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| Ad from the January 18, 1950 Lorain Journal |
By the early 1950s, Vian’s had been open for more than ten years. Ads for the restaurant were appearing regularly in the
Lorain Journal.
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| Ad from the August 5, 1950 Lorain Journal |
By 1954, Nicholas Vian had decided to expand his business with the addition of a motel to his property. The small article below – in which he finally was issued a permit by Sheffield Lake officials for his proposed 13 unit motel – appeared in the Lorain Journal on May 28, 1954.
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| Article from the May 28, 1954 Lorain Journal |
It would be a few more years before the motel opened.
Meanwhile the restaurant was still being promoted regularly in newspaper ads, such as this ad (
below) which ran a few days before Thanksgiving 1955.
Just a month later in 1955, a fire in the restaurant caused by a deep fryer did $1200 damage. The photo and caption below appeared in the
Lorain Journal on December 27, 1955.
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