Fire at the Hotel Lorain, February 18, 1936

February 18, 1936 / Downtown Lorain
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Lorain Fire Department members fighting a fire at the Hotel Lorain in Lorain, Ohio on February 18, 1936. The hotel was located at the corner of West 7th Street and Broadway Avenue. The fire destroyed the hotel building.

The marquee of the Tivoli Theater can be seen in the center of the photograph. A sign advertising an event can be seen to the right of the marquee: "Believe It or Not: Freaks Now Showing Here".

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “Fire at the Hotel Lorain, February 18, 1936,” Lorain County Memory, accessed March 3, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2630.

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Fire at the Hotel Lorain, February 18, 1936

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Lorain Fire Department members fighting a fire at the Hotel Lorain in Lorain, Ohio on February 18, 1936. The hotel was located at the corner of West 7th Street and Broadway Avenue. The fire destroyed the hotel building.

The marquee of the Tivoli Theater can be seen in the center of the photograph. A sign advertising an event can be seen to the right of the marquee: "Believe It or Not: Freaks Now Showing Here".

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Albert Doane
Lorain Public Library System

Date

February 18, 1936

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