Lorain 1924 Tornado Devastation Recalled in City Remembrance
In eight minutes on June 2, 1924, Lorain suffered 78 deaths, 1,000 injuries, and millions in damage as a tornado ripped along 100 miles of lakefront. Hundreds of businesses and homes were destroyed, nine churches leveled, and utilities largely knocked out. Red Cross and military units aided recovery as rebuilding began the following spring.
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Lorain
Lakefront
Lakeview Park
Erie Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain High School
Red Cross
112Th Army Engineers
Ohio National Guard
Washington Park
Sandusky
Ashtabula
Trumbull
Procraea
South Lorain
South End
American Red Cross
YMCA
George C. Farkell
Farkell
L. A. Fauver
Red
Open House Today Sea-minded Lorain Hosts Navy Ships
Lorain hosts Admiral Ernest J. King Day events with open house aboard the USS Kleinsmith and USS Donner at B and O docks to honor Lorain’s native son and kick off a week of 125th anniversary festivities.
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Lorain
Ernest J. King
U.S. Navy
St. Lawrence Seaway
Admiral King
Navy
Lorain County
Wood County
Kileinsmith
Bays City
Mich
Pacific
Atlantic
Kleinsmith
Lalso
UDT
Paul A. Schwemney
USN
Cleveland
Miami University
Naval Academy
Donner
Boston
Mediterranean
Fort Jane
Nationally Famous Shopping Center with Landmark Design
The three level center anchored by O'Neil Department Store features 120,000 square feet on three levels with 200 departments and a 600 person auditorium. Zoning disputes delayed ground breaking in 1953 with public pressure shaping the project. The vast parking can hold about 3,000 cars and shoppers enjoy music as a stress reliever in the hall.
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O'Neil
Sheffield
Auditorum
Soli Music
Dr Frederick First In Lorain To Own Car
Lorain report notes Dr C H Frederick as the 61st resident to buy a car. The purchase came from an out-of-town dealer as local auto trade began. The era’s early models include the Cad Wacs white and Winton priced around 850 dollars.
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Dr. Frederick
Lorain
C. H. Frederick
Winner Is Loser In Ontario Card Game Heist
ST CATHARINES Ontario police report Fred Gaspich said after a winning hand he was counted out of his money. He claimed two men refused to stop at a tavern and grabbed his 980 cash as they ran.
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ST. Catharines, Ont
Fred Gaspich
Gaspich
Oakwood Park Deeded In 1895 By Johnson
Lorain reports that Oakwood Park was deeded for park use in 1895. The Johnson Steel Co, later United States Steel Lorain Works, planned development with 1 700 acres for the plant site and 2 908 acres for town use. The park area formed part of a larger 2 300 acre tract.
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Lorain
Oakwood Park
Ihe civ
Johnson Steel Co
Lorain Works
National Tube Division
United States Steel
Tom Johnson
First Bathtub Installed in Lorain Hotel Farrell House
A copper lined, wood encased bathtub described as Lorain’s first such device was installed at the Hotel Farrell House in 1873. The Farrell House owned by M. J. Farrell stood at the Broadway and West Erie Ave corner, with the tub installed in May 1914.
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Lorain
Farrell House
M. J. Farrell
Broadway and
West Erie Ave
Nielsen’s Jewelry Store: City’s Oldest Retail House
Nielsen’s Jewelry Store at 419 Broadway, opened in 1877 by H. P. Nielsen, remains the city’s oldest retail establishment. It is now run by Walter Nielsen, son of the founder, in an 82 year old family business adjacent to Allen Footwear Co., established in 1883 as the second oldest retailer.
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Lorain
Nielsen's Jewelry
Broadway
H. P. Nielsen
Walter
Allen Footwear Co
Ford Plant Expansion Bolsters Lorain Economy
Lorain gains economic backbone from Ford Motor Co assembly plant with 3,300 to 3,400 workers on double shift and output of at least 900 cars daily. The 1,615,009 square foot facility sits on a 200 acre site, with total roofed area near four acres once offices added. Annexation of Brownheim Township into Lorain spurred court battles and tax-revenue concerns for Vermilion schools amid ongoing opposition to the move.
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Lorain
Ford Motor Co
Ithe
Brownheim Township
Lo Fain
Brownheim
Ford
Vermilion
Horses and Cars On Even Terms In Corporates
Fragmentary notes describe 13 horses and cars on even terms with likely corporate ownership within limits. Reads as legal or financial item referencing owed amounts and assets under corporate control. Further specifics are unclear from the text.
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U.S.S. Kleinsmith
APD
U.S.S. Donner
Homer Tolivisia
Paul A. Schwemley
Mander Homer Telivisin
Massachusetts
Brown University
Harvard Graduate School
Old State Theater
Wickens Co
Black River
Johnson
Nielsen Store
Stownhelm
Antares
Biles
Somers - Smith
Insurance Agency
Broad Street
Elyria
Fairfax
Sixth Street
Lerain
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