Friday, June 7, 2019

Romp’s Dairy Queen Grand Opening – June 1964

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Romp’s Dairy Dock has been an iconic Vermilion business for decades, serving up popular frozen ice cream treats at its familiar location ...
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Thursday, June 6, 2019

D-Day As Covered by the Lorain Journal

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As today is the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, I thought it would be interesting to see how the invasion and its immediate aftermath was covered...
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

The Root Beer Stand at Madison

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Last week, I posted a 1964 ad for the Lorain A&W Root Beer stand that was located on West Erie Avenue at Madison. The stand first appea...
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Did Bill Haley & the Comets Ever Play the Lorain Arena?

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Earlier this year at the Lorain Public Library, I was asked if I had any knowledge of Bill Haley and the Comets ever playing at the Lorai...
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Monday, June 3, 2019

SR 611 at Detroit Rd in Avon – Then & Now

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Last month, I posted a 1967 Journal article consisting of reminisces about Avon by a longtime resident, A. A. Bungart.  One of his memorie...
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Friday, May 31, 2019

The Searchers Movie Ad – May 29, 1956

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The Searchers Movie Poster As I wrote this post on Sunday afternoon, one of John Wayne’s very best movies, The Searchers (1956) was coi...
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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ohio Edison Ad – May 27, 1964

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Beginning in the 1940s, Reddy Kilowatt made practically daily appearances in the Lorain Journal in his role as the advertising mascot for O...