Posted July 31, 200717 yr Hi everybody, I lurk and lurk and lurk and lurk around these forums, and I wanted to just say thank you to everyone who contributes on a regular basis. This is probably the most insightful message board on the internets, and a wonderful tool to show to all of the people I work with in Aurora that Cleveland is actually a great city. With that I wanted to share some deguerreotypes I took of Berea, where I am currently working on Van Wilder status at the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music. Probably one of the most interesting Cleveland suburbs because of its age, and the fact that it was an independently grown city as opposed to growing because of outmigration. These pictures are only a small handful of the century homes and 100+ year old structures in Berea and I hope you enjoy! This was building was built in 1892... Quaint This is Kohler Hall, one of Ohio's most haunted places, a stop on the Underground Railroad, and a hospital during the Civil War I hope you all enjoyed the tour! The Cornerstone Brewing Company awaits your business. :drunk:
July 31, 200717 yr Nice pictures and it's great to see more Clevelanders involved on this forum! Change begins with us 'converting' one friend, pollenating NEO with UOers like ourselves who really "believe in Cleveland"!!!
July 31, 200717 yr Nice shots. I've always liked Berea and the B-W campus, esp being so close to Cleveland. Campus buildings look a lot like Oberlin's. Same architects?
July 31, 200717 yr Nice shots. I've always liked Berea and the B-W campus, esp being so close to Cleveland. Campus buildings look a lot like Oberlin's. Same architects? Oberlin's best buildings were designed by Cass Gilbert (architect of the Woolworth Bldg among many others) a little later than these BWC ones, but there may be a couple older ones at Oberlin of similar vintage and materials. Don't know who designed those though.
July 31, 200717 yr Nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 1, 200717 yr Hey, I'm glad you all like the pictures! After some digging I still couldn't find out who designed the buildings of Baldwin-Wallace. One interesting bit of history though. The mansion that was built for the owner of the old sandstone quarries was built in 1863 and was the first home in the Cleveland area to have indoor plumbing.
August 1, 200717 yr Nice - some of the photos remind me of Salem; like you said, a genuine independent small-town. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 1, 200717 yr Berea is so scary! Hehe....remember that radio commercial with the Valley Girl voice for the haunted house? That popped into my head from nowhere when I read the thread title. Anyway, looks like a cool town, I had no idea. Thanks for the pics.
August 3, 200717 yr Yep, I sure do remember that commercial. That was when I lived in Berea 1993-96. Nice pictures of the old and new. But all are "new" in the eyes of those beyond America. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 3, 200717 yr KJP, where haven't you lived? Dude you are like a total nomad. Whats your next locale? :-D
August 3, 200717 yr If I could afford it, I'd live downtown. But I'm not a nomad - my mother is. She was an Army brat and her first husband was in the military. She has moved 62 times in her 77-year life. My mother never finished a single school year at any one school. I've moved only five times in 40 years. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 3, 200717 yr If I could afford it, I'd live downtown. But I'm not a nomad - my mother is. She was an Army brat and her first husband was in the military. She has moved 62 times in her 77-year life. My mother never finished a single school year at any one school. I've moved only five times in 40 years. 62 times! Good Lord!
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