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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: Lorain: The Real Postcards of Willis Leiter Now Available

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Monday, January 27, 2014. Lorain: The Real Postcards of Willis Leiter Now Available. The secret is finally out – and it's good news for anyone interested in Lorain history that wants to add an invaluable volume to their bookshelf. The book Lorain: The Real Postcards of Willis Leiter. Is officially on sale today from Arcadia Publising . The authors – (top row, from left) Paula Shorf,. Of Elyria, Ohio is a l...

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: April 2015

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Thursday, April 30, 2015. What used to be in that building at 2834 Broadway? I haven't done one of these in a while–where I photograph some arbitrary building, and then research it in the library to find out what business originally called it home over the years. In this case, however, I already knew what longtime Lorain business was located in this building at 2834 Broadway. 1955 Lorain Phone Book ad.

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: June 2015

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Hole-in-the-Wall Part 2: the Claus Farm. 1896 Map showing the two Claus (spelled Clause here) farms. While many local residents have fond memories of sneaking onto Hole-in-the-Wall beach near Oak Point as teenagers, the "other" Hole-in-the-Wall is much lesser known. Historian and archivist Dennis Lamont. Explained the story to me in several emails over the last few years. According ...

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: Mari-Dor Beach Cottages

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Monday, August 1, 2011. Here's a postcard of the Mari-Dor Beach. Lakefront cottages out on West Lake Road (US 6) in Vermilion Township. The Morning Journal. Ran a really nice story on Sunday ( here. Of the 150th anniversary of the place. The business has a Facebook. Page (with plenty of photos), as well as a nice website. This place place looks so cute! August 3, 2011 at 1:17 PM. I agree, Julie! Subscribe ...

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: March 2015

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Route 58 Farm House. It's always an interesting drive going south on Route 58 heading out of Amherst. There's so many great old farmhouses – some that are still part of active, productive Lorain County farms, and others that look like time forgot them. The one above is one of the latter, I'm afraid. But it's still appealing and photogenic. Aerial View Courtesy of Bing Maps. As you ...

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: 103rd O.V.I. Vintage Postcards

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Friday, August 10, 2012. 103rd O.V.I. Vintage Postcards. Since the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry's reunion starts this weekend, here's a few vintage postcards from past reunions to help reinforce the historical aspect of it all. Here's a few more looks at what I believe is the current 103rd O.V.I. property as seen on vintage postcards. Here's wishing the 103rd O.V.I. another great Camp Week! The numbering ...

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: The History of U.S. Route 6

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Thursday, July 30, 2015. The History of U.S. Route 6. By now you’re well aware that U.S. Route 6 is the Grand Army of the Republic Highway. But did you know it has another historical designation and is named for a famous president? You can find out all about it in this article I wrote for the July 2009 issue of the Black Swamp Trader and Firelands Gazette. It appears here courtesy of that publication.

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: Mari-Dor Beach Cottages Revisited

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Mari-Dor Beach Cottages Revisited. I love driving west of Lorain on Route 6, and enjoy seeing all of the old cottages that time has somehow forgotten. Not surprisingly, they've been the subject of numerous posts on this blog. Back in 2011, I did a post. On Mari-Dor Beach Cottages. Well, late last summer I received a nice email from Doug Kishman. He noted, "One is from the entry b...

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: Linwood Park Entrance – Then & Now

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Linwood Park Entrance – Then and Now. Here's a familiar site to anyone who has traveled US Route 6 through Vermilion: the entrance gate to Linwood Park. The Curtis Teich postcard was distributed by Geo. H. Tremper of Sandusky, Ohio and dates from the mid-1940s. Linwood Park is also home to some year-round residents. Some of the privately owned cottages are available for rental.

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: 103rd O.V.I. Encampment

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Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. VINTAGE ADS, ARTICLES, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS and REMINISCING! Tuesday, August 9, 2011. 103rd O.V.I. Encampment. A bit of local Civil War history has come to life once again. At the 103d Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Sheffield Lake. It's a tradition going back to 1866, when the men of the 103rd decided to hold an annual summer reunion to renew their friendships. Eventually the wives and families of the men were invited, and the reunions evolved into weeklong camps. Four ...