Friday, June 13, 2014

Top Value Stamp Ad – June 15, 1960

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Back here , I waxed nostalgic (whatever that means) about Top Value Stamps , one of the original customer loyalty rewards programs. Well, ...
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Captain Penny visits Shoreway Shopping Center - June 1959

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It was June 12, 1959 – 55 years ago today – when good ol' Captain Penny made a personal appearance at Shoreway Shopping Center in my ...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

St. Anthony's New Church Bldg Dedication Ad – June 11, 1960

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Here's the ad announcing the dedication of the new St. Anthony of Padua church building and rectory. The ad appeared in the  Lorain J...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Fior's Lake Road Spaghetti House Revisited

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December 22, 1946 newspaper ad from the Lorain Journal Back here in 2013 I did a post on  Fior's Spaghetti House , which was lo...
Monday, June 9, 2014

Andy's Hardware Dutch Boy ad – June 9, 1960

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Here's a newspaper advertisement for the much remembered Andy's Hardware , which used to be located at Ninth and Oberlin Avenue ...
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Friday, June 6, 2014

Demo Update: Aaron Root House & the House at 32990 Lake Road

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You can't see the Root House for the trees in this shot from Thursday night The nice weather lately means that the bulldozers have b...
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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Corporal John Danley's Obituary in the Typographical Journal

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Looking south from the north end of Danley Square While I haven't had time (since my post last week) to get to the library lately t...