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The Passing Scene – December 1968
Well, December is winding down, and Christmas – as well as my usual holiday break – is looming, so I’d better post these December 1968 editions of Gene Patrick’s “The Passing Scene.”First up is the...
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Journal Christmas Eve Front Page - Dec. 24, 1968
Well it’s Christmas Eve, so it’s a good time to post this.It should look familiar to anyone who subscribed to the Journal during the 1960s and 70s, because for years the paper ran the wraparound...
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Merry Christmas!
Here's wishing all of my readers and much-appreciated contributors and commenters a very Merry Christmas!That's Alvin the Chipmunk above, from his first appearance in a Golden Book (below) in 1959.It...
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New Year’s Eve 1935 at the Palace
Everybody celebrates New Year’s Eve a little bit differently. Some people like to party; some like to just enjoy a dinner out; and many just stay home.Another option is to take in a movie, and if you...
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New Year’s Eve 1963 Ads
Here are a few vintage New Year’s Eve ads from the pages of the Lorain Journal to put you in the mood for the big celebration on Monday night.Both are from the December 28, 1963 edition of the...
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New Year's Eve Ad – Dec. 31, 1968
Well, it's New Year's Eve – so you know what that means here on the blog: another grisly visit from the Grim Reaper reminding you to drive carefully tonight.This full page ad ran in the Lorain Journal...
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Happy New Year!
Well, it’s a brand New Year, and I hope that 2019 is a happy one for all my readers and friends.I’d like to wish a Happy Birthday to my older brother, Ken, who as you might remember was Lorain’s First...
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First Babies of 1959 & 1969
Well, we know that my older brother was Lorain’s First Baby of 1958. So who was the First Baby of 1959?That honor went to Kimberly Jo Saltzman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Saltzman. Here’s the...
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Louie’s Bar – 1947 Happy New Year Ad
Here’s a nice quarter-page ad for Louie’s Bar wishing all of his patrons a Happy New Year. The seasonal advertisement featuring owners Louie and Julia Kosa ran in the Lorain Journal on December 30,...
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Kline’s – 1959 Happy New Year Ad
Here’s one final Happy New Year-themed ad to finish out the week. It’s for Kline’s, one of the mainstays of Downtown Lorain for 61 years.This ad makes me feel sentimental.For one thing, Kline’s was...
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Beachcomber Motel Changes Hands – Jan. 1969
It’s hard to believe that the Erieview Motel was torn down back in April 2017. The long-awaited demolition just doesn’t seem that long ago to me. I guess time flies when you’re having fun watching...
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The Gull Motel: No More Vacancies
The Gull Motel in happier daysThe view on SundayIt was a little sad to read in the Sandusky Register over the weekend that the Gull Motel in Huron is in the process of being sold to Valley Ford, which...
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Central Bank Ad – January 1, 1969
Although the print ads for many banks these days are fairly stodgy and humorless, that wasn’t the case 50 years ago. That’s when the ad above for Lorain’s Central Security National Bank ran in the...
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1957 Wise Potato Chips Recipe Book
Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m a big fan of vintage advertising mascots. So it probably isn’t a surprise that I like Peppy, the wise old owl that used to be featured on the front of the Wise...
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Peppy the Wise Potato Chip Owl Gets Pepped Up
Peppy as he looked back in the late 1950s when he was introducedIn yesterday's post about Wise Potato Chips, I mentioned that Peppy, the owl mascot, is semi-retired.That's because even though he's...
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Flame Restaurant Grand Opening – Jan. 9, 1969
Here’s an ad for an eatery that older Lorainites might remember: the Flame Restaurant. The cafeteria-style restaurant was holding its Grand Opening back in January 1969 – 50 years ago this month – when...
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Open Hearth Era Begins at National Tube – Jan. 26, 1909
Here’s a neat article from 60 years ago commemorating an event that took place at National Tube Division, Lorain Works, 50 years before that.The article is about the first heat poured from the new No....
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Yes-Yes, Virginia, Those Caramel Cookies Existed
It’s supposed to be Girl Scout Cookie season, although I have yet to be ambushed by any of the pint-sized cookie entrepreneurs outside my local grocery store.When I’m not suffering from empty-wallet...
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A Tale of Tiger Bread
A vintage pinback buttonDuring my recent free trial subscription to newspaperarchives.com, I looked up a lot of obscure things (like the Yes Yes cookies I wrote about yesterday).And another one of...
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Hillbilly Bread’s Still A-kickin'
Are you ready for another bread-y blog post?Like Tiger Bread (discussed here yesterday), Hillbilly Bread was/is produced by various regional bakeries around the United States. Each bakery is allowed to...
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