An aerial view of downtown Lorain and the Black River from the west, 1930s
1930s
/ Downtown Lorain
This is an aerial view of the northern section of downtown Lorain, Ohio, the Black River and East Erie Avenue that was taken from the west of downtown. Erie Avenue (West and East)is at the center and center-left of the photograph. The High-Level (Bascule) bridge is visible, as is part of the Lorain shipyards. An unknown barge can be seen moored at the dock in the top right of the photo. The photographer is unknown. Date is not certain, but is likely from the mid-1930s.
~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “An aerial view of downtown Lorain and the Black River from the west, 1930s,” Lorain County Memory, accessed January 11, 2025, https://lorain.omeka.net/items/show/2061.