Downtown Lorain, Ohio looking north

Circa 1900 - 1910
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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, “Downtown Lorain, Ohio looking north,” Lorain County Memory, accessed May 23, 2026, https://lorain.omeka.net/items/show/2666.

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Title

Downtown Lorain, Ohio looking north

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

Circa 1900 - 1910

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Identifier

Item #2666

Coverage

Lorain

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Photograph