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Thistle Building History
Thankfully, no lives were lost in the terrible fire that destroyed the Thistle Building over the weekend. Due to safety concerns regarding the structural integrity of the building, however, it will...
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Crazy Days in Downtown Lorain – August 1964
A few years ago I remember seeing a vintage postcard of Downtown Lorain from the late 1950s or 60s on which the sender had written that a “crazy sale” was currently taking place. I wondered at that...
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"Wild Man" on the Loose in Kipton – August 1932
During the early 1930s, the Great Depression was underway – and many unfortunate citizens found themselves homeless in those terrible economic times.That may or may not have been the contributing...
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1920s Spring Valley Ads
Back in early July, I did a post about Rainbow Golf Gardens, Lorain’s “pitch and putt” golf course located near Lakeview park in the early 1930s.That triggered an email from longtime blog contributor...
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Lorain Crystal Ice Co. Article – August 14, 1947
Although it’s been rather nice weather-wise around Lorain lately, we did have our share of days in the low 90s earlier this summer.Well, back in 1947 it was a very hot summer in Lorain with...
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Grand View Golf Course Ad – August 20, 1965
It’s interesting how golf is generating so much interest on this blog recently.On Friday’s post about the former Spring Valley Golf Course, a reader named Todd asked about a Par-3 golf course that was...
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Before Route 611 Was Widened
Back in the 1990s, Colorado Avenue (Route 611) was widened from two to four lanes with a turning lane in the middle, from Abbe Road east to the I-90 interchange.The widening drastically changed the...
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“Coffee at 10” in Elyria – August 1947
Elyria was in the news lately as it celebrated the 200th anniversary of its founding, so maybe it’s a good time for this post. It features an article that appeared in the Lorain Journal on August 14,...
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The Passing Scene – August 6, 1966
To finish out this third week of August, here's yet another edition of Gene Patrick's"Passing Scene" comic strip that ran in the Lorain Journal back in the 1960s and 70s. This strip appeared in the...
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Monday, August 21, 1967 – Journal Front Page
Well, it’s Lorain County Fair Week! And since last Friday’s post featured one of cartoonist Gene Patrick’s “Passing Scene” cartoons, today’s post appropriately highlights more of his artwork, this time...
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New Lorain County Fair Buildings – 1964
I still love going to the Lorain County Fair each year and to me, much of its appeal is its timeless quality. It doesn't change very much from year to year and seems to be frozen in time – which is...
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Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1967 – Lorain County Fair Schedule
It's kind of neat seeing what was going on at the Lorain County Fair fifty years ago today. The tall ad shown below ran in the Journal the day before and provides a nice glimpse of what was then a...
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1905 Lorain County Fair
(Courtesy elyriapride.elyria.com)Well, I've done a few days about the Lorain County Fairs of the 1960s. Leave us go back in time to a much earlier edition when the fair was still young.From the pages...
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The Passing Scene – August 19, 1967
Well, the Lorain County Fair runs through Sunday, so here's a final tribute. And since I started the week with a Gene Patrick cartoon, I might as well finish the week with one too!The "Passing Scene"...
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Downtown Sandusky – Then & Now
I saw the above vintage postcard of Downtown Sandusky on Ebay last summer, and knew it would make a good subject for the “Then & Now” treatment. Finally – almost a year later – I finally made it...
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Milan Travel Park on U. S. 250
A recent view of the main building of the Milan Travel Park on U. S. 250 near MilanI’ve driven by Milan Travel Park (shown above) on U. S. 250 near Milan for years, originally mistaking the campground...
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Homestead Inn – Part 1
Just a few miles to the south of the Milan Travel Park on U. S. 250 was the Homestead Inn.The back of the vintage postcard above describes the Homestead Inn: “40 Unit Motel – Victorian Restaurant...
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Homestead Inn – Part 2
I drove out to Sandusky a few weeks ago to check out the Homestead Inn property. The restaurant appears to be closed.It’s strange to see the motel buildings down, and the land used for storage and...
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Jellystone Park
Although I haven’t been camping for a couple years, I’ll go again at some point in the future. And when I do, it’ll probably be at my favorite chain of campgrounds: Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park...
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Happy Birthday, Mom!
Mom at Lakeview Park, 1947As I was wondering what I could possibly write about Labor Day, I suddenly realized that today is also my mother’s 90th birthday.While many people my age are only able to wish...
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