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Christmas Village

In 1947 Carl Bozenski, Torrington's Parks and Recreation supervisor, invited Santa Claus to spend the three weeks before Christmas at Alvord Playground. Along for the trip from the North Pole came Santa's reindeer and his helpers. Since that time, Santa has returned here each year. He welcomes his guests while seated on an elaborate throne in his tinsel decorated parlor and gives each of the children a toy.

Carl himself said "I'm just trying to do something good for Torrington because Torrington has always been so darned good to me." Following Mr. Bozenski's death in October of 1986, the Village was renamed the "Carl Bozenski Christmas Village" in his honor.

​Below is a short video published by the City of Torrington on Christmas Village. 
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Discover more about the history of Christmas Village in this hour long documentary.
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​Christmas Village was featured in a December 1951 magazine published by Ford Motor Co. This short article can be read by clicking on the image.

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