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. (If
anyone has the exact dates that this sign was in operation, please leave a message
in the comments field.) At night the sign was brightly lit, and the colorful
lights reminded you of Cedar Point’s bustling Midway rides. For decades you
could ride a ferry from downtown Sandusky to Cedar Point, and the dock was just
beyond the Cedar Point sign. For many years the large building at 103-105 W.
Shoreline Drive served as the winter offices for the Cedar Point Resort
Company. You can read several phrases on the sign in the picture below, taken
about 1940 during a Grape Festival celebration.
Advertised were: bathing, hotels, dancing, amusements, and free attractions. In this picture from the 1950s, you can see cars from the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad which was still in operation in downtown Sandusky at the time.
The
Cedar Point sign can be seen in this Colortone postcard printed by the Curt
Teich Company in Chicago, Illinois. Two large passenger ferries can be seen
near the pier.
It was taken down in 1985.
ReplyDeleteWhere was the depot for B&O trains into Sandusky?? There was a rail line along Warren Street. Is that where the B&O station was, or was that the "Big 4" depot??
ReplyDeleteEd,
ReplyDeleteI don't think there was a B&O depot as such in Sandusky. The B&O serviced the Weire Bros. scrap yard at Scott St. and across from my grandmother's house on Franklin St. I think there was also a terminal of some sort on the waterfront; more or less at the foot of Wayne St. This all rests in my memory of the 1940s.
Do you remember me Ed? I lived on Marlboro St.; more or less in the middle of the block between Fifth St. and Erie Blvd. We attended St. Mary's together for a time. I defected for SHS in 49.
Your many welcome entries to this site sure help in refreshing some of those misty memories.
Keep em coming, JIM TIGHT