Description
This vintage postcard showcases a charming street scene in Lorain, Ohio, featuring brick buildings and parked cars. The back includes information highlighting Lorain’s impressive infrastructure, boasting paved streets, parks, and a notable bowling system. This delightful postcard, postmarked July 18, 1939, offers a glimpse into the city’s history from the 1930s.
Front Text (cleaned):
PERSONAL
FIREABLE COMPLETION
LOANS
OPTOMETRIST
OPTICIAN
EAST ERIE AND BROADWAY, LORAIN, OHIO 44052
SURGICAL
SUPPLIES
Back Text (cleaned):
July 18, 1939
Lorain, one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes, has over 62 miles of paved streets, 145 acres of parks and playgrounds; also one of the finest bowling systems and one of the longest lighted thoroughfares in the United States.
To Lorraine
from Auntie Alice
4032 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, Ill.
