Posted January 4, 200718 yr i got the scanner going. here are some olde lorain pics, my grandmother had notes on some of them: first up, i had copied these from an old yearbook my grandmother had -- 1920's (former) lorain high steel plant at night oakwood park in south lorain the main drag in town -- broadway at night -- note the streetcar lines/tracks...sigh more lakeview park mouth of the black river old amship pic, 1910's i love this one, it's from the 1800's, cort's laundry it says penfield ave, i dk where that is, i think it's reid ave today the x is my great-grandmother, fresh off the boat from switzerland a lorain post-tornado pic, 1920's cooking food for the cleanup crew this is the rebuilt former witt's music store, 647 broadway in 1927 garden ave elementary no longer exists either grandma was pretty athletic, she was a lifeguard, rare for women back then my grandfather ran a grater most of his life, he helped build all of ohio's highways this is a very cool pic, it says shelby, oh route 96 in 1930 grandma with her flapper friend courting my grandfather here he is in the 1960's it says taken from b&o bridge at belden ***of course i have more, but these are the ones you all would be into**
January 4, 200718 yr Really nice to see, personal background and all. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 4, 200718 yr thanks fellas. rob, do you anything about that old road grater? i was thinking you might.
January 5, 200718 yr Terrific stuff. My favorite is the interior of the former Witt's store. The decor is quintessential 1920s and I love it. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 5, 200718 yr Terrific stuff. My favorite is the interior of the former Witt's store. The decor is quintessential 1920s and I love it. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. my grandmother worked there before she was married. it collapsed on her during the tornado, but she was ok. she wrote on the back of the photo that the shop had 3 stories and a big freight elevator to move the grand pianos.
January 5, 200718 yr Is Lorain High still standing, thats a great structure. Excellent pics, I enjoyed!
January 5, 200718 yr Is Lorain High still standing, thats a great structure. Excellent pics, I enjoyed! yeah, i think it's a middle school now. however, i think it's future is in doubt.
January 7, 200718 yr Great pictures - I'll have to search the old family albums to see if I have any to post. Lorain High still stands for now - there has been a school on that site since 1870 when a four-room school was constructed. Current building was opened in 1916 and has been added to several times. Last graduating class was 1995, after which it was used as Lorain Middle School until 2005, when several new schools opened as part of Lorain's rebuilding project - students now attend Gen. Johnnie Wilson or Longfellow Middle Schools. The building has been scheduled for demolition by the school board, but I understand that asbestos removal is holding up the project, and the building is now just used for storage - too bad a West Tech-like project wouldn't likely fly in Lorain. The old Lorain Catholic High School is also vacant - plans to transform it into senior housing and build condos on the athletic fields were scrapped by Catholic Charities due to two cell phone towers on the property with long-term property leases. There's a Grubb and Ellis sign out front with PRICE REDUCED, so if anyone needs a 119,000 sq ft building on 29 acres, it's a steal at $1.5mil. On a brighter note, the former Nativity School has been redeveloped by Catholic Charities as senior apartments and several infill homes are also being built in the nearby blocks.
January 12, 200718 yr hey thx for the update buckeye1 -- i'll be back with my torch and pitchfork if they try to tear down lhs! where's alice weston when we need her? she saved the palace theater. i see she just passed away.
January 12, 200718 yr I don't know anything about Lorain, but wow, what a great thread! Thank you so, so much for scanning and posting them!
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