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==WIKI for the History of Cleveland's westside==
 
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===Origins===
 
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The area of [[Cuyahoga County]] west of the Cuyahoga River was originally called Brooklyn. Brooklyn was township number 7 of range 13. [see the article on the [[Western Reserve]] for more information on how townships were numbered.]
 
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Brooklyn's northern boundary was Lake Erie, it's eastern boundary was the Cuyahoga River, it's southern boundary was Parma and Independence, and it's western boundary was Rockport.
 
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The westside was known as the Lord and Barber allotment. All settlers would have purchased their land from Samuel P. Lord and Josiah Barber.
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The first permanent white settler of Brooklyn was [[James Fish]].
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==Brooklyn Centre Historic District==
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The heart of '''[[History|Brooklyn Centre]]''' is at the intersection of [[Pearl St.|West 25th Street]] and [[Newburgh St.|Denison Avenue]] in Cleveland, Ohio.[[Image:Brooklyn_Centre.jpg|350px|right|float|Street map from Yahoo Maps]]
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Brooklyn Centre was first settled in the early 1800's, by the Fish, Brainard, and Foote families, as a farming community.
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'''1836''' - The residents of the northern part of Brooklyn incorporated their area as "'''The City of Ohio'''" later more commonly known as '''Ohio City'''. (<SMALL>See page 304 of Griswold, S. O., ''The corporate birth and growth of the city of Cleveland : an address to the Early Settlers' Association of Cleveland Cleveland: Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society'', 1884, 32 pgs.</SMALL>)
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The area achieved the status of "Historic District" on May 7, 1984, with a formal dedication ceremony held on May 20, 1984 at the [[Archwood Congregational Church|Archwood United Church of Christ]]. The area contains many [[Brooklyn Centre Landmarks|landmarks of historic note]].
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'''1837''' - That part of Ohio City that lay south and west of the Barber & Sons allotment became known as '''Willeyville'''. Named, no doubt, for John W. Willey, Ohio City's first mayor. It was here that a riot almost occurred over the bridge built across the river at Columbus Street. (<SMALL>See page 305 of Griswold, S. O., ''The corporate birth and growth of the city of Cleveland : an address to the Early Settlers' Association of Cleveland Cleveland: Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society'', 1884, 32 pgs.</SMALL>)
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'''1864''' - Cleveland annexes that part of Brooklyn township that lay north of Walworth Run.
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'''1867''' - Cleveland annexes another part of Brooklyn township south of the original "City of Ohio".
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'''1872''' - Cleveland annexes more of Brooklyn township.
 
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===Neighborhoods===
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Welcome to the '''historical branch''' of the Brooklyn Centre website. Here we feature odds and ends of information and photographs of parts of Brooklyn Centre.
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===Street Names===
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This branch started as an offshoot of the [http://brooklyncentre.com/trees genealogy section]. The Wiki format allows for a convenient place to store and organize tidbits of information found while researching various families residing in the area.
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Ever wonder how some streets came to be named what they were? In a lot of cases, streets were named for the property owner or for a member of their family.
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For instance, '''West 15th Street''' between Redman Avenue and Denison Avenue was originally called '''Gertie Street'''. The property owner, Leonard Foster, named the street after his deceased young daughter, Gertrude.
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Trying to write about the history of a neighborhood is like attempting to read a book where big clumps of pages are stuck together. You can open some of the pages and gets glimpses but the big majority of the text is hidden. Sometimes, if you are lucky, a couple of pages can be pried apart and some new parts can be read. More often than not, though, those pages are destined to remain glued together and you'll never really know what was inside although occasionally you can make inferences.
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'''West 13th Street''', also between Redman Avenue and Denison Avenue, was originally called '''Lookout Street'''. In this case, it wasn't a family name that was used, but rather a reference to the view across the valley. The area may have been frequented by Indians prior to and for a time after the pioneers arrived here in the early 1800's. The Indians were known to use these prominent bluffs to watch out for their enemies.
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Any history contained within this Wiki has been brought out a bit at a time, as it is found. This means that if you read one of the pages today, in a week or a month's time more may have been added as new things were discovered. It's an ongoing process.
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A lot of street names were lost forever in 1906 when the city of Cleveland decided to rename all north-south running streets with numbers.
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Unless you know exactly what you are looking for here, I suggest that you click on the [[Special:Random|Random Page]] link over in the Navigation menu on the left. Using it will give you an opportunity to dip your toes in unexpected places. Enjoy.
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From the city code:
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'''Section 305.01 Street Suffixes'''
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All thoroughfares in the section bounded by Lake Erie, easterly City limits, Euclid Avenue and Ontario Street, except numbered streets shall have the suffix N.E., meaning northeast, added to the name of the thoroughfare. All thoroughfares in the section bounded by Euclid Avenue, the easterly City limits, southerly City limits to the River, the River to Canal Street extended, Canal Street to Huron Street and Ontario Street except numbered streets shall have the suffix S.E., meaning southeast, added to the name of the thoroughfare. All thoroughfares in the section bounded by Lake Erie, Ontario Street to Huron Street, Huron Street to the River, the River south to the Cincinnati Slip, from Cincinnati Slip west to Lorain Street, Lorain Street, to the City limits, the west City limits to Lake Erie, except numbered streets shall have the suffix N.W., meaning northwest, added to the name of the thoroughfare. All thoroughfares in the section bounded by Ontario Street by way of Vinegar Hill to Canal Street, Canal Street to the River, the River south to the southerly City limits, the southerly City limits and westerly City limits to Lorain Street, Lorain Street to the River at Cincinnati Slip and north along the River to Huron Street, except numbered streets, shall have the suffix S.W., meaning southwest, added to the name of the thoroughfare.
 
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'''Section 305.02 Classification of Thoroughfares'''
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As used in this chapter, "thoroughfare" means all ways used or opened for public travel, whatever their present designation. All thoroughfares running in a general east and west direction shall be called avenues. All thoroughfares running in a general north and south direction shall be called streets. All diagonal thoroughfares shall be called roads. All short or disconnected thoroughfares running in a general north and south direction shall be called places. All short or disconnected thoroughfares running in a general east and west direction shall be called courts. All curved thoroughfares shall be called drives.
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'''Section 305.03 Building Numbering'''
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In general, <U>one number on each side of the thoroughfare will be allowed for each twenty feet in the residence section of the City, and ten feet in the business section of the City. Even numbers shall be placed on the right hand of all thoroughfares, progressing with the numbers, all odd numbers on the left hand.</U> All avenues and courts will be numbered in blocks, the first number in each being the 100 corresponding to the street number at the beginning of the block, blocks running in the same direction as street numbers. The house numbers on streets and places shall in general be continuous from north to south, and so arranged that numbers on parallel streets will be in the same block. All streets and places north of Euclid Avenue between Ontario Street and the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road S.E. shall be numbered from 1999 at Euclid Avenue, backward.
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:[http://brooklyncentre.com/trees Brooklyn Centre Genealogy]
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::The '''genealogy branch''' of this website. Within, you'll find family trees of the early settlers and many of the immigrants who lived here or had ties to its residents. Some of the familiar names you'll find are BRAINARD, CARTER, FISH, FOOTE, FOSTER, FOWLES, INGRAHAM, LORD, PIXLEY, and STANTON just to name a few. Roughly 200,000 individuals are to be found in the trees.<br>
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All streets and places north of Mayfield Road S.E. shall be numbered from 1999 at Mayfield Road S.E. backward. All streets and places south of Euclid Avenue between Ontario Street and the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road S.E. shall be numbered from 2000 at Euclid Avenue, then upward progressing southerly. All streets and places south of Mayfield Road S.E. shall be numbered from 2000 at Mayfield Road S.E. then upward progressing southerly. All streets and places north of Lorain Avenue between the Cuyahoga River and West 58th Street shall be numbered from 1999 at Lorain Avenue backward. All streets and places north of Madison Avenue N.W. between West 58th Street and the westerly City limits shall be numbered from 1999 at Madison Avenue N.W. backward. All streets and places south of Lorain Avenue between the Cuyahoga River and West 58th Street shall be numbered from 2000 at Lorain Avenue upward, progressing southerly. All streets and places south of Madison Avenue N.W. between West 58th Street and the westerly City limits shall be numbered from 2000 at Madison Avenue N.W. upward progressing southerly.
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::In addition, family trees of many of the Polish and German residents are also available.
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The Public Square shall be numbered beginning at the west intersection of Superior Avenue, the even numbers around the south half of the Square, one number for each ten feet, and the odd numbers around the north half of the Square for each ten feet.
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:[[Cuyahoga County Genealogy Tips]]
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::Tips and useful links for your research.
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:[[Bohemian Genealogy Tips]]<br>
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:[[Humor]]
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::Just a few jollys for the genealogist.
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===Utilities===
 
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'''1833''' - Attempt by Philo Scovill to create the Cleveland Water Company.
 
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'''1846''' - '''Cleveland Gas Light & Coke Company'''. Laid gas lines to provide gas for lighting.
 
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'''1854''' - An act is passed to build a water reservoir in the "City of Ohio"
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===Railroads===
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===History's Mysteries===
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:[[History's Mysteries]] - speculation on contradictory local facts
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'''1834''' - All of the following railroad companies were incorporated:
 
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'''Cleveland and Newburgh Railroad Company'''
 
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Officers: Aaron Barker, David H. Beardsley, Truman P. Handy, John W. Allen, Horace Perry, Lyman Kendall, and James S. Clarke.
 
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From the harbor at Cleveland to the eastern terminus near the corner of four townships, Newburgh, Warrensville, Cleveland, and Euclid.
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Rails made of wood. Train powered by a tandem team of two horses.
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:Aerial view from [http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=11&Z=17&X=1105&Y=11472&W=2 Terraserver]
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'''Ohio Railroad Company''' - crossed the state through the lake counties.
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:Street map from [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=hurley&csz=cleveland%2C+oh&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= Yahoo Maps]
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'''Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad''' - destination the state line in the general direction of Pittsburgh.
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'''Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinatti Railroad''' - destination Cincinatti.
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'''Cleveland and Warren Railroad''' - destination Warren.
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The following files are typically graphics with the occasional new page development.
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'''Cleveland and Erie Railroad''' - destination Ravenna and Portage County.
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*The newest entry is a gallery of images taken at the [[Brooklyn Memorial United Methodist Church]]. Click this link to go to the full page, or you can just view individual images from the list below.
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*The [[St. Barbara Church]] page has some new additions.
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**One is the <u>1952 booklet for the dedication ceremonies.</u>
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**The other is a PDF file containing all the <U>documentation for the interior design.</U>
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'''Cleveland, Painseville, & Ashtabula Railroad'''
 
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'''Junction Railroad''' - from Ohio City to Toledo
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The above two merged to form the '''Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad'''
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'''Brooklyn Street Railroad''' - A streetcar rather than a true railroad. Two miles in length.
 
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<font color="red">UPDATE: <br>
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2012: Appeals to the Vatican by the parishioners were successful and the church RE-OPENED!
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2010: Bishop Richard Lennon made his decision and St. Barbara's was closed. <br>See the [http://www.oldbrooklyn.com/OBN/10JunOBN.pdf Old Brooklyn News June 2010 issue] for an article about the closing.
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'''Broadway and Newburgh Street Railroad''' - A streetcar rather than a true railroad.
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'''Southside Railroad''' - From Union Depot through Bank Stree, Seneca Street, Scranton Avenue, and Jennings Avenue (modern name W.14th St.)
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'''Superior Street Railroad''' - From Public Square to Willson Avenue (modern name E.55th St.)
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Current revision


Brooklyn Centre Historic District

The heart of Brooklyn Centre is at the intersection of West 25th Street and Denison Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
Street map from Yahoo Maps

Brooklyn Centre was first settled in the early 1800's, by the Fish, Brainard, and Foote families, as a farming community.

The area achieved the status of "Historic District" on May 7, 1984, with a formal dedication ceremony held on May 20, 1984 at the Archwood United Church of Christ. The area contains many landmarks of historic note.

Contents


Today is: Thursday, October 31, 2024


Welcome to the historical branch of the Brooklyn Centre website. Here we feature odds and ends of information and photographs of parts of Brooklyn Centre.

This branch started as an offshoot of the genealogy section. The Wiki format allows for a convenient place to store and organize tidbits of information found while researching various families residing in the area.

Trying to write about the history of a neighborhood is like attempting to read a book where big clumps of pages are stuck together. You can open some of the pages and gets glimpses but the big majority of the text is hidden. Sometimes, if you are lucky, a couple of pages can be pried apart and some new parts can be read. More often than not, though, those pages are destined to remain glued together and you'll never really know what was inside although occasionally you can make inferences.

Any history contained within this Wiki has been brought out a bit at a time, as it is found. This means that if you read one of the pages today, in a week or a month's time more may have been added as new things were discovered. It's an ongoing process.

Unless you know exactly what you are looking for here, I suggest that you click on the Random Page link over in the Navigation menu on the left. Using it will give you an opportunity to dip your toes in unexpected places. Enjoy.


Sandy 08:08, 25 March 2009 (PDT)


Genealogy

Brooklyn Centre Genealogy
The genealogy branch of this website. Within, you'll find family trees of the early settlers and many of the immigrants who lived here or had ties to its residents. Some of the familiar names you'll find are BRAINARD, CARTER, FISH, FOOTE, FOSTER, FOWLES, INGRAHAM, LORD, PIXLEY, and STANTON just to name a few. Roughly 200,000 individuals are to be found in the trees.
In addition, family trees of many of the Polish and German residents are also available.
Cuyahoga County Genealogy Tips
Tips and useful links for your research.
Bohemian Genealogy Tips
Humor
Just a few jollys for the genealogist.



History's Mysteries

History's Mysteries - speculation on contradictory local facts



External Links

Aerial view from Terraserver
Street map from Yahoo Maps

Pages Recently Added

The following files are typically graphics with the occasional new page development.

  • The St. Barbara Church page has some new additions.
    • One is the 1952 booklet for the dedication ceremonies.
    • The other is a PDF file containing all the documentation for the interior design.



  1. Foose's Meat Market
  2. Rev. Chester C. Cudnik
  3. Image:St Barbara-JohnPaulCanonization.jpg
  4. Image:St. Barbara churchdeeds.JPG
  5. Brooklyn Centre Flora and Fauna
  6. Opera House
  7. William Kardas Grocery
  8. Image:Dedication of Foster Avenue (April 17, 1896 PD).JPG
  9. Image:East Denison School - 1971-1972 6th Grade.jpg
  10. Kay Rheumatic Sanitarium
  11. Image:East Denison School - 1954 6A class.jpg
  12. Image:Merkle-Burgert 1908 ad.JPG
  13. Image:Merkle-Miller 1909 ad.JPG
  14. Image:Merkle-Miller 1923 ad.JPG
  15. Image:Merkle-Miller 1937 ad.jpg
  16. Merkle-Miller
  17. Image:Fish, John Stanton and Clark, Chloe - marriage license.JPG
  18. Image:Sawtell, Benjamin property.JPG
  19. West Town Lounge
  20. Wyatt Hardware
  21. Image:Mayer-Marks.JPG
  22. Mayer-Marks
  23. Image:East Denison School - 1967 6A class.JPG
  24. Image:Botany in 1913 or 1914.jpg
  25. Benjamin Sawtell



UPDATE:
2012: Appeals to the Vatican by the parishioners were successful and the church RE-OPENED!

2010: Bishop Richard Lennon made his decision and St. Barbara's was closed.
See the Old Brooklyn News June 2010 issue for an article about the closing.


St. Barbara's Parish related pages


St. Barbara Church     •     St. Barbara's School History     •     St. Barbara Class Lists     •     Photo Albums

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