Parking was at a premium on the square in the 1950s. Still the location of a grocery, drug store, and office supply store, the 1950s boomed in Downtown Medina. After WWII, Medina experienced the greatest growth it has ever seen. Once they came home from war, GIs left the big cities, like Cleveland, and started families in small towns like Medina. People were able to work in Cleveland and live in "sleeper towns" like Medina with the expansion of the interstate highway system, including the construction of I-71 in the 1950s. Currently this location is home to Main Street Cafe at 17 Public Square. | Date: 1956 | Source: Medina Community Design CommitteeDownload Original File
