Downtown Tamaqua streets and restaurants were jam-packed with shoppers Saturday during the 28th Annual Spirit of Christmas Festival. One event, Tink's Old Fashioned Christmas Marketplace, drew record crowds, closing off South Railroad Street. La Dolce Casa Restaurant on West Broad Street reported a 90-minute wait to get inside. Restaurateur Alfie Picone said “Half of Allentown is here and the other half is Bethlehem.” DONALD R. SERFASS/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS