A view of downtown Lorain, Ohio looking north toward Lake Erie

1900 - 1910 / Downtown Lorain

Downtown Lorain, Ohio from Fourth Street looking north toward Lake Erie. A Lorain Street Railroad/Railway (later Lake Shore Electric Railway) trolley car is traveling south on Broadway.

Businesses which can be identified in the photograph include the Majestic Theater and Long's Garage.

The date of the photograph is not known, but can be estimated as having been taken in the period between 1900 - 1910. The photographer is unknown.

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “A view of downtown Lorain, Ohio looking north toward Lake Erie,” Lorain County Memory, accessed April 2, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2666.

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A view of downtown Lorain, Ohio looking north toward Lake Erie

Description

Downtown Lorain, Ohio from Fourth Street looking north toward Lake Erie. A Lorain Street Railroad/Railway (later Lake Shore Electric Railway) trolley car is traveling south on Broadway.

Businesses which can be identified in the photograph include the Majestic Theater and Long's Garage.

The date of the photograph is not known, but can be estimated as having been taken in the period between 1900 - 1910. The photographer is unknown.

Publisher

Albert Doane
Lorain Public Library System

Date

1900 - 1910

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English

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