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Cap’n Eddy Sails Again at "Coal and Ice"
It’s funny how you can drive by something for years, and then – after it’s torn down – you can’t remember what was there.For instance, for years an old duplex sat on the southeast corner of Liberty...
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The Overlook Revisited – Part 1
As we get older, downsizing often becomes inevitable. You start getting rid of stuff, and eventually you just don’t need a big, old house to rattle around in.But what do you do if you’ve decided to...
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The Overlook Revisited – Part 2
Apt. 412 was at the center of the fourth floor and includes all seven windows under the triangular peak, plus the kitchen window to the left (with the A/C unit in it)You might be wondering how I came...
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The Overlook Revisited – Part 3
My “virtual tour” of Apartment 412 at the Lorain Overlook Apartments continues...After climbing the steps to the fourth floor, it was a perpetual state of déja vu for me to see the old familiar door to...
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The Overlook Revisited – Part 4
Returning to live in the same apartment at the Overlook that was home to me back in the 1980s was a weird experience. Climbing the stairs to my old room on the fourth floor, and turning the key to Room...
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Old Liberty Avenue Apartments Demolished
Last week I spent several posts examining Liberty Avenue businesses on the east side of town, looking at the changes that have occurred since 1970.Well, the Liberty Avenue streetscape there is...
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Dennis’ Mystery Quarry – Part 1
Today and tomorrow's posts are by historian and longtime blog contributor Dennis Thompson. Dennis is one of the best researchers around and a nice guy too. Besides helping me solve several mysteries on...
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Dennis’ Mystery Quarry – Part 2
Here’s Part 2 of longtime blog contributor Dennis Thompson’s surprising story behind a mystery photo that he found and eventually identified on the Vintage Aerial website.****The Mystery Quarry Circa...
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Benoist Flying Boats & the Lorain Hydro and Aero Co.
Today’s blog post is brought to you by local historian Rick Kurish, a longtime contributor to this blog who has suggested many great topic ideas over the years. Rick is always researching things of...
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May 1913 – Coast-to-Coast Highway Through Lorain?
Here’s an interesting article from the days when most roads weren’t paved, and a coast-to-coast concrete highway was just being discussed.The article is from the front page of the May 27, 1913 Lorain...
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Eagle Nest Revisited
Earlier in the week, I featured stories by a few of the terrific people who, year after year, share their research and findings with me so that it can appear on the blog. (In fact, both of them are...
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Sy Sans Beach Motel
What does “Sy Sans” mean? Read on and find out.I’ve mentioned many times how I enjoy living out in Vermilion. It’s part of Ohio’s Vacationland, and if often feels as though you really are perpetually...
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1883 Arch Bridge Over Beaver Creek
During a break in the weather on Sunday afternoon, I headed out to grab a few photographs that I needed for some upcoming posts. When it was time to head for home, I did as I often do. Rather than go...
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Masson Heads for Half-day Sessions – May 1969
Will schools finally reopen this fall?It’s hard to say at this point. Even if they do, some school systems are pondering ways to reduce the number of kids in the classrooms in an effort to keep them...
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Canadian Clippings – May 1964
I’ve spent a lot of time in Canada over the years. Consequently, I'm always interested in what’s going on up there in the news. Unfortunately, today’s struggling American newspapers seem to routinely...
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The Passing Scene – May 14, 1966
It’s been a while since I posted a Passing Scene comic strip from the Journal.Cartoonist Gene Patrick seemed to put his creation on hiatus back in July 1969. As of March 1970, the comic still hadn’t...
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A Hundred Years Ago In Lorain – May 24, 1920
Here’s a nice glimpse of what was going on in Lorain, Ohio one hundred years ago yesterday. It’s the front page of the Lorain Times-Herald for Monday, May 24, 1920.The main item of interest to me...
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A Hundred Years Ago In Lorain – Part 2
Yesterday I posted a front page of the Lorain Times-Herald from May 24, 1920. It contained all kinds of criminal mayhem (unlike today’s papers, which seem to keep that kind of thing off the front page...
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Lorain Journal Movie Ads – May 1956
Here’s yet another vintage newspaper page, this time from the May 4, 1956 edition of the Lorain Journal. No front page this time; it’s the page with all the movie listings and restaurant ads, and...
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May 1969 – International Community Center for Lorain?
Here’s another one of those “What Might Have Been” scenarios for the City of Lorain: a proposed International Community Center at Lakeview Park.The front page of the Journal from May 18, 1969 (above)...
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