Vermilion in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

McGarvey's Landing

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024

1. McGarvey's Landing Marker

Inscription. Near this site the widely celebrated McGarvey's Restaurant (boat drive-in) stood from 1929 until 2000 when the property was purchased by the Vermilion Port Authority and razed to provide transient dockage making way for the construction of a new restaurant.

Originally known as Helfrich's Cafe and Boathouse, it was purchased by "Charlie" McGarvey in 1938 and later renamed "McGarvey's Restaurant". After McGarvey's death in 1944, Charles Solomon purchased the Riverside Cafe and with his wife Regina and son Eddie, successfully made it into one of the most unique and visited restaurants on the southern coast of Lake Erie.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 41° 25.346′ N, 82° 21.489′ W. Marker is in Vermilion, Ohio, in Erie County. It is on Liberty Avenue 0.3 miles west of Park Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5125 Liberty Ave, Vermilion OH 44089, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rotary Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lake Shore Electric Railway (about 400 feet away); The Kishman Fish Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); Firelands "Sufferers"

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Vermilion Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vermilion's Founders Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vermilion / Erie County (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Brief History... (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vermilion.

Liberty Avenue Truss Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024

2. Liberty Avenue Truss Bridge

McGarvey's Landing Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024

3. McGarvey's Landing Sign

Quaker Steak & Lube on McGarvey's Landing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024

4. Quaker Steak & Lube on McGarvey's Landing

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.