Cascade Park's first mounted patrol memories in Elyria
The May announcement of two Elyria policemen patrolling Cascade Park on horseback marked the department first mounted patrol. The Hancock family recalls earlier era patrols, park life, and WPA tree planting in Cascade Park's 19 acres, with Buddy the horse and Queenie the park mascot shaping decades of local history.
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Elyria
Cascade Park
Charles Hancock
Buddy
Charles Crehore
Court
Crehore
Hancocks
Queenie
Pauline Hasley
Furnace Street
Ford
West River
Joe
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Park Department
Gerald Hully
Margaret Hancock
Kellogg Day
Marian
Kellogg
Kelloge
Ethel B. Hancock
Marcia
Elyria Savings & Trust Bank
Amy
Joseph Hancock
Alexandra Daydreams At The Beach In Mermaid Tale
In hot sun Alexandra imagines a real mermaid near the lake while Andy builds a sand castle. A second mermaid named Lapalapi appears, aged 800, and guides Alexandra to a river home. Alexandra returns to Andy, who calls her daydreaming, as questions of reality linger.
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Alexandra
Andy
Lapalapt
Lapalapi
Brenda Beautiful and the Perfect Neighbor Row
A neighborhood tale centers on Brenda Beautiful a universally admired woman with a flawless figure stylish outfits and constant energy. The narrator contrasts Brenda with other women noting envy tension and questions about friendship sparked by her perfection and aloof demeanor.
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Brenda Beautiful
Brenda
Resr
Peanut butter and promises of a perfect size seven
A brief dialogue centers on a woman confessing she is not perfect and the other character bluntly reframes perfection as a work in progress. They discuss a padded top, a wig, blue contact lenses, false lashes, and makeup as disguises while exploring vanity and friendship. The exchange ends with a cold assertion that she is improving toward perfection.
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First Mounted Patrol
Hancock
Neckers
Cascade
Elywood Park
Dad
Joseph and
Marian Hancock
Robinson & Hancock Company
Broad St
Charles
Theodore T. Robinson
Broad and Mill
Lake Avenue
Robinson & Hancock
Foster-Fitch
Park
Henry
Betsey Hancock
Avon Township
England
Avon
Townsend
U.S
Ridgeville
Center Ridge Road
Mendel
Ater
Charlie Crehore
Clowson
Lorain
Ely Park
Robert Hancock
Lorain County Bank
Cleveland Stadium
Cascade Pool
Sears
Midway Mall
Hancock's Clocks
Jamie's
Lorain County Savings & Trust Bank
Elyria Dairies
Connie Davis
Robin’s
By Robin Robinson
Ful
Judith Stacy
Judy
Duval the Fabulous
Helene Curtis
Pers Inclus
Shefield Center
Lornin
Cortefil
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