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The Passing Scene – March 1968
Here’s something I haven’t done before: present a whole months’s worth of Gene Patrick’s "The Passing Scene” cartoons in one post. All of March 1968’s strips from the Journal are presented here for...
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St. Patrick’s Day Ads – 1964 & 1968
Well, St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow so that means it’s time for the annual bit o’ blarney here on the O’ Brady Blog where I post vintage ads with that theme.I’d been a-diggin around in the Journal...
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United Polish Club – Part 1
The view this past Saturday1968 Journal adOne of the St. Patrick’s Day ads I posted on Friday was for United Polish Club, which was located at 17th and Long in Lorain. For decades, the Club was...
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United Polish Club – Part 2
The United Polish Club was celebrating its 50th Jubilee in 1963 with a big banquet scheduled for October. But the fun started much earlier than that.A queen had to be selected to reign over the...
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Reddy for Action in the 1960s
Last week our old pal Reddy Kilowatt, my favorite advertising mascot of all time, electrified one of Gene Patrick’s "The Passing Scene" comics with a cameo appearance. This week, Reddy’s back as I...
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Casey’s Drive-in Ad – March 23, 1968
This blog is still one of the few places on the internet where you can find any mention of Casey’s Drive-in, the Northeast Ohio hamburger chain with the baseball theme that had restaurants in Lorain,...
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More Utility Company Mascot Fun
A few days ago, I featured Reddy Kilowatt and Ohio Edison here on the blog. So, to close out the week, I'll move on to another utility – the telephone system – and its mascot.You might remember that I...
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From Amherst to Hollywood – March 1941
The front page of the March 1, 1941 Lorain Journal is a study in contrasts.On one hand, the boldfaced headline somberly notes that the Nazis were marching into Bulgaria, who had just joined the side of...
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Luxury High Rise Apts. for Lorain’s West Side – March 1964
When I saw this photo on the front page of the March 25, 1964 Lorain Journal, I thought it was an architectural rendering of the Lakeside 10 Apartments that were built in Sheffield Lake in the late...
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Lorain Telephone Co. Ad – March 23, 1968
Last week I did a post on a 1960s ad for the Elyria Telephone Company. Here’s one for the Lorain Telephone Company that ran in the Journal on March 23, 1968 – 50 years ago this month.It’s another one...
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Easter Time TV Listings – 1963
Anyone who reads this blog knows I like to post vintage Lorain Journal TV listings from time to time, especially if they include a promotional photo for an upcoming animated program.Thus, the one above...
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Easter Parade of Vintage Lorain Journal Ads
Easter’s only a few days away, so it’s a good time to post these ads. Most of them appeared in the Lorain Journal in early April 1963.Many people go out to eat on Easter, and the same was true back in...
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Happy Easter!
Here’s hoping all my readers have a Happy and Blessed Easter!For you out-of-towners, above is the 2018 color scheme for the iconic Lakeview Park Easter Basket. I photographed it last Sunday to take...
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Back to the Baskets
It was a sunny, but chilly, Easter in Lorain; I don’t think the temperature ever got above 40º.But that didn’t stop the families from making their annual pilgrimages down to the Easter Basket in...
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Ohio National Guard Armory on Grove Avenue
While out at Oakwood Park on Sunday, I was thinking about how interesting it was to me as a kid.Since we lived on the West Side, we rarely got out to South Lorain. Thus, a trip to Hills Dept. Store...
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Gastown Grand Opening – April 4, 1963
Here's another ad that's part of my apparent quest to document the Grand Opening of every new Lorain business from the 40s to the 60s.This ad is for Gastown, which was located at the corner of East...
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Get Yer Cleveland Indians Tickets at Colony Bar – April 1963
Tomorrow is the Home Opener for the Cleveland Indians, so it's a good time for this post.During the 1940s and 50s in Lorain, it seems that Richman Brothers was the place to go to purchase tickets to...
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Happy 144th Birthday, Lorain!
What date should a city use as its official birthday?I suppose there are different ways to determine it. The date when it was first settled, founded or incorporated are all good choices.In the past,...
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Dino’s Back – at E. 29th & Grove
I did a double-take when I first noticed it last year: a new Sinclair gasoline sign in front of a former gas station on Grove Avenue a block from the steel mill. The classic Dino mascot adorns the...
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A&P “Irish Sweepstakes” Ad – April 8, 1968
Here’s a vintage A&P ad that I probably should have posted around St. Patrick’s Day. It ran in the Lorain Journal on April 8, 1968 and promoted a contest loosely based on the Irish Sweepstakes.I’ve...
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