The Deutschof Part 2

The new location of the Deutschof at 651 Broadway

Brad Nitzke's father was a bartender at the Deutschof in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Brad was nice enough to allow me to post these photos from the family photo album.

The inside of the restaurant looked quite opulent.

The photo below is of special interest to Brad. "The man on the left clapping is my father," he notes. "He did sign painting on the side and I believe the sign above  them was done by him. He painted signs for a lot of the small stores around Lorain."

Brad's photo collection also includes many of the entertainers who used to perform at the Deutschof. The photo below shows Bob Veon at the piano & Solovox.

Check out the great steel mill mural behind Mr. Veon!

Special thanks to Brad for allowing me to share these photos.