Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Meet William E. Ashbolt

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While preparing yesterday’s post about the Ashbolt children meeting the stars of the “Our Gang” comedies, I wondered: just who was William E...
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Monday, September 13, 2021

The Ashbolt Kids Meets the Little Rascals

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Remember my post about the children who had the chance to meet the Three Stooges backstage at Lorain's Palace Theater, after their perf...
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Friday, September 10, 2021

New Teachers in Vermilion – Sept. 1971

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It seems quaint now, but back in the 50s, 60s and even the 1970s, the Journal used to run articles at the beginning of the school year that ...
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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Tivoli Theater Comes Down – October 1985

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Detail from a June 1955 Lorain Journal ad Yesterday’s post dealt with the closing of the Ohio Theater in Downtown Lorain back in September 1...
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Ohio Theater Closes – September 1971

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Fifty years ago, Downtown Lorain probably began its slow, downward spiral with the closing of the Ohio Theater. Above is the article that ra...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Buckeye Beer Ad – Sept. 1, 1961

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Yesterday’s post featured a Journal front page from Labor Day weekend 1961. Perhaps during that same holiday, some thirsty Lorainites reach...
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Monday, September 6, 2021

The Journal Front Page – Sept. 2, 1961

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Well, it’s Labor Day – and longtime readers of this blog know that means it’s time for a grim reminder to drive safely. And so here’s the fr...
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