The Overlook Revisited – Part 1

As we get older, downsizing often becomes inevitable. You start getting rid of stuff, and eventually you just don’t need a big, old house to rattle around in.

But what do you do if you’ve decided to sell your house, but aren’t sure whether to buy another one yet? That’s the situation I was in a few years ago before I bought my condo in Vermilion.

The solution: you rent for a year. And if you write a nostalgia blog, you rent at the historic Lorain Overlook Apartments.

You might remember from past posts (here and here) that I lived at the Overlook before, back in 1984-85. Well, believe it or not, I ended up renting the very same apartment I had back then: #412.

It was the first apartment that I ever lived in – and, at this point, it may very well be the last.

So how was it back at my old, familiar perch on the fourth floor? Stop back here tomorrow, and I’ll buzz you in on the ol’ vintage NuTone N485 (below) for a look around. I’ll tell you what changed in the thirty-plus years since I moved out in the 1980s – and what stayed the same.

This NuTone N485 still worked great