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The Willoughby Area Welcome Center
is housed in the historic Freedom Train
on Erie Street in historic Downtown
Willoughby, Ohio -- in front of the
Willoughby Coal & Garden Center.
The Welcome Center provides
information and programming about
historical aspects of the City of
Willoughby and the surrounding area,
as well as current events and
attractions. We encourage tourism and
educate visitors about our rich local
history.
The Welcome Center is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization.
Did You Know?
The Willoughby Medical
College was the precursor to
the medical schools of Case
Western Reserve University
and The Ohio State University.
The same site housed the
female seminary that later
became Lake Erie College.
The CP&E Interurban
electric rail cars of the early
1900’s were powered and
repaired at what is now Gavi’s
and the Willoughby Brewing
Company.