#warren oh

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Traffic on East Market Street at Chestnut Street in Warren, Ohio, circa 1959.

Photo from the downtownwarrenhistory collection at Flickr.

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Scan of an undated postcard view showing the entrance to the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio.  If you enjoy the vintage car scene I’d suggest paying this place a visit while it’s still here to enjoy.  During my visit last year I spoke to a friendly volunteer who told me the place is struggling for funding and even renting its space out for private events. 

Packard hasn’t produced cars in many decades but the company has continued to exist, producing electronic components.  Current foreign ownership, I was told, has no appreciation for the history or even the Packard name.  When I toured the exhibit area, all the cars had been maneuvered to the perimeter of the floor to accommodate tables and chairs for an upcoming bar mitzvah. 

The figure over the entrance door in the photo is a reproduction of an iconic Packard hood ornament; the postcard was purchased at the museum.

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The Daniel Theater in downtown Warren, Ohio, as seen in 1970.

Photo from downtownwarrenhistory at Flickr

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The Packard Building Apartments in Warren, Ohio.  The Packard name is unavoidable in Warren, birthplace of the American automobile company.  The WD Packard Music Hall is still going strong; beautiful Packard Park is behind it and the National Packard Museum next door.  Photo: June 8, 2018

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Trumbull County Court House (1897) in Warren, Ohio

June 8, 2018

http://www.co.trumbull.oh.us/tc_courthouse.html

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The National Headquarters of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1902, including a look at a 45-star US flag.  The NAWSA grew to two million members, making it the largest voluntary organization in the nation.  It played a vital role in the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 guaranteeing the women’s right to vote...41 years after the amendment had been proposed.  Photo from downtownwarrenhistory at Flickr.

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City Hall, Warren, Ohio, circa 1910.  This particular building burned down in 1916.  Image edited from a photo from the collection of Tom Molocea via downtownwarrenhistory on flickr...the full version is below.

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Postcard view of the Imperial 400 Motel at 415 East Market Street in Warren, Ohio, circa 1970.  Productions at the Packard Music Hall in Warren, the venue a story in itself, attracted visitors throughout the region and beyond...visitors who needed a place to stay.  Image above comes from downtownwarrenhistory on Flickr. 

Unfortunately, despite its groovy vibe, the Imperial 400 Motel didn’t survive; the Google street view image below shows the scene as of October 2017.