Thursday, July 25, 2013

Vermilion On-The-Lake Clubhouse Then & Now

Yesterday I posted the 1955 ad for Fior's Spaghetti House, which also included the above photo of the Vermilion On-The-Lake Clubhouse and Dance Hall. Apparently Dick Fior operated the Clubhouse in addition to the Spaghetti House.

Vintage postcard
The Clubhouse was originally built in 1919 as a private community center for the Vermilion On-The-Lake lakefront development. The Vermilion-on-the-Lake, Ohio website (here) includes an interesting history of the Clubhouse through the years.

During the 1950s, the Clubhouse hosted a variety of popular bands. The two upcoming bands mentioned in the ad yesterday were Big Jay McNeely (spelled wrong in the ad) and Rusty Bryant.

Today, the Clubhouse is owned by the Vermilion on the Lake Historic Community Center Charitable Trust. It's available for lakefront wedding receptions or as a meeting place. Click here for more information.

Oh yeah, before I forget, here's my obligatory "today" shot.

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I played at the Clubhouse several times in the 1980s for either wedding receptions or dances with various big bands. It's a beautiful, rustic building, and the Vermilion-on-the-Lake website notes that the very trees that were cleared to make way for the Clubhouse were used in its construction.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Sheffield Lake civic center was once home to the sister building of the Vermilion VOL. The buildings were nearly identical.
We had theater groups there in the late 60's and put on a few plays for the public.

Barb said...

Vermilion on the Lake Clubhouse is celebrating 100 years on Dec 15th, 2019, from 2-4PM
The Clubhouse was built in 1919 and stands today on 600 feet of Lake Erie waterfront.
Come join us at 3790 Edgewater Blvd, Vermilion to say happy birthday and enjoy Christmas music by the Vermilion Community Band. Free event