Why? Because it’s one of those landmarks in Lorain that we’ve all gotten used to seeing, year after year, for decades. It’s somehow comforting seeing it there.
A 1945 Phone Book Ad |
Longtime readers of this blog know that the Walter A. Frey Funeral Home building is special for another reason as well; it was the home of Lorain Mayor George Wickens, a gentleman who made beautifying Lorain a priority.
His home was even featured on a postcard (which I wrote about here, featuring a Then & Now comparison).
It will be interesting to see what happens to the house after it changes ownership.
I would hope that the historic structure would play a role in a Downtown Lorain that is trying to make a comeback. It’d be ideal for a restaurant or B&B.
I have the perfect name for it too: Wickens’ Place.
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My Mother and her family lived at Wicken's Place and 4th Street. Where she told me she bothered the fireman and did "Belly Slams" in the snow down Wickens W her friends Margie Pistel and Bridgette O'Keefe. Rae
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