Photo Galleries »

Day after Black Friday 2007

Marie Powell, left, 68, and her grand daughter Hannah Rodriguez, 10, look at Christmas tree ornaments at a kiosk called 'Personalized by Santa' on Saturday in the Coastland Center Mall. Powell buys an ornament every year for each of her six grand children. 'I actually expected a lot more people,' said Powell about the amount of people shopping at the mall the first Saturday of the holiday shopping season. 'I'm disappointed. I like the hustle and bustle of Christmas.'

Photo by LEXEY SWALL, Daily News

Marie Powell, left, 68, and her grand daughter Hannah Rodriguez, 10, look at Christmas tree ornaments at a kiosk called "Personalized by Santa" on Saturday in the Coastland Center Mall. Powell buys an ornament every year for each of her six grand children. "I actually expected a lot more people," said Powell about the amount of people shopping at the mall the first Saturday of the holiday shopping season. "I'm disappointed. I like the hustle and bustle of Christmas."

Buy this photo

Photo Rating:
Gallery Rating:

  • Charlie Bryant, left, holds a pitcher that he plans to buy his mother Stephanie Brown-Bryant, right, for Christmas while they shop Saturday through Shirley Street Antique Mall on the corner of Goodlette-Frank Road and Central Avenue. 'I don't buy anything at the mall,' said Bryant, 20, when talking about buying Christmas gifts for friends and family.
  • Marie Powell, left, 68, and her grand daughter Hannah Rodriguez, 10, look at Christmas tree ornaments at a kiosk called 'Personalized by Santa' on Saturday in the Coastland Center Mall. Powell buys an ornament every year for each of her six grand children. 'I actually expected a lot more people,' said Powell about the amount of people shopping at the mall the first Saturday of the holiday shopping season. 'I'm disappointed. I like the hustle and bustle of Christmas.'
  • Doris Upchurch, right, looks at antique model cars as possible Christmas gifts at Shirley Street Antique Mall on Goodlette Frank Road and Central Avenue on Saturday afternoon.
  • Maryann Simms, from left, and her two granddaughters Dyland, 10, and Lane Patterson, 7, make their way through the halls of the Coastland Center Mall while Christmas shopping on Saturday.

The shopping frenzy that started Friday on the day after Thanksgiving seemed to be over by Saturday across Southwest Florida. Yet, business at Shirley Street Antique Mall on Goodlette-Frank Road was booming, luring a crowd of more than 300 people in the morning with its sidewalk sales.

Related Stories for Day after Black Friday 2007

Comments on this photo » 0

Be the first to post a comment!

Share your thoughts

Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.

Comments can be shared on Facebook and Yahoo!. Add both options by connecting your profiles.

Features