Continuing with my look at the businesses located on Liberty Avenue (U.S. Route 6) between Baumhart Road and The Pit, circa 1970, and what is at their locations today.
The Cheese House was located at 3509 Liberty Avenue. (It’s interesting that there were two cheese places within a mile or two of each other.) The building has undergone a quaint transformation during the past few years and most recently has been home to a salon.
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| Before the Remodeling (Courtesy Lorain County Auditor) |
It’s nice to see the listing for
Village Motel at 3537 Liberty Avenue in the 1970 directory and know that it has survived for so long (especially when all the motels in Lorain on Route 6 are gone). Today the motel is known as
Village Inn.
Willard’s Gulf Service Station was at 3594 Liberty. For many years it was a Marathon station, but recently became affiliated with Sunoco. (For me, it’s been a place to pick up a newspaper and a Mallo Cup before heading home.)
Herb’s Union 76 was located at 3655 Liberty. Today, it’s not obvious at all that the building – currently housing
Liberty Ag Feed & Supply (
below) – was home to a service station.
Hanna House – at 3674 Liberty Avenue – has been mentioned on this blog before. It was preceded at its location by the popular
Fior’s Lake Road Spaghetti House before becoming Hanna House sometime in the late 1960s. Today, the building is the home of
Driftwood Inn. The Inn recently experienced a growth spurt during which the second story was significantly enlarged.
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| Ad from the August 27, 1970 Vermilion Photojournal |
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| The newly enlarged Driftwood Inn |
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| Another view of the newly enlarged Driftwood Inn |
Gino’s Lounge was the business in the brick building located at 3700 Liberty Avenue. It most recently was the home of
Blind Perch.
Next: The time machine trip continues
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