Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia

Well, it's the weekend at last – and many of you might be thinking about eating out. That's the cue for me to post yet another sampl...

The view on Feb. 27, 2011 It’s hard to believe that it was ten and a half years ago that Elberta Inn  (at that time known as Alizé at Elbert...

Here’s a final look at a few more businesses listed in that 1970 Baldwin ConSurvey directory, along with what is at their location on ...

Part of the effort to restore the historical spirit of Vermilion 1937 consisted of an advertising campaign designed to draw attention to t...

Today is Valentine's Day – and many of you may have plans to celebrate by enjoying a fine dinner at a local restaurant. But where to go?...

Courtesy Lorain Historical Society The last time I was down at the Lorain Historical Society, I found a stash of aerial photographs in t...

Here's an interesting grouping of ads that ran together on the same page of the Friday, May 24 Lorain Journal and Times-Herald . They...

Here's a couple of vintage ads for the Elberta Inn . The combo ad above is from May of 1946, and the one at the bottom of this post is a...

Last weekend (before we got all this snow) I headed out with my camera to grab a few shots. First up was the former Ontario store on N. Ri...