Young's Bakery Then and Now

The view is looking south on Colorado Avenue.

Drew Penfield sent me this postcard image showing the 1924 Lorain Tornado damage to Young's Bakery, which was located at 215 Colorado Avenue (just a few hundred feet from E. Erie Ave).

Looking east

The building next to the damaged bakery looked kind of familiar to me, and sure enough I had posted a picture of it way back here. It's the building to the right of the interurban tracks in the photo at right.

It's a mystery as to why the interurban tracks aren't visible in the tornado damage picture, crossing Colorado Avenue from left to right. (Oh no, not another mystery!)

So, according to the City Directory, Young's Bakery must have rebuilt as it continued to be be at that location, adding the 217 Colorado Address as well in 1926. The 217 Colorado address eventually became the home of Paul's Auto Body (which has since been demolished).

An L-shaped building is now located where the interurban tracks ran.

Here is the current view of the tornado damage shot.