CLEVELAND, Ohio — Holiday traditions in downtown Cleveland are being rebuilt, expanded and handed off to the next generation. This includes what’s going on inside Tower City Center’s gleaming halls .

On a recent weekend, as families streamed in for the tree lighting, indoor “snow” show and other festivities, staff estimated nearly 28,000 people passed through.

“Tower City’s always been the place for the holidays,” Jason Russell, head of operations for Tower City, told Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer in an interview this week. “We want to keep that tradition going.”

There are many cool, no-cost holiday activations this year including something called “sock skating” — done on a “no-blades, no-broken-hips” rink that has quickly become the season’s unexpected hit. Kids shuffle, spin an

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