Today, it's great to see the Gould Block – the former home of Kline's Department Store – looking so elegant again like it did when it was first constructed in 1928.
It's quite different from this 1954 view (
below) in which the building was literally split in half between Kline's and Kresge's.
Today there is much activity within the renovated Gould building, with the
Charleston Coffee House at 630 Broadway and
Faithfully Fit Group Fitness Center at 610 Broadway. The fitness center (
below) shares Kline's old address.
The beautiful
Gardens of Charleston apartment project (
shown below) at 610-630 Broadway was purchased by a new
developer last year. The project is a key element in the hoped-for rejuvenation of Downtown Lorain.
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| Courtesy Gardens of Charleston Facebook page |
I wish the developer well, and am very glad indeed to see the former home of Kline's getting such tender lover care.
