Many of us who grew up in Lorain remember when Downtown Lorain was still thriving, with a large variety of stores geared to specific interests. There were several great men's stores offering personal service, including
Sam Klein,
Harry's Men's Wear and Louis Cohn, the subject of this post. I'm sure the Louis Cohn store at 13th and Broadway is well-remembered by many of my readers.
And it was 60 years ago when the well-known Louis Cohn name came to Vermilion with the opening of an outlet in the South Shore Shopping Center. Above is the Grand Opening ad that ran in the Journal on November 4, 1965.
I've neglected Louis Cohn on this blog for too long. So here's an ample sample of ads and clippings about the store, and the men behind it: Louis Cohn and his son, Edwin.
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| Sept. 27, 1929 |
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| April 12, 1935 |
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| April 11, 1941 |
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| Nov. 14, 1947 |
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| June 21, 1955 |
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| Oct. 13, 1955 |
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| Dec. 19, 1960 |
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| Jan. 6, 1966 |
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| Oct. 20, 1966 |
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| July 8, 1970 |
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| Nov. 8, 1979 |
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| Feb. 4, 1980 |
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| Oct. 23, 1983 |
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| Feb. 14, 1985 |
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| Oct. 14, 1998 |
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| July 22, 1999 |
I know my Dad always got his stuff at the Broadway store. As a kid playing Little League for Community Builders, 1964-1967, Louis Cohn was always the team to beat😂🤣
ReplyDeleteHey Dan - great story… boy do I remember the men’s stores that you could shop on broadway. Louis Cohn, Harry’s, Sam Klein’s, Jax, JD Andrew’s, Rackich&Rackich. Senior year in high school I bought a dark blue leather coat from Louis Cohn.. thought I was the coolest 😎
ReplyDeleteA logo so familiar that meant nice men's clothes. Thought would be around forever. The newspaper itself is on life support. We were a Harry's Men's Wear family. I remember going into pay w my mom on her account she had for my dad. He wasn't a spiffy dresser, just ordinary men's wear. They had a fancy tray on the counter by the cash register that held men's cologne in pretty colored bottles that were just about eye level at 8-10. I wasn't allowed to touch, but I could smell the heady fragrance surrounding the tray. Rae
ReplyDeleteUnusual for a small family owned business to hang around for 100 years. If I remember correctly, that's where you went to get your school letterman jackets. They were already in the mall by the time I was in high school.
ReplyDeleteVery nice tribute, Dan, with your usual thorough research.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Buster!
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