But what’s even harder to believe is that the motel – back when it was still known as the Beachcomber – once had a famous owner: George Steinbrenner.
Read all about it in the article below, which appeared on the front page of the Lorain Journal back on December 30, 1968. George Steinbrenner and Lorain Insurance agent William Rieth Jr. bought the building from Arthur Goldstein, who was the retired owner of Lorain’s Style Center. The new owners officially took over the property on January 1, 1969.
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Four years later, Steinbrenner and a group of investors would buy the New York Yankees. Unfortunately, the Beachcomber would still come to an eventual seedy end, despite its high-profile ownership.
At least the photo in the Journal article revealed that the motel once had a huge Quality Courts sign.
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2 comments:
I've always heard that Zsa Zsa Gabor had stayed there in the 60's.Back when Lorain had a booming economy......The steel mill.Ford's Lorain Assembly Plant.And the shipyard...Plus many other machine shops and small businesses.....Now Lorain has derelict houses.Empty storefronts downtown.Drug and gang activity all around....Yes,Lorain's better days are long gone.
I have a hunch that Eva Gabor might have stayed there in late October 1973. She came to Lorain at that time because her husband was the main speaker at the christening of a new freighter at the American Ship yards. George Steinbrenner, CEO of American Ship Building was at the christening, and was part owner of the Beachcomber at that time; perhaps he offered her and her husband accommodations.
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