Posted October 19, 201212 yr Hi all, Sorry to sound ignorant, but I am generally not at all interested in history so I'm clueless here. I am trying to date something took place that I've gotten a hold of, let's say it's a personal letter but it is not dated. I am pretty sure the writer of the letter lived in Lakewood, but not 100%. The writer references Rowan and Martin being on TV, so I know it's somewhere between 68 and 73 as that's the years that show was on, and mentions going to a couple of bars by name that would help specifically nail down the location and possibly the year, but I don't know where to find historical information like that. (the bars mentioned are "the 321" and the "Leat Lounge). Anyone have any clue how to go about something like this? Maybe I should consult a librarian?
October 22, 201212 yr Well, if it is important enough, I would make a trip to the Lakewood Library and talk to one of the reference librarians on the second floor. Not quite as convenient as asking Google, but not everything in print is online. They've got plenty of old phone books and directories in the Reference Room.
October 22, 201212 yr Check with the Lakewood Historical Society: http://lakewoodhistory.org/. Otherwise, I got nothing for ya. Sorry. EDIT: oops, maybe now's not the right time....... http://www.cleveland.com/lakewood/index.ssf/2012/10/lakewood_historical_society.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 19, 20231 yr Reviving an old thread here for Lakewood History. Ran across this story on a blog I follow about a car built in Lakewood in from 1917-1924. I had never heard of it before but pretty cool that Lakewood was once in the automotive sphere (with Winton right across the border). I assume this was in the Birdtown industrial section of town, but will do some digging. TEMPLAR Templar Motors Corp. (1917-1923) Templar Motor Car Co. (1923-1924) Cleveland/Lakewood, Ohio The Templar car was a well designed assembled car with a sporty, stylish appearance. The engine was designed by the Templar Chief Engineer, A. M. Dean, and was unique to the Templar. The first few Templar car appeared in July 1917 and were built in Cleveland before the Templar factory in Lakewood was completed. The Templar factory at Lakewood was used for the production of munitions during World War I, which effectively interrupted Templar car production before it had really begun. Full Templar production did not begin until 1919. The Templar was a 43 hp four-cylinder motor car offered in a variety of body styles of aluminum construction and built by Lang or Rubay in Cleveland and later by Central of Indiana. The Templar was advertised as "The Superfine Small Car". In July 1919 the Templar enjoyed good publicity when Cannonball Baker drove a Templar from New York to Chicago in a new record time of 26 hours 50 minutes beating the previous record by more than six hours. The Templar suffered from post war material shortages and after 1920 sales dropped. Then in December 1921 part of the Templar factory burned down and the company was in receivership in 1922. The company was reorganized in late 1923 as the Templar Motor Car Company and a new line of 27 hp six-cylinder cars appeared in 1924. It was all too late, however, and the Templar was finished before the end of 1924. Read the rest of the posting: http://www.americanautoemblems.com
November 19, 20231 yr 3 minutes ago, surfohio said: ^ Yup if you go inside you can see Templar cars on display. Really cool. Where is this?
November 19, 20231 yr 31 minutes ago, Cleburger said: Where is this? Screw Factory https://www.screwfactoryartists.org/
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