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The Phony Irishman
My great-grandfather,Thomas Brady (1867-1916)Despite the fact that my last name is Brady, for many years I felt funny about my Irish heritage – or the lack thereof.It probably has something to do with...
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The Way Corned Beef Used to Be
Over the weekend I indulged in my usual St. Patrick's Day orgy of corned beef consumption, enjoying a fine corned beef stew Saturday night at Mutt & Jeff's, followed by a nice corned beef sandwich...
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Shoreway Lanes Ad - March 1963
Here's a little reminder of the good old days in Sheffield Lake when Shoreway Lanes bowling alley was open. The ad ran on March 1, 1963 in the Lorain Journal– fifty years ago this month.I've mentioned...
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Willie Mosconi at Shoreway Lanes – 1963
Several weeks after the Shoreway Lanes ad featured on yesterday's blog post appeared in the Lorain Journal, another ad appeared on March 19, 1963 – promoting an appearance by Willie Mosconi.What?...
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Lorain Drive-in Reopens March 1963
Although you wouldn't normally think of going to a drive-in movie in late March, the Lorain Drive-in reopened for the 1963 season with a Dracula triple-feature as advertised in this ad, which ran in...
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Tower Drive-in Reopens March 17, 1956
Well, yesterday you saw what a Lorain Drive-in ad announcing its March 1963 seasonal reopening looked like. Here's the same type of ad, this time for the Tower Drive-in on Lake Avenue in March of...
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Weekend Potpourri: Dog 'n Suds & More
The view on SaturdayOn Saturday, I swung by Dog 'n Suds on North Ridge to see if it was open yet as a public service to my readers. As you might recall, last year I didn't pay attention – and missed...
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Happy Birthday, Lorain Elks!
It was great to see the article in the Morning Journal over the weekend about the Lorain Elks Lodge No. 1301 celebrating its 100th Birthday today.If you missed it, you can find it online here.It's no...
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New Lorain Journal Plant Rendering - 1954
On March 23, 1954 – 59 years ago this month – the Lorain Journal was on the move, as indicated from the above front-page photo and caption.The photo's a little dark (it was from microfilm) but it shows...
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1913 Ohio Flood Headlines
It hasn't gotten a lot of publicity, but this week is the 100th anniversary of the Flood of 1913. According to this article on the Ohio History Central website, it was the greatest natural disaster in...
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1963 Hill's Easter Ad
Here's an Easter-themed ad for well-remembered Hill's Department Store (one of my favorite topics on this blog) out in South Lorain that ran on March 30, 1963 – fifty years ago this month.It seems...
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Dairy Queen Time – 1956
Well here's a sign of spring: an ad for the former Lorain Dairy Queen on E. Erie during its heyday, announcing that it was reopening for the season. The ad ran in the Lorain Journal on March 30,...
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That 1953 Lorain Video
It's funny – in the last few days about a half-dozen people have kindly sent me the link on YouTube to that 1953 film about Lorain entitled LORAIN– An Industrial Empire in Ohio's Vacation Land. It's...
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The Sugar Castle
I mentioned the Castle yesterday, and it reminded me that I had this article. It was part of the popular Bill Scrivo's People feature in the Journal back in the 1970s. The article ran on January 19,...
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From the E-Mail Bag #12: Wild West Sarsaparilla
Attention Lorain collectors: this classic can is currently on Ebay!I've written about Lorain's hometown soft drink – Wild West Sarsaparilla– a few times in the last couple of years on this blog. The...
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Wild West Firewater
Do you remember Wild West Firewater?I've got to admit, I'd never heard of this soft drink until I saw it mentioned in Allen W. Ashbolt's reminisce about his father's company, World Trade Inc., and the...
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Wild West Sarsaparilla Wrap-up
August 1972 Wild West Sarsaparilla ad from the Billings GazetteTo wrap up this whole Wild West Sarsaparilla business, here's an article that appeared in the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram on May 13, 1979....
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Canada Dry Bottling Co. on Colorado Avenue
May 9, 1957 Lorain Journal adLast week I mentioned that Canada Dry was one of the national soda pop brands bottled in Lorain. It was bottled by – what else? – the Canada Dry Bottling Company at 1251...
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The Maples Motel
On many a Sunday drive, I've admired the sign for the Maples Motel on U.S. Route 6 just outside Sandusky. It's right where Perkins Avenue intersects with the highway by the railroad tracks. A few weeks...
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Jay's Food Center
Here's an ad from the April 28, 1955 edition of the Lorain Journal– 58 years ago this month. It highlights the continued grand opening festivities surrounding Jay's Food Center, owned by Frank "Jay"...
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