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Put-in-Bay August 1964 – "The More Things Change..."
Put-in-Bay has long been a favorite summer destination for the Brady family. My parents took my siblings and me there for the day when we were kids; as adults, my siblings and I have made regular...
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Pick-N-Pay Ad – August 4, 1954
Have you had a chance to enjoy some of the fresh local produce available? Our close proximity to so many fruit and vegetable stands is one of the joys of living in Lorain County.I've enjoyed some...
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Lorain's Puerto Rican Community – August 1951
If you grew up in Lorain on the West Side (like me), you pretty much knew that there were a lot of Puerto Ricans that lived in South Lorain. But except for when we went to that part of town to go to...
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Oberlin College Razes Dascomb Cottage – August 1954
Working in Oberlin for the past two and a half years has provided me an enjoyable commute, one that is far more pleasurable than the drive to Cleveland on I-90 that I endured for decades.I take...
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Lorain Razes Houses for Parking – August 1954
The 1950s saw a lot of change in Lorain. The city's industries were booming; farmland was giving way to new housing developments; schools were built to handle the influx of new students; and now-iconic...
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Lorain Telephone Ad – August 5, 1954
We'll close out the week here on the blog with a little reminder of the days when our local utilities – electric, natural gas and water – reached out to the community regularly in the Lorain Journal....
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Grand Opening of Ridgeview Drive-in – August 13, 1954
Before McDonald's, Burger King, Sandy's and the rest of the national chains came to Lorain County starting in the early 1960s, if you wanted a quick, casual meal then you probably visited a local...
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A Bomb at the Aut-O-Rama Drive-in Theater – Aug. 16, 1967
I've seen many movie 'bombs' at the Aut-O-Rama Drive-in Theater out in North Ridgeview by the Ohio Turnpike over the years. (Spaceballsand Walk Like a Man are two that come to mind. They might even...
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Protecting Inscription Rock at Kelley's Island – August 18, 1967
Have you ever been to Kelley's Island?I think it's sometimes overshadowed as a Lake Erie islands destination by Put-in-Bay. My parents took my siblings and me there when we were kids, to see the...
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Claus Family Cemetery Restoration
I was contacted several weeks ago by the Colonel himself.No, not the one with his face on buckets of chicken. That would have required a seance. I'm talking about Col. Matt Nahorn, well-known local...
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Jamie's Flea Market 50th Anniversary
A big anniversary quietly came and went a few weeks ago. Jamie's Flea Market in South Amherst celebrated the 50th Anniversary of its opening on Wednesday July 31, 1974.Who doesn't love Jamie's Flea...
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Lorain County Fair 1954
Ad for the 1954 Lorain County FairIt's Lorain County Fair week! One of my favorite weeks of the year (I know, I always say that.) I'll be out there later in the week.The Fair has some great grandstand...
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Lorain County Fair 1954 – Part 2
We'll linger at the 1954 Lorain County Fair one more day.Above is the front page of the August 24, 1954 Lorain Journal with the story of the opening day of the 1954 edition of the fair. Apparently it...
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Lorain County Fair 1964 – Part 1
Today we fast forward ten years from yesterday's post and take a look at the 1964 Lorain County Fair. Above is the full-page ad that ran in the Journal on August 22, 1964.As usual, I love the clip-art...
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Lorain County Fair 1964 – Part 2
The Harmonaires were the headliners at the 1964 Lorain County Fair, as noted in the ad above, which appeared in the Journal on August 25, 1964. As the photo from the August 21, 1954 Journal notes, the...
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Lorain County Fair 1974
I'll close out Fair Week here on the blog with a look at the 1974 Lorain County Fair.By that time, the Journal had apparently phased out its full-page ads with sponsors. I couldn't find one. But with...
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Oakwood Shopping Center Back-to-School Ad – August 26, 1959
I feel sorry for kids nowadays. Starting school before Labor Day still seems kind of cruel to me. In Lorain this year, the first day back is August 26th, which I suppose is better than the middle of...
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The Stash Box Ad – August 27, 1973
For you Baby Boomers that lived in Lorain during its heyday, here's one of those articles (in reality a paid ad) shining the spotlight on a well-remembered business: The Stash Box. The page below is...
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Avon Lake Landmark 'Spirit of St. Louis' Repaired – August 1964
Although my daily commute to work is now along country roads, for many years I drove to Cleveland – both Downtown and the near West Side. During that time I sometimes decided to enjoy the ride and...
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World's Largest Miniature Circus Comes to O'Neil - Sheffield Shopping Center...
Vintage Postcard of Ernie's Circus – "World's Largest Most Fabulous Hand Carved Exhibit"Back in the days when people used to like to leave their homes to shop, merchants often utilized special...
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