October 16, 20195 yr Why do people always think funeral homes are haunted? Nobody dies in a funeral home!
October 16, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, X said: Why do people always think funeral homes are haunted? Nobody dies in a funeral home! Why do people think cemeteries are haunted? No one dies there either.
October 16, 20195 yr 15 minutes ago, Jenny said: Why do people think cemeteries are haunted? No one dies there either. Maybe some ghosts are lazy and/or homebodies. ?
October 16, 20195 yr 8 hours ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Though many people’s thoughts turn to the looming 50,000-square-foot edifice around Halloween as they imagine the spirits that loom behind its ivy-covered walls, the House of Wills deserves attention all year. There's no way that building is 50,000 square feet. Is there?
October 16, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, Cleburger said: There's no way that building is 50,000 square feet. Is there? Apparently so.
October 17, 20195 yr 14 hours ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: One day, I'm going to spend some time creating the list of East side neighborhood threads to match the west side: House of Wills: Long abandoned Cleveland funeral home with fascinating past gets new life (photos) The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio - If any place should have its share of ghosts, it would be Cleveland’s House of Wills. But to call the crumbling funeral home with the mysterious name on East 55th Street haunted is to trivialize its story. Though many people’s thoughts turn to the looming 50,000-square-foot edifice around Halloween as they imagine the spirits that loom behind its ivy-covered walls, the House of Wills deserves attention all year. https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/10/85aeeb239f5112/house-of-wills-long-abandoned-cleveland-funeral-home-with-fascinating-past-gets-new-life-photos.html I remember that at least until 2002, the Wills family had the clout to get a Maple cop sent to prison for awhile after a family member resisted arrest for shoplifting and got tackled, later dying from a head injury. Didn't know they closed so soon after.
October 17, 20195 yr 10 hours ago, X said: Why do people always think funeral homes are haunted? Nobody dies in a funeral home! When we used to play at the Marek Funeral Home (they were close family friends) it always seemed kind of creepy. Maybe it's because we expect that. Maybe it was that Dr. Sweeney used to "help out" in that building.
October 17, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, E Rocc said: I remember that at least until 2002, the Wills family had the clout to get a Maple cop sent to prison for awhile after a family member resisted arrest for shoplifting and got tackled, later dying from a head injury. Didn't know they closed so soon after. The "House of Wills" funeral home is rumored to be a stop on the underground railroad. They have hosted a number of events for Black people in NE Ohio, when Blacks couldn't gather anywhere else. The family was very very influential in Black Cleveland.
October 17, 20195 yr 4 minutes ago, MyTwoSense said: The "House of Wills" funeral home is rumored to be a stop on the underground railroad. They have hosted a number of events for Black people in NE Ohio, when Blacks couldn't gather anywhere else. The family was very very influential in Black Cleveland. It’s a beautiful building. Glad to hear it’s being saved.
October 17, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, MyTwoSense said: The "House of Wills" funeral home is rumored to be a stop on the underground railroad. They have hosted a number of events for Black people in NE Ohio, when Blacks couldn't gather anywhere else. The family was very very influential in Black Cleveland. The article states that the building was built in 1900 as a private club, that the Wills funeral business started in 1904 on Central Ave., and that they moved to that building in 1941.
October 17, 20195 yr The House of Wills and St. James AME Church were two pillars of the African-American community as I was growing up in Cleveland. It's good to see its history is being preserved.
October 31, 20195 yr Another development, though a small one: 6215 Quincy in Central is being rehabbed. It's 6 units and 2 storefronts though I'm yet unsure if the storefronts are included in the rehab. It might be small, but this is an old building that needs a lot of work. This is an awesome indicator of more market development coming back to yet another east side neighborhood.
October 31, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, tykaps said: Another development, though a small one: 6215 Quincy in Central is being rehabbed. It's 6 units and 2 storefronts though I'm yet unsure if the storefronts are included in the rehab. It might be small, but this is an old building that needs a lot of work. This is an awesome indicator of more market development coming back to yet another east side neighborhood. Wow that's desolate over there. Yikes
October 31, 20195 yr 15 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: Wow that's desolate over there. Yikes Walking around the area is pretty depressing. But desolate also means potential. And go just north of this and you have the almost entirely empty blocks around Ashland and the old Westinghouse building. That's my dream development area, great opportunity
October 31, 20195 yr Save for a half dozen still occupied houses, the whole area is like a park. Honestly a pretty cool experience to walk around this neighborhood totally reclaimed by nature. And the Westinghouse building is amazing. The structure itself is in surprisingly decent condition and is full of graffiti artwork all throughout. Cheapest solution would be to just make a massive park and make the building and it's courtyard into some kinda indoor public space and public art wall.
October 31, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, tykaps said: Save for a half dozen still occupied houses, the whole area is like a park. Honestly a pretty cool experience to walk around this neighborhood totally reclaimed by nature. And the Westinghouse building is amazing. The structure itself is in surprisingly decent condition and is full of graffiti artwork all throughout. Cheapest solution would be to just make a massive park and make the building and it's courtyard into some kinda indoor public space and public art wall. It is also almost certainly full of asbestos all throughout. And I am not sure I would call the bulk of the graffiti there "artwork".
November 2, 20195 yr On 10/30/2019 at 11:48 PM, tykaps said: Walking around the area is pretty depressing. But desolate also means potential. And go just north of this and you have the almost entirely empty blocks around Ashland and the old Westinghouse building. That's my dream development area, great opportunity This. It only take ONE project to get the development ball rolling.
November 2, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, MyTwoSense said: This. It only take ONE project to get the development ball rolling. And so much of it is already perfect to develop. All of the green is owned by the city/landbank and all of the yellow is vacant land. And there's only 6 (red) owner occupied houses so not much to deal with in the way of NIMBYs.
November 4, 20195 yr Who remembers The Foundry Project? https://www.cleveland.com/architecture/2015/05/developer_j_shorey_plans_to_tu.html Commercial building permit filed this morning for some changes to a small portion of the parcel. After inspections and other developments throughout this year, it looks like we may finally see some movement forward with this project. I'm gonna reach out and see if I can get some more details.
November 4, 20195 yr Author Some potentially cool, entrepreneurial projects out there on the east side. In addition to this one at East 71st at Platt, there's also the one by the Calicchia family on East 55th in Slavic Village. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 6, 20195 yr Wasn't aware that the Eastside Market is up and running, it was pretty crowded too for Wednesday afternoon, about 25 cars.
November 6, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, freethink said: Wasn't aware that the Eastside Market is up and running, it was pretty crowded too for Wednesday afternoon, about 25 cars. It opened up in February. It's doing pretty well and the selection is honestly great. Only complaint would be the price considering the area is rather low income. And I guess it can be a bit misleading considering it's not like the westside market.
November 8, 20195 yr On 11/6/2019 at 4:45 PM, freethink said: Wasn't aware that the Eastside Market is up and running, it was pretty crowded too for Wednesday afternoon, about 25 cars. They must've restocked finally, I live in the area and the grocery selection has been bare for a while. Also the traffic inside was very low, I was afraid that they would close soon. I stopped visiting due to lack of selection.
November 9, 20195 yr Saw an awesome happening driving down Carnegie today. The old retail strip across the street from the old Lancer (corner with E77th) is being rehabbed. Workers were going in and out and the windows are being replaced. Also, the new Dunkin building looks to be close to completion and I'm guessing they'll be working on the interior soon. Angie's Soul Food, across the street, looks to have done a nice job rehabbing the old Hot Sauce Williams. Add in Cleveland Bagel opening over there too recently with the plans for the old apartment building next to Dunkin to be rehabbed, and the E 79th/Carnegie intersection really is coming back to life.
November 10, 20195 yr Do you know what they're putting on the corner next to the Dunkin? There was an old house there that they tore down.
November 10, 20195 yr Author Parking "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 11, 20195 yr Hey everyone, long time no post! Here's a recent article/radio piece I produced for ideastream about the plan to rebuild Woodhill Homes and the surrounding neighborhood. This has the potential to be one of the more pivotal developments on the city's east side, IMO. Proposed site plan posted as well. Parks, Housing And 'A Smooth Transition' As Woodhill Seeks HUD Funding Mixed-income housing, new streets and sidewalks, parks, a preschool and on-site social services are all part of the initial phases of the plan to completely rebuild the Woodhill Homes public housing neighborhood, starting in late 2020 or early 2021. Details of the first five phases of the plan were outlined in a joint application for a $35 million federal grant, submitted this week by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and the City of Cleveland. "We're not just talking about putting a Band-Aid on it," said Jeffery K. Patterson, CEO of CMHA. "We actually are talking about going in and really working hard over a number of years to redevelop that community." Edited November 11, 20195 yr by blinker12
November 11, 20195 yr The addition of a pre-school, social services and market-rate housing will improve the neighborhhood, rather than retain some of the negative features of a low-income housing development. Hopefully, as applicable, a high-quality preschool component can also provide the children with early educational opportunities; education has the potential to lift people out of the cycle of poverty. Edited November 11, 20195 yr by Frmr CLEder
November 12, 20195 yr Tomorrow, Ideastream / The Sound of Ideas is hosting a free public radio show discussion on the Woodhill Neighborhood Transformation Plan (@ CHMA's Woodhill Homes) and the future of public housing nationwide. It's a really exciting, important and monumental effort about rebuilding a neighborhood by its residents and for its residents. This event will be a great way to learn about it / help continue to spread its story to a larger audience. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sound-of-ideas-community-tour-public-housing-in-cleveland-registration-76948048685?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing
November 20, 20195 yr One of my dreams is that the abandoned Richman Brothers building on E55th will be revitalized in the near future. IMO, it is the single most impressive and potential-filled structure in the entire city. 15 foot ceilings, several large interior courtyards, giant windows, 650,000 square feet of space, and an abundance of history is here. https://architecturalafterlife.com/2017/12/12/the-abandoned-richman-brothers-factory/ Just imagine what this massive, historic space could be. And even more significantly, just imagine what this scale of redevelopment could result in for the surrounding St. Clair-Superior, Goodrich-Kirtland Park, and Asia Town neighborhoods. This single building has the potential to be a catalytic project for the city and the East Side. I know there have been previous failed reuse attempts - the last I'm able able to easily find goes back to 2009 when it changed ownership. https://www.cleveland.com/business/2009/10/building_sold.html Just gotta keep our fingers crossed and hope the stars to align. The impacts this building's redevelopment would have are absolutely monumental.
November 20, 20195 yr On 11/12/2019 at 4:55 PM, urbanetics_ said: Tomorrow, Ideastream / The Sound of Ideas is hosting a free public radio show discussion on the Woodhill Neighborhood Transformation Plan (@ CHMA's Woodhill Homes) and the future of public housing nationwide. Thanks so much for helping spread the word about the event urbanetics_! I was really happy with the turnout and apparent interest. What are your thoughts on the plan?
November 20, 20195 yr 19 minutes ago, blinker12 said: Thanks so much for helping spread the word about the event urbanetics_! I was really happy with the turnout and apparent interest. What are your thoughts on the plan? I'm very excited about it! It will be a truly transformative endeavor that helps shape public housing as we know it (applicable nationwide) while helping to provide a connected, unified and strengthened community for its residents.
November 20, 20195 yr 30 minutes ago, urbanetics_ said: One of my dreams is that the abandoned Richman Brothers building on E55th will be revitalized in the near future. IMO, it is the single most impressive and potential-filled structure in the entire city. 15 foot ceilings, several large interior courtyards, giant windows, 650,000 square feet of space, and an abundance of history is here. https://architecturalafterlife.com/2017/12/12/the-abandoned-richman-brothers-factory/ Repurpose for an Outlet mall! ? Edited November 20, 20195 yr by surfohio
November 20, 20195 yr 34 minutes ago, urbanetics_ said: One of my dreams is that the abandoned Richman Brothers building on E55th will be revitalized in the near future. IMO, it is the single most impressive and potential-filled structure in the entire city. 15 foot ceilings, several large interior courtyards, giant windows, 650,000 square feet of space, and an abundance of history is here. https://architecturalafterlife.com/2017/12/12/the-abandoned-richman-brothers-factory/ Just imagine what this massive, historic space could be. And even more significantly, just imagine what this scale of redevelopment could result in for the surrounding St. Clair-Superior, Goodrich-Kirtland Park, and Asia Town neighborhoods. This single building has the potential to be a catalytic project for the city and the East Side. I know there have been previous failed reuse attempts - the last I'm able able to easily find goes back to 2009 when it changed ownership. https://www.cleveland.com/business/2009/10/building_sold.html Just gotta keep our fingers crossed and hope the stars to align. The impacts this building's redevelopment would have are absolutely monumental. The stumbling blocks are likely to be asbestos and dye residue. Some of the dyes from that era can contain things like lead, cadmium, and mercury.
November 20, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, blinker12 said: Thanks so much for helping spread the word about the event urbanetics_! I was really happy with the turnout and apparent interest. What are your thoughts on the plan? The City is so desperately in need of more affordable housing in every Eastside community. As long as the developments include high-quality pre-school education and social service programs for single and/or working parents and their dependents, the children, through education, may be able to break the cycle of poverty, thereby improving the welfare of the entire city and its inhabitants. As has been well documented, crime usually accompanies desperation, mental health issues, illicit drug use and poverty, the latter of which is a major problem in the City. Edited November 20, 20195 yr by Frmr CLEder
November 20, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, urbanetics_ said: 15 foot ceilings, several large interior courtyards, giant windows, 650,000 square feet of space, and an abundance of history is here. Did somebody say 600k+ square feet of space??
November 21, 20195 yr I see this as another tyler village style project! Fix up the front wing (looks like an E on goog maps), and work backwards as people realize this is a viable development.
November 23, 20195 yr Foundations for new residential in Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood across from St. Luke’s and on E 110th south of Woodland.
November 23, 20195 yr 48 minutes ago, Sapper Daddy said: Foundations for new residential in Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood across from St. Luke’s and on E 110th south of Woodland. Woodland?
November 23, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, Sapper Daddy said: Foundations for new residential in Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood across from St. Luke’s and on E 110th south of Woodland. This is amazing! I used to work at St. Luke's in the 80s, was sad to hear of its closure but so glad to see this new, high-quality development.
November 24, 20195 yr 35 minutes ago, MyTwoSense said: Can you show this location on a map? The new construction is in the area highlighted red. For additional context E 110 turns into MLK at about Shale, and intersects Shaker Blvd (SR 87) on this map. Edited November 24, 20195 yr by Sapper Daddy
November 24, 20195 yr 3 minutes ago, Sapper Daddy said: The new construction is in the area highlighted red. Thanks. I had a brain fart and could not place this.
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