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:1700 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
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:The school was built on land deeded to the Cleveland Board of Education by [http://zodiacal.com/barbarowa/trees/getperson.php?personID=I5269&tree=Brainard Miriam Brainard Eldridge], widow of [http://zodiacal.com/barbarowa/trees/getperson.php?personID=I5340&tree=Brainard Moses Eldridge], William Hodkinson, and John Cheney. Miriam was a daughter of Seth and Delilah Brainard.
 
'''Opened:'''
'''Opened:'''
:Founded 1902
:Founded 1902
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:The school was built on land deeded to the Cleveland Board of Education by [http://zodiacal.com/barbarowa/trees/getperson.php?personID=I5269&tree=Brainard Miriam Brainard Eldridge], widow of [http://zodiacal.com/barbarowa/trees/getperson.php?personID=I5340&tree=Brainard Moses Eldridge], William Hodkinson, and John Cheney. Miriam was a daughter of Seth and Delilah Brainard.
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'''Grades:'''
'''Grades:'''
:Kindergarten thru 6th Grade
:Kindergarten thru 6th Grade
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:The playground behind the school is gone now but at one time had two baseball fields, two swing sets (for older kids), a tall sliding board, monkeybars, and other amusements. A second playground was aimed at the smaller children with a smaller sliding board, swing set, a small concrete tunnel, and a wading pool and fountain. Most of that is gone now since the elementary school closed down. What most people don't know is that the playground sits on top of what was once a deep [[Ravines|ravine]]. The ravine ran from [[Pearl St.|West 25th St.]] all the way down to [[Jennings Avenue]]. The whole ravine area, even though now filled in, has never had any construction on it. Is the ground considered unstable?
 
:At the present time, a charter school called '''[http://www.horizondenison.org Horizon Science Academy]''', is operating at this location with approximately 400 students in the 5th thru 8th grades.
:At the present time, a charter school called '''[http://www.horizondenison.org Horizon Science Academy]''', is operating at this location with approximately 400 students in the 5th thru 8th grades.

Revision as of 15:53, 9 March 2009

Location:

1700 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio


Opened:

Founded 1902


The school was built on land deeded to the Cleveland Board of Education by Miriam Brainard Eldridge, widow of Moses Eldridge, William Hodkinson, and John Cheney. Miriam was a daughter of Seth and Delilah Brainard.


Grades:

Kindergarten thru 6th Grade


At the present time, a charter school called Horizon Science Academy, is operating at this location with approximately 400 students in the 5th thru 8th grades.


CLASS PICTURES:

SPECIAL REQUEST:

"I attended east denison and still live in my parents home. I am trying to locate a picture of the graduating classes of 1965 and 1966 if they are available.

Several of the kids I went to school with then have passed away and I cannot locate the parents to see if they have any of the pictures. My name when I attended was Debra Manson."

Note: If you have one of these photos and would like to share it here, click on "Contact me" in the menu along the left hand side of this page. --Sandy 07:22, 27 October 2008 (PDT)

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