tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post3112921691650898595..comments2024-03-29T03:05:44.231-04:00Comments on Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: Shinrock Elevator Demolished – November 1970Dan Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-17618982903075634622020-11-03T09:23:11.760-05:002020-11-03T09:23:11.760-05:00Somebody at the Chronicle sure is interested in Pe...Somebody at the Chronicle sure is interested in Penfield Township lately. I get flooded with emails and messages every time! I did know about the post office in the hollow tree. Maybe that explains why I have such a weakness for cookies.Drew Penfieldhttp://www.lakeshorerailmaps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-37802606743200062802020-11-02T12:03:48.130-05:002020-11-02T12:03:48.130-05:00I read somewhere that the original Postmaster, Ern...I read somewhere that the original Postmaster, Ernie Penfield (short guy with pointed ears) had a way with a fudge sandwich cookie.Dan Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-87042415699173835532020-11-02T10:38:56.713-05:002020-11-02T10:38:56.713-05:00Did the Post Office also bake cookies? Did the Post Office also bake cookies? -Alan D Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588625423455924651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-84700977497328923662020-11-02T09:30:10.767-05:002020-11-02T09:30:10.767-05:00I remember going to the elevator with my dad as a ...I remember going to the elevator with my dad as a kid in the 1950s. I used to buy ground up corn cobs to use as an absorbent bedding for my pet hamsters there.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-39590510113454671562020-11-02T09:09:33.299-05:002020-11-02T09:09:33.299-05:00Thanks, Drew. Hey, there was a nice little histori...Thanks, Drew. Hey, there was a nice little historical story about your namesake township in the C-T yesterday:<br /><br />https://chroniclet.com/news/240363/penfields-first-post-office-was-located-in-a-hollow-tree/Dan Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-12201552096875117972020-11-02T08:41:31.666-05:002020-11-02T08:41:31.666-05:00There was still some foundation of the elevator vi...There was still some foundation of the elevator visible when I moved away from Amherst in the early 2000s. I assume it's still there if you're interested in a "now" photo of the location. Drew Penfieldhttp://www.lakeshorerailmaps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-89678351123310079062020-11-02T07:38:14.550-05:002020-11-02T07:38:14.550-05:00Too bad about the Shinrock Elevator Co.Another pic...Too bad about the Shinrock Elevator Co.Another pice of history erased.Seems like that Eschtruth demolition guy has been around forever.I think he owns a bunch of land south of his business on the end of Broadway.Past Rte 254.Something like hundreds of acres of prime undeveloped land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com