Hialeah Tourist Court Revisited

I spent the last few days looking at the various trailer parks that were located on West Erie Avenue just east of the railroad undercut at W. 21st Street. However, there was one business that catered to travelers in that same area that most likely predated them all: Hialeah Tourist Court.

But Hialeah Tourist Court was not a trailer park. It was actually one of the earliest forms of businesses offering overnight accommodations – a cabin camp. It first appeared in the Lorain City Directories in the 1939-1940 edition as Hialeah Cabins. 

(I devoted a post to Hialeah Tourist Court and its history back here in 2014.)

And now here’s something I never thought I’d see on Ebay: a cool early postcard of Hialeah Cabins showing the layout of the property. That's the railroad tracks in the rear.

If you look closely you can see the ‘Hialeah’ name under the CABINS PRIVATE BATHS sign.

Here’s a closeup of the cabins on the right. Note the car in the background.

And now here’s a view of the postcard scene today. It looks like the office cabin is still there. But there appears to be just two cabins remaining.

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Here’s a late fall 2019 view of the remaining cottages.

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And here’s a spring 2020 view.