September 19, 20186 yr 1929 Euclid Ave--parade for the opening of the internationally recognized Cleveland National Air Races.
September 19, 20186 yr ^We need to step up our party game I dunno--the Cavs parade was pretty epic. If the Browns ever win a Superbowl..you can double that attendance.
September 19, 20186 yr I dunno--the Cavs parade was pretty epic. If the Browns ever win a Superbowl..you can double that attendance. Yep. I was at an overcrowded Cleveland State Line bus stop in Lakewood and ended up sharing an Uber with two guys, one from Houston and another from Washington DC, both of whom came in the night before because they figured the party would be pretty epic for Cleveland's first championship in 52 years. They were right. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 24, 20186 yr Rediscovering Jasper Wood's fantastic 1940s-50s photography in the the Cedar-Central neighborhood of Cleveland. This shot of Carl's Market at E. 37th and Scovill, wrecked by urban renewal, is one of hundreds at @Cleveland_PL. https://t.co/Rkv84hunlh #CLE #ThisWasCLE #JasperWood https://t.co/JpdcNpQLlZ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 24, 20186 yr @TowerLightsCLE The eagles have landed: Long-gone Public Square statues find new downtown home http://s.cleveland.com/8sX1iHW "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 25, 20186 yr Rediscovering Jasper Wood's fantastic 1940s-50s photography in the the Cedar-Central neighborhood of Cleveland. This shot of Carl's Market at E. 37th and Scovill, wrecked by urban renewal, is one of hundreds at @Cleveland_PL. https://t.co/Rkv84hunlh #CLE #ThisWasCLE #JasperWood https://t.co/JpdcNpQLlZ Do a YouTube search for Jasper Wood’s, incredible streetcar scenes throughout the City circa 1951. You may tear up at the activity, density and transportation.
September 25, 20186 yr Saw it. Loved it. And hated it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 26, 20186 yr @LewinAndAssoc One of our engineers, @g_in_cle, has a map of #universitycircle labeled “Doan’s Corner as I remember it in the Nineties” as in the 1890’s #ThisWasCLE #ClevelandProud "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 26, 20186 yr Ohio Sash and Door Company (1905). Merwin St. Source: @Cleveland_PL in Trade Extension and Excursion. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 27, 20186 yr The auditorium of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers building at St. Clair and Ontario in 1928. Built 1910, declared a landmark in 1977, demo'ed in 1989 #ThisWasCLE (from @Cleveland_PL Digital Gallery "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 27, 20186 yr How does one demo a landmark? It has to have its landmark status removed. I've covered several of these and they are, sadly, relatively uncomplicated. Then it goes through the usual demolition approval process. Only one "de-landmarking" was anything bordering on controversial -- the former Broadway Mills/Gilotta Oil Products building at the east end of the old Central Viaduct. It was unlandmarked in 2005 or 2006 to make way for the new Inner Belt bridges. EDIT: my error/memory malfunction. This wasn't a landmarked building. Some members of the community tried to landmark it to save it from demolition but to no avail.... http://realneo.us/Support-Strong-Cobb Here's a photo of the building that got razed..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 27, 20186 yr @LewinAndAssoc One of our engineers, @g_in_cle, has a map of #universitycircle labeled “Doan’s Corner as I remember it in the Nineties” as in the 1890’s #ThisWasCLE #ClevelandProud I love the Little Italy nod. It has to be a reference to the Feast of the Assumption...which occurs in mid-August.
October 1, 20186 yr First known photograph of Public Square (1855) - Pre Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
October 1, 20186 yr Can anyone enhance the image to see the banner affixed to the building on the right?
October 1, 20186 yr Great photo YABO713[/member] but there's lots of pre-1894 photos of Public Square including the SE quadrant. Edit-never mind, I see that you mean it's the first known photo of Public Square....period. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 2, 20186 yr One of my favorite photos was posted on Twitter this morning -- Cleveland in sunshine after a snowstorm, 1937. I left it big for your viewing pleasure.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 2, 20186 yr Not too many surface lots anywhere, though they were starting to appear in the Roaring Third/Big Italy/Gateway District back then. That, Kingsbury Run, the Bloody Corner (East 110th/Woodland), the Olde Angle and Duck Island/Walworth Run were some of the roughest parts of town back then. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 2, 20186 yr Not too many surface lots anywhere, though they were starting to appear in the Roaring Third/Big Italy/Gateway District back then. That, Kingsbury Run, the Bloody Corner (East 110th/Woodland), the Olde Angle and Duck Island/Walworth Run were some of the roughest parts of town back then. Black Jack McGinty was my father's great uncle. The stories our family has are the stuff of Scorcese films.
October 4, 20186 yr Street car strike - 1899 Construction of Euclid Ave Opera House - circa 1872 Euclid Ave - 1900 aka Millionaire's Row Unsure of the location... But this is MIND BLOWING - this was taken during the Cuban Missile Crisis Sherwin Williams original store on Superior Ave - 1866 These homes were torn down on Euclid for the Halle Building - 1908
October 4, 20186 yr Unsure of the location... But this is MIND BLOWING - this was taken during the Cuban Missile Crisis That photo of NIKE missile base was actually from 1959, IIRC and it was taken just east of Burke Lakefront Airport and/or Gordon Park. There were NIKE missile sites at both locations -- two of eight such bases that encircled the city. Cleveland was one of the most heavily defended cities in the nation because of its massive industrial base of critical military-related industries (oil refining, airplane parts, tanks, and the NACA/NASA facility, etc) as well as being a northern city that would be among the first attacked by Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic Circle. The missiles and the command centers were often not right next to each other. Some of the buildings for this base at Burke/Bratenahl still stand. There are some very interesting posts about the missile defense system that existed prior to the advent of ICBMs (especially those on Soviet subs just off the coasts) that made them irrelevant..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nike_missile_sites "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 4, 20186 yr Unsure of the location... But this is MIND BLOWING - this was taken during the Cuban Missile Crisis That photo of NIKE missile base was actually from 1959, IIRC and it was taken just east of Burke Lakefront Airport and/or Gordon Park. There were NIKE missile sites at both locations -- two of eight such bases that encircled the city. Cleveland was one of the most heavily defended cities in the nation because of its massive industrial base of critical military-related industries (oil refining, airplane parts, tanks, and the NACA/NASA facility, etc) as well as being a northern city that would be among the first attacked by Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic Circle. The missiles and the command centers were often not right next to each other. Some of the buildings for this base at Burke/Bratenahl still stand. There are some very interesting posts about the missile defense system that existed prior to the advent of ICBMs (especially those on Soviet subs just off the coasts) that made them irrelevant..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nike_missile_sites The Defense Department still owns land east of Gordon Park. Here it is on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/gibq6AXbLqv Are the structures in the parking lot the former missile sites?
October 7, 20186 yr The remains this cathedral were demolished and replaced by the current Saint Malachi church. Edited October 7, 20186 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 8, 20186 yr An amazing storefront!! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 8, 20186 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 12, 20186 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 12, 20186 yr It was obliterated by the Cleveland Union Terminal complex, now Tower City Center. It ran west from Ontario and parallel to Superior, traveling gently downhill to Canal. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 12, 20186 yr Colorized and makes me want these back even more. Edited October 12, 20186 yr by viscomi
October 13, 20186 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 20186 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 16, 20186 yr I remember these ads well, and therefore they probably aren't "historic"! ? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 17, 20186 yr Not that I'm aware of. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 19, 20186 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20186 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 25, 20186 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 28, 20186 yr An apartment building that once stood on Thackeray Ave. off E55th, I believe there are only five homes still on that street.
October 28, 20186 yr Central Ave. and E30th in 1961 found at the Cleveland Public Library Edited October 28, 20186 yr by JohnCurran1996
October 29, 20186 yr On 10/16/2018 at 10:58 PM, Cleburger said: Is the Hudson Haunted House still a thing? I never see ads anymore. it looks to be still around. it was the best one for quite a long time: https://www.hudsonhauntedhouse.org/
October 29, 20186 yr ^That was a pilgrimage for my friends and I growing up. Having first conquered Bloodview, and then 7 Floors of Hell, we had to face the Hudson Haunted House - the Granddaddy of them all
October 29, 20186 yr My first trip to Hudson Haunted House was 1978. The line to get in back then was an hour long. Got to listen to hit music while waiting....MacArthur Park, Hot Child in the City, Just What I Needed, Whenever I Call You Friend, etc. mixed in with the screams and loud, scary sounds coming from within the building. And once you got inside, the comfort music was gone... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 3, 20186 yr I'm sure you all know where this is. But if you don't, this is where the 9 is currently standing. Edited November 3, 20186 yr by tastybunns
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