Well, here's the Grand Opening ad for the Topper Bar, which appeared in The Lorain Journal on June 15, 1960. The ad includes a great photo of the bar's iconic sign.
The ad lists the original owners as Andrew and Donald Shullick.
With its top-hat sign, Topper Bar had a real elegant air. As Rae noted in her comment, it looked like a fancy night club. I wish I had stopped in for a snort when it was open.
In more recent years, the former Topper bar has been the home of McCrann's Pub & Grille.
Today the property has a "For Sale" sign out front, but it's unclear if it is the restaurant, auto service company, or both that are for sale (below). If anybody knows, please leave a comment.
6 comments:
Thanks Dan! That is the sign!
rae
Dan,
I remember the sign...but I'll be darned if I can remember where it was on 254! Can you give me a hint? :)
Hi Mike,
If you traveling east on 254, once you cross Route 57 and go past Vincent School, then W. River Road (where the Maple Inn is) then it is less than a mile east of that on the south side of the road.
The ad has the wrong directions. Look under the Topper hat in the ad. 1/2 mile east of the Garfield bridge. That would put it where the Sheffield Village town hall is at. Didn't you just post a picture of that? freaky
You're right--that's hilarious! Hope it didn't affect their business too much!
Ah! The sign is quite confusing! I think the ad should’ve been more focused on giving out the details. But the location seems nice. It's a great place for both the restaurant and the auto body shop. But it would be such a shame if the interested party would like to buy McCrann, then find out that it’s certainly not for sale.
Brian Carter @ Restaurant Business Broker
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