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# Letter: What a letdown
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/letter-what-a-letdown/
- Published: 2012-12-04T01:34:38.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:02:54.000Z
- Author: Daniel Archuleta
- Tags: Letters, Opinion, Downtown Santa Monica, third street promenade, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:52

Editor:

Sorry Virginia, Santa Claus has abandoned Santa Monica! The once beautifully decorated Third Street Promenade is no more. No more X-mas lights, no more X-mas tree, no more menorah; just another boring day in what we once called paradise!

How we long for the lovely traditions; the carolers, the entire spirit of Christmas —all down the toilet.

You deserve better than this. We all do.

How terribly, terribly sad! Sorry Virginia, Santa Monica has let you down, and in such a shameful manner.

Bunny Snyder

Santa Monica