Reading 467

 RDG 467 at Steamtown Yard, January 17, 2016.

Gypsy Beans

 We stopped by Gypsy Beans, 6425 Detroit Avenue again on Sunday, great spot.

Cleveland Skyline

 View from behind buildings on Edgewater Drive on Sunday afternoon. Looks like ice is starting to reform.

West 25th Street

 Looking south on West 25th Street from near Blatt Court a couple weeks ago.

Holdup Heroine

 This story from the Plain Dealer, January 20, 1956 caught my eye.

Audubon School

The now demolished Audubon School on Mulberry Street, January 23, 2011.

I remember voting here once.

4461-63 Lorain Avenue

 Sure looked better then it did 60 years ago along here, this was a rather sketchy area in the 60's & 70's.

1957 Zoning Board photo from the Cleveland Public Library.

1955 Zoning Board photo from the Cleveland Public Library.

Board of Trade Building

 The Board of Trade Building on Courthouse Square, January 16, 2016.

Jewett Six

 Jewett Six on sale at Paige - Ohio, from the Plain Dealer, January 6, 1926.

Arsenal Cider House

 Arsenal Cider House, 4507 Lorain Avenue, a lot of interesting spots along this stretch of Lorain.

Ore Carrier

 An ore ship on Lake Erie on a chilly December day.

Lorain Theatre

 The Lorain Theatre, 4601 Lorain Avenue has recently been reborn as the new home of Visible Voice Books that had previously been in Tremont. The theatre building dates to 1909, with a capacity of around 450, it served primarily as a picture house through the late winter of 1969. The theatre was transformed into the Denmark Cinema in late 1971 and ran as an adult theatre through the 1970's. Later the building served as a furniture store, and was vacant for a number of years. The recent renovation is quite impressive.

The new home of Visible Voice Books, the former Lorain Theatre on Saturday January 3, 2026.

The Lorain Theatre is visible at the far right in this 1954 view from the Cleveland Public Library.

View of the small stage from a loft in the former auditorium.

Looking down, towards the front entrance.

Portions of what appears to be the original wall treatments have been preserved.

From Show World, July 10, 1909.

Ads fot the Lorain were usually tiny, from The Plain Dealer, March 24, 1917.

From Motion Picture News, August 7, 1926

From The Plain Dealer, September 26, 1926.

From Motion Picture news, February 25, 1927.

From The Plain Dealer, September 7, 1930.

From The Film Daily, June 8, 1931.

From The Plain Dealer, January 11, 1936.

From The Plain Dealer, May 30, 1943.

From The Plain Dealer, August 10, 1945.

From The Plain Dealer, June 29, 1956.

From The Plain Dealer, September 11, 1959.

From The Plain Dealer, July 20, 1962.

From The Plain Dealer, October 23, 1964.

From The Plain Dealer, October 18, 1967.

From The Plain Dealer, January 1, 1969. The theatre closed several weeks later.

The Lorain was reborn as the Denmark Cinema, from Scene, November 5 - 11, 1970.

This article, from Scene, November 5 - 11, 1970 illustrates the changing times and how Some Cleveland theatres were adapting.

From The Plain Dealer, December 21, 1970.

From The Plain Dealer, January 10, 1971.

From Scene, January 28 - February 3, 1971.

From The Plain Dealer, October 29, 1971.

From The Plain Dealer, November 19, 1971.

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking east on the NKP from Hird Avenue on a snowy day last month.

Dante

 Dante statue, U of s campus, January 16, 2016.

Lorain Avenue

 Looking east on Lorain Avenue from West 45th Street last Saturday afternoon.

Hotel Jermyn

 The Hotel Jermyn, Wyoming & Spruce, January 9, 2016.

RTA 3518

 RTA 3518 eastbound on Lorain Avenue, at West 45th Street last Saturday afternoon.

I can't stand those ad-wraps, impossible to see outside.

Peek-a-Boo Club

 The Peek-a-Boo Club, 3129 W 25th Street, with St. Michael's looming in the background on Saturday afternoon.

West 25th Street

 Looking north on West 25th Street from Buckeye Court, last Saturday afternoon.

St. Michael's Church

 An undated photo of St. Michael's Church, 3114 Scranton Road, from the Cleveland Public Library.