Here's a nutty ad (above) for Probst Corners featuring a cute squirrel illustration that ran in the Lorain Journal on November 27, 1954.
A confectionery store run by Herman and Violet Probst first appeared in the Lorain City Directory in the mid-1940s or so. It was located at 226 8th Street (below).
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| 226 Eighth Street today |
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| Photo courtesy of the Lorain County Historical Society |
The Eighth Street location was briefly taken over by a deli called Handy Pantry. Then, in late October 1959 the location became the well-known home of DeLuca Bakery.
I'm not sure if the Probst stores are well-remembered by Lorainites or not. If you have a memory of the stores, be sure to leave a comment!
5 comments:
That looks like the Talking Christmas Tree back there.
I remember Probst. It seems to me that they used to have a ice cream cone they called a Mr. BIG, very similar to todays drumsticks. I also remember how the Lake Flies used to congregate on the sidewalk in front of the place during certain times of the year.
remember them no....was born after that but in a home that throws nothing out...cleaning the kitchen.....I just found and aluminum ice cream spade/scoop with PROBST ICE CREAM impressed on the handle
I remember. :) Herman and Violet were my grandparents. My father ran the store in the O'Neil - Sheffield Center. The store next door caught on fire and the smoke basically destroyed the ice cream store. I still use one of their Probst Ice Cream scoop with a bottle opener on the other end.
Used to like to get the vanilla / chocolate swirl ice cream cone.
I am too young to be familiar with Probst, but I attended St. Mary’s in the 1980s and we would stop at Delica’s bakery for cookies and pizza squares. Such good memories.
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