96 years ago TODAY, Cleveland installed the world's first electic traffic signal at the intersection of E. 105th and Euclid Ave. 

 

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-census-bureau-daily-feature-for-august-5-99999844.html

http://wikimapia.org/8930744/Location-of-first-traffic-signal-1914

 

To my knowledge, there is absolutely NO MARKER at this site. 

 

Also in Cleveland, the building were Alan Freed coined the turn "Rock and Roll" has no marker and is even in danger of being demolished. 

 

So, this got me thinking -- Where else in Ohio is our history in danger of being lost or forgotten?

 

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FYI -- Here is Ohio's current listing for Historic Markers, in order of county name: http://www.hmdb.org/Results.asp?State=Ohio

There is a marker on the front of the Idea Center at Playhouse Square (not a Ohio Historical Society marker) dedicated to Alan Freed.  See page 22 of this article for more info: http://www.propertiesmag.com/current/2005-10/PropertiesWEB-Oct05.pdf

 

On the other hand, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History places WJW at the Guardian Building on Euclid, then later at 1630 Euclid which is now a parking lot.

 

http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=W9

Maybe I'm mistaken then....

 

But I do know that Record Rendezvous was located in the building that is currently at the address 310 Prospect Ave. 

 

http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=586CA122EB394032BD4AA3B686FF03D9&nm=Editorial&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=0461B3B892014EF88B808F5DE2212067

Maybe I'm mistaken then....

 

But I do know that Record Rendezvous was located in the building that is currently at the address 310 Prospect Ave.  

 

http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=586CA122EB394032BD4AA3B686FF03D9&nm=Editorial&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=0461B3B892014EF88B808F5DE2212067

 

OK, now I get it.  I wasn't getting the connection to Alan Freed because I was focused on the radio station location, not the record store where he and Leo Mintz teamed up. 

 

Maybe Cleveland should have a "rock walk" of the sites involving the local music history (Agora, Cleveland Arena, WJW, Record Rendezvous, etc.)

^That's a great idea...some sort of bus tour would be great.  Maybe even a Lolly the Trolley type specialty tour.

 

I would hate to see Ohioians forget their past and some of it not be saved.

I want at least two markers in Cincinnati for Rutherford B. Hayes.  One at the site of his 3rd Street law office.  And one at (or near) the site his home on 6th Street.  Since 6th Street is gone in the location where his home was, I'll take a sign at 6th & Gest Street. Grant it, no one hardly walks by that location but I will know it is there.