Your Historical Galion: Saloons were once part of Galion life
By Dr. Bernard M. Mansfield, M.D. - Galion Historical Society
This photograph shows “Hopkins Restaurant,” which is the “Ganshorn saloon” noted in this column. It was located next to the Erie Railroad tracks with the station beyond.
Donated by Pete Brown | Galion Historical Society
(Your Historical Galion is contributed by the Galion Historical Society and features the writings of Dr. Bernard M. Mansfield and other local historians. This article was originally printed in the Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, edition of the Galion Inquirer.)
Mary and Alice Graham were special friends of mine. They lived on North Pierce street, and during my house calls to these ladies, there evolved an exchange of historical information. Their contribution one year, at my urging, was to list all the saloons in town. I don’t have a record of the year, or years, this compilation was made, my here is the list as they gave it to me: