After the turn of the twentieth century, young Bill Strother left the tobacco farms of North Carolina to make a living climbing buildings.
Author and fo.
As department stores everywhere reached their golden age, Strother became one of the most beloved and sought-after Santas in the nation.
Yet this was just a prelude to his true calling as the Santa Claus at Richmond\'s famed Miller & Rhoads department store.
He became known as the "Human Spider," scaling countless structures across the nation.
After the turn of the twentieth century, young Bill Strother left the tobacco farms of North Carolina to make a living climbing buildings