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Elyria Lumber & Coal Co’s Rise and Aftermath in Urban Renewal
In Elyria’s Chestnut Street area urban renewal erased the Elyria Lumber & Coal Company once housed there. The firm, founded by Charles Crehore and later led by Otto Koehn, thrived from 1901 with modern mills, a 200,000 foot lumber capacity, and extensive cement block production. Oscar Koehn recalls 15 employees, tornado repair, and the plant’s advanced machinery before demolition ended an era.
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Chestnut Street
Elyria
Elm Street
Oscar Koehn
Glenwood
Otto Koehn
Germany
Otto
United States
John Hart
Charles Crehore
Elyria Lumber & Coal Company
Robert Crehore
Oscar
Crehore
Pearl Lord
Manhattan Lengel
North Ridgeville
Lorain
American Cement Association
Ohio
Chicago
Lois Tattersall
Robert Ghlemacher
Jerry Koehn
Schicklgruber
Hitler