"Three hundred parcels of land will be sliced this year and many buildings moved when the state highway department widens Lake Rd., extending 8.9 miles between Lorain and Vermilion," the article noted.
"The extensive slicing of properties, including some buildings, became known today when state highway officials revealed the highway will be widened from the existing 30 feet to 52 feet."
The widening of Lake Road really changed the landscape forever, completely wiping out some businesses that were located very close to the highway. Other businesses were isolated with the creation of those odd frontage roads.
The highway widening has been a regular topic on this blog, with posts covering a variety of aspects of it, including: reaction by highway property owners (including the Pueblo) to the announcement of the widening (here); how the Bohemian Tavern was affected (here); and how Fior's Lake Road Spaghetti House was impacted (here).
Elsewhere on the front page: the first appearance of Dennis the Menace in the Journal; some Lorainites put their personal safety on ice (literally) by taking a stroll on frozen Lake Erie; and a former Lorainite makes the FBI's 10 Most-wanted list.
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The Journal sure didn't like to mince words and went straight for the throat with that burn victim article didn't they?
Lieutenant Dale Sheridan of the LFD eventually became Fire Chief.
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