Last Thursday, D-Day – in Lorain, that means Demolition Day – finally came for the former
Walter Frey Funeral Home on West Erie.
(It was kind of sneaky that the usual tell-tale fence around the property indicating eminent destruction never appeared before the take-down started.)
The demolition is kind of sad. The house was both a link to the past, as the residence of George Wickens, as well as the home of a well-known funeral business that we all probably visited at some time in our lives.
But in case someone in the far-off future ever wonders what was once there (on what will surely still be a vacant lot), here’s an ample sample of images of it from down through the years.
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| Undated postcard from when the house was George Wickens’ residence |
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| 1945 |
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| 1947 |
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| 1958 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2012 |
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| 2014 |
Back in the middle of January 2021, I decided I’d better grab a few shots of the building while it was still standing.
These shots (below) are from the eve of the demolition.
And here are a few Steaming Rubble® shots from Thursday. The weather was appropriately grim and depressing for the start of the demolition.
By Friday, the sun was out again – but the building wasn’t quite down all the way.
I drove by on Saturday and, by George (Wickens), part of the building was still standing (below). It looked like that on Sunday too.
4 comments:
Sad :-(
Indeed.
Go save the front doors! They would make a nice entrance for a business.
First thing I thought was "Couldn't that beautiful red door been salvaged?"
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