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Grace Court and Second Street’s Historic Elyria Heritage
A long read on Grace Court once named in Elyria, tracing its rise as a tree lined street, the Hoyle and Strohmeier families, notable houses, and the impact of the East River Parkway proposal. It recalls Isabell Huge, local landmarks, and the fear that development could erase these historic homes and the town’s character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Street
Past Avenue
Cedar Street
Elyria
Grace Court
William Hoyle
Hoyle
Broad Street
Isabell Strohmeier
Jack Huge
Frederick Strohmeier
Old
Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad
Depot Street
East Avenue
Strohmeier
Isabell
Jack
Detroit
New York City
Huges
Chauncey Smythe
Cedar
Clair Davis
Eastern Heights
Isabell Huge
Parks Foster
Henry L. Clough
Nahhum B. Gates
Monteith Hall
Elyria Woman's Club
Strohmeiers
Heman Ely
Huntington
East Bridge Street
Lorain Banking Company
Lorain County Savings & Trust
Foster
Amherst
Hales
Henry Clough
Hallie
William G. Sharp
U.S
France
Wilson
Strohmeier Rest
George Nicholas
Moose Club
Harvey Curtis
Mathew Zechman
Frank Foster
Melvin Brush
C. Clayton Bowers
Bowers
Second St
Edwin B. Sheffield
Henry S. Sheffield
Henry Wurst
Wurst Court
Irving Griswold
Elyria Postmater
Fred Colson
Colson Stores
Colson Company
Walter Manson
George Persons
Arthur Curren
Elyria Telephone Company
James Thomas
First Congregational Church
Daniel W. Lathrop
Hemnan Ely
Parkway
Curtis-Schueffler