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The Schade Theatre and Ohio Theatre
The Schade Theatre in Sandusky opened in the 200 block of West Market Street in 1915 as the Alhambra Theatre. An article in the December 19, 1915 issue of the Star Journal reported that the “motion...
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In Celebration of National Library Week
The Library Association of Sandusky was incorporated in Ohio on November 4, 1895, and has provided free library service to residents of Erie County ever since. For more history of Sandusky Library,...
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William H. Reinhart, President of the Sweet Valley Wine Company
William Homer Reinhart was born in 1865 in Huron County, Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reinhart, who were both natives of Germany. When William was quite young, both his parents died. He learned the...
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Indoor Circuses Held at Jackson Junior High
From 1940 through 1958, the Sandusky Industrial Union Council sponsored an annual indoor circus, which was held at Jackson Junior High School. The event was sponsored by . The November 1940 performance...
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“You Never Can Tell” Performance in 1922
On April 20, 1922, the play “You Never Can Tell” was presented by the Sandusky Federation of Women’s Clubs at the Sandusky Theater on Jackson and Water Streets. Charlotte Atwater DeVine directed the...
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Small Bits of History on Sandusky’s Historic Buildings
The symbols, initials, and acronyms that can be seen on Sandusky’s older buildings provide us with clues to the historic past of our community. The Sandusky Register building was originally built for...
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Stadium Diner
From 1941 until the late 1980s, the Stadium Diner was in business at 1019 West Perkins Avenue in Sandusky, close to the Sandusky High School’s football field (now Strobel Field at Cedar Point Stadium.)...
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John and Charles J. Krupp
Born in Bavaria, Germany in 1822, John Krupp was in the furniture and undertaking business in Sandusky from about 1870 until he retired in 1895. Charles J. Krupp, his son, and Henry T. Goebel took...
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When Sandusky’s Funeral Homes Provided Ambulance Service
Before organized emergency medical services were introduced in the United States, funeral homes often provided emergency ambulance service as well as transportation for sick patients. In the souvenir...
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A Locale in Erie County Known as Union Corners
If you have ever passed by St. John’s Lutheran Church on Route 250, traveling from Sandusky to Norwalk, then you have traveled through an area of Erie County that has long been known as Union Corners....
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Cedar Point Sign at the Foot of Columbus Avenue
Though we do not have the exact dates it was in use, the iconic Cedar Point sign at the foot of Columbus Avenue could be seen in downtown Sandusky from the 1930s through the 1960s, and possibly longer....
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Mrs. Alice Jenkins, An Early Trustee of the Sandusky Library Association
Alice J. Johnson was the daughter of Leonard Beatty Johnson, a prominent business man who once owned Johnson’s Island. She was born in 1850 to Mr. Johnson and his wife, the former Permelia Nettleton....
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The Quinnebog Fishing Club
This vintage photograph from the Dr. Norbert Lange collection was taken shortly after the turn of the twentieth century. Several Sandusky residents were members of the Quinnebog Fishing Club. The group...
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The Pelican Restaurant
Pictured above is the Pelican restaurant about 1928 in the 100 block of Columbus Avenue, next to the R.M. and C.B. Wilcox Company. The Pelican Restaurant and Confectionery opened in March of 1928,...
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J.J. Hinde and J.J. Dauch, the Men behind the Hinde and Dauch Paper Company
Image of James J. Hinde courtesy of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, OhioJames J. Hinde was born in Huron Township, Ohio on March 31, 1855 to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hinde, who...
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Famed Circus Performer Clyde Beatty at the M. Hommel Wine Company
On May 26, 1937, Clyde and Harriet Beatty, along with several other individuals associated with the Cole Brothers Circus, visited the M. Hommel Wine Company and signed the guest book. Clyde Beatty, a...
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1898 Sandusky High School Graduates
Pictured above are all the female graduates from the Sandusky High School class of 1898, except Winifred Chapman, who was not present when the photograph was taken. Most likely the male graduates’...
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Manhattan Clothing Store
Around the turn of the twentieth century Samuel Kaplan and Henry Isaacs were the proprietors of the Manhattan Clothing Emporium at the northeast corner of Market and Jackson Streets in downtown...
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Holzaepfel Kodaks Baseball Team
In the 1910s, the Holzaepfel store sponsored a baseball team known as the Kodaks. When you look closely at the players, the name Kodaks is printed on the center of their uniform tops, and the large H...
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Aerial View of Dutch Lane and Cove
Photographer and pilot Thomas Root took this aerial view of Dutch Lane and the surrounding area on June 7, 1959. You can still see the railroad bridge in the upper right hand portion of the photo. The...
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