History The church can trace its roots back to 1859, when University Heights (that is what the Tremont neighborhood was known as at the time) Congressional church began. They would build a church building in 1869 on the corner of what is today, W. 14th St and Howard Ave. That building would later be sold […]
History The Old Stone Church can trace its roots back to 1820 when the congregation formed and originally was called First Presbyterian Church. They would construct a building on Public Square (on the site of the current church) in 1834. Because of the grey sandstone used it was called the “Stone Church”. As it weathered, […]
Holy 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 Unfortunately some of them are no longer active, but that is not the case of University Circle UMC (United Methodist Church).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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I took a tour the other week of the new San Sofia apartments in Tremont. You may think, okay. But the thing that really sets this apartment building apartment apart is the fact that it is built inside an old church and its adjoining school building. Back in August 2018, I did a series of […]
Our walking tours concentrate on downtown but today I head east and explore some of the history in Midtown. Sometimes history is hiding in plain sight. Take for example the building located at 3028 Prospect Ave. Today it is the home of the Rowfant Club. Rowfant Club The Rowfant Club was founded in 1892. They […]
In July of this year, Cleveland Construction began their work on 75 Public Square, converting it from an office building into an 114 unit apartment building. Our walking tours begin near the building, so I have been watching their progress from the outside but being the ever curious fan of Cleveland history, I wanted to […]
