Downtown Lorain looking south from First street

1935
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An aerial view of downtown Lorain from First Street.

The Broadway Building is at the center of the photograph. The Erie Avenue viaduct (now Bascule) bridge is visible at left center. A Lorain Street Railway trolley can be seen on the rail tracks heading either north or south.

The photographer is unknown. The date of the photograph is not exact, but is likely from the mid-1930s.

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “Downtown Lorain looking south from First street,” Lorain County Memory, accessed June 14, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/1999.

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Downtown Lorain looking south from First street

Description

An aerial view of downtown Lorain from First Street.

The Broadway Building is at the center of the photograph. The Erie Avenue viaduct (now Bascule) bridge is visible at left center. A Lorain Street Railway trolley can be seen on the rail tracks heading either north or south.

The photographer is unknown. The date of the photograph is not exact, but is likely from the mid-1930s.

Publisher

Lorain Public Library System
Albert Doane

Date

1935

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Item #1999

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Lorain

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Photograph