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Broad Street parade photo hints at early Elyria streets
A long-ago Elyria parade photo shows Broad Street with streetcar tracks and wooden storefronts. Notes suggest a turn-of-the-century date, warm day, and umbrellas. mentions possible Memorial Day or Fourth of July. The piece also recalls a 1917 Navy living flag at Great Lakes and a 1931 Friendship Club cabinet with Marg ret Kinison.
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