March 6, 20196 yr What's more amazing is that in two of those photos you can just make out the gas station that's next door. And almost 90 years later it's still a gas station. Theatre goes, gas station stays. Like cockroaches they never die...
March 6, 20196 yr While I can't call 1985 "history" I know some of you do.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 6, 20196 yr Fearing the threat of German U Boats, Submarine chasers were built in Rocky River, in the area directly opposite what is now the reservation, during the course of World War II. Pretty cool, I never knew that
March 6, 20196 yr How would German U-boats get here without going through the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Welland Canal, both of which were a more than a decade away from being able to accommodate ocean-going ships with the 1959 Saint Lawrence Seaway project? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 6, 20196 yr ^^ Similarly related, I realized yesterday Tri-City Park in Rocky River used to be a Nike Hercules missile site during the Cold War...among other sites across NEO: C-69 Plus some other cool images for the Cold War days: Edited March 6, 20196 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
March 6, 20196 yr 36 minutes ago, KJP said: How would German U-boats get here without going through the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Welland Canal, both of which were a more than a decade away from being able to accommodate ocean-going ships with the 1959 Saint Lawrence Seaway project? I was thinking the same thing. Also the construction methods being used in the photo make me believe this is earlier, possibly World War I?
March 6, 20196 yr 33 minutes ago, sizzlinbeef said: Just built there, not that they patrolled the great lakes. Correct. And it was WWI https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/691
March 6, 20196 yr Edited March 6, 20196 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
March 7, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 7, 20196 yr West Side Market, 1946 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 7, 20196 yr What a gorgeous building. What a loss....... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 7, 20196 yr ^ Beautiful building. The facade is so intricate. edit: here is a direct link to the high res image http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/arch/buildImages/archID_6build_190.jpg Edited March 7, 20196 yr by Mendo
March 7, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 8, 20196 yr On International Women's Day..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 10, 20196 yr Roughly where The Q's center court is today was a gritty Greektown 60 years ago.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 10, 20196 yr 22 minutes ago, KJP said: Roughly where The Q's center court is today was a gritty Greektown 60 years ago.... Closer to section C110. ?
March 10, 20196 yr On 3/5/2019 at 11:51 PM, KJP said: While I can't call 1985 "history" I know some of you do.... I walked my soon to be girlfriend past that construction site once, one of the workers had been being overly aggressive in pursuit. I had a high degree of confidence because it was a Kelly Steel Erectors crew and my mom had babysat the then owner. ?
March 12, 20196 yr I've been digging into recently released (as of 1/16/2019) digital CWRU newspaper stacks (dating back to 1862): Here's one of the best maps I've found of University Circle, pre-demolition of all the houses on Magnolia,Carlton Rd, Juniper, Mistoletoe, Bellflower, E. 115th - E.118. Murray Hill Road, the "triangle area," etc. 1970 University Circle (also note the great articles on pages 7, 8 ,9 and 10? https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=OBS19700407-01.2.33&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Carlton+demolition------ It's a miracle anything survived with this level of carnage. - There were a ton of carriage houses on Bellflower Court (not just the surviving L'Albatross and Dave's Cosmic subs) to go along with the mansions. - Carlton Rd lost some serious mansions (and that is Cleveland city limits) As did E.115th St, which isn't talked about much. - Ursuline College used to be in University Circle? Same with Cathredral Latin? - Case Tech Main was still standing (https://picclick.com/Case-School-Of-Applied-Science-Cleveland-Ohio-Oh-200390862150.html#&gid=1&pid=1) - "VA Hospital site" and "Mt Sinai Hosptial" are both noteworthy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plus a couple snip-its on the survival of Hessler: https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=RT19690207-01.2.16&srpos=108&e=-------en-20--101-byDA-txt-txIN-hessler------ https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=RT19690228-01.2.46&srpos=110&e=-------en-20--101-byDA-txt-txIN-hessler------ Edited March 12, 20196 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
March 15, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 15, 20196 yr Early view of Public Square as it appeared in 1857. The first fountain in Cleveland had been installed in the center of the Square the year before. Looking east on Superior Avenue at Public Square. Forest City House is located on corner, right center.
March 16, 20196 yr Here's a great photo spread for the D&C Line's "City of Cleveland III" - one of the overnight steamers of 100 years ago. This excursion out of Detroit was thought to be the ship's maiden voyage. Click the back button when the photo loads; the series is in reverse order. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
March 23, 20196 yr Here's a stunner, one block away and only about 30 years earlier. This is East 9th and Prospect when the streetcar tracks were being laid.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 23, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 25, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 26, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 28, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 30, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 30, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 4, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 4, 20196 yr On 3/23/2019 at 1:19 PM, KJP said: Funny, but they reused that lion on the front entry as the "Coliseum" sign for the party center.
April 4, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 6, 20196 yr Shop for antiques while rocking out to hits of the Watergate era... Edited April 6, 20196 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
April 6, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, KJP said: Shop for antiques while rocking out to hits of the Watergate era... The new FEB building is there now.
April 6, 20196 yr Yep. One of its last incarnations was as Jimmy's In The Flats. Jimmy's lasted a pretty long time because I used to go there (among many of our Flats stops) in the early 1990s during my second stint in college. I recall Jimmy's lasted until the mid-2000s. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 7, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, mrnyc said: classics If you don't love the last pic, you're not a true Clevelander!
April 8, 20196 yr On 3/27/2019 at 8:59 PM, KJP said: If Doug Adair was making that much in 1975 I wonder what he was making in 1985 at Channel 4 in Columbus.
April 12, 20196 yr On 9/17/2018 at 3:45 PM, KJP said: Oh happy joy joy.... Here You Are - #Cleveland More Downtown Parking. Source: @Cleveland_PL in Spring, 1970 Clevelander. This was during the height of APCOA owner Howard Metzenbaum's first Senate campaign, where he beat John Glenn in the primary and lost to Taft. I actually met him when my CYO day camp group came across a campaign appearance. Later my mom was a friend of his wife. Doesn't mean I didn't work for Ashbrook in 1982 though. ? This is far and away my favorite topic on here, I always find something new LOL
April 12, 20196 yr On 8/15/2018 at 1:48 AM, KJP said: Ah yes, Cleveland in the 1980s... The only thing more gritty and seedier that I remember about Cleveland was the 1970s! It's why I'm amazed at what Cleveland is becoming nowadays, which is a livable city mostly on the west side). Unfortunately young people today get very impatient and easily disappointed about setbacks and slow progress. If they could imagine East Cleveland level of corruption, incompetence, violence, hopelessness and blight, that was Cleveland of the 1970s and into the 80s. Yes, it was that bad. Even in the 1980s seemed to be a step beyond the 1970s, which were almost certainly the low point of Cleveland history.
April 15, 20196 yr And now we jump back to near the beginning. Love that @TPH2 shared an actual photo of the 1830s court house seen just prior to its demise.... "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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