The Shillito’s Elves are a collection of mechanized figures that depict various Christmas scenes, including Santa’s workshop. They’ve been a classic Cincinnati holiday tradition going back ...

In the days when downtown Cincinnati was bustling with holiday shoppers, Shillito’s department store at Seventh and Race streets was on everyone’s list. Santa was there, of course, but he ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The mechanized figures first debuted as part of Shillito's window Christmas display in the 1950s and went into storage when the store closed ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Shillito’s elves are back for Christmas, this time at a new space near Fountain Square. They will go on display in the Foundry, a $51 million mixed-use development at the ...

Shillito’s Elves have returned to Cincinnati for the first time in years. “Just gets you excited, like Christmas is coming,” said Maurice Golsby, who walked by the display. “I get a warm ...

OVER-THE-RHINE, Ohio (WKRC) - The Shillito's Elves will return to Over-the-Rhine as part of new holiday events planned for the area by 3CDC. After two years at The Foundry, the Elves will be on ...

The Shillito’s Elves are a collection of mechanized figures that depict various Christmas scenes, including Santa’s workshop. They’ve been a classic Cincinnati holiday tradition going back ...

The mechanized figures, which first debuted as part of Shillito's window Christmas display in the 1950s, will be animated that day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., coinciding with the Light Up the Square ...

The mechanized figures first debuted as part of Shillito's window Christmas display in the 1950s and went into storage when the store closed in the '80s. They've bounced around the past few ...

You better be on your best behavior, because Santa's favorite helpers are back in Cincinnati this month. Shillito’s Elves return to the Queen City starting Friday, Nov. 22, but in a new location.