar items. Initially, Young only planned to have it open three days a week. “It was the only business I knew I wasn’t going to be busy all the time, and that’s what I wanted,” he says. But the normally savvy Young was mistaken. He quickly outgrew that first site, and moved to a new location where he began taking over adjacent plots until he secured City Lights Collectibles’ current, enormous footprint: a 28,000-square-foot store with a 10,0000-square-foot warehouse attached. Over the years, Young has expanded into production, too, partnering with a tree-making firm, for example, on an exclusive line of artificial firs. There are also two full-time personalizers on-staff who will customize ornaments and other collectibles on-demand."

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-southern-california-became-the-unofficial-christmas-capital-of-america

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Year-round Christmas decor, ornaments, collectibles, and more

christmas decorations
ornaments
year round store
christmas village
expensive
jim shore
friendly staff
radko ornaments
Google Rating
4.5 (358)
Yelp Rating
3.3
Featured in Eater
Featured in
Featured in Conde Nast Traveler
Featured in

1212 Knoxville St, San Diego, CA 92110 Get directions

$$

Credit card accepted
Debit card accepted
Contactless accepted
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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