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    Downtown life has slowed, but its Christmas tradition goes on

    Nov. 18, 2020 at 3:53 pm Updated Nov. 18, 2020 at 3:53 pm
    Hedley Menzies adds another piece to the Westlake Center’s holiday tree on Tuesday. The approximately 50-foot-tall artificial tree will come to life Nov. 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving. The event will be televised and on radio, but the thousands that usually pack the area will be absent as the event goes virtual.  
 (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    The Westlake Center’s holiday tree is set up Tuesday. The tree will be lit Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving, during a virtual event. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
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