Taking a tour of East Cleveland

This post is a continuation of a previous post from last year. Please read that post and the comments so that you understand the background behind it.

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As I drove along Euclid Ave. I captured some memorable places (you may click on any picture to enlarge). Enjoy!

This is the East Cleveland Presbyrterian Church on Euclid Ave. When we had parades on Euclid Avenue this is where we ended up. I was in a Boy Scouts Troop and marched a few times. Then I had to walk all the way back home!

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The sign says the church was established in 1807. Wow!

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Remember the Warner and Swasey Observatory off of Taylor Road?

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It's getting a bit of a face lift.

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This isn't Nela Park but this building off of Euclid Ave. shows how much GE Lighting was a part of East Cleveland. Now most bulbs are made offshore.

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There's lots of interesting grafitti on the buildings. I was trying to find Jaye n Jaye hobby shop and it had an archway door. Was this it?

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There were plenty of motels on Euclid Ave. Some are still open.

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Unfortunately there are plenty of eyesores on Euclid Ave. This one is on Euclid Ave. near Hastings Rd.

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This is the corner of Euclid and Hastings.

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There isn't anything left of the old Shaw High School but it looks like they are building something better to replace it.

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It looks like a very big school project is underway here at the corner of Euclid and Shaw Avenues. I love seeing the investment in schools.

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This building was near Prospect Elementary and in the middle it had a small store. It was always an important snack stop, both at lunch time and after school. Remember the East Cleveland schools didn't have cafeterias or school buses! We walked home for lunch every day, rain or snow, or riot, or whatever. I think the street to the left was Stillman.

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Here is Mr. Donut! Of course it's called something else now but they still make donuts here. The window to the right is where Willie would do the baking.

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Kirk Junior High is long gone. It looked stunning from the outside, a beautiful colonial style school. It's been replaced by a beautiful modern building. Many people complained about tearing down the old building but let's face it, as good as it looked from the outside, it was a dump inside. It was old back in the 60's. The students of East Cleveland deserved a lot better.

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The "Y" is now a Y"W"CA. Not sure why but I guess the women wanted a turn to run things.

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Front view of the YWCA on Lee Rd. East Cleveland.

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Another look at the new Middle School from the backside. The old football field was to the right.

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Heritage Middle School parking lot entrance. The Hastings home is the red one to the right. The school is at the corner of Rosemont Rd. and Terrace Rd.

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This is the old East Cleveland police motor pool next to the fire station. Note the doors and arches from back in the days of horses and carts.

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The road between the motor pool and the fire station now has a lock-up or expanded jail.

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The fire house is the same. It's amazing that they can turn those engines on narrow Marloes Rd.

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The famous Windermere storage building. I thought it appropriate to have a fire truck in the picture if you remember the fire there in the late 60's.

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I think this was a Methodist church on Euclid Ave near the library.

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This is the old Windermere Presbyterian church on Euclid Ave. where I went as a child. It is now a performing arts center. Sorry about the bad picture. The sun was right behind it causing a backshadow.

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St. Philominas on Euclid Ave in East Cleveland.

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Here's a couple of old East Cleveland businesses. First is Bill Kap Piano. His son, was in my sixth grade class. One time Bill Kapp, (note two p's in his real name) came to class with a huge bruise on his face. He said his dad beat him all the time. Not much protection for children back then. I felt bad for him, he was a smart kid, but had already taken to smoking and drinking in 6th grade.

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How about Mickey's Rustproofing? Guess they don't need that anymore.

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East Cleveland has a beautiful library expansion and it looks like they kept the old one.

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Windermere Rapid Station has a fresh new look.

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But City Hall looks the same and acts the same too. If they can weed out the corruption, start knocking down some of the beat-up areas, and start things afresh the town can be great again.

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