The other week on a rare “warm” January day I visited the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Now, I know it is the middle of winter and the stunning roses are not in bloom and the herb and vegetable gardens are pretty sparse but it was a change to get outside and still find some beauty amongst […]
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 […]
Riverside Cemetery was created for the residents on the west side of Cleveland in 1875. Prior to this there were only small cemeteries in the area and the residents wanted to establish a larger cemetery that could accommodate future generations. Titus N. Brainard would sell around 100 acres his land to establish Riverside. It was […]
Continuing on the Fire Fighter theme from this week, today we take a look at the Western Reserve Fire Museum. I have been wanting to check this museum out for a while and finally this week I did. Wow, it was awesome! The Fire Museum is located in the old fire station number 28 which […]
When I was at the Rock Hall the other week, I walked over to the Cleveland Fire Fighters Memorial. I had seen it from afar but never visited the actual site. The memorial honors the 77 Cleveland fire fighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty since the department was formed back […]
The Cleveland Board of Education Building would open in 1931 on Cleveland’s Mall. Today the building is the Drury Plaza Hotel. The office building was one of the many buildings designed by Cleveland’s own Walker and Weeks architecture firm. It was the last of the public buildings to be built in the early 1900’s that […]
A building that has always fascinated me is the Standard Building, just off Public Square, mainly because of its looks – covered in creamy terra cotta with repeating starburst patterns throughout. It was built it 1925 and at that time was the second tallest in Cleveland. It was the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) Cooperative […]
One building that I have always been fascinated with is the Tower Press Building. It is not on our walking tour as it is a little off our path, on Superior Ave. and E. 21st St. Its most striking feature is the five story tower rising up in the center of the complex. The Tower […]
