The Hotel Lorain on fire, 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.

Cellophane tape is clearly seen on the lower half of the photograph.

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “The Hotel Lorain on fire, February 18. 1936,” Lorain County Memory, accessed March 3, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2631.

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The Hotel Lorain on fire, 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.

Cellophane tape is clearly seen on the lower half of the photograph.

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Albert Doane
Lorain Public Library System

Date

February 18, 1936

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