Ohio City has changed a ton over the years. From ghost town to industrial area to now being a popular destination for restaurants and bars, the area has transformed many times. These pictures show the changes over the years and what some of the most notable landmarks and buildings looked like in decades past.
Udell Hotel, 1939Riverview Terrace Community Center, 1964Fisherman’s Paradise, 1943Jack & Jill West Lounge, 1975West 25th Street bridge over Walworth Run, 1951Swing-In Bar, 1963Miller United Shoe Co., 1935Franklin Hotel, 197oTemporary bridge on West 25th, 1954Razing of Cleveland Trust Branch at West 25th and Franklin, 1976Dairy-Dell, 1937Exterior of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, facing W. 30th St. entrance, 1968West 25th, South of Lorain, 1944Building at 2600 Detroit Avenue, 1970American Electric Washer Co. Building, 1950Erie Press Building, 1947Jaywalkers at West 25th & Lorain Avenue, 1951Apartment building demolition, 2519 Detroit Ave., 1978Gambling club on Lorain Avenue, 1933North Abbey Playground, 1965Lutheran Hospital, 1962Traci’s Restaurant and Liquor, 1977West 45th abd Franklin, 1936Front view of King Gambrinus statue in courtyard of Leisy Brewery, 1934West Side Community House, 1973Development of Lakeview Terrace public housing units, 1937Goat statue at driveway of Leisy Brewery, 1961Prohibition agents watch beer storage tanks emptied into sewer at Leisy Brewery, 1923Rear view of Isaac Leisy’s house located next to Leisy Brewery on Vega Avenue, 1940Leonard Schlather Brewing Company Brewery at West 28th Street and Carroll Avenue, 1974Shoppers crossing street near West Side Market, 1961Crowd at food festival, in front of outdoor vendor stands, 1980Market vendors posed for group photo, 1962West Side Market interior, 1912West Side Market tower surrounded by scaffolding, 1976West Side Market tower, 1980West Side Market building and tower, 1972Construction site across from the West Side Market facade facing West 25th St., 1979Early photo of West Side Market, 1900sCrowd of shoppers and produce vendors set up on the sidewalk, 1946Watermelon stand in outdoor market, 1979Meckes Dry Goods Store, 1932
