May 13, 201015 yr the neighborhood is good and that is one of the better parts of the neighborhood. It is in close proximity to the restaurants (mostly fastfood) and bars/pubs on Memphis as well as all the retail on Ridge in Brooklyn. The 79 busline on Fulton gets you to ohio city/downtown pretty quickly (even quicker when fulton bridge reopens). In my opinion (biased because i live near memphis/fulton) it is one of the best areas for first time homebuyers. Good price on homes, good neighborhood. The only slight downside to biddulph/fulton would be the proximity to Rhodes High School. Not a negative, but you will have to deal with the teenage traffic (subsequent littering, foul language, etc.) before and after school.
May 13, 201015 yr the neighborhood is good and that is one of the better parts of the neighborhood. It is in close proximity to the restaurants (mostly fastfood) and bars/pubs on Memphis as well as all the retail on Ridge in Brooklyn. The 79 busline on Fulton gets you to ohio city/downtown pretty quickly (even quicker when fulton bridge reopens). In my opinion (biased because i live near memphis/fulton) it is one of the best areas for first time homebuyers. Good price on homes, good neighborhood. The only slight downside to biddulph/fulton would be the proximity to Rhodes High School. Not a negative, but you will have to deal with the teenage traffic (subsequent littering, foul language, etc.) before and after school. School kids littering. Such forced me to have a one on one with a principal and some teachers.
May 14, 201015 yr I think the wedge between Biddulph and the intersection of Pearl and Fulton is really nice. There are a lot of very solid, well-kept brick houses on streets like Archmere.
May 19, 201015 yr This is going to be an excellent event. --- Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes Date and Time: May 22, 2010 - 12:00pm - 3:30pm Location: Loew Park 3121 Oak Park Avenue, Old Brooklyn Cleveland, OH, 44109 Join us for Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on Saturday, May 22 during Cleveland Bicycle Week! Participants will meet at Loew Park, 3121 Oak Park Avenue and receive a map of approximately twenty merchants and points of interest in Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood. You'll ride your bicycle with friends on your own or with a group guided by a ride leader to as many of those destinations as you wish, picking up a ticket at each to be entered into a raffle for one of many exciting prizes from neighborhood and local businesses. The more destinations you visit, the better your chances to win! Registration begins at 12 noon, with participants receiving maps of destinations and sent on their way at 12:30pm. Merchants and volunteers will distribute tickets until 3pm and you'll make your way back to Loew Park where the raffle of over $1,000 in prizes will occur at 3:30pm. In addition to Pedal for Prizes, the Old Brooklyn neighborhood will host a large showing of restored antique bicycles in front of Ameriflag, 3307 Broadview Road. Please check the Cleveland Bicycle Week calendar for additional details. The event is free and open to all. Helmets are required, and everyone is strongly encouraged to bring a lock to secure bicycles when visiting merchants. As an added perk, attendees who confirm their attendance via the Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes Facebook event page will receive special advance notice of the ride destinations so that they can plan their routes prior to the event. Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes is a grassroots volunteer endeavor organized by a small group of neighborhood residents and business owners. http://www.clevelandbicycleweek.org/events/old-brooklyn-pedal-prizes Please join if you like to bicycle and would like to see what kind of merchants Old Brooklyn has to offer. We have over a $1,000 is some really great prizes that we'll be raffling. Come support a fellow UOer, who organized this event with no budget and actually spent his own money to promote his neighborhood and make a great time for all!
May 22, 201015 yr Jeff (and team) put on an awesome show at Pedal For Prizes. Despite a little rain, a good time was had by all. And thanks to the event, I now I have a new deli, a new barber and a new diner to try out. (Among other things.) Plus, how have I never indulged in a Jack Frost donut before?
June 4, 201015 yr Big event in the neighborhood coming up! [/img] (not sure why PDF doesn't show up in post - see below)
June 4, 201015 yr Big event in the neighborhood coming up! (not sure why PDF doesn't show up in post - see below) attached photos and PDFs have never shown in post IIRC. But there is a link. :)
June 4, 201015 yr Big event in the neighborhood coming up! I'll add it to the UrbanOhio Cleveland Events page: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,22979.0.html
June 5, 201015 yr I may attend this as I am looking in this neighborhood for a house. EC, I have to get back to you!
June 14, 201015 yr Kudos to Old Brooklyn CDC for organizing an excellent run and walk yesterday morning. Great event and attendance of over 300 people! The route started at the bottom of Brookside Park, looped around the zoo, traveled on the new Fulton Road Bridge, and ended at the top of Brookside.
July 2, 201014 yr Anyone have more information on this OB/Walk and Roll event? - Saturday, July 17 – W+R in Old Brooklyn / Brooklyn Center – as part of the free "All Access" Home and Bicycle Tour from 1pm to 4pm.
July 2, 201014 yr ^ Yes! Another gentleman and I are putting on bicycle poker. Pay $5 for a hand, go to any seven of ten locations within the neighborhood to pick up your cards, and come back and play your best five cards. Winner gets splits the pot, with the other half going to an OB charity to be determined. We're still working out the details. From what I understand (and for what it's worth), there will be four activity stations throughout the neighborhoods. For example, Ben Franklin Community Garden will be themed "Living the Green Way," with a Buddhist monk teaching meditation techniques and someone possibly doing a vegan cooking demonstration. Harmody Park will be "Kiddie Corner," and I believe Brookside and Art House will also be activity stations. The Ohio City Bike Co-op will be teaching basic bicycle traffic skills to families also Broadview Road. Walk+Roll will be leading a short leisurely ride for beginners and families. There will either be a guided or self-guided advanced bicycle tour route. There was some discussion of the roads between Estabrook (where the event will be starting) and Tampa/Broadview being shut down to vehicular traffic in part, but plans may have changed. I believe that this time, the trolley will act more as a circular, i.e. you can hop off visit some Broadview businesses or an activity station, then pick up the next trolley. Brookstock is taking place at the Brookside Reservation beginning at 2pm until 10 or 11pm. I'm sure that when Old Brooklyn News comes out in the next few days, there will be more details.
July 6, 201014 yr The Fulton Bridge opens up this friday (July 9th) afternoon. There is a reception and ribbon cutting ceremony at 10am. The bridge is set to be open to traffic after the 12:00pm hour.
July 16, 201014 yr If you're looking for something to do tomorrow, please join us for bicycle poker as part of All Access. Discover new merchants, see what the Old Brooklyn neighborhood has to offer, support an excellent charity, have a chance to win some cash, and have fun on a bicycle. --- http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141488625867749&ref=ts Join us for bicycle poker in Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood on July 17. Riders will register at Estabrook Recreation Center, receiving a handout with eleven merchants scattered throughout the community. You'll receive a playing card (up to seven) for each one you visit. Play your best five cards for a chance to win cash. Ride on your own, with friends, or a large guided group. Those who would like to come along for the ride and not participate in bicycle poker are also welcome to join in the group ride, which is approximately eight miles. Cost to play a hand is $5. The rider with the best hand receives half of the pot, with the other half being donated to Adam Five, an independent nonprofit unit of the Cleveland Auxiliary that promotes safety and assists in the creation of block clubs and neighborhood watch programs in Old Brooklyn. Please note that you must be 18 or older to play bicycle poker. Bicycle poker is presented by the Old Brooklyn Bicycle Club and the Old Brooklyn Merchants Association, in accordance with Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation's 2010 All Access event. For more information about All Access, please visit oldbrooklyn.com
January 10, 201114 yr I was really dissapointed this weekend to learn that the two Donut Connection's in the neighborhood shut down - actually the sign said they ALL were being closed "due to poor economy and rising cost of doing business". It was a shame because the one on the corner of Fulton/Memphis was always busy - employees were great, as was the coffee and freshly made donuts. I think there's a market for the type of coffee/donut shop in that location - so it would be nice to see a shop open up again.
January 10, 201114 yr I was really dissapointed this weekend to learn that the two Donut Connection's in the neighborhood shut down - actually the sign said they ALL were being closed "due to poor economy and rising cost of doing business". It was a shame because the one on the corner of Fulton/Memphis was always busy - employees were great, as was the coffee and freshly made donuts. I think there's a market for the type of coffee/donut shop in that location - so it would be nice to see a shop open up again. If they were busy, then the sign sounds like horsehit. Wonder what the real reason was? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 10, 201114 yr I was shocked to come back home and find it gone! I used to grab a donut before i took the 79 to school. There's gotta be another reason they closed
January 10, 201114 yr The sign made it seem like all local donut connections closed - just not this one and the one on Broadview. I would hope something would open up soon in it. However, i'm pretty surprised the old Expressway Diner is sitll empty. That place used to get pretty good business too - bad fiscal management led to that closing.
January 14, 201114 yr I'd like to know more about Old Brooklyn. Where can I see some good photos of it?
January 14, 201114 yr ^^ It only took me a month, but I finally have photos of South Hills! And while you're at it, here are some other Old Brooklyn photo galleries: - Oak Park area - Benjamin Franklin Community Garden - Treadway Connector I posted photos of Old Brooklyn's commercial corridors. Here's Part I Here's Part II You can also check out Old Brooklyn Blogs, although it remains up for archival purposes only. You can also post any questions you have or PM me.
January 17, 201114 yr Great pictures all around. I noticed that Nickel/5 Cent Decision isn't operating any more. Also, St. Vincent De Paul has opened a food pantry on the corner of Broadview and Searsdale, what used to be Sally Ann's [followed by another name that escapes me] Beverage store.
March 14, 201114 yr This is going to be a great neighborhood event. Hope a lot of you mark your calendars! --- Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes Date and Time: May 21, 2011 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm Location: Loew Park 3121 Oak Park Avenue Old Brooklyn neighborhood Cleveland, OH 44109 Link: http://www.pedalforprizes.com/ Join us for the second annual Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on Saturday, May 21, 2011 during Cleveland Bicycle Week! Participants will meet at Loew Park, 3121 Oak Park Avenue and receive a map of approximately twenty merchants and points of interest in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. Ride your bicycle with friends on your own or with a guided group to as many of those destinations as you wish, picking up a ticket at each to be entered into a raffle to win one of two brand new Trek 7000 bicycles and of many other exciting prizes. The more destinations you visit, the better your chances to win! Registration begins at 12pm, with participants receiving maps of destinations and sent on their way at 12:30pm. Merchants and volunteers will distribute tickets until 3pm. Make your way back to Loew Park by 3:30pm for the raffle. In addition to Pedal for Prizes, Old Brooklyn will host a plethora of bicycle-related activities. Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation will transform the portion of Pearl Road between the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and State Road into a “complete street” with temporary sidewalk cafes, pop-up shops, public art, and bicycle lanes. Watch or try bicycle polo presented by Pedal Republik of Cleveland. Restored and antique bicycles will be on display at Loew Park and throughout the neighborhood. We may also have other surprises in store. The event is free and open to all. Participants are advised to practice bicycle safety: bring a lock, wear a helmet, and follow local traffic laws. Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes is a grassroots volunteer organized by a small group of dedicated neighborhood residents and business owners. For updates, please visit www.pedalforprizes.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @pedalforprizes.
May 8, 201114 yr Hope some of you guys will consider doing Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on Saturday, May 21. It's a fun way to explore the neighborhood and discover some really great locally owned businesses. Plus, you can win prizes! --- Old Brooklyn grassroots group celebrates Bicycle Week with Pedal for Prizes on May 21 Northeast Ohioans will have the opportunity to win more than $2,000 worth of prizes, simply by exploring Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood by bicycle. Bicyclists can win one of two brand new Trek 7000 hybrid bikes, a one-year membership to the downtown branch of the Greater Cleveland YMCA, a $100 Honey Hut Ice Cream gift basket, $50 gift cards to Steelyard Commons, gift certificates to local restaurants, and many other exciting prizes by participating in Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes, a free event that will be held at Loew Park, 3121 Oak Park Avenue on Saturday, May 21 at noon. A small grassroots group of Old Brooklyn residents and merchants is coordinating the creative, original event not only to celebrate Cleveland Bicycle Week occurring May 14-22, 2011, but also to allow people from throughout the Cleveland area to experience their community and discover its many amenities and favorite locally owned businesses. Upon registering at Loew Park the day of the event, bicyclists of all ages and skill levels will receive a map of twenty destinations and points of interest in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood. They will ride their bikes either on their own or with a guided group to as many of these locations as they wish, collecting a free raffle ticket at each. Bicyclists will return later in the afternoon to enter their tickets into a Chinese-style raffle for a wide array of great prizes. All raffle items have been donated by local businesses from Old Brooklyn and throughout Northeast Ohio. While bicyclists can win prizes, neighborhood merchants such as Jack Frost Donuts, Michael's Bakery, and Gentile's Imported Italian Foods have a unique opportunity to bring hundreds of new people from throughout the region into their shops in hopes that they return and become repeat patrons in the future. Civic groups, including the Benjamin Franklin Community Garden, South Hills Association, and Friends of Harmody Park, can share news about their recent accomplishments and information on upcoming events. Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes has been supported by Neighborhood Connections, a program of the Cleveland Foundation that provides grants to groups implementing grassroots neighborhood projects. However, what is unique about the event is that it is almost exclusively organized utilizing donations and in-kind support. For more information about Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes and additional details about the event, please visit pedalforprizes.com, like Pedal for Prizes on Facebook, and follow on Twitter @pedalforprizes.
May 20, 201114 yr Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes is tomorrow! The grassroots group that organizes it raised around $3,500 worth of great prizes to raffle off tomorrow just for riding your bike to various destinations in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood. There are 75 prizes ranging in value from $10 to $625. And the raffle is Chinese-style, so you can win what you want. General website: www.pedalforprizes.com Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Brooklyn-Pedal-for-Prizes/168290513223524 Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204582966233159 List of Press: http://pedalforprizes.wordpress.com/press/ List of Sponsors: http://pedalforprizes.wordpress.com/sponsorssupporters/
May 26, 201114 yr Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes and Pop UP Pearl were a huge hit last weekend. --- 400 bicyclists ‘pedal for prizes’ in Old Brooklyn Old Brooklyn’s second annual Pedal for Prizes was a resounding success. The free bicycling event -- organized by a grassroots group of neighborhood residents and business owners -- attracted about 400 people from around the region to the neighborhood on May 21. In exchange for their pedaling and exploring the best of the Old Brooklyn neighborhood, participants had a chance to win more than $4,000 worth of prizes, including one of two Trek 7000 bicycles and a year-long membership to the Downtown YMCA. The event’s goal was to promote the neighborhood’s merchants and civic groups and celebrate bicycling as a viable form of transportation. Pedal for Prizes began at noon when bicyclists of all ages and walks of life registered at Loew Park, receiving a stamp card and map of twenty-two destinations scattered throughout Old Brooklyn. Destinations included South Hills Hardware, Old Brooklyn Greenhouse, and the Sausage Shoppe. Participants received cards that were stamped at each destination they visited. After a couple hours of exploring the community on two wheels, bicyclists would exchange their stamped card for raffle tickets that could be used towards any of the seventy-five prizes valued anywhere from $10 to $625. Each bicyclist had his or her own strategic approach at Pedal for Prizes. Some participants were motivated by the prospect of winning prizes and sought to boost their odds by quickly riding to all of the destinations. Many others, however, took time to have lunch at Dee’s Old Brooklyn Diner, enjoy the entertainment at Pop UP Pearl, order a sweet treat at a local bakery, or shop at local stores. The hundreds of participants waited patiently to hear their name called for a prize. Many that traveled to all of the destinations went “all in” and placed all twenty-two of their tickets towards one of the marquee prizes, while others carefully dispersed their tickets amongst multiple prizes. Even the participants that did not win in the raffle scored freebies during the day. Everyone received a free Pedal for Prizes water bottle courtesy of Speed Exterminating, Ameriflag, and Roger Bundy Law, and bicycle bells donated by Shaker Cycle were available to the first 100 registrants. Kehoe Brothers Printing gave away blinking rear bicycle lights, and Memphis Fulton Shopping Center handed out backpacks. Jack Frost Donuts provided a free donut of the bicyclist’s choice. The Pedal Republik of Cleveland, a local bicycle polo group that was stationed at Harmody Park, awarded a few $50 gift certificates to the new Joy Machines Bike Shop to lucky bicyclists that attempted a shot on a goal. Pedal for Prizes benefited bicyclists, civic groups, and merchants, respectively. Bicyclists were enticed by the opportunity to explore a community that may be new to them and win free prizes in the process. Civic groups could share news of recent accomplishments and upcoming events. In exchange for donating merchandise or gift certificates as raffle prizes, merchants were able to invite hundreds of potential new customers into their shops and stores. “Pedal for Prizes presents such an amazing opportunity for us merchants to bring hundreds of new people into our shops,” said John Young, owner of Speed Exterminating and one of the organizers of the event. “The bicyclists that stop in are potential new customers.” In addition to the many from within Old Brooklyn, a number of other businesses and organizations from throughout Northeast Ohio contributed prizes to be raffled at Pedal for Prizes. For a complete listing of sponsors, please visit www.pedalforprizes.com/sponsors. Event organizers have already begun preparations for next year’s Pedal for Prizes and they anticipate an even bigger turnout. For updates about future Old Brooklyn bicycling events, please visit and bookmark pedalforprizes.com or like “Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes” on Facebook.
June 2, 201114 yr ^i did pedal for prizes but didn't win anything :( but my friend got a $50 gift cert.
June 3, 201114 yr ^ It's awesome that you came. Lewarctj also won about $50 worth of gift certificates. By the way, Pearl Road between the zoo and State Road has had sharrows for the last couple weeks. The curb lane is for parking only, then there's a shared auto/bicycle lane that's 11 feet wide. The vision is for the streetscape of that stretch of Downtown Old Brooklyn to look like Kamm's Corners, but there's no timeline on that. More info in the latest Old Brooklyn News.
June 3, 201114 yr Yes..it really was a great day in Old Brooklyn with the HUGE turnout for Pedal for Prizes and the Pop Up Pearl event. I was luck to win two great gift certificates to The Sausage Shoppe and Chuppa's....it actually was the one gift I REALLY wanted to win too.
September 15, 201113 yr Old Brooklyn Bikequinox Saturday, September 17 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm Mr Peabody's Pub 4967 Pearl Road Cleveland, OH Join us for the Old Brooklyn Bikequinox, a bicycle scavenger hunt and karaoke party happening Saturday, September 17. The event is free. Here's the schedule of the Bikequinox: --- 5:30-6:00pm --- Register at Mr. Peabody's Pub, 4967 Pearl Road, and receive a map and trivia question sheet. Ride your bike on your own or with friends and other participants to answer the questions. Answering the questions, which are based on things you'll see in Old Brooklyn, should take the average cyclist slightly more than an hour. --- 7:30pm --- Return to Mr. Peabody's Pub by 7:30pm and have your question sheet graded by a volunteer. Correctly answering all questions gets you a chance to win a raffle prize. We'll have plenty of free pizza from Carmino's Pizza in Old Brooklyn for you. --- 8:00pm --- We raffle off more than $800 of bicycle-related prizes we purchased from Joy Machines Bike Shop, including Bern helmets, light sets, Forest City Portage swag, bike racks, bike multi-tools, repair kits, u-locks, bike computers, and more. We'll have 32 prizes valued between $10 and $60 laid out on a table, and will pick one raffle ticket at a time. If yours is picked, come up to a table and select whatever prize you want. We'll pick raffle tickets until either everyone has a prize or everything is given away. --- 8:30pm until ? --- The karaoke after-party starts. 21 & over, please. Belt out one of more of your fave tunes from Mr. Peabody's extensive karaoke library, or just hang out and watch other singing cyclists. Mr. Peabody's will have a cash bar. (Mr. Peabody's is cash-only, but there's also an ATM inside in case you forget money.) Please feel free to stay for part or all of the evening. Happy Bikequinox! The Old Brooklyn Bikequinox is coordinated by the organizers of Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes and is supported by Neighborhood Connections. For updates, please "like" Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=256126571074214
March 27, 201411 yr old brooklyn poised for growth with new leadership, key projects in place http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/oldbrooklynontherise032714.aspx
June 24, 20159 yr Old Brooklyn is in its 4th week of its new event "Cleveland Summer Cinema" an outdoor movie night with food trucks, a Platform Beer Co. beer garden and great list of events. Last night there were over 400 people in attendance, wanted to share the good stuff: https://www.facebook.com/events/362668507255212/
August 31, 20168 yr Noticed the old Paradise Inn on 4488 State Road has its D5 liquor license transferred on August 16th. On the same daY, a permit was issued AT 4488 State Road to OHIO RESTAURANT INVESTMENT CORP. CLEVELAND, OHIO Person behind is listed as 'Young Gallo.' https://www.comapps.ohio.gov/liqr/liqr_apps/PermitLookup/PermitHolder.aspx
November 7, 20168 yr Cleveland is squandering the potential for hotel development at the vacant YMCA building on West 25th St. - just got back from a trail conference in Pittsburgh - Have you seen this video?? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C0WfZXrrjRU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Old-Brooklyn Centre is a node that should attract folks as a tourist destination, too - Courtyard Marriott design is young and hip - with lots of amenities that would encourage families to spend more than one night in CLE - visit the zoo, a baseball game, ride the towpath, Rock Hall, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and more (vacant YMCA - is on a 24/7 serviced transit route #51 )
November 8, 20168 yr I think once some of the high profile projects come to fruition, we'll see sites like that get more attention. The big name hotel chains are usually the last to arrive to emerging neighborhoods. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
January 9, 20178 yr Does anyone have any updates from the Pearl Street Savings & Trust. I saw some crews there over the weekend, but have not heard of any concrete plans for the place yet.
February 22, 20178 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2017/crr02-21-2017.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017 9:30 Calendar No.17-014: 4856 Broadview Rd. Ward 13 Kevin J. Kelley 17 Notices Kronenberger Co., owner, proposes to establish use as bakery with no retail sales on premises in a C1 Local Retail Business District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of section 343.01(a)(b) which states that the use of premises for bakery/food preparations with no retail sales on premises is not permitted in a Local Retail Business District, first permitted in a Semi-Industry District. (filed January 13, 2017) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 22, 20178 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2017/crr02-21-2017.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017 9:30 Calendar No.17-014: 4856 Broadview Rd. Ward 13 Kevin J. Kelley 17 Notices Kronenberger Co., owner, proposes to establish use as bakery with no retail sales on premises in a C1 Local Retail Business District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of section 343.01(a)(b) which states that the use of premises for bakery/food preparations with no retail sales on premises is not permitted in a Local Retail Business District, first permitted in a Semi-Industry District. (filed January 13, 2017) Ken, do you know any more about this? When I pull up Kronenberger on the Google machine I see there is a Mr. Kronenberger as CEO of Klosterman Baking Company of Cincinnati. For that name in relation to Cleveland I get a bunch of CPAs.
February 22, 20178 yr This "bakery" is actually a wholesale Pita Bread project which has the backing of the OBCD. The Pita Bread made at this facility is to be sold to local restaurants, grocery stores, etc... It will only have a handful of employees. This info was provided to me by the OBCD Corp.
July 2, 20177 yr I'm becoming really interested in this neighborhood. It reminds me a lot of Franklinton in Columbus, where I grew up. Seems to be similar demographics, architecture, and easily an up-and-coming neighborhood. My girlfriend was just talking to me about us buying a home in the future - something I haven't really put much thought into. Right now, I live in Cleveland Hts but honestly, I like the west side of Cleveland a lot more. She was actually the one who brought up Old Brooklyn. I always liked the areas of it that I've seen but I didn't know she felt the same way. She said Old Brooklyn actually has the lowest crime rate in Cleveland. That does always seem to be the case in neighborhoods where Appalachian folks settle in cities. She works at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and with a lot of CDCs and wants to buy a house in the city proper to help support Cleveland and I do too. Old Brooklyn actually seems like a great place to buy a really cheap starter home and have fun spending that savings on remodeling it in the future. It also seems primed for gentrification and new development/growth but I'm curious of what others opinions are on the community, relative to the other neighborhoods. I don't know a whole lot about Old Brooklyn, but I'd like to know a lot more. The only time I hear OB getting brought up is when I have conversations with people about donuts (which happens frequently.)
July 2, 20177 yr Do they still have the outdoor movie theater? When and where is it? I can't really find much info about anything on OB's website. It seems like they have a lot going on but don't tell you when and where. I want to go. If I have the day off and go over there, what all stuff do I need to check out? It says on the website that OB is the fastest growing neighborhood for young professionals. Is that true? It seems like it would be Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater or Tremont, to be honest.
July 2, 20177 yr I've always liked old Brooklyn. It seems relatively stable. Home values will probably be stable as well I don't forsee any huge swings in values there either increasing or decreasing. There seems to be some new small businesses opening there and the location is convenient to big box shopping in Parma / Brooklyn and Steel yard Commons.
July 2, 20177 yr Do they still have the outdoor movie theater? When and where is it? I can't really find much info about anything on OB's website. It seems like they have a lot going on but don't tell you when and where. I want to go. If I have the day off and go over there, what all stuff do I need to check out? It says on the website that OB is the fastest growing neighborhood for young professionals. Is that true? It seems like it would be Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater or Tremont, to be honest. Yep, still have weekly summer movies. Tuesday evenings at Loew Park. The CDC's twitter is pretty active - twitter.com/OBCDC as is the CDC as well generally. The neighborhood is split by 2 councilman - Kelley and Brancatelli for what it's worth. There's a lot of housing and commercial stock still available and standing along Pearl, State, and Broadview; I'd argue it likely has the most vacant but ready to use storefront retail in the city, but given the general decline of retail in the country; the only way those store fronts will ever be filled is if they have small niche businesses (i.e. artisans) that can also survive with some internet sales. There are very few, if any, demolitions, on most streets (my parent's street only has had 1 from like 100 or so houses). I grew up there in the 90s and early 00s, my family still lives there. I haven't looked at the stats, but I'd be a little skeptical although I'm not dismissive of the claim; A couple of acquaintances have bought doubles there, live in one part and rent the other, don't regret it. That said, Old Brooklyn isn't seen as a 'destination' place besides for the zoo, but it's extremely hard to build off of that besides the zoo is so geographically isolated from the the rest of the neighborhood, and to its detriment and benefit, has really convenient freeway access for going to/fro the zoo and not seeing anything else in old brooklyn... There's no 'hip' artisan stores in the neighborhood (and that is NOT a bad thing)- with the exception of a cheese store on Pearl that opened a month or 2 ago. Housing values took a hit during the recession, my parents house value right now is likely not what it was during the boom; but I don't think the neighborhood has declined in any way in recent years. If you have a day to spend: Arrive by 480 West; Exit to Brookpark road, go onto tuxedo for a second or, then turn left (west) on Schaaf; drive down South Hills - the most expensive, but nicest (in terms of architecture and aesthetics) in the neighborhood. South hills, a sub neighborhood of OB, roughly extends north of schaaf, east of broadview, south of Spring, west of west 11th. Go through a few blocks of South Hills and other areas in that boundary I gave, and hit Spring from Broaddale or South Hills. If you drive to the east, you'll see 176 is right there, so convenient freeway access. Go north, you'll hit the park I grew up at ;). There's also a small trail in the wooded area, that leads to the towpath trail, so if that's you'r thing, you're 15-30 minutes from CVNP by bicycle. If you're into ranch homes [i'm not], you can go through redding, irvine, etc. (also mention here that via valley and jennings, steelyard is a 5 minute drive at this point). Then, go (north) onto broadview, and then hit pearl, hit up the cheese store (corner of krather and pearl) - old brooklyn cheese company; then go down memphis; checked out the sausage shoppe for meats; feel free to stop in any of the dive bars on the street (dina's is the most popular of them; Murphy's law was the basis for the drew carey show), it's likely the greatest concentration of bars in cleveland, outside of downtown and ohio city. If you head north, (to your right) at,, I never was through this particularly area much as a kid, but you may want to check it out, I've biked through it several times, it's quiet and has a variety of houses (Ridgeview, brookside, plainfield, dellbank). turn around, back towards fulton on memphis, then go up the hill fulton (right); check out the streets between pearl and fulton (you'll likely have to backtrack a little here more if you want; they generally may get a little more kept up as you go south; but it can vary block by block. Then go to jack frost; you can go through the streets between state and broadview; these houses may be a little bit more nicer than you saw between pearl and fulton; Relatively fewer doubles on these streets (between state & broadview) than the northern part of pearl and memphis (woburn, spokane, bucryus) oh, and here's a map of Cleveland's building ages, for reference - http://skorasaurus.github.io/maps/clebuildings.html of course, be sure to stop at jack frost, and honey hut on state rd; and last, but certainly, not least, get a drink or 2 at Drink bar and grill, next to the CVS: it's Old Brooklyn's hidden gem. X - Oh, for sure. my partner and I considered moving to Old Brooklyn after getting priced out of Tremont but I wanted a change of scenery (amongst other many Factors) so Lakewood it was.
July 2, 20177 yr It's cheap and somewhat convenient to the near west side. There are also some cool local businesses like Jack Frost, Old Brooklyn Cheese, Dina's, and the Sausage Shoppe. But it's not very walkable (as far as getting to shopping/dining) and the housing values fell off a cliff similar to Stockyards and Brooklyn Centre, although not as drastically. It has some stability and I think (purely anecdotally) that a small number of young professionals are taking advantage of the low housing costs/high housing quality. But I don't think it will ever gentrify like the rest of the west side. It's just too far away from what's going on in OC/DC/Tremont. It would probably be a great place to buy if you plan on staying, but I wouldn't expect to see any gains if you had to sell within a few years. That being said it is a large neighborhood and some areas (South Hills in particular) are probably still retaining value.
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