From Nickel Plate to Corinthian Grill – Sept. 1962

Sixty years ago this month, Anthony Kallis, owner of the Nickel Plate Restaurant at 1120 Broadway, was getting ready to move his restaurant business a few doors to the south to a brand new building. He had owned the Nickel Plate Restaurant for 45 years.

The article above, which appeared in the Journal on Sept. 22, 1962, tells the story of Kallis and the history of his business.

It notes, "A native of Corinth, Greece, Kallis came to Lorain in 1916 and opened a small restaurant next door to this present business in a building known as the Kelly Place. The building was torn down in 1930 when Kallis moved to 1120 Broadway, next to the Nickel Plate tracks, and has remained there ever since.

Although the article infers that the restaurant would have the same name at its new location, it would receive the name Corinthian Grill, honoring Kaliss' hometown in Greece.

Late 60s/early 70s view of both the Corinthian Grill
and Golden Dragon (former Nickel Plate Restaurant)

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I did a post on the Nickel Plate Restaurant back here in 2012, and devoted several posts to the Golden Dragon (which moved into the former Nickel Plate Restaurant building in 1963) as well.