Atkinson Williams Open House – October 1956

Although Lorain no longer has a new car dealership within its borders, it used to have several – including the Atkinson Williams Ford, which was located on Kansas Avenue.

Above you see a nice full-page ad for an Open House at the dealership, spotlighting the new 1957 Fords. It ran in the Lorain Journal on October 2, 1956.

It’s not a Grand Opening ad for the dealership, which previously was located on Broadway. (I posted an earlier 1956 ad announcing that the new showroom on Kansas was now open here.)

You’ll note that the ad also includes Ed, the advertising mascot for Ed Tomko Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Avon Lake. Ed has been featured on this blog more times than I can count, since he was used extensively by the Journal art department in various ads since the 1950s.

But strangely enough, Ed doesn’t seem to be featured on the Ed Tomko website. Maybe they still haven’t forgiven him for working for a rival automobile dealership.