This Was Cleveland
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Peering through the haze of history at the lives of Sixth City citizens.
Cleveland, Ohio
Joined March 2014
Murray Saul, @wmms DJ and herald of the weekend, in the late 1970s #ThisWasCLE #GottaGetDOWN
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Streetcar level of the Detroit-Superior Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio.
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#TBT Here’s a rare splash of color in today’s throwback photo! This 1980 view is looking south on West 25th Street, with the @WestSideMarket in the background. Ohio City Collection, no. 093. Photographer: Pat Gray. 📷 Cleveland Public Library, Photograph Collection
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When the American Newspaper Guild went on strike against the Cleveland Press, management of the Press, the Cleveland News and The Plain Dealer attempted to put out a joint paper on Nov. 2, 1956, bearing the mastheads of all three papers, but teamsters drivers refused to deliver.
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November 1, 1999: Players Coach⚾️ #ForTheLand promote hitting coach Charlie Manuel to replace Mike Hargrove as manager. Tribe's offense under Charlie best in #MLB, players loved him, time to give him a shot. 3 yrs as Mgr in CLE, then won #WorldSeries in Philly #Charlie #Hitting
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The last time I was surfing a mosh pit was 1993 at @AgoraCLE for this man’s band. This weekend, The @SmashingPumpkin headlined a show at @RMFieldHouse & Billy Corgan stopped at @BEETJAR in our neighborhood. #Hingetown
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#TBT Photographer Arthur Gray (1884-1976) captures the dynamism of Euclid Avenue in the 1930s with this view looking west toward Public Square. The 1937 scene shows crowds walking under the neon signage of Rosenblum’s and the New Mall Theatre. 📷 CPL Photograph Collection
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#CPLCollectionHighlights "The General Plan of Cleveland" 1949 🗺️ Found in Map Collection at Main Library.
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Case Family Homestead, Rockwell Street. Demolished in 1911 for the Mall plan. Sources: Digital Case, Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Councilmember Kazy asks about the history & meaning behind the artwork. Director says he'll get back to him. Here's an article I found that shares a bit more about the significance of Viktor Schreckengost & also touches on this restoration project:
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New efforts attempt to renew and promote the work of this pioneering industrial designer
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Jefferson branch has served the Tremont community since 1918. The reimagined branch is reopening this Saturday! Join your favorite librarian for food, entertainment, and fun activities. Saturday, October 15 | 12 pm. https://t.co/wPkfN5BBhl
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James Earl Jones is trending (he’s fine) which means our obligatory repost of a 1978 Cuyahoga River film narrated by… James Earl Jones.
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Herb’s Tavern in Rocky River will celebrate 60 years of business in 2023! The next time you’re there, order the incredible house-made pretzel with Bertman Original Ball Park Mustard for dipping. Two legends are better together! 🥨 #BertmanAtHerbs
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The new House of Corrections facility opened on Jan. 1, 1871 and was built at Woodland and E.79th., at the cost of $250,000. Photo (ca.1880’s) is part of the Louis Baus collection and courtesy of Ohio History Connection. #cleveland1871
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Happy birthday @springsteen! Here is the poster from his Feb 1975 @JohnCarrollU show—booked by a young JCU alum & then Cleveland-Marshall College of Law student named Tim Russert—who used the money earned from the show to pay for a semester!
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Advertisement for the 1925 National Steel Exposition held in Cleveland, from September 14 to 18.
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Superstructural; lines for days in the cathedral-like geometry of this abandoned Cleveland, Ohio factory.
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Original W. 25th St Ambassadors. Early 80s photo {CR Bboy}
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Born in Alabama, Shavers grew up near Youngstown and was Cleveland's Golden Gloves champ. He would earn heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes.
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Born in Alabama, Shavers grew up near Youngstown and was Cleveland's Golden Gloves champ. He would earn heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes.
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50 years ago today, John Nottingham and John Spirk started a venture that has gone on to impact the world. Nottingham Spirk looks back at this half-century and all we have accomplished, and is eager at the bright future that lies ahead. https://t.co/BtEglFwJO3
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