Elyria In Vintage Postcards

by Benjamin J. Mancine, Anne Fischer Mancine

Overview

Elyria was settled on the Black River near two 40-foot waterfalls, which aided milling operations and encouraged industry. Its proximity to Lake Erie further promoted travel and trade. Elyria in Vintage Postcards picks up Elyria's history 90 years after her founding in 1817, when postcards were all the rage. This fashionable mode of communication resulted in the preservation of these images of historic Elyria. This book will take you on a tour of the town through vintage postcards. Visit Elyria's now-defunct movie theaters and hotels during their prime. View Black River bridges, old mills, and an early hydroelectric plant. Discover buildings that were destroyed by fire, bridges destroyed by flood, train wrecks, and devastating snowstorms. And take a rare peek inside Elyria's early businesses, schools, and churches.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738532707
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/18/2004
Series:	Postcard History Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

This book represents the best of the more than 600 postcards in the authors' collection. Ben Mancine lived in Elyria for over 20 years and grew to appreciate the unique aspects of the city. He is an amateur photographer who has taken hundreds of photos of Cascade Park. Anne Fischer Mancine lived in Elyria for most of her life, graduated from Elyria High School in 1971, and worked at the Elyria Public Library for many years. Ben and Anne now live in Kent, Ohio.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	6
	Introduction	7
1.	Up and Down Broad Street	9
2.	Hospital and Eldercare	25
3.	Around the Square	35
4.	Schools, Churches, and Neighborhoods	51
5.	Bridges, Trains, and Industry	75
6.	Cascade Park and the Falls	91
7.	Gathering Spots	105
8.	Around Town	117