Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church The Elliot, a wedding and event space, was once the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church....
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Cleveland is home to so many amazing churches and cathedrals. Unfortunately some of them are no longer active, but that...
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March is Women's History Month and once again we will look at Cleveland Women's History, focusing on six Cleveland women...
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As we do each Black History Month, we focus on Cleveland Black History and highlight local African-Americans who have shaped...
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In September 2020, I got to tour 75 Public Square with Cleveland Construction Inc. as they were beginning to demo...
Continue ReadingHoly Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church The Elliot, a wedding and event space, was once the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church. The church received its charter in 1909 and opened its doors in 1910. The building was designed by M.E. Wells and Joseph Duvalusky at a cost of about $15,000. The church served the Rusyn community […]
Cleveland is home to so many amazing churches and cathedrals. Unfortunately some of them are no longer active, but that is not the case of University Circle UMC (United Methodist Church). It is often referred to as the “Holy Oil Can” because of its large copper spire. History University Circle UMC is the merger of […]
March is Women’s History Month and once again we will look at Cleveland Women’s History, focusing on six Cleveland women who have made a difference here in our city and beyond. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949 – 2008) was the first African-American woman elected to the U. S. Congress from Ohio. She was […]
As we do each Black History Month, we focus on Cleveland Black History and highlight local African-Americans who have shaped Cleveland’s history. We will highlight one of these individuals each week on the company’s social media this month. For 2022 we take a look at George Peake, Harry E. Davis, Charles H. Garvin and Garrett […]
In September 2020, I got to tour 75 Public Square with Cleveland Construction Inc. as they were beginning to demo the building. I did a blog post back then talking about the building’s history and the work that they had begun in July 2020 to convert the old office building into an apartment building. Now […]
Recently I visited the Spirit of 76 Museum in Wellington, Ohio. I went because on our Downtown Public Art walking tour we talk about the Spirit of 76 painting by Archibald Willard that hangs in Cleveland City Hall and I wanted to learn more. The Museum’s first floor is dedicated to the painting and Willard. […]
James Abram Garfield served as our twentieth President. The Garfield home, known as Lawnfield, was purchased by then Congressman Garfield in 1876. The home is located in Mentor, Ohio, just 30 minutes east of Cleveland. Historical Firsts Two historic firsts are associated with the home. One, from his home he conducted the first front porch […]
Woodland Cemetery was officially dedicated on June 14, 1853. The city bought the land because they had out grown Erie St. Cemetery. It purchased the sixty acres from Benjamin Butler, President Andrew Jackson’ Attorney General. The trees felled were sold to provide funds for future improvements. Woodland Cemetery remained a staple in Cleveland throughout the […]
Andrew Carnegie, the steel tycoon from Pittsburgh donated more than $56 million dollars to help build 2,509 libraries. Cleveland had fifteen Carnegie Library branches built with his donations. Brett’s Request The Cleveland Public Library started back in 1869. It consisted on one main location in downtown. But the library wanted to expand throughout the city […]
The Allen Theater turns 100 today, April 1, 2021 (No April Fools joke) . We have seen four of the five original theaters in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square celebrate 100 years in the past couple months! Beginnings The Allen originally opened as a movie theater and was part of the Canadian chain owned by brothers Jules […]
