Broadway Avenue looking north from Franklin Street (now Fifth Street), Lorain, Ohio
1908 - 1910
/ Downtown Lorain

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An illustrated postcard view of Broadway Avenue looking north from Franklin Street (now known as Fifth Street), Lorain, Ohio. The Lorain Street Railway tracks are visible in the center of the street. The first location of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is visible on the right of the postcard, as is a business sign reading "Old Times". The caption on the postcard reads "Broadway, North from Franklin St., Lorain, O."
On the back of the postcard, the postcard bears a postmark of Lorain, Ohio, July 26, 9:30 AM, 1910. The card is addressed to Miss Ruth J. Snead, 93 Eureka Ave, Wyandotte, Michigan. The publisher of the postcard is not known.
~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “Broadway Avenue looking north from Franklin Street (now Fifth Street), Lorain, Ohio,” Lorain County Memory, accessed February 22, 2025, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2176.