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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 rail
cars of the early 1900’s were
powered and repaired at
what is now Gavi’s and the
Willoughby Brewing Company.