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 |
