Leslie, Author at Erie County Historical Society

Sandusky Library and Erie County Jail

Leslie2023-07-28T10:56:04-04:00

114 West Adams Street

Libraries and jails may make for strange bedfellows, but not in Sandusky, Ohio. Continue Reading >

Sandusky Library and Erie County JailLeslie2023-07-28T10:56:04-04:00

Sandusky Marker

Leslie2023-07-27T15:38:45-04:00

Washington Street, between Columbus Ave and Jackson Street

In 1816, Zalmon Wildman, a citizen of Connecticut, platted “Sandusky City” in Portland Township on the south shore of Sandusky Bay on the site formerly occupied by the Indian chief, Ogontz. Continue Reading >

Sandusky MarkerLeslie2023-07-27T15:38:45-04:00

Sandusky Plat Marker

Leslie2023-07-28T07:59:02-04:00

SW Corner of Wayne and Washington Streets

In 1817, James Kilbourne met Isaac Mills and Zalmon Wildman, the owners of the land where Sandusky now stands, and convinced them to pool their resources in order to establish a new city on the south shore of Sandusky Bay. Continue Reading >

Sandusky Plat MarkerLeslie2023-07-28T07:59:02-04:00

Sandusky Register / Star Journal Building

Leslie2024-09-01T08:06:01-04:00

314 West Market Street

Although the Sandusky Register building was built in the early 1920s, the Register traces its history back to the early 1820s. Continue Reading >

Sandusky Register / Star Journal BuildingLeslie2024-09-01T08:06:01-04:00

Schade / Ohio Theater

Leslie2023-07-28T10:45:08-04:00

Corner of Jackson and West Market Streets

The Schade Theater opened in 1915. The owner was Sanduskian George J. Schade. According to the local newspaper, the Star-Journal, the theater cost an estimated $100,000, a very substantial sum at the time. Continue Reading >

Schade / Ohio TheaterLeslie2023-07-28T10:45:08-04:00

Schade-Mylander Plaza

Leslie2023-07-28T11:42:24-04:00

Foot of Columbus Avenue

Standing at the foot of Columbus Avenue, the view is little changed in the last 100 years. The plaza itself is reconstructed with a new fountain and reminiscent of the open plaza that existed here a century ago. Continue Reading >

Schade-Mylander PlazaLeslie2023-07-28T11:42:24-04:00

Second Baptist Church

Leslie2023-07-28T08:09:50-04:00

315 Decatur Street

One of the most active stations in the Sandusky Underground Railroad network is the Second Baptist Church. It was founded as Zion Baptist Church in 1849 by a group of former slaves and freeborn Blacks. Continue Reading >

Second Baptist ChurchLeslie2023-07-28T08:09:50-04:00

Sloane House Hotel

Leslie2023-07-28T12:54:51-04:00

NW Corner Columbus Ave and W. Washington Row

After relocating the Cooke home, Rush R. Sloane broke ground for a hotel on this corner called the Sloane House, which opened to the public on November 17, 1881. Continue Reading >

Sloane House HotelLeslie2023-07-28T12:54:51-04:00

Star Theatre

Leslie2023-07-28T11:10:07-04:00

136 Columbus Avenue

The Star Theatre at 136 Columbus Avenue was built in 1914 as a silent movie theater. Continue Reading >

Star TheatreLeslie2023-07-28T11:10:07-04:00

State Theater

Leslie2023-07-28T12:16:16-04:00

Southwest corner of Columbus Avenue and Water Street

In 1928, William Seitz opened the State Theater motion picture house on the same site, with a bowling alley in the rear. Continue Reading >

State TheaterLeslie2023-07-28T12:16:16-04:00