October 2, 20159 yr The day Cleveland's East Side and West Side were linked 100 years ago (Vintage photos) http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,16444.msg774150.html#msg774150 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 8, 20159 yr Old May Co. building on Ontario in the background, supplanted by new building on Public Square in 1915 #ThisWasCLE http://t.co/TczDZItclb "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 8, 20159 yr Old May Co. building on Ontario in the background, supplanted by new building on Public Square in 1915 #ThisWasCLE http://t.co/TczDZItclb If there was a list of top cities that tore down historic/architectural gems, I bet Cleveland would be top 5. Sad.
October 14, 20159 yr Cleveland Scene @Cleveland_Scene 2h2 hours ago 15 Historic Photos of Cleveland During Prohibition http://photos.clevescene.com/15-historic-photos-of-cleveland-during-prohibition/ … "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 14, 20159 yr My semi-distant family member was high up in the Ferro ranks in the 1950s - he was acquaintances with Richard Neutra (probably best known for his Kaufmann House in Palm Springs), and he was able to get the architect to design a new HQ for Ferro in the late 50s. That's not the headquarters, which was in the IMG building when dad was corporate and later moved to Mayfield Heights. That's the Walton Hills chemical plant, where dad worked from about 1960 or so until he moved to corporate in 1974 or so. It's still there and still looks like that. I interviewed there a few years back, and at the E. 56th plant, which was run by a friend of mine's dad. It was coincidence that we met, through a band my brother was in, but our dads knew each other well.
October 14, 20159 yr Encycle @EncyCle_ 4h4 hours ago Marvelous view of Euclid Ave near E 9th ca.1920s #thisiscle #thiswascle #cleveland #ohio #cwru #theland #cle "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 20159 yr Isn't that the Hickok Building? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 20159 yr This is actually the Crawford building (with water tower), which was just West of the Hickox (correct spelling) building. See alternate angle. Sad how much we've lost.
October 15, 20159 yr Sad how much we've lost. Well, to be fair, there currently sits a productive skyscraper in that space.
October 15, 20159 yr Sad how much we've lost. Well, to be fair, there currently sits a productive skyscraper in that space. Yes, I'm a purist historian. I don't like destruction of historic buildings to be replaced by generic skyscrapers. I like skyscrapers, but not at the destruction of irreplaceable gorgeous buildings. So, your tagline, from the Cleveland Public Auditorium - I cringe every time I see 'builded by' while I'm out walking by this awesome building - any history on this incorrect sounding English?
October 15, 20159 yr So, your tagline, from the Cleveland Public Auditorium - I cringe every time I see 'builded by' while I'm out walking by this awesome building - any history on this incorrect sounding English? Haha, I have no idea re: the choice of language. I always thought it was really odd though, despite liking the statement. I want to believe that it was chosen for a reason and not a mistake....but then again, our very name (Cleveland) is a mispelling!
October 15, 20159 yr ^ It's a usage that's seen in the Bible as well as the English hymn/poem "Jerusalem," that I know off the top of my head
October 15, 20159 yr Yes, I'm a purist historian. I don't like destruction of historic buildings to be replaced by generic skyscrapers. I like skyscrapers, but not at the destruction of irreplaceable gorgeous buildings. Except that irreplaceable gorgeous building wasn't replaced by a skyscraper. It was replaced by an art deco spaceship Bond Clothing Store. I've been thinking of doing a photo thread called "European Cleveland" to show its pre-1900 buildings. But I'm worried some of you folks will head over to the I-480 bridge after viewing it! Don't be so hard on Cleveland. The only city I can think of that still has most of its pre-war architecture intact is Prague. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 20159 yr This Was Cleveland @thiswascle 9s10 seconds ago Civil Engineering students with tools of the profession from Fenn Tower 8th floor roof circa 1947 #ThisWasCLE "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 20159 yr Yes, I'm a purist historian. I don't like destruction of historic buildings to be replaced by generic skyscrapers. I like skyscrapers, but not at the destruction of irreplaceable gorgeous buildings. Except that irreplaceable gorgeous building wasn't replaced by a skyscraper. It was replaced by an art deco spaceship Bond Clothing Store. I've been thinking of doing a photo thread called "European Cleveland" to show its pre-1900 buildings. But I'm worried some of you folks will head over to the I-480 bridge after viewing it! Don't be so hard on Cleveland. The only city I can think of that still has most of its pre-war architecture intact is Prague. Don't worry KJP. We're a hearty bunch on here. Please start the thread. Our history should be an inspiration, not a kick in the nut$.
October 15, 20159 yr A Cleveland Photographer Documented Halloween Festivities in Coventry in the 1980s http://t.co/TXnMQQGT2X "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 18, 20159 yr How's this for a Euro-look? Encycle @EncyCle_ 2m2 minutes ago .@OldStoneCLE Terrific view of #Cleveland Public Square and Old Stone Church ca 1900s. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20159 yr Roxy Theater, 1956, where downtown #CLE's PNC Center now stands on East 9th. Note two spellings of "burlesque." https://t.co/xJ4o9kXMPG "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20159 yr Cross-posted in the Warehouse District thread... This view is actually looking west on Superior from West 3rd which is just out of view to the right, showing the buildings that were demolished on the north side of Superior for the vast sea of parking lots we have in the Warehouse District today. BTW, this photo predates the Rockefeller building at Superior & West 6. Behind the third streetcar from the photographer is the Weddell House Hotel (stood 1847-1903) which was demolished in 1903 for the Rockefeller Building. Beyond it is the Perry-Payne Building with its unique balconies facing Superior... Encycle @EncyCle_ 1h1 hour ago #TBT Superior Ave. near West 6th ca. 1900s, when trolleys dominated #Cleveland street scene. #thiswascle #cwru #ohio "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 26, 20159 yr #happythanksgiving WWI draftees visit League Park for football game on Thanksgiving ca. 1910s. #cleveland #cle #cwru https://t.co/d4tNotmz54 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 29, 20159 yr The link describes the photo gallery... http://photos.clevescene.com/cleveland-looked-like-100-years-ago/#1 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 1, 20159 yr 15 Vintage Photos of Ohio City’s West 25th Street https://t.co/1ra5cJgvKt https://t.co/VG2rOynIXc "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 23, 20159 yr It's really amazing (and fantastic) that many, if not all of the buildings in this view are still with us today.
December 23, 20159 yr This is a great photo...probably from the late 20's? It's interesting that in addition to the streetcars that there were double deck buses. Were those buses used on regular transit service lines?
December 23, 20159 yr That's probably my favorite historical Cleveland photo. I believe that photo is from the mid-1920s. The Union Commerce Bank (925 Euclid) was finished in 1924 and the traffic cop cupola perched above the intersection was there for only a few years in the mid-1920s as motorists kept crashing into it. The double-deck buses (and other buses as well) typically operated down specific streets and/or communities not served by the streetcar, electric interurban railway and steam railroad network and then travel express into downtown. That didn't leave much of the metro area unserved, but there will still major streets without rail service such as Pearl Road south of Brookpark Road into Parma, Franklin Boulevard in Lakewood, Superior in Cleveland Heights, Woodland in Shaker Heights, or East 71st to Cuyahoga Heights. I really had to think hard of the rare examples where rail service wasn't available at that time. Also, some of the major employers provided shuttle buses from major transit intersections to/from their factories and plants, such as the major steel plants in the Flats to major transit hubs like East 9th/Euclid. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 23, 20159 yr Such a cool picture. One of the few that isn't completely depressing as almost all those buildings are still around. Now we just need that density! [emoji846]
December 24, 20159 yr Is the Baker's building sign on The John Hartness Brown Buildings? Yes. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 29, 20159 yr Check out @EncyCle_'s Tweet of Shaker Square's Colony Theater, post-fire, 1980 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 6, 20169 yr Check out @CrookdRiverWmn's Tweet: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 6, 20169 yr Some very cool then/now photographic mash-ups posted at: Check out @SharkyFin5's Tweet: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 6, 20169 yr Some very cool then/now photographic mash-ups posted at: Check out @SharkyFin5's Tweet: Very cool, and sad at the same time. How about that proposed City Hall bridging the quadrants of Public Square? Or the Central Armory at 6th/Lakeside... (sigh)
January 6, 20169 yr Check out @CrookdRiverWmn's Tweet: They tore that down? It may have been better known as the Mining Company, and later the Saddle Ridge, to those of us who came of age during that era. They were trying to have Mining Company "reunions" in that space a couple years ago but had serious infrastructure issues. If that parking lot could talk.....
January 6, 20169 yr The former Federated, Mining Company, Peaches, etc. still stands (as of Dec. 28 when I went by there). FYI: Check out @EncyCle_'s Tweet: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 7, 20169 yr Ummm.....okay http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fcd0040-c56a-0130-462f-58d385a7b928
January 7, 20169 yr Ummm.....okay http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fcd0040-c56a-0130-462f-58d385a7b928 Nice work if you can get it! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 7, 20169 yr Check out @CrookdRiverWmn's Tweet: They tore that down? It may have been better known as the Mining Company, and later the Saddle Ridge, to those of us who came of age during that era. They were trying to have Mining Company "reunions" in that space a couple years ago but had serious infrastructure issues. If that parking lot could talk..... aww that peaches -- check out the guest for opening day!
January 8, 20169 yr Excellent collection from the New York Public Library: http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?filters%5Bplace%5D=Cleveland+%28Ohio%29#
January 8, 20169 yr 12 Bygone Restaurants and Bars in Cleveland Heights http://photos.clevescene.com/12-bygone-restaurants-and-bars-in-cleveland-heights/#1 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 11, 20169 yr 19 vintage photos of Cleveland's Little Italy http://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/01/07/19-vintage-photos-of-clevelands-little-italy "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 11, 20169 yr 19 vintage photos of Cleveland's Little Italy http://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/01/07/19-vintage-photos-of-clevelands-little-italy Kind of a cool effect how black and white pics are used even for the more recent shots. Even scaling back the resolution in some cases, perhaps. That Corbo's pic is mid seventies at the earliest based on the cars.
January 11, 20169 yr I'd say based on the cars in some of the photos the 30's and 40's are the earliest.
January 11, 20169 yr I'd say based on the cars in some of the photos the 30's and 40's are the earliest. Some go back to 1910, most have date captions.
January 12, 20169 yr This Was Cleveland @thiswascle 3m3 minutes ago The Bond store under construction at E. 9th and Euclid in 1947 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 13, 20169 yr Taking a cue from the Prospect Avenue photo thread, here's how fast Euclid Avenue went from a leafy residential street of townhouses and incredibly opulent mansions to a big-city avenue of large apartment, office, hotel, department store and institutional buildings. A good place to start is at Public Square, looking east from a high vantage point, probably the cupola on the old Forest City Hotel, down Euclid Avenue in the 1870s. The closest church spire is St. Paul Episcopal Church on the southwest corner of Euclid and East 4th. A physical statement about the prominence of a building's use to the community is its relative height to surrounding buildings. Prior to the late 1800s, the tallest building was almost always a church. After that, it was a commercial structure... Public Sq-SouthRoadway-EuclidAve-1870ss by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr Looking west on the north side of Euclid Avenue from East 9th Street in the late 1860s... EuclidAve-westfromE9th-late1860ss by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr Same location, same angle, but a mere 25 years later in 1892... EuclidAve-westfromE9th-1892s by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr Looking in the opposite direction on Euclid Avenue at East 9th, along the south side of Euclid, with a horsecar of the East Cleveland Railway passing Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1888 (only 15 years before it was demolished for the Cleveland Trust Rotunda--today's Heinen's). Note that Euclid Avenue changed at East 9th. It went from a wide avenue with tree lawns along the north side of the street west of East 9th, to a boulevard with a tree-studded median east of East 9th. I don't know how far the boulevard ran or how long it lasted, but it wasn't long in either case... EuclidAve-eastfromE9th-1888s by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr One of the oldest, most impressive (to me) structures along lower Euclid was this house, built 1833-34, was this home for Samuel and Cornelia Cowles at 622 Euclid -- yes, the site of the "missing tooth" between the 5th Street Arcades and the Residences at 668. This photo was taken in the 1850s (looks like it was drawn on to better show the washed-out rooflines)... EuclidAve-622Euclid-Cowlesresidence-1850ss by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr Euclid Avenue at Huron Avenue, looking west. Top picture, early 1907. Bottom picture, late 1908. The house at the corner of Huron and Euclid belonged to William and Louisa Southworth, a successful grocer (the Southworth Building on Ontario next to Public Square was his). A year later, the Halle Department Store was almost topped out. Across Euclid, a couple of residences still stood, but not for long.... Euclid-at-Huron-1907-08s by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr In the 1880s, this view looks east along the north side of Euclid between East 6th and East 9th. A couple of residences stood, and some of the trees along the once heavily wooded avenue that gave Cleveland the name "Forest City" remained. But it was QUICKLY becoming a high-density commercial thoroughfare. Already, the apartment complex that preceded the Union Commerce Building (now 925 Euclid) is visible in the background with all of the awnings in the windows... Euclid Ave-E6-E9-1880ss by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr Here's a great photo of two homes at 1208 and 1218 Euclid Avenue that demonstrates how sudden the change was for Euclid Avenue, from residential area to big-city downtown. In 30 years, from 1870 to 1900, Cleveland went from an expanding mercantile city to a globally dominant industrial center, in an era when the power of a city was measured by the number of smokestacks it had... EuclidAve-1208-18-1908s by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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