Opened May 30, 1959, Santa’s Village in East Dundee was the third of its kind in the nation, with the other two locations in California. According to the park’s web site, Santa’s village was open 364 days a year for the first few years of operation, the only park in the nation to do so. After being closed from 2006 to 2010, the park reopened under new management and became what it is today. Get on Santa’s “nice” list and take a peek into the park’s history with these photos from the Chicago Tribune’s archives.
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