The photos by well-known local photographers John Fazio are excellent. The subjects include the Lighthouse (of course), the lighthouse keeper, the Lakeview Park fountain, some late-night fishermen and a couple enjoying an after-dark walk along the beach. There’s also a wonderful shot with some superimposed neon signs; the Journal’s and McDonald’s signs are easily recognizable.
A creative composition by Joanne Petticord ties it all together.
LORAIN - Steel Center - Lake Erie Port - Small Town and Big City
By day its thousands toil in stores, offices, factories
Hemmed in by four walls
Surrounded by clacking machines
Cut off from the sky by heavy roofs
Busy creating - busy constructing - busy composing
Busy
Then quietly but quickly
The hurried giant slackens its pace
From the rush-quick-rush of 9 to 5
To the hush-slow-hush of 5 to 9
With a sigh and a smile
The thousands leave
Return home swiftly
The sun sinks lower in a sky, shiny and clean
A breeze drifts softly. All is serene
By night its thousands move in a different life
Unhampered by walls, machines and roofs
Breathing in the beauty of life at night
Enjoying family, friends, sounds and signs
From supper to dusk and dusk to sleep
Into a soft and complete
LORAIN – Sleepy City – Lazy Erie Port – Quiet Town – Slumbering
