By WILLIAM E. GEIST, Special to the New York Times , Published: December 13, 1982
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Crowds wait in line to enter the PAL Christmas Village in Bridgeport Conn. in December 1982. The Christmas Village reopened just days after being damaged by a fire on Dec. 7th. |
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dec. 12, 1982 - The Mayor called it a "miracle." Santa Claus himself proclaimed it "the best Christmas ever." Grown men cried.
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