Description
This vibrant postcard showcases a bustling mid-century street scene in Lorain, Ohio, with colorful buildings and cars. The view, looking south from the intersection of Broadway and Lake Routes 2 & 6, captures the city’s busy business district. This Plastichrome postcard, published circa 1950s, offers a glimpse into Lorain’s industrial past.
Front Text (cleaned):
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Back Text (cleaned):
Pub. by Ohio Natural Color Card Co., 1619 Brownell Ct., Cleveland 15, Ohio
Intersection of Broadway and Lake Routes 2 & 6, located in the center of the business district, looking south. Lorain is a city of approximately 54,000 population, located in Lorain County in northern Ohio, with a large, modern harbor at the mouth of the Black River on Lake Erie. Situated 28 miles west of Cleveland, Lorain has, within a radius of 500 miles, a market of 81,000,000 people.
P23326
Plastichrome
by COLOURPICTURE PUBLISHERS, INC., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.
POST CARD
"An Industrial Empire in Ohio's Vacation Land"
Color by Howard Studios, Cleveland 15, Ohio
