I’ve only eaten at The Nest (at 3701 Liberty Avenue) once, but was impressed by the great food, service and decor. It’s one of the few businesses (besides The Pit) listed in that 1970 directory that are still around. Here’s the link to its Facebook page.
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| June 18, 1970 ad from the Vermilion Photojournal |
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| The Nest today |
The listing for Pickering’s Cottages at 4125 Liberty Avenue is intriguing. Unfortunately I’m not sure if the address is correct, since that would put them between The Pit and the gentle upward slope of the overpass.
Back on this post, I noted that the 1954 Lorain County Farm & Rural Directory – which lists businesses in the order that an observer recorded them, relative to each other with no numerical addresses – indicated that Pickering’s Cottages were located to the east on U.S. Route 6 near Ferndale. A review of the historic aerial website does show a small row of cottages/cabins on the southeast corner of Ferndale and Liberty.
Next: A few more businesses
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Dan to get a look at what was just to the west of the D&D Sohio Service Station, copy and paste this link. It is from Lake Shore Rail Maps site. ..http://www.lakeshorerailmaps.com/lse/vermilion/images/166%20vermilion%201965.jpg .. Bill N
Wow, that’s incredible. I had no idea one of those repurposed LSE cars was right next door to the gas station. Thanks for sharing that link, Bill! As much as I’ve visited Drew’s Lake Shore Rail Maps website over the years, I’m still learning something new each time I visit.
Many of these businesses had to be relocated during the widening of Liberty Ave. Entire buildings were moved in some cases. I believe Driftwood and Elberta Inn both moved their buildings.
You are absolutely correct about Elberta Inn and what was then Fior’s (later Driftwood) having to move their buildings. On this post you can find some information about the Fior’s move:
https://danielebrady.blogspot.com/2014/06/fiors-lake-road-spaghetti-house.html
And tomorrow’s post will feature Elberta Inn.
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