Stone's Grill Ad – 1950

Back in December (here), I mentioned Stone's Grill on my post about the Helfrich building.

From about 1929, Stone's Grill was located at 822 Broadway. Then in 1950 or so, the business apparently moved right next door to 818 Broadway.

And that's where Stone's Grill was located when this ad (below) appeared in the Lorain Journal back in January 1950.

Note that at the bottom of the ad, it says that it is "Next to Russine [sic]."

The ad's interesting for a few reasons. Predating today's ubiquitous sports bars, Stone's had a 'life size' RCA Television with a 6x8 foot screen, all the better to watch wrestling, boxing and other sports, in addition to musicals and dramas. (Although Tom & Jerry were listed in the ad, the battling cat-and-mouse's cartoons were not part of the bar's TV viewing options; for the uninformed, Tom & Jerry is also the name of a drink.)

What caught my eye in the ad was the unusual heading with its negative image.

Of course, I had to take it into Photoshop to reverse it. And here's the result.