![]() ![]() at the intersection of South High School, 5000 Shankland Road, and Euclid Avenue, and will march toward Erie Street, ending in downtown Willoughby. ![]() I want them to walk past these buildings and imagine what happened there more than 100 years ago and help preserve what we have.” Sunday’s parade begins at 2 p.m. “I want people to walk away with a warm fuzzy feeling in their heart about Willoughby. “It’s almost as much educational as it is fun,” he said. Visitors will be able to take rides on Lolly the Trolley, which will provide narrated tours of the downtown area, Pratt said. Train layouts on the lawn of Charter One, 42 Public Square, will allow children to run their own trains. The Willoughby Area Welcome Center’s Pullman train car also will be open. Willoughby Coal, which operated during the railroad era and is still open today, will educate participants about its history. Each year, we’re learning things.” They’ve also increased the number of trolleys as well as incorporated tents and informational pieces from various societies attending this year, Patt said. “This year, we’re expecting about 50 percent. “The first year was tough, the second year, we increased attendance by maybe 30 to 40 percent,” Patt said. In addition, some shop windows will showcase trains and Thomas the Tank Engine also will make an appearance. Live train displays will be located in the Masonic Temple Lodge. numerous activities and events will be available for attendees. On a mission to continue breathing life back into its railroad history, Last Stop Willoughby will roll into the downtown streets this weekend. During this year’s event - which runs from 10 a.m. “The conductor exclaims ‘Willoughby, last stop Willoughby,’ at one point in the story,” he said, adding Heart of Willoughby will show this episode during the weekend. Patt said the event’s name came from an episode of the Twilight Zone titled, “A Stop at Willoughby,” in which a man journeys to a town called Willoughby. “The two owners lived out here.” Many of downtown Willoughby’s tenants conduct business in buildings that were used for the railway’s operations, such as the Willoughby Brewing Company, which was once the train repair barn, and Gavi’s Restaurant, once the main power station. “So it was the center of things,” Patt said. “It was the main mode of transportation for the city folks to come to their summer cottages in the country, until this thing called a car was invented,” Patt said, adding it is believed that the trolley tracks are still buried beneath the street. The need comes especially because Willoughby was once home to the Cleveland Painesville & Eastern Interurban Trolley. The organization, which aims to “promote and preserve the historical, cultural and architectural qualities of the Historic Downtown Willoughby,” saw the need to educate the public about the railroads, Patt said. Three years since its inception, the two-day event is expected to have 3,000 to 4,000 visitors who will participate in various live displays and learn about the history of the area, said Greg Patt, event coordinator and president of the Heart of Willoughby. Entombment to follow at Floral Park Cemetery.On a mission to continue breathing life back into its railroad history, Last Stop Willoughby will roll into the downtown streets this weekend. Funeral services will be held on Saturday Octoat 11:00AM at same location. will be held on Friday, Octofrom 4:00PM to 8:00PM at Legacy Cremation and Funeral Services at 1604 W. Left to cherish his memory is his Parents, Travis (Amber Eads) Willoughby, Mother, Hannah Sumler, Grandparents, Carry and Kevin Moore, Grandfather, Jack Price, Siblings, Kinzleigh, Skyler, Jordon and Colton, and his Aunt Brittany. He helped his dad at work and was learning about plumbing. She never looked at him as a step-son, he was her son. His step-mom Amber Eads-Willoughby was a big support system and showed T.J. and his dad both had a lot of love from family members. T.J.’s grandparents Carry and Kevin played a large role in helping to take care of T.J. He loved his nickname his Papaw gave him “Shorty”. He enjoyed camping, fishing and most of all playing video games with his Best Friend his Papaw Kevin Moore. He would walk anywhere and everywhere said his dad. He graduated and received his diploma May 2021. was born Novemto Travis Willoughby and Hannah Sumler. ![]() J) James Leo Willoughby, 18 of Indianapolis, Indiana, was called to his heavenly home on September 18, 2021.
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