March 17, 20196 yr A few somewhat recent news items missing from this thread... Great news for the area. Welcome to Collinwood: Signs of life springing forth on East 185th Street For many Clevelanders, memories of bygone E. 185th St. conjure up visions of its epic annual street festival, movies at the La Salle, and bike rides down to the lake. Debra Drobnick is no exception. Born and raised in Euclid, Drobnick has fond recollections of growing up just one street away from E. 185th St., so it’s rather poetic that she’s now part of the street’s renaissance as one of the forces behind uber-popular Irie Jamaican Kitchen. “We have people coming from the far West side, Medina, and Ashtabula to try the food, so [the restaurant] has become somewhat of a destination in itself,” says Drobnick. “For me, having a business here is definitely like coming home.” http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/collinwood020719.aspx Collinwood’s Lasalle Theater Begins Its Second Act The historic LaSalle Theater in Collinwood is once again a shining gem in the neighborhood. Built in 1927, it has recently been transformed into an event venue and community center that features an exhibit hall, a stage for local theater groups and arts programs and meeting space for businesses and community members. The transformed theater now provides a new venue for the community to host important events, from birthday parties to weddings, and everything in between. The re-birth of this structure has created new opportunities as well. Apartments on the upper floor have been added – and leased! Additionally, retail locations have been incorporated into the building’s frontage and face the popular and heavily trafficked East 185th Street. http://www.clevelandnp.org/collinwoods-lasalle-theater-begins-its-second-act/ Cleveland's legendary Humphrey Popcorn, a Euclid Beach icon, to open shop Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland’s legendary Humphrey Popcorn company is popping. The company launched by Dudley Humphrey back in the 1890s will soon open its first retail location in Cleveland in decades. On January 26, the Humphrey Popcorn Company will celebrate its grand opening at 819 East 185th Street – not far from the iconic Euclid Beach Park that made Humphrey a household name in Cleveland. The shop will be featuring Humphrey’s famous popcorn balls, popcorn and cheese corn, popcorn kernels and candy kisses, as well as other retro candies and Euclid Beach Park accessories. They will also be featuring another local classic, Bakers Candies, best known for their chocolate whips. The current owners of Humphrey Popcorn, Joanne Lynch and Mike Prokop, who bought the company in 2011, also purchased the rights and recipes to Bakers Candies. https://expo.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/01/9ddf7d8f4a2238/clevelands-legendary-humphrey.html http://collinwoodobserver.com/read/2019/03/10/humphrey-popcorn-east-185th-street-store-966 (apparently just opened a short while ago)
April 12, 20196 yr On 10/7/2018 at 1:40 PM, PoshSteve said: Those are both good news. I was really bummed when I first heard that building was going to be demoed. Really happy someone has some in to rehab it instead. Apartments over retail? And best of luck for them getting that license pulled. That place has been a mess every time I've been over there. "Roscoe's" has been shut for awhile. IMO the next step is to get Callaloo to close when they are supposed to. Otherwise I have heard good things about it so I hope it does not completely shut down. Extensive work has begun on the gold building, I'm not sure what they are going to do.
April 18, 20196 yr About the only thing structural AND constructive on next week's DR agenda. Everything else is signs or demolitions... Northeast Design Review District Agenda (8:00 a.m., Tuesday, Apr 23rd , 2019) Memorial-Nottingham Branch, 17109 Lake Shore Boulevard 1. NE 2019-016 – Gold Building – Exterior Modification (N) Location: 15513-15519 Waterloo Rd Waterloo Design Review District Seeking approval for the proposed rehabilitation of an existing 2-story commercial structure. Project Representatives: Michael McBride & Dimit Architects http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2019/PDF/NE_Agenda_4-23-19.pdf "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 18, 20196 yr Very nice! Am I remembering correctly that someone wanted to tear this building down a couple of years ago, sparking a large neighborhood backlash that stopped it? Or am I recalling another building there.
April 19, 20196 yr 18 hours ago, PoshSteve said: Very nice! Am I remembering correctly that someone wanted to tear this building down a couple of years ago, sparking a large neighborhood backlash that stopped it? Or am I recalling another building there. I don't know if I would call it a "large" backlash, I could ask Cindy Barber (Beachland owner) since she's a neighbor now. But it was approved for demolition at some point. It's the "gold building" I referred to above. I'm not sure what they have planned, I'd be tempted to attend the meeting but it's my daughter's mom's birthday (we do the helium balloon release). A second "destination" on that street might tip the momentum back in a positive direction. That gold mural is the work of a reasonably well known artist duo. This is a 1939 picture (based on the marquee) of that corner, from the historical pics thread. Edited April 19, 20196 yr by E Rocc
July 6, 20195 yr Normally, I would never post news about a single house being developed. But I've never seen the county land bank be the developer before..... 9:30 Calendar No. 19-138: 17721 Ingleside Ave. Ward 8 Michael Polensek 8 Notices County Land Bank, owner, proposes to erect 20' x 20' 1 story frame gable detached garage in a B1 Two-Family Residential District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Section 337.23(a) which states that an accessory building shall not be less than 10' from building on adjacent lot and the appellant is proposing 6 feet. 2. Section 349.05(a) which states that no parking space shall be located within 10 feet of any wall of a residential building that contains ground floor windows. (Filed June 12, 2019) http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2019/crr07-15-2019.pdf "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 6, 20195 yr ^ That is what the Land Bank will be doing from now on. Since the demo money is all but dried up, all of their efforts will be on rehab and new construction in neighborhoods/cities they can get a good ROI.
October 11, 20195 yr Waterloo’s colorful Pop Life building to host soft-opening party tonight Today 2:03 PM By Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Pop Life, Waterloo Road’s most vibrant building, opens for the first time tonight, Oct. 11 with a soft opening party at 7 p.m. The east-side yoga and wellness studio’s event lands a couple of weeks before its grand opening on Nov. 1. The building, located at 15619 Waterloo Rd., features a colorful exterior paint design by London-based artist Camille Walala. Previously, the building had been abandoned, a former Key Bank location. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/10/waterloos-colorful-pop-life-building-to-host-soft-opening-party-tonight.html
October 11, 20195 yr The retail should be great for that area, but man I hate what they did to the facade of that building. Edited October 11, 20195 yr by Mendo
October 12, 20195 yr 9 hours ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Waterloo’s colorful Pop Life building to host soft-opening party tonight Today 2:03 PM By Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Pop Life, Waterloo Road’s most vibrant building, opens for the first time tonight, Oct. 11 with a soft opening party at 7 p.m. The east-side yoga and wellness studio’s event lands a couple of weeks before its grand opening on Nov. 1. The building, located at 15619 Waterloo Rd., features a colorful exterior paint design by London-based artist Camille Walala. Previously, the building had been abandoned, a former Key Bank location. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/10/waterloos-colorful-pop-life-building-to-host-soft-opening-party-tonight.html I’m sorry, it’s disgraceful what they did to this building. Someone get me a sandblaster. STAT!
October 12, 20195 yr ^I’m gonna go against the grain here and profess my liking for the paint job. Although I am a fan of Vorticism, of which this style is adjacent. My hovercraft is full of eels
October 15, 20195 yr On 10/12/2019 at 12:11 AM, marty15 said: I’m sorry, it’s disgraceful what they did to this building. Someone get me a sandblaster. STAT! You're showing your age! I think it's interesting. Toss in some neon lights and it's 1983!
October 15, 20195 yr 6 minutes ago, MyTwoSense said: You're showing your age! I think it's interesting. Toss in some neon lights and it's 1983! It WAS the most iconic and potentially classiest structure on Waterloo. My head hurts looking at it now. Imagine Dante in Tremont doing this abomination to their building. ???
October 15, 20195 yr 8 minutes ago, marty15 said: It WAS the most iconic and potentially classiest structure on Waterloo. My head hurts looking at it now. Imagine Dante in Tremont doing this abomination to their building. ???
February 11, 20205 yr https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/street-level/clevelandrocksshop021120.aspx?fbclid=IwAR30iq4yclQ5kVclM3k9z9jGqMQvOgiU-Bg5n0AHku2MMObiFQPVdRB9RSA Don't call it a comeback: Beachland Ballroom to revive Music Saves space as Cleveland Rocks Shop JEN JONES DONATELLI | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 Also, the "gold building" on the corner has a studio, Six Shooter is in its new spot, and a lot of places that were occupied but looked empty due to no signs now have signs. Things are looking better and I've been on and off skeptical since I moved to the general area. I don't care for what they did to the Bank building either though. Edited February 11, 20205 yr by E Rocc
February 11, 20205 yr Quote Clevelanders will also be able to consign their own music memorabilia, which will not only be sold in the store, but digitized and donated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives. Interesting... Quote Once the Cleveland Rocks shop is up and running...the Space: ROCK gallery...will later transform the back part of the building...into the...Northeast Ohio Music & Arts Development... Music Hub...as a center for music education and collaboration...offer[ing] both recording and video technology, and...hopes to develop a membership program...in which musicians can rent rehearsal space or a recording studio. That vision is a nice way to engage with the community and offer something more unique.
February 12, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, E Rocc said: I don't care for what they did to the Bank building either though. I agree.
April 15, 20205 yr https://ca.permitcleveland.org/public/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=BuildingHousing&TabName=BuildingHousing&capID1=20BHO&capID2=00000&capID3=04704&agencyCode=COC&IsToShowInspection= Construction permit was filed for a 22,050 sq ft building at 341 E 152nd St. The property is owned by the city land bank and the online copy currently has no details or organizations mentioned. Anyone have insight into this?
April 15, 20205 yr Whatever it is (I doubt its a gas station at least) will be great. That's a fairly prominent spot on a busy intersection.
April 15, 20205 yr That size and at that location- I'm willing to bet it's going to be a CVS/Walgreens/Rite Aid.
April 16, 20205 yr That was the site of the old Commodore Theater, which I wish was never torn down... happened around the height of the Foreclosure Crisis.We’ll see what’s built in its place- anything is better than that grass lot.
April 16, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, X said: That size and at that location- I'm willing to bet it's going to be a CVS/Walgreens/Rite Aid. Rite Aid closed/vacated recently on E156 & Lakeshore fwiw.
June 12, 20214 yr “What a long, strange trip it’s been”: Beachland reopens tavern, sets sights on future arts campus Lee Chilcote - TheLand - June 11, 2021 "After surviving the last 15 months of the Covid-19 pandemic through grit, hustle and grassroots community support, the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern has finally completely reopened and is selling individual tickets for shows. Now, longtime owners Cindy Barber and Mark Leddy are hoping to use federal relief funding to stabilize their business and begin to realize their newly-congealing dream of creating an arts campus on Waterloo Road in North Collinwood. ... They also spent the much-needed down time making improvements to the building, including painting the ballroom and refinishing the floors, building a new soundboard, and remodeling their kitchen so that they can expand food service."
August 3, 20213 yr Going green: Waterloo Arts to install new green roof and alleyway Lee Chilcote - TheLand - Aug. 1, 2021 "Waterloo Arts, a nonprofit organization that provides arts programming and education in the Collinwood neighborhood, is installing a green roof on its building thanks to a green infrastructure grant from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). The project will not only fix the organization’s leaky roof, but it will also divert tens of thousands of gallons of rainwater from the storm sewers every year. ... In addition to its green roof and alley project, Waterloo Arts is also working on the Green Palette project, which offers resources for artists to maintain the overgrown planters on Waterloo Road and landscape them in artistic ways."
April 6, 20223 yr Dave's Market closing the North Collinwood location. Costly blow for one of the more walkable neighborhoods on the east side. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2022/03/daves-markets-intends-to-shutter-euclid-beach-store-in-collinwood-at-end-of-april.html
April 6, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, to said: Dave's Market closing the North Collinwood location. Costly blow for one of the more walkable neighborhoods on the east side. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2022/03/daves-markets-intends-to-shutter-euclid-beach-store-in-collinwood-at-end-of-april.html It's probably not a cost feasible idea, but I have always wondered why some other larger grocers in the area, such as Dave's and Heinen's, can't create smaller, bodega style corner markets that have basic grocery goods, including fresh vegetables, meats, and cheeses. The current model seems only to have larger spaces with more stuff and large parking lots, eliminating the smaller grocer for each neighborhood. The bodega sized ones would help get rid of the food deserts and could be built into some of the smaller developments going into many neighborhoods. My thought about the larger grocer's taking this on is they would have the finances, distributors, and structures in place to accomplish it. Someone like Heinen's could even sell primarily their own goods, since they have branded many of their products that way.
April 6, 20223 yr I don't think there's a high markup on groceries, so they rely on people doing all their shopping there. That's why these GE market district type places put such an emphasis on prepared goods.
April 6, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Whipjacka said: I don't think there's a high markup on groceries, so they rely on people doing all their shopping there. That's why these GE market district type places put such an emphasis on prepared goods. Prepared foods are NOT money makers for grocery stores - they are a way to get people in the door. (Groceries are low margin businesses as it is.) When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
June 27, 20222 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 27, 20222 yr Waterloo Arts fest is today. One of my brother's bands is playing at 12:30pm down by the 15300 block, I am debating going. If anyone's there I'm told I look like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, I would add only if he slacked on working out for a year or few. Probably wearing a #5 Browns jersey (name "ISRIGHTOUT") or one of my Maple jerseys. No Ardyn, she has other plans with her aunts. Kind of leery of what the "planners" may have in store for the Beulah Park area, the good news is the combined sewer outlet may cause NEORSD to prevent too much "ambition". They own the park. Love how Shore Acres and Villa Beach don't seem to be included but we do. Dave's closing and Walgreen's being replaced by a plasma center already don't bode well.
December 20, 20222 yr Also posted in the beer thread, these folks moved from 185 to the old Slovenian Workman's Home/Packy Malley's/Classics: https://theclevelandbrewery.com/ Edit: I forgot Waterloo Brew was there too, scrolled upthread and saw they ran afoul of some weird law about brewery locations. Packy's seemed to have sporadic business. Not sure what happened to Classic's, they often seemed busy but weren't there long. That's a lot of turnover. Hopefully Cleveland Brewery can be a second destination, that would be big. Right now the only real one is Beachland. Ironically I moved to the area from Northfield Village, which has the same issue: only one destination item. I hate to say it, but while the virus certainly didn't help I'm going to say the "streetscape" project nearly a decade ago sapped the momentum of the area in a big way. I wasn't up here yet, but my brother was. From what I see and hear, it hasn't recovered yet. Edited December 20, 20222 yr by E Rocc
December 20, 20222 yr 9 hours ago, E Rocc said: Also posted in the beer thread, these folks moved from 185 to the old Slovenian Workman's Home/Packy Malley's/Classics: https://theclevelandbrewery.com/ Edit: I forgot Waterloo Brew was there too, scrolled upthread and saw they ran afoul of some weird law about brewery locations. Packy's seemed to have sporadic business. Not sure what happened to Classic's, they often seemed busy but weren't there long. That's a lot of turnover. Hopefully Cleveland Brewery can be a second destination, that would be big. Right now the only real one is Beachland. Ironically I moved to the area from Northfield Village, which has the same issue: only one destination item. I hate to say it, but while the virus certainly didn't help I'm going to say the "streetscape" project nearly a decade ago sapped the momentum of the area in a big way. I wasn't up here yet, but my brother was. From what I see and hear, it hasn't recovered yet. I can shine a little more light on the rules that Waterloo Brew was afoul of- these rules exist at the State and Federal levels, not locally (at least not primarily). Basically, the alcohol business exists at three tiers- Manufacturer, Distributor, Retailer. An entity (an individual, LLC, corporation, etc) can own multiple businesses at the same tier (you can own a winery and a brewery, two breweries, a dozen distilleries, or a hundred bars). But an entity cannot own businesses across tiers (a brewery and a distributor, a distiller and a liquor store, or a winery and a bar). The exception to this is that a manufacturer can self distribute their own products to retailers or have their own tasting room, both under certain limitations. One of those limits is the distance from the brewery to the tasting room. It can be attached to the brewery, of course. Or it can be within a one mile radius. Beyond that and the concept of a "tasting room" is stretched beyond breaking, and it's essentially just a manufacturer owning a bar, which is not allowed.
January 13, 20232 yr Seeds & Sprouts XXV — Park Place Tech Stays, LaSalle Theater Available, Grant Thornton Moving By Ken Prendergast / January 13, 2023 In Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood, a renovated and stabilized 94-year-old LaSalle Theater, 823 E. 185th St., hit the market this week. Its owner, North Shores Development Corp. (NSDC), renovated the building in 2018 for $4.7 million and stabilized the property as a media center along with three ground-floor storefronts and five apartments. Now stabilized, fully leased and provisioned with 39 spaces of off-street parking next door, CNP is ready to sell the former movie palace to put it back on the tax rolls. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/01/13/seeds-sprouts-xxv-park-place-tech-stays-lasalle-theater-available-grant-thornton-moving/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 31, 20232 yr I bugged them for a quote from the director, and two weeks later they finally gave me one. So here's an article with a little more information on why the theater is being sold...... Why the LaSalle Theater is for sale By Ken Prendergast / January 31, 2023 Earlier this month, NEOtrans broke the story that a Collinwood landmark, the LaSalle Theater, 823 E. 185th St., had hit the market after 14 years of ownership by the Northeast Shores Development Corporation (NSDC). But with the building stabilized and the NSDC ending its service to the Cleveland neighborhood, officials from the community development corporation said it was time to sell. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/01/31/lasalle-theater-building-for-sale/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 6, 20232 yr Interesting article, and a great development, Cleveland needs more live music, and I'm happy to see another jazz club go in, particularly one with so much space and (it sounds like) potential for larger acts (and dare I say, hopefully space to dance?) I'm really interested to see the ballroom renovated as well. Lots to be excited about here. The Treelawn to Continue Waterloo Road’s Arts-Driven Transformation "The Treelawn Social Club opened in December, with other components — including a 600-capacity ballroom, a beer garden and bocce ball courts — yet to come. By Annie Nickoloff ... The campus features the now-open Treelawn Social Club, a new jazz venue that’s been hosting mostly local acts and pop-up dining options since December. There’s plenty more on the docket for the 39,000-square-foot space, including the main building originally constructed in 1927. The biggest component will be the 600-capacity ballroom, featuring a 1952 Steinway grand piano, slated to open in late spring or early summer. The Cleveland Brewery, formerly located on E. 185th Street, will exclusively operate out of the campus, Hanson says, with a taproom and beer garden in a grassy space, featuring a 100-year-old tree. A record store showroom is also in the works." There's more in there, so it's worth a click. https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/music/articles/the-treelawn-to-continue-waterloo-road-s-arts-driven-transformation
September 20, 20231 yr https://aca-prod.accela.com/COC/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=BuildingHousing&TabName=BuildingHousing&capID1=23BHO&capID2=00000&capID3=12422&agencyCode=COC&IsToShowInspection= "Two Friends Brewery" filed permits on East 185th
November 2, 20231 yr Collinwood school reopens as apartments By Ken Prendergast / November 2, 2023 When schools are converted into apartments, they don’t always look like schools anymore — at least on the inside. The Longfellow School Apartments in Cleveland’s North Collinwood neighborhood put that notion into detention. Located at 650 E. 140th St. just south of Interstate 90, Longfellow had its second ribbon-cutting ceremony last week nearly 100 years after its first. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/11/02/collinwood-school-reopens-as-apartments/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 2, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: Collinwood school reopens as apartments By Ken Prendergast / November 2, 2023 When schools are converted into apartments, they don’t always look like schools anymore — at least on the inside. The Longfellow School Apartments in Cleveland’s North Collinwood neighborhood put that notion into detention. Located at 650 E. 140th St. just south of Interstate 90, Longfellow had its second ribbon-cutting ceremony last week nearly 100 years after its first. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/11/02/collinwood-school-reopens-as-apartments/ Absolutely incredible restoration they did. It’s a beauty of a building.
February 12, 20241 yr On 3/6/2023 at 1:51 PM, Ethan said: Interesting article, and a great development, Cleveland needs more live music, and I'm happy to see another jazz club go in, particularly one with so much space and (it sounds like) potential for larger acts (and dare I say, hopefully space to dance?) I'm really interested to see the ballroom renovated as well. Lots to be excited about here. The Treelawn to Continue Waterloo Road’s Arts-Driven Transformation "The Treelawn Social Club opened in December, with other components — including a 600-capacity ballroom, a beer garden and bocce ball courts — yet to come. By Annie Nickoloff ... The campus features the now-open Treelawn Social Club, a new jazz venue that’s been hosting mostly local acts and pop-up dining options since December. There’s plenty more on the docket for the 39,000-square-foot space, including the main building originally constructed in 1927. The biggest component will be the 600-capacity ballroom, featuring a 1952 Steinway grand piano, slated to open in late spring or early summer. The Cleveland Brewery, formerly located on E. 185th Street, will exclusively operate out of the campus, Hanson says, with a taproom and beer garden in a grassy space, featuring a 100-year-old tree. A record store showroom is also in the works." There's more in there, so it's worth a click. https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/music/articles/the-treelawn-to-continue-waterloo-road-s-arts-driven-transformation Interesting. I started going there early on when they brewed their own beer, which they really don't do much anymore if at all. Not so much lately since they have bands most nights and I'm not into jazz. Friday evening I was walking from Boardwalk to Fillmore with Kelly and a friend, when we passed the bank building they were curious about what it was. I more or less described it but made a reference to pseudo-artistic vandalism. They didn't disagree. Edited February 12, 20241 yr by E Rocc
November 1, 2024Nov 1 City acquisition of the former Dave's Market at 15900 Lakeshore Blvd. across from Euclid Beach was approved at todays CPC meeting. The building will be placed into the City's Land Reutilization Program for the Department of Economic Development. *EDIT* Same meeting also included the necessary authorizations for a Villaview Road resurfacing east of Waterloo along the sound wall.
November 1, 2024Nov 1 29 minutes ago, NorthShore647 said: City acquisition of the former Dave's Market at 15900 Lakeshore Blvd. across from Euclid Beach was approved at todays CPC meeting. The building will be placed into the City's Land Reutilization Program for the Department of Economic Development. *EDIT* Same meeting also included the necessary authorizations for a Villaview Road resurfacing east of Waterloo along the sound wall. So it will sit there unused and unrepaired for the next few years. Oh joy. And they are going to tear up my route to 90E as well..... Edited November 1, 2024Nov 1 by E Rocc
November 1, 2024Nov 1 22 minutes ago, E Rocc said: So it will sit there unused and unrepaired for the next few years. As opposed to what? Dave's wasn't spending money on its maintenance and developers didn't rush in after its closing, so how is a negative?
November 1, 2024Nov 1 50 minutes ago, Foraker said: As opposed to what? Dave's wasn't spending money on its maintenance and developers didn't rush in after its closing, so how is a negative? The city isn't exactly known for turning these things around quickly or taking good care of them.
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