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Hot Dog! Dog 'N Suds Better Than Ever in 2024!
Dog 'N Suds has only been open for about two weeks, and I've already been there twice. Its strong presence on Facebook has got me trained like a docile doggie to keep coming back.On April 2nd, Opening...
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Fisher Food Ads – April 1964
Sixty years ago this month, the 1964 New York World's Fair opened. (You can read about it and see some great photos here on the NYC Parks website).Naturally, the Fair provided opportunities for...
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Ford Mustang Goes on Sale to the Public – April 17, 1964
Courtesy Motorcities.orgOn this day back in 1964, the production Ford Mustang went on sale to the public. Henry Ford II himself unveiled the car at the 1964 New York World's Fair on April 17, 1964....
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Ohio Edison Ad – April 1, 1953
"Keeping Ahead of the Joneses" is the theme of this stylish Ohio Edison ad that ran in the Lorain Journal back on April 1, 1953. But while the similar phrase "Keeping up with the Joneses" normally...
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Proposed Rt. 254 in the News – April 1964
For those of us that depend on State Route 2 for a quick and easy way to get to Sandusky, or to connect up with I-90 to the east towards Cleveland, it's odd to think of the days before it was...
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Sugardale Cold Cuts Ad – April 15, 1964
I saw this ad for Sugardale Cold Cuts that ran in the Lorain Journal back on April 15, 1964 and it got me thinking.No, not about Hamlet, the cheery porcine Sugardale ad mascot. I'm referring to just...
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P.O.C Beer Ad – April 23, 1954
P.O.C. Beer has long been the subject of a mystery: what do the letters P.O.C. stand for?The well-remembered beer was pretty popular in the Cleveland area, being brewed here.According to the...
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Streetcar Era Memories – April 29, 1964
During the last 15 years, I haven't done very much on this blog about the Lake Shore Electric (LSE), the interurban system that ran between Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit. Why? Because it's much better...
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Pick-N-Pay Ad – April 29, 1964
Although today's grocery stores rely on loyalty programs (such as Giant Eagle's myPerks) to retain customers, decades ago there were other ways to keep shoppers coming back. Of course, some stores gave...
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Chicken Delight Ad – April 3, 1964
Lorain old-timers remember when Chicken Delight had a store on W. 21st Street near Leavitt Road. It held its Grand Opening in Feb. 1964, and was one of the first (if not the first) fast-food chicken...
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Swing Bridge Over the Black River
I was recently alerted by blog contributor Doug that there were some unique, vintage Lorain photographs for sale on eBay right now. Above is one of the photos, showing traffic on the old swing bridge...
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Toronto Maple Leafs – 1964 Stanley Cup Champions
That's the Maple Leafs captain, "The Chief,"George Armstrong to the right of the Cup. Next to Armstrong is defenceman Bob Baun.The Toronto Maple Leafs are down 3-1, in the best-of-7 series against the...
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The Lorain Hedge Revisited – Again
One of the things of interest to a kid growing up in Lorain in the 1950s and 60s (and largely seeing the city from the backseat of the family car) was the large hedge spelling out LORAIN. The original...
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The Castle-on-the-Lake – A 1966 View
The Castle-on-the-Lake has been a favorite topic on this blog since its beginning. Many of us have fond memories of it during its heyday, when it had its original medieval theme. My sister remembers...
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Lorain Community Hospital Dedication – May 3, 1964
Sixty years ago today, Lorain Community Hospital was dedicated.As reported by Lou Kepler on the front page of the Journal on Monday, May 4, 1964, "Thousands of Lorain's citizens saw their Lorain...
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New Phone Numbers for Vermilion – May 1, 1954
Remember back in the late 1990s, when many of the Cleveland suburbs with the 216 area code were forced to switch to 440? It was mildly annoying, but good for printing companies (like the one I worked...
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Your Downtown Lorain Superstore Campaign – May 1954
Back in early May 1954, the O'Neil-Sheffield Shopping Center had just opened days earlier – and perhaps the Downtown Lorain shopping district recognized the threat it now faced. Maybe that's why a new...
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She Baked Over a Million Pies – May 1954
When the internet gradually began replacing newspapers as the main way that many people got their news, cutbacks were the result. Newspapers had to cut costs just to stay in business; having a large...
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On Area Movie Screens & Vicki Leigh at the Showboat – May 1954
There's plenty to look at on the movie page from the May 1, 1954 Lorain Journal.Strangely enough, there's no John Wayne feature, or even a Bowery Boys epic for those Lorainites with refined tastes...
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Food Fair Ad – May 6, 1954
It's Friday – the traditional Brady grocery-gathering day when I was growing up – so I'll close out the week here with this full-page Food Fair ad. It ran in the Lorain Journal back on May 6, 1954.It's...
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