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[[Image:1897_Beyerle_Park_map.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Beyerle Park in 1897]]
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[[Image:Beyerles_map.jpg|thumb|right|Beyerle Park (1898 map and known as Forest City Park)]]
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[[Image:Beyerles_Park_lake_and_bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Beyerle Lake and bridge - Late 1800's]]
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[[Image:Beyerles_Park_boaters.jpg|thumb|right|Boaters on Beyerle Lake - Late 1800's]]
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Beyerle's Park was a small place of amusement for late 19th century Clevelanders. It was located in a valley in the Washington Park area (off East 49th Street near Fleet Avenue). Parts of the park were still there in the early 1960's, but then the whole valley was filled in, covering over a part of Cleveland's past.
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'''Owner:'''
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:George William Beyerle
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The image to the right shows the lake and footbridge.
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'''Location:'''
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:Newburgh, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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In the next image ladies, in the fashions of the day, are boating upon the lake.
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'''Years of Operation:'''
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:*1883 - 1894 (as Beyerle Park)
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:*1894 - 1920 (as Forest City Park)
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'''About the Park:'''
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:Beyerle's Park was a small place of amusement for late 19th century Clevelanders. Owned and operated by George William Beyerle, it was located in a ravine in the Washington Park area (off Independence Street near Fleet Avenue). In 1888, G. William Beyerle purchased numerous sublots from J. Sykora using a company name of BEYERLES PK ZOOLOGICAL CO.
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:By 1898, the park was called Forest City Park.
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:The image to the right shows the lake and footbridge. In the next image ladies, in the fashions of the day, are boating upon the lake. The lake had been formed by damming up Burke Brook.
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:Amusements there included a ballroom for dancing, a merry-go-round, a beer hall, rollerskating, bowling, boating (see images on the right), a shooting gallery, a baseball diamond, a grandstand and fishing.
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:It has been said that the park was owned by the Humphrey family until they decided to create a much larger park called Euclid Beach. Is there a deed that confirms this?
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:Up until the 1930's the site continued as a park until the City traded off the westernmost part to the steel mills, who needed somewhere to dump slag. The slag created an ugly cliff which you'd happen upon as you drove through the park and came around a bend in the road. The eastern part of the park was still there in the early 1960's, but then the whole valley was filled in, covering over a part of Cleveland's past.
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:In 1888, Beyerle's Park was the site of some major league baseball game.<ref>http://www.super70s.com/Baseball/Parks.asp?page=PK_NWB01.htm</ref>
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::07/22/1888 AA Baltimore AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6) <br>
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::07/29/1888 AA St. Louis AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6) <br>
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::08/26/1888 AA St. Louis AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6) <br>
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::09/02/1888 AA Louisville AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6) <br>
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==Notes==
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<references/>
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==External Links==
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[http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=FCP Encyclopedia of Cleveland History]

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Map of Beyerle Park in 1897
Map of Beyerle Park in 1897
Beyerle Park (1898 map and known as Forest City Park)
Beyerle Park (1898 map and known as Forest City Park)
Beyerle Lake and bridge - Late 1800's
Beyerle Lake and bridge - Late 1800's
Boaters on Beyerle Lake - Late 1800's
Boaters on Beyerle Lake - Late 1800's

Owner:

George William Beyerle

Location:

Newburgh, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Years of Operation:

  • 1883 - 1894 (as Beyerle Park)
  • 1894 - 1920 (as Forest City Park)

About the Park:

Beyerle's Park was a small place of amusement for late 19th century Clevelanders. Owned and operated by George William Beyerle, it was located in a ravine in the Washington Park area (off Independence Street near Fleet Avenue). In 1888, G. William Beyerle purchased numerous sublots from J. Sykora using a company name of BEYERLES PK ZOOLOGICAL CO.
By 1898, the park was called Forest City Park.
The image to the right shows the lake and footbridge. In the next image ladies, in the fashions of the day, are boating upon the lake. The lake had been formed by damming up Burke Brook.
Amusements there included a ballroom for dancing, a merry-go-round, a beer hall, rollerskating, bowling, boating (see images on the right), a shooting gallery, a baseball diamond, a grandstand and fishing.
It has been said that the park was owned by the Humphrey family until they decided to create a much larger park called Euclid Beach. Is there a deed that confirms this?
Up until the 1930's the site continued as a park until the City traded off the westernmost part to the steel mills, who needed somewhere to dump slag. The slag created an ugly cliff which you'd happen upon as you drove through the park and came around a bend in the road. The eastern part of the park was still there in the early 1960's, but then the whole valley was filled in, covering over a part of Cleveland's past.


In 1888, Beyerle's Park was the site of some major league baseball game.[1]
07/22/1888 AA Baltimore AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6)
07/29/1888 AA St. Louis AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6)
08/26/1888 AA St. Louis AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6)
09/02/1888 AA Louisville AA Cleveland Beyerle's Park, Newburgh OH (6)


Notes

  1. http://www.super70s.com/Baseball/Parks.asp?page=PK_NWB01.htm

External Links

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

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