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A Tale of Taco Boy and Taco Kid
The Taco Boy restaurant on West Erie Avenue in Lorain, circa June 1969(Currently the home of Chapman's Food Mart)Back in July 2011, I did a post on the Taco Boy restaurant that was located on West Erie...
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Philbo House Fun
Well, it’s the end of the week, and since I’ve been writing about restaurants lately, it’s a good time to post some articles about the Philbo House (now the Angry Bull) recently sent to me by regular...
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Memories of Old Stone Villa Part 1
1970 Lorain phone book adAlthough I try to have my blog topics planned out weeks in advance, sometimes I rely on pure serendipity to guide me on what to write about next. And quite often it pays off in...
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Memories of Old Stone Villa Part 2
As hard as it is to believe, the building that eventually became the Old Stone Villa started out as a schoolhouse.You can see a school indicated in the 1896 map detail above, located at the end of...
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Memories of Old Stone Villa Part 3
Linda’s grandparents, Mary and Samuel Ross (at left) and her Uncle Gene (at right),posing in front of the Old Stone VillaWhile I was researching the Old Stone Villa, I contacted Linda for some more...
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Memories of Old Stone Villa Part 4
A Lorain Journal ad from June 15, 1939Ads for the Old Stone Villa appeared in the Lorain Journal occasionally through the years. Since it was located on Oberlin Avenue well south of the city limits –...
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Memories of Old Stone Villa Part 5
This 1970 Lorain phone book ad (above) for the Old Stone Villa was sort of a last hurrah for the restaurant, which disappeared from listings in subsequent editions.But it wasn't long before the...
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The Showboat in Huron
Vintage Postcard (Courtesy of CardCow.com)Although I’ve been blogging about vintage Lorain eateries lately, let's wander over to Erie County to look back at some of that area’s truly original...
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The Twine House in Huron
Vintage PostcardVintage Postcard showing the Twine House cocktail loungeAnother unique and popular Huron restaurant was the Twine House. Like the Showboat, it was also located on North Main Street in...
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Landmark Vermilion Restaurants Run by Busy Lorain Mother – 1964
Since I’ve been writing about Erie County restaurants this week, here’s an interesting article about Mrs. Thelma Wise, a Lorain woman who was running one of Vermilion’s landmark restaurants in 1964:...
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St. Patrick's Day at the Hoop – 1956
If you were looking for a place in Lorain to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in 1956 – 60 years ago today – then one option would have been to head for the Hoop on Henderson Drive.As the half-page ad above...
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All Star Show Featuring Alex Visci - March 1952
Here’s an ad for the All Star Show at the Hotel Antlers Auditorium benefitting the Lorain Jaycees Youth Activities Fund. The ad ran in the Lorain Journal on March 8, 1952.It was quite an impressive...
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“Civic Beauty” Home – Then & Now
I saw the above postcard recently on Ebay, identified as one in a series of 20 promotional postcards produced by the Lorain Times Herald.The back of the postcard had the instructions as to how to...
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Modern Bungalow – Then & Now
I found the above Open House ad recently while scrolling through microfilm at the library. The ad ran in the Lorain Journal on July 16, 1938.The Modern Bungalow, located on the East Side of Lorain on...
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Hoy-Lo-Mae Allotment – 1941
I lived on the East Side of Lorain for almost ten years during the 1990s.401 Nebraska Avenue in the early 1990sWhile going through the process of buying the house at 401 Nebraska Avenue, I remember...
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Passing Scene – March 1, 1969
As March slowly draws to a close, I figured I’d better squeeze this in. It’s yet another serving of the classic "Passing Scene" weekly comic strip, created by Journal Staff Artist Gene Patrick and...
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O'Neil Sheffield Shopping Center Easter Ad – March 14, 1956
Here's a nice full-page ad that ran in the Chronicle-Telegram on March 14, 1956 – 60 years ago this month – promoting a variety of Easter events at the O'Neil-Sheffield Shopping Center.First, they had...
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Happy Easter!
The color scheme of the giant Easter Basket at Lakeview Park is particularly nice this year – kudos to whoever came up with it. The pastel colors are bright and cheery and the effect really reminds me...
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Oberlin Avenue Commercial Strip Pioneers – March 1952
Anyone familiar with Lorain history knows that Meister Road used to be the southern City Limits, and that for decades there was very little out that way except for farmland (including the Neuman dairy...
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“Ghost Driver" Haunts Lorain County Highway – March 1952
Did you know that a spooky “Ghost Driver” – also known as “The Phantom"– haunted Ohio highways in 1952? And that he paid a visit to Lorain County in late March of that same year?But before we get to...
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