Businesses in the 300 block of Broadway Avenue, Lorain, Ohio, circa early 1920s.

1920s / Downtown Lorain
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Businesses in the 300 block of Broadway Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. The view is taken from the northeast corner of Broadway and Erie Avenue. The Colonial Hotel and residential areas of downtown Lorain are visible in the photo. Other businesses visible in the photo are Lorain Dry Goods Company, Holsmans (?) jewelers and Heilman's Restaurant. This photograph was likely taken prior to the tornado which devastated downtown Lorain on June 28, 1924. Photographer is unknown.

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “Businesses in the 300 block of Broadway Avenue, Lorain, Ohio, circa early 1920s.,” Lorain County Memory, accessed March 30, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/1835.

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Businesses in the 300 block of Broadway Avenue, Lorain, Ohio, circa early 1920s.

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Businesses in the 300 block of Broadway Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. The view is taken from the northeast corner of Broadway and Erie Avenue. The Colonial Hotel and residential areas of downtown Lorain are visible in the photo. Other businesses visible in the photo are Lorain Dry Goods Company, Holsmans (?) jewelers and Heilman's Restaurant. This photograph was likely taken prior to the tornado which devastated downtown Lorain on June 28, 1924. Photographer is unknown.

Publisher

Lorain Public Library System
Albert Doane

Date

1920s

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English

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