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1953 Christmas Ads: Wissman’s Jewelers & Ideal Dairies
Here are a couple of jolly Christmas ads that appeared in the pages of the Lorain Journal on December 24, 1953.The first one (above) is for Wissman’s Jewelers, featuring two of Santa’s older elves. I...
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1957 Christmas Ads
Tomorrow’s Christmas Eve, so there’s just enough time to post these ads. They’re all from the Lorain Journal of December 24, 1957 – 60 years ago.There’s a few old favorites discussed frequently on the...
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Santa Visits Lorain City Jail – 1924
Merry Christmas to all my readers and contributors! Have a wonderful holiday and I hope the New Year brings you and your friends & family good health and happiness.I’ll be taking my usual holiday...
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More Lorain City Jail Fun
Remember Otis Campbell, the lovable town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show played by actor Hal Smith? After one of his binges, Otis would often lock himself up in the Mayberry jail to save Sheriff Andy...
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“If You Drink – Don’t Drive” Ads Through the Years
New Year’s Eve is only a few days away, so long-time readers of this blog know it’s time for another one of those gruesome “Don’t Drink & Drive” full-page ads that ran in the Journal.They usually...
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my readers and contributors, especially my older brother Ken who is celebrating his birthday today – the big 6-0 no less. Happy Birthday, Bro!As my longtime readers might...
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Baby New Year & Cotton Club Ginger Ale – Dec. 30, 1947
Here's a nice New Year's-themed ad for Cotton Club Ginger Ale that ran in the Lorain Journal on December 30, 1947 – 70 years ago! Looks like Baby New Year is planning on having a few highballs.After...
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“The Passing Scene" Looks Back at 1967
It just wouldn’t be the Brady Blog if you didn’t have an occasion sample of Gene Patrick’s The Passing Scene comic feature that ran in the Journal. So here’s one that ran on January 1, 1968 – 50 years...
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Self Cleaning Oven Ad – Jan. 2, 1968
It also wouldn’t be the Brady Blog without an occasional appearance by our old pal Reddy Kilowatt. Here he is in an ad promoting the self-cleaning oven that ran in the Lorain Journal on January 2,...
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Frigid Cold – Jan. 5, 1968
For many years, it seems that the really cold winter weather didn’t kick in until mid-January. However, we’ve already experienced a lot of single digit temperatures so far this winter – and it’s only...
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Muir's Closes – January 8, 1964
Muir’s Scottish mascot frolicking in a Dec. 1946 adI look through a lot of microfilm for this blog, and get used to seeing ads for specific stores or businesses that ran over the span of many decades...
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Hart’s Jewelry Ad – Jan. 24, 1947
Yesterday’s post about Muir's featured the store’s longtime Scottish mascot.Well, in today’s post, Hart’s Jewelry muscles in on Muir’s racket with their own leggy Scottish lassie. The ad ran in the...
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A Tale of Two Boston Stores
I’ve written several posts about Smith and Gerhart, the well-remembered Lorain store that was a mainstay in Downtown Lorain until it closed in 1980. As I noted before, when the store opened in 1893 it...
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Grand Opening of Bob's Donut Shop – Dec. 19, 1963
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since Bob’s Donuts closed at the end of December 2002. Judging by comments on the various Lorain social media websites, it’s still sorely missed.Anyway, I...
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New South Lorain Branch for Lorain National Bank – Jan. 2, 1968
Fifty years ago this month, Lorain National Bank was making preparations for a brand new branch in South Lorain at Pearl Avenue and 29th Street. Temporary quarters at that location would be utilized...
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Run on the Lorain Post Office – January 1968
Former Lorain artist Stevan Dohanos designed this classic stamp, released in January 1968Back on January 7, 1968, the price of a stamp had finally gone up to six cents. This created a problem for many...
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The Big Snow – Jan. 16, 1968
The winter weather’s been in the news a lot lately, and that was the case back on January 16, 1968 as well. As the Journal reported that day, up to 13 inches of snow had fallen in Lorain – closing...
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“Suicide Strip” – January 6, 1968 – Part 1
This illustration of “Suicide Strip” accompanied the article belowIf you’ve lived in Lorain for a long time, you’ve probably heard of “Massacre Mile,” that stretch of Leavitt Road from around Tower...
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“Suicide Strip” – January 6, 1968 – Part 2
This illustration of “Suicide Strip” accompanied the article belowHere is the second part of the article about “Suicide Strip," which ran in the Lorain Journal on January 6, 1968. This portion of the...
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New Name for Steel Stamping Co. – Jan. 1965
A recent view of the former Mascon Toy Company building on BroadwayBack in January 1965, one of Lorain's iconic businesses – Steel Stamping Company, manufacturer of a variety of toys – received a new...
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