November 24, 2016

Hutson's Christmas windows: Photos from over Years

The Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window display in Cape Girardeau is traditionally unveiled each year on Thanksgiving. These photos show scenes from the displays over the past 10 years.

Laura Simon and Fred Lynch

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dave Hutson peeks out from the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jeff Klipfel holds his granddaughter, Kinsley Tenhulzen as they check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom Young checks out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tony Heisserer and his daughter, Autumn, 8, take in all the details of the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. The annual display is unveiled on Thanksgiving every year, and has been a longstanding tradition for families to visit the display after their Thanksgiving dinner. This year's display features trains winding their way through Silverton, Colorado and downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Nick McLard, left, and Anna and Olivia Lacy, photo bomb Eric and Angie Olson in front of the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Eric and Angie Olson pose for a photo in front of the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Justine Olson, 5, takes in the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Connor Beussink, 3, looks over the annual holiday display at Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. This year's display theme is Making Christmas Memories for 70 years. The display features an animatronic Santa Claus and elves in his workshop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Children and adults take in the annual holiday display at Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. This year's display theme is Making Christmas Memories for 70 years. The display features an animatronic Santa Claus and elves in his workshop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Aiden Coulter, left, and his cousin, Logan Mueller, check over the annual holiday display at Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. This year's display theme is Making Christmas Memories for 70 years. The display features an animatronic Santa Claus and elves in his workshop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jeff and Paula Klipfel and their granddaughter Kinsley Tenhulzen check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Violet Robbins looks over the annual holiday display at Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. This year's display theme is Making Christmas Memories for 70 years. The display features an animatronic Santa Claus and elves in his workshop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The annual holiday display at Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau is unveiled, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. This year's display theme is Making Christmas Memories for 70 years. The display features an animatronic Santa Claus and elves in his workshop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Children, adults and a four-legged friend take in the annual holiday display at Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. This year's display theme is Making Christmas Memories for 70 years. The display features an animatronic Santa Claus and elves in his workshop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Moziah Wheeler, left, and Jeremiah Bowen check over the annual holiday display at Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. This year's display theme is Making Christmas Memories for 70 years. The display features an animatronic Santa Claus and elves in his workshop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ainsley Cook, 2, and her big sister Adeline, 6, check out Santa and his helpers in the window of Hutson's Fine Furniture, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, in downtown Cape Girardeau. This year's brand new Christmas display is based on a Victorian airship. Many families have a tradition of stopping at Hutson's window after their Thanksgiving meals, and follow the display with a trip to Cape County Park North for the Holiday of Lights display.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kole Gross, left, and his brother Kamerin watch the trains moves along the tracks in the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture holiday display, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in downtown Cape Girardeau. The brothers and their grandparents check out the window display each year before heading to the holiday display at Cape County Park North.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Nathan and Melissa Tenholder of St. Louis show their daughter Violet, 2, the Christmas display in the window of Hutson's Fine Furniture on Thursday evening, Nov. 23, 2012, in downtown Cape Girardeau. The annual display has been revealed the night of Thanksgiving each year since 1960.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sandy Haman and her grandsons Ty Thomas, 2, left, and Nate Thomas, 4, right, view Hutson's Fine Furniture's Christmas window display in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. This year's window depicted the winter village of Silverton, Colo., and included multiple trains. The Christmas display window is unveiled every year on Thanksgiving day. "We come every year; it's tradition," Haman said.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ashlynn McAlister, 9, looks over the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People gather to view Hutson's Fine Furniture's Christmas window display in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. This year's window depicted the winter village of Silverton, Colo., and included multiple trains. The Christmas display window is unveiled every year on Thanksgiving day.

2011: The 2011 Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window in Cape Girardeau featured a winter village theme with multiple trains. The Christmas display window is unveiled every year on Thanksgiving day. (Photo by Kristin Eberts)

2010: Deena Allen and her son Tyler check out this year's Hutson's holiday window display Thursday, November 25, 2010. Deena and her family have been coming to the display, "As long as I can remember. It's always our first stop after Thanksgiving." This year's display is the theme "Santa's Christmas Tree Farm". (Photo by Laura Simon)

2009: From left to right: Lily Ahlvin, Mason Ahlvin, Kate Smith, and Samuel Smith watch as trains pass in front of them at the Hutson's Christmas display in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Photo by Laura Simon)

2009: Don Miles, left, waits for the next train to pass in the Hutson's Silverton, CO themed window display in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Photo by Laura Simon)

2009: Silverton, CO is this year's theme of Hutson's window display in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Photo by Laura Simon)

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Moziah Wheeler, left, ad Jeremiah Bowen check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

2009: Three-year-old Andrew Lumsden of St. Louis watches the trains pass in front of him Thursday evening as Hutson's unveiled it's Silverton, CO themed window in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Photo by Laura Simon)

2009: Visitors take in the scenes of Silverton, CO as Hutson's unveiled their holiday window display Thursday in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Photo by Laura Simon)

2008: The Christmas window at Hutson's Fine Furniture has an Americana theme this year. (photo by Fred Lynch) Follow this link for a video of this display: http://youtu.be/Cvvh4OKLS1w

2008: The Augustine family of Amy, reflected in window, eight-month-old Owen, and Jeff, look in on the Hutson's Furniture holiday window Thursday evening, November 27, 2008, while visiting family in Cape Girardeau. Hutson's holiday window has an Americana theme this year. (Photo by Kit Doyle)

2007: Santa's Cycle Shop is featured in the annual holiday window display at Hutson's Fine Furniture, 43 S. Main St. in downtown Cape Girardeau. It will be well-visited Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. during the downtown open house sponsored by Old Town Cape. The event will include Christmas carolers, free pictures taken with Santa Claus and free refreshments. (photo by Fred Lynch)

2006: Tessa Allee, 7, pressed against the window of Hutson's Fine Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau. Tessa came to watch the miniature trains buzz by with her parents, Clifton and Sue Allee of Cape Girardeau. (photo by AARON EISENHAUER)

2005: Zoe Glueck, 3 of Benton, and her grandmother Cindy Glueck looked at the christmas display at the Hutson Furniture store located downtown Cape Girardeau. (photo by Diane L. Wilson)

2004: Dave Hutson checked the alignment of one of the trains used in the Christmas display at Hutson Fine Furniture Monday, November 22, 2004. (Photo by Don Frazier)

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

2004: One-year-old Reeanna Foster of Scott City watched the toy trains running in the Christmas window at Hutson's Fine Furniture, 43 S. Main St. in Cape Girardeau Thursday night. The mining town of Silverton, Colo. is prominent in the window that also features storefronts of downtown Cape Girardeau. (Photo by Fred Lynch)

2004: The train depot of Silverton, Colo. is one of the details in the Christmas window at Hutson's Fine Furniture. (Photo by Fred Lynch)

2003: A newly-designed animated toy window, "Santa's Red House," will be unveiled at 10 a.m. today at Hutson's Furniture, 43 S. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. The window display mirrors the nearby Red House Interpretive Center. (Photo by Fred Lynch)

2002: Stacy Ledbetter along with her husband, Charles, stand with their daughter Shannon, 8, and son Charlie, 4, watching the holiday display at the Hutson's Furniture store with its winter scene and trains in constant motion. (Photo by Mark Miller)

2001: Susan Ayers of Cape Girardeau took her children, Zach, 3, and Savanna, 8, to see the animated Christmas window at Hutson's Fine Furniture, 43 S. Main St., Friday. (Photo by Fred Lynch)

2001: One of Santa's helpers waved a flag while working on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge as depicted in the Christmas window at Hutson's Fine Furniture, 43 S. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. (Photo by Fred Lynch)

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People check out the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Chris Hutson fixes a train in the annual Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

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The Hutson's Fine Furniture Christmas window display in Cape Girardeau is traditionally unveiled each year on Thanksgiving. These photos show scenes from the displays over the past 10 years.

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