Lorain Skyport Building

Did you know that a remnant of Lorain’s high-flying airport days is still out there on Leavitt Road?

Well, although the hangar and other buildings of Long’s Airport are long gone, across Leavitt Road is the building that was the home of Lorain Skyport.

1952 Aerial showing Skyport building (circled)

A look at the 1950 Lorain City Directory reveals that 2505 Leavitt Road was the address of Lorain Skyport, run by Ray McClenaghan. Today, the building at 2505 N. Leavitt Road is currently home to Full Gospel Ministries.

This was also confirmed to me many years ago by a knowledgable member of the Black River Historical Society (now the Lorain Historical Society).

I remember as a kid seeing the building, sitting all by itself and resembling a hangar (it hadn’t been structurally altered yet to how it looks now) and seeming right at home across from Long’s Airport. It was all closed up for many years.

Anyway, I guess it seems only proper that the building is now used by, er, sky pilots.

Learn about the good work being done by Full Gospel Ministries through its food distribution service here.