Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Macy's Great Tree
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
{{Infobox recurring event | name = <!--Uses page name if omitted--> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_caption = | image = File:Macy's Great Tree.jpg | caption = | status = Ended (2023) <!-- e.g. defunct, active, inactive ... --> | genre = <!-- e.g. natural phenomena, fairs, festivals, conferences, exhibitions, ... --> | date = <!--"dates=" also works, but do not use both--> | begins = | ends = | frequency = Annually | venue = [[Lenox Square]] mall | location = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] | coordinates = {{coord|33.84591|-84.36187|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline, title}} | country = [[United States|USA]] | years_active = | first = {{start date and age|1948}} | founder_name = [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's Department Store]] | last = {{End date|2022}} | prev = | next = | participants = | attendance = | area = | budget = | activity = | patron = | organised = <!--"organized=" also works--> | filing = <!-- Filing status --> | people = | member = | sponsor = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} The '''Rich's Great Tree''', now the '''Macy's Great Tree''' (and briefly the '''Great Tree at Macy's'''), was a large {{convert|70|-|90|ft|m|adj=on}} tall cut pine Christmas tree that had been an [[Atlanta]] tradition since 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1888 |title=Rich's Department Store | New Georgia Encyclopedia |publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org |date=2005-11-17 |access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> As of 2013, the tree has been replaced by a much smaller artificial one in the parking lot, which was then moved back to the roof for 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.11alive.com/news/article/311942/40/Macys-at-Lenox-Square-to-use-fake-Christmas-tree |title=Macy's at Lenox Square to use fake Christmas tree | 11alive.com |access-date=2013-11-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131129050609/http://www.11alive.com/news/article/311942/40/Macys-at-Lenox-Square-to-use-fake-Christmas-tree |archive-date=2013-11-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/3462865/macys-great-tree-goes-fake-in-atlanta/ |title=Macy's 'Great Tree' goes fake in Atlanta |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=2013-11-07 |access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/11/macys-great-tree-at-lenox-square-to.html |title=Macy's Great Tree at Lenox Square |date=2013 |website=www.bizjournals.com |format=PDF |access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/holiday/macy-great-tree-artificial-this-year/45kQj2sMYzvP8NQFkae7jP/|title=Macy's Great Tree to be artificial this year|first=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Alexis Stevens|website=ajc}}</ref> Before ending the tradition in December 2023.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)