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And it was exactly 72 years ago today that the Grand Opening ad for The Professional Building, as it was known, below appeared in the Lorain Journal on May 22, 1953.
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| From the Lorain Journal of Sept. 23, 1952 |
According to the Grand Opening ad, when The Professional Building first opened, many doctors, lawyers and dentists had their offices there. The building was also home to The Professional Pharmacy.
It was a very nice looking building that acquired an addition over the years. To access the parking lot from Sixth St., you drove under a walkway that connected the two buildings.
But time marches on. The Lorain County Auditor website noted that the Elks owned the building. Perhaps it needed too many repairs, or maybe the Elks have plans for the property. We'll see.
Gosh, I just drove by there a couple months ago and noted how sad the building looked, with rubbish strewn inside the vestibule. I worked my first job there - at a dentist’s office, for several years in the ‘70’s. I would walk there from Lorain High after school, and work 2 hours - for an after tax paycheck of exactly $12.44! Dr. Deliman and his assistant, Dee, were great to work with, and the office was very nice. I recall saving up seven paychecks for a new winter coat at Ted Jacobs. Kinda glad they tore the building down. It was depressing to see it, forlorn and unused, like so many other buildings downtown Lorain.
ReplyDeleteMy wife worked for Dr. Martin Bukowski many, many years ago in that building.
ReplyDeleteWow! It's funny how a picture can spur long forgotten memories. I worked at The Palace in the early 90's and used to park in that lot for work (after hours, of course). I haven't been down 6th in years, but I instantly recognized that building.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid in the Sixties, I used to see a Dr. Rusin who had his practice in the Professional Building. I passed the building countless times over the years, heading to the Library or just being out and about.
ReplyDeleteAnother piece of the past reduced to rubble.
Actually, there was an article about the plans for this lot in the Journal recently...https://www.morningjournal.com/2025/04/18/former-lorain-elks-lodge-building-to-become-parking-lot/
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DeleteMy gather and mother had to get a blood test there before they got married back in 1963.
ReplyDeleteFather and mother I meant to say.
DeleteHad surgery on my foot there in HS by podiatrist Dr Joel Keller who later moved his practice to Oberlin Ave. After my surgery he actually made a house call to check on me…think you’d get care like that today. Plus my uncle was an elk so I remember waiting in his truck while he went inside for a snort. Todd
ReplyDeleteFor about three years, one of my jobs at the Elks Lodge every weekend was to make sure that strip of lawn between the Elks and the Professional Building was neat, clean, and weeded. ;)
ReplyDeleteIs this the same building that Dr Joseph Cicerella had his pediatric practice in?
ReplyDeleteYes, I just checked a 1964 Lorain City Directory and Dr. Cicerella was in Rm 14.
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