Rick Kurish generously provided me with an article from the Chronicle-Telegram that explained how the former Supper Club at 6312 Lake Avenue became the Cambridge Inn in 1968.
As the article (written by Kathy Fenstermaker) noted, "A college tavern-owner who knows what his patrons want and how to please them is Doug Ruble, swinging proprietor of the Cambridge Inn. Ruble, 20, an enterprising Lorain County Community College student from Toledo, decided what this area needed was a pub-type Mecca for the college set.
Collegians pack the Cambridge Inn (C-T photo by William F. Naegele) |
"The first night Cambridge was open in May, the house was packed and a record 11 kegs of 3.2 beer were sold. Business has been booming ever since."
Two years later, the Cambridge Inn later became the notorious Pandora's Box – and later, the target of a drug raid in late February 1971.
According to the Chronicle-Telegram of Monday, February 22, 1971, fourteen people were arrested by Lorain County sheriff's deputies after a full-scale drug raid involving 90 deputies and the state attorney general's office agents. Thirteen adults and four juveniles were charged with drug violations.
The former Supper Club as it looked when it was Pandora's Box and was raided by drug agents (C-T photo) |
Thanks to Rick Kurish and all who contacted me to help make this story more complete.
2 comments:
As a freshman in 71 I had heard of Pandora's Box. We all talked about going one day. Then we heard about the raid. Lurid details swirled around school. We were unaware of any goings on there. We were just day dreaming on what we were going to do when we got older! I could kick myself for ever wanting to be Older.
Rae
I was there the night of the raid.
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