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Mom & Dad Make the Society Page – March 25, 1950
Remember when the Lorain Journal had a Society page?You probably don't. Going back to the early 1920s, the Journal included a social column that reported marriages, social club news and fraternal...
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Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Have you given any thought as to where you'd like to be buried when you, uh, depart this earthly realm? It's something that most of us have to deal with sooner or later (preferably later). I know where...
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Lorain Auto Show – March 25 - 27, 1955
Seventy years ago today, Lorain was enjoying the third and final day of the Lorain Auto Show. Above is the front page of the Lorain Journal of March 27, 1955. Held at the Lorain Arena, it was the...
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Masson Class Photos – March 29, 1966
Recently I received a nice email from one of my old classmates named Frank Zabrecky. Frank went to Masson School as well, and some of his high school years were spent at Admiral King (my Alma Mater). I...
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Entertainment Page – March 31, 1955
It's the last day of March – hard to believe, isn't it? I guess that's what happens when you get older, the months (and years) simply fly by.Seventy years ago today, the entertainment page from the...
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Crazy About Crazy Horse
Back in the summer of 1965, my family hitched the Apache pop-up camping trailer to our Olds F-85 and headed Out West to South Dakota for our vacation. I wrote about it in a five-part blog series...
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Perkins Pancake House Opens – April 1965
Promotional postcardRemember the Perkins Pancake House on North Ridge Road near Route 57?Unless you lived in the Lorain/Elyria area back in the 1960s and 70s, you probably don't. But it was a popular...
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Pic-Way Shoes Easter Ads
April 1, 1965Getting new shoes for Easter used to be a big part of the preparation for the holiday. Consequently the Journal was full of shoe store ads beginning about a month before the big...
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Grand Opening of Lawsons on Oberlin Ave. Near RR Tracks – April 1965
Lawson's convenience stores has been a favorite topic on this blog, amassing twenty posts over the last 16 years. We all have our favorite memories of the ubiquitous store chain, including its Big-O...
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Vermilion Burger Chef Ad – April 1, 1975
The rise of the hamburger as a fast food item in the 1960s continues to be a source of interest to me on this blog. I've devoted many posts to McDonald's and Burger King, as well as both national and...
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Brummer's Candies in Vermilion
One of the nice things about living in Vermilion is that we have our own hometown candy store – Brummer's Candies, right downtown. The business dates back to 1904, and so do the chocolate recipes they...
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Tale of Two Houses – April 27, 1953
The 1950s and 60s were tough on stately old homes in Lorain County. A lot of changes were taking place at the time, with massive population growth and development. That meant a lot of old houses were...
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Lorain Journal Comics Page – April 10, 1935
Ninety years ago today on April 10, 1935, this was the comics page of the Lorain Journal. A quick look at the page seems to indicate that there aren't too many comics that are still around today. The...
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1918 Fruehauf Trailer – April 1965
Fruehauf Corporation is probably a little neglected on this blog, so it's a good time for this post. Sixty years ago on April 5, 1965, the big news out of the plant in Avon Lake was the acquisition and...
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Vintage Easter Egg Coloring Kits
Courtesy Garage Sale Finds blogWill you be coloring Easter eggs this year – if not for yourself, maybe for your grandkids?Maybe not. I know the price of a dozen eggs had gone up again, although I have...
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Muir's Ad With Vintage Easter Toys – April 1955
One of the things that I remember about Easter when I was a kid was that Mom and Dad would sometimes put a little toy in our baskets along with the candy and hardboiled eggs. They were often just...
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Pass the Easter Ham, Ma'am
Have you decided on your menu for Easter dinner yet?I guess it might depend on how traditional you are. According to the AI Overview on Google (which we know is always right), "Ham is a popular Easter...
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Lorain Easter Basket on Front Page – April 9, 1955
Vintage postcard with a postal mark of 1958The Lakeview Park Easter Basket has been the subject of fifteen posts on this blog over the years. It's been a beloved Lorain landmark since its unveiling in...
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Come to Church for Easter Ad – April 9, 1955
We've spent most of the week getting ready for Easter circa 1955, so we'll wrap it up with this full-page ad that ran on April 9, 1955 – the day before Easter Sunday. (No Sunday Journal back...
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Happy Easter!
Here's wishing all of you a Joyous Easter!Although it's only supposed to be a high of 50º today, it should be sunny enough in the morning for those who wish to take their traditional photos down at the...
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HoJo to Come to Lorain – April 1954
Typical Howard Johnson's restaurantAlthough national companies (except for Dollar stores) now seem to sneer at the idea of doing business in Lorain, there was a time in the 1950s when it made sound...
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Get-Up Soft Drink Debuts – April 1955
June 2, 1958 Lorain Journal adLorain County has a rich history of soda pops, bottling companies and distributors: Sickles Bottling Company (Ma's Old Fashioned Root Beer); Whistle Bottling Company...
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Grand Opening of Tina's Pizza Parlor – April 1964
I thought I had heard of most of the pizza places in Lorain over the years, but here's one that is new to me: Tina's Pizza Parlor. Above is the large Grand Opening ad that ran in the Journal on April...
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Musty Money in Courthouse Records – April 1955
Do you collect old currency just for the fun of it?Like many of you, I've been doing it for years, although on a very small scale. My paper collection includes old two-dollar bills, silver...
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Journal Entertainment Page – April 4, 1975
April 4, 1975 Journal pageWell, the weekend is here – and perhaps you're thinking of heading out tonight to enjoy a drink or fine meal at a Lorain County establishment.If you were perusing the above...
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