Friday, September 12, 2014

It's That Guy Again

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I found yet another appearance of my favorite 1950s  clip-art guy  (that's currently featured in Ed Tomko Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram ads...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Jackie Mayer's Reign as Miss America Ends – September 1963

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Courtesy Sandusky Register Everyone in Northern Ohio has heard of Jackie Mayer  ( at left ), the Sandusky native who grew up to bec...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

The Harts Signs on Lake Road in Avon Lake

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Looking east on U.S. 6 this past weekend Anyone who has commuted to Cleveland on Lake Road (U.S. 6) through Avon Lake during the last 20...
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Lorain National Bank Grand Opening at Lorain Plaza – Sept. 8, 1961

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I'm sure everybody remembers when Lorain National Bank had a branch at the Lorain Plaza. Well, here's the full-page Grand O...
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Monday, September 8, 2014

Augie Kolyno's Barber Shop

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Back here , I wrote about the small building at 1815 Oberlin Avenue that once housed the business of Lorain builder O. A. Hafely. Well, as...
Friday, September 5, 2014

Construction Update – Taco Bell & Dollar General

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Well, Taco Bell has been open in Lorain now for several weeks, and appears to be doing a brisk business on Oberlin Avenue ( above ). It...
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Thursday, September 4, 2014

September 1961 – Fallout Shelters Part 2

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Illustration courtesy of the book Bomboozled: How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People Into Believing They Could Survive a Nu...
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