I grew up in Glenville, a northeastern neighborhood in Cleveland. Over the years, the neighborhood had gotten positive press because of it's successful high school athletics, yet is still plagued with high crime and unemployment. My Glenville still exists though; my mother has lived on the same street for 30 years and still walks her dog in Rockefeller Park. I have included pictures of her humble home and our proud neighborhood taken last summer. 9/08

I grew up in Glenville, a northeastern neighborhood in Cleveland. Over the years, the neighborhood had gotten positive press because of it's successful high school athletics, yet is still plagued with high crime and unemployment. My Glenville still exists though; my mother has lived on the same street for 30 years and still walks her dog in Rockefeller Park. I have included pictures of her humble home and our proud neighborhood taken last summer. 9/08

 

Yeah :clap: :clap:  Question it says "pictures", but there is only one picture.  Are more being posted?

 

That block looks familiar to me.

How are the parameters of Glenville?

Also, if you do post more pictures, can you please reduce the size of them? It makes for easier viewing.

yeah shrink'em down....and add some more too when you can.

 

since we have been talking about less seen cleveland neighborhoods, maybe this can turn into the official glenville neighborhood thread?

This appears to be a very comfortable neighborhood.

Glenville is a beautiful neighborhood.  It's very lush and I love the brick roads.  Like Ohio City, the homes garages are connected to a lane.

 

I see lots of homes I recognize on East Blvd, Pierpont, Parkgate or Parkside, North Blvd. and good old Mike White Elem. School.

 

The streets are very mature.  It's such an underrated neighborhood.

 

Even Forest Hills and the Eastern and South Estern ends of Hough have gorgeous home.

 

yes, i think the neighborhood would benefit from gentrification. It was historically a middle class neighborhood, section 8 and adsentee landlords have taken away that element. When i was growing up, there were still a few doctors, lawyers and teachers in the neighborhood. I think these homes just need some tender-loving care.

yes, i think the neighborhood would benefit from gentrification. It was historically a middle class neighborhood, section 8 and adsentee landlords have taken away that element. When i was growing up, there were still a few doctors, lawyers and teachers in the neighborhood. I think these homes just need some tender-loving care.

 

I think there are alot of professionals.  I would say the area ranged from middle class to upper middle class. 

 

Just walk down parkgate, Ashbury, 106, 107 or 108 street.  Those home are well maintained.

 

Personally, once you're east of parkwood is where it gets sketchy. 

 

You're absolutely right, a little TLC in home in G-ville will go along way.

Lovely homes and settings. When I went to Myers College, many of the inner city blacks in my classes referred to Superior as being the dividing line between the good parts of the east side and the bad parts (ie: good parts were north of it, in Glenville). To a resident of Geauga County, which I was at the time, every part of Cleveland was bad. It wasn't until I started driving around the city and exploring neighborhoods that I understood what my classmates meant.

Looks really pleasant; beautiful homes with deep setbacks and good trees. It has a well-established look.

Lovely homes and settings. When I went to Myers College, many of the inner city blacks in my classes referred to Superior as being the dividing line between the good parts of the east side and the bad parts (ie: good parts were north of it, in Glenville). To a resident of Geauga County, which I was at the time, every part of Cleveland was bad. It wasn't until I started driving around the city and exploring neighborhoods that I understood what my classmates meant.

 

Yeah East Blvd to Lakeview and Superior going North is pretty nice.  Along with the section from Superior to Wade Park.  Those Apartment on East Blvd are GINORMOUS and gorgeous.

 

To bad more of them didn't survive.

Thanks, Glenville!  Awesome housing stock in that neighborhood.  Definitely at risk though given the foreclosure explosion there.  Let's hope # 5 on this recent Landmarks Commission Agenda is an isolated event...http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/photo/021209/index.php

Glenville would benefit tremendously from a rail link to downtown, which is roughly 100 blocks away.  The same train might also help connect it with the growing arts scene in Collinwood, which is the next thing east.  Plus Glenville has University Circle immediately to the south... I don't understand why that connection isn't emphasized more.  I think it would be easy to re-gentrify Glenville through UC, but efforts have focused instead on Hough/Fairfax, which never were as upscale. 

Thanks, Glenville!  Awesome housing stock in that neighborhood.  Definitely at risk though given the foreclosure explosion there.  Let's hope # 5 on this recent Landmarks Commission Agenda is an isolated event...http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/photo/021209/index.php

 

I've walked past that house and it's truly and eyesore.  I've walked around and just from my general observation of the exterior, it appears it will cost a buyer more to fix then tear down and start over.  It looks like it could fall on to the adjacent home.

 

It's one of three ugly homes that scare that block.  There is a home on the corner with amazing balcony's.  That house was probably a stunner back in the day. 

 

There have been two other tear downs and rebuilds in the neighborhood.  The owners rebuilt homes that are architecturally appropriate and match with the homes in the neighborhood.

 

One family tore down two homes and built a massive mansion, however it doesn't look out of place outside of the oversized lot.  The reason it look out of place is they didn't center the home on the lot.

^Is one of the new homes you're talking about on E98th at South blvd?  It's a Strongsville-esque McMansion built on a double lot.  It could have been worse, but it definitely does look out of place to me.  The rest of that street is pretty awesome though.

^Is one of the new homes you're talking about on E98th at South blvd?  It's a Strongsville-esque McMansion built on a double lot.  It could have been worse, but it definitely does look out of place to me.  The rest of that street is pretty awesome though.

 

Thats one of the two.  It's so lopsided.  The other one doesn't look as bad.

One belongs to the Commissioner of Street Repairs and the Councilwoman. I dislike when the architectual integrity of a neigborhood is compromised by new constraction. It would be great if someone took the time to pull the old blueprints or just take a look around. I also dislike when the replacement foliage is not in line with what is represented. If it's maples, plant maples. Often the greenery can be an eyesore.

Cleveland historic districts would benefit from paint color ordinances too!