I remember back in high school going to the Castle with a date along with a few other couples, right before our music formal. And I had my rehearsal dinner there as well, like a true Lorainite.
(You can revisit my past Castle posts – all 17 of them – here. That includes the 1941 Grand Opening of the Castle-on-the-Lake as a dinner-dance club here, and a 1952 Sixth Anniversary ad here.)
So while some major cities have a Medieval Times dinner attraction (with a jousting tournament for entertainment), Lorain had a real castle that provided a unique setting for a special event.
Recently eBay had a photograph of the Castle that I've never seen before. It's dated June 17, 1966 and is from the Cleveland Plain Dealer archives.
For contrast, here's a recent photo from April 2024.
The Castle has been home to quite a variety of businesses in the last thirty or forty years, including a few buffets and several Mexican restaurants. Here's hoping Papasitos and Beer Mexican Grill, the current occupant, enjoys success.
3 comments:
I shoulda bought that for my retirement villa!
A brace of trebuchet along the lake, lobbing boulders at passing jet-skis.
Seems a perfect way to occupy one's dotage,
I like this anecdote from Dan's original article on the place being turned into a night spot:
"Queried on reports that gambling was planned, [Eddie] Schindler declared, 'No, and it never will be.'" I wonder if that was the case.
Yes, it was a monkey holding the cherry. I remember the dinner was very good. It was a lit of fun being with Grandma and Grandpa.
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