Back in early January (on
this post), I wrote about the fact that Tower Boulevard was now towerless, since Ohio Edison had recently removed them.
To refresh your memory of the towers, here are a few photos (courtesy of Google Maps) showing the familiar views that the locals had grown accustomed to seeing all their lives. (After all, the towers had been there since the late 1920s or early 30s.)
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| Looking north on Leavitt Road, and approaching the Tower Boulevard intersection |
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| Looking east down Tower Boulevard from just off Leavitt Road |
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| Looking west on Tower Boulevard from Oberlin Avenue |
Well, a few weeks ago I was in Lorain on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and decided to check out the new monopoles that replaced the towers. Here are a few views.
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| The pole at the intersection of Tower and Leavitt |
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| Looking east down Tower from just off Leavitt |
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| Same view as above |
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| Looking east at the intersection of Tower and Oberlin Avenue |
I’m not sure I like the new monopoles. They have a funky look to them that belies their importance; sort of like an earring tree. Ah, but that’s progress.
LOL!
ReplyDeleteWere they replaced due to age?
ReplyDeleteIn the C-T article, the Ohio Edison spokesman says it is because of age, plus the new ones are more efficient.
ReplyDeleteI still think they should rename it Margaret Hopewell Boulevard.
ReplyDeleteLorain County Tourism could make it part of the "Alan Hopewell Funwell Funway Trail" for tourists, which would incorporate all of the various places you lived in Lorain, as well as the locations of where you worked, favorite eating spots, etc.
ReplyDeletePlease stay 6 feet apart while you are on the Hopewell Trail.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know if Tower Blvd was originally supposed to extend to Broadway? Seems to me it was.
ReplyDeleteThe extension of Tower Blvd. to Broadway was proposed and preliminary planning was done in the mid 1970s. However, the extension, along with the proposed widening of Broadway, hinged largely on getting Federal funding for most of the project. Although discussed for several years funding never materialized.
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