Huron had its beloved
Showboat nightclub; Lorain had one with the same name at 766 Broadway. Both are long gone but continue to churn the muddy waters of our memories.
I've written about Lorain's Showboat many times, with a three-part history of the place beginning here. And seventy-one years ago this week, the nightclub unveiled its brand new remodeled decor. Above is the ad that ran in the Lorain Journal back on January 26, 1955. Here's the full page (below) so you can see the ad in context (and poke around the rest of the page).
On January 27, 1955 the ad below appeared in the paper on the day of the grand re-opening.
Alas, as noted in previous posts, a pair of fires in the same year that gutted the nightclub convinced owner Gus Atthanasoff to cut bait and run. He would start a brand new business – with a new name, Colony Bar – at the corner of Colorado and Kansas Avenues.
Fortunately, although the Showboat name was abandoned, its pizza (some of the earliest pizza in Lorain) was not. It made the move over to the new location.
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| Sept. 18, 1958 ad |
I seem to remember the tavern on Kansas and Colorado as being called "The Corner", "Denny's" and "The Office" between the 70's and 90's. I don't remember it being "Colony Bar". I do, however, remember the square bar with booths around it as described in the article. I believe the second business at the rear of the building was a hair salon or barber shop. Unfortunately, the tavern is now a place that frequently has trouble and the police seem to be there often. Times have changed.
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