Posted July 16, 201014 yr I came across this set of pictures of the intersection of Euclid Avenue and E. 105th, where the Cleveland Clinic campus now stands. The website bills it as Cleveland's second downtown, and one can see why. http://www.scottymoore.net/circletheater.html
July 16, 201014 yr It is so amazing how different this area looks today. All those buildings are basically gone either wiped out by decline or the Cleveland Clinic.
July 16, 201014 yr My Grandpa's music store was there from 1950-1973, "Costello's Music." He was actually one of the last to hold out before everything got demoed.
July 16, 201014 yr I love these photos. A real functioning city in itself. Lucky are those who got to witness this scene.
July 21, 201014 yr I am depressed after looking at this but hopefully this area can thrive once again.
July 21, 201014 yr Along with the disappearance of the area around E55th and Euclid Ave, this is the most disappointing and horrific desecration of this city in my opinion.
July 21, 201014 yr While we're on the topic....Big Italy: 1952: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7741 2006: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7742 You can see all those intersections from this website circa 1952.
July 22, 201014 yr I just discovered that website and I love it! Have you looked at Euclid Beach yet? Unbelievable how much denser this city used to be in 1952. I understand that population peaked at that point, but you have to wonder whether the urban renewal or the emigration came first.
July 22, 201014 yr While we're on the topic....Big Italy: 1952: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7741 2006: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7742 You can see all those intersections from this website circa 1952. So the Big Italy neighorhood was around the Interbelt area? Was this in fact Cleveland's largest Italian neighborhood? It just don't hear much about it...
July 22, 201014 yr I just discovered that website and I love it! Have you looked at Euclid Beach yet? Unbelievable how much denser this city used to be in 1952. I understand that population peaked at that point, but you have to wonder whether the urban renewal or the emigration came first. How old are you?
July 23, 201014 yr While we're on the topic....Big Italy: 1952: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7741 2006: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7742 You can see all those intersections from this website circa 1952. That makes me sick.
August 31, 201014 yr While we're on the topic....Big Italy: 1952: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7741 2006: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7742 You can see all those intersections from this website circa 1952. That makes me sick. I just realized...if you look between 1952 and 1962, you can see most of the demolitions in the surrounding areas taking place.
September 1, 201014 yr I love/hate historicaerials.com. Also check out the area along East 79th between Woodland and Kinsman. After comparing 1952 with today, you will throw up. And I was looking at the east side of Pittsburgh, between downtown and East Liberty. If you love a complicated knitting of rail lines with an extremely dense urban setting, you'll love the 1950s view of that area. It's still pretty dense today, but nowhere near what it was. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 7, 201014 yr Oh, and here was another mini-downtown -- at Harvard & Broadway. It was also the intersection of Cleveland Railway streetcar lines on those streets, plus Broadway hosted the frequent Northern Ohio Traction & Light interurbans to Akron, Canton and New Philadelphia. South of Bedford, the NOT&L had its own double-tracked right of way where hourly three-car trains cruised at 80 mph (now the path for State Route 8 ). And at this intersection was one of three Pennsylvania Railroad stations in the Cleveland city limits. All hosted trains to Hudson where the line split -- to Ravenna (where the line split again, with trains to Youngstown and Pittsburgh and trains to Alliance and Pittsburgh) and to Akron (with trains to Akron, Orrville, Millersburg, Columbus, Xenia and Cincinnati). In the 1920s to 1940s, the PRR station hosted 20 passenger trains a day (plus another 80-90 freight trains a day came through here). This is what the area looked like in 1934.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 7, 201014 yr While we're on the topic....Big Italy: 1952: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7741 2006: http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7742 You can see all those intersections from this website circa 1952. That makes me sick. I just realized...if you look between 1952 and 1962, you can see most of the demolitions in the surrounding areas taking place. Are there any pictures of this area back then
September 7, 201014 yr Are there any pictures of this area back then Why, yes, there are! Here's a view from Terminal Tower in 1927. Twenty-one years later, the old Central Market (at the confluence of all the streets at left) was demolished. It stood for 100 years but was razed by the Cuyahoga County Engineer's office (Albert Porter) for being a traffic hazard... The Big Italy neighborhood in 1930, looking northwest where the post office, Central Interchange and Progressive Field are today.... A little bit farther east is this view from 1927. Broadway was being relocated for a Nickel Plate Railroad freight house at left and a new Northern Ohio Food Terminal behind the camera. In 30 years, I-77 would be built to the right and Tri-C metro just beyond.... In the 1950s, this was what the area looked like when I-77 and the Central Interchange was being built. Much of Big Italy was gone by then.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 9, 201014 yr Check it out, Chef Boyardee's first restaurant when he moved to Cleveland was at the present day "trench" on E.9th and Woodland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_Boyardee Also, majority of Big Italy was on lower Woodland and Orange Avenue. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=I7 Looks like I-77 took out most of Big Italy.
September 9, 201014 yr Interesting photos. One of the Arcadia books has many featured photos and text about "Big Italy" It is the "Little Italy" book of course.
September 14, 201014 yr Quick question: I was looking at E.105th and Euclid from, and I was wondering if anyone knows what that Battery-looking structure at the old trolley turn-around is in the 1952 view. It's gone by 1962: <a href="http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=12862"><img src="http://www.historicaerials.com/featuredPOIImage.aspx?poi=12862" /></a> Side note: Now that's density! (Hough 1952): <a href="http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=12861"><img src="http://www.historicaerials.com/featuredPOIImage.aspx?poi=12861" /></a>
September 14, 201014 yr ^The old Elysium: http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=E2 What do I win???
September 14, 201014 yr wow that is really cool. Kind of an odd place to build an ice skating rink but I guess it was 1907 and the area was a lot different. I wonder if they were able to freeze the ice or if they just had to wait until it got cold during winter months.
September 14, 201014 yr ^The old Elysium: http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=E2 What do I win??? ...... you win my sadness! Very cool though, I had no idea.
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