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Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_Brooklyn_Branch_Library_interior_(GAR).jpg|Brooklyn Branch Library<br><small>3797 West 25th St.<br>formerly 1864 Pearl St.<br>Interior view of lower level of GAR hall</small>
Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_Brooklyn_Branch_Library_interior_(GAR).jpg|Brooklyn Branch Library<br><small>3797 West 25th St.<br>formerly 1864 Pearl St.<br>Interior view of lower level of GAR hall</small>
Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_GAR_Hall_Brooklyn_Post.jpg|Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall<br><small>3797-99 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio<br>Brooklyn Post #368</small>
Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_GAR_Hall_Brooklyn_Post.jpg|Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall<br><small>3797-99 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio<br>Brooklyn Post #368</small>
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Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_GAR_Hall_Brooklyn_Post_(in_background)_Masonic_Hall_dedication.jpg|Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall<br><small>3797-99 West 25th St.<br>(appears in the background of this Masonic Hall ground breaking photo)</small>
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Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_GAR_Hall_Brooklyn_Post_(in_background)_Masonic_Hall_dedication.jpg|Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall<br><small>(1932)<br>3797-99 West 25th St.<br>(The GAR appears in the background of this Masonic Hall ground breaking photo)</small>
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Image:Slide_3800_W25th_-_Masonic_Hall_construction_site__(1932).jpg|Masonic Hall<br><small>(1932)<br>3800 West 25th St.<br>Construction site<br>Reeve's, Wyatt's Hardware, Harry Schwartz Clothing, and the Cleveland Trust Bank at the corner of Denison and W.25th can be seen in background</small>
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Image:Slide_3800_W25th_-_Masonic_Hall_construction_site__(1932).jpg|Masonic Hall<br><small>(1932 construction site)<br>3800 West 25th St.<br>Reeve's, Wyatt's Hardware, Harry Schwartz Clothing, and the Cleveland Trust Bank at the corner of Denison and W.25th can be seen in background</small>
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Image:Slide_3800_W25th_-_Masonic_Hall_construction_(1932).jpg|Masonic Hall<br><small>(1932)<br>3800 West 25th St.<br>Under construction</small>
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Image:Slide_3800_W25th_-_Masonic_Hall_construction_site_(GAR_in_background)_(1932).jpg|Masonic Hall<br><small>(1932 construction site)<br>3800 West 25th St.<br>GAR Hall and Gottlieb's in background across W.25th street and probably Merkle's Bicycle Shop on NW corner of Garden Ave. (just above the crane).</small>
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Image:Slide_3800_W25th_-_Masonic_Hall_construction_(1932).jpg|Masonic Hall<br><small>(1932 construction site)<br>3800 West 25th St.</small>
Image:Photo_Firehouse_and_Morlock_Mover_-_1934.jpg|Firehouse and Morlock Mover - 1934<br><small>The firehouse was at the corner of Willowdale Ave. and West 25th St. and Morlock's was later known as the Donahue House.</small>
Image:Photo_Firehouse_and_Morlock_Mover_-_1934.jpg|Firehouse and Morlock Mover - 1934<br><small>The firehouse was at the corner of Willowdale Ave. and West 25th St. and Morlock's was later known as the Donahue House.</small>
Image:Photo_Demolition_of_old_GAR_hall.jpg|Brooklyn Post GAR hall<br><small>3797-99 West 25th St.<br>Demolition of the old GAR hall<br>(March 1944)</small>
Image:Photo_Demolition_of_old_GAR_hall.jpg|Brooklyn Post GAR hall<br><small>3797-99 West 25th St.<br>Demolition of the old GAR hall<br>(March 1944)</small>
Image:Photo_Brooklyn_Post_GAR_hall_cornerstone_(Mar_21,_1944).jpg|Brooklyn Post GAR hall cornerstone<br><small>(March 21, 1944)<br><br><small>3797-99 West 25th St. (near West 25th and Garden Ave.)<br>''1861-1865 One Country and One Flag<br>Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty''</small>
Image:Photo_Brooklyn_Post_GAR_hall_cornerstone_(Mar_21,_1944).jpg|Brooklyn Post GAR hall cornerstone<br><small>(March 21, 1944)<br><br><small>3797-99 West 25th St. (near West 25th and Garden Ave.)<br>''1861-1865 One Country and One Flag<br>Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty''</small>
Image:Photo_Brooklyn_Post_GAR_hall_opening_of_the_cornerstone_(Mar_21,_1944).jpg|Brooklyn Post GAR hall<br><small>(March 21, 1944)<br>Opening of the cornerstone<br>Miss Irene Pennington, Mrs Daisy Chandler, Mrs Summers, Mrs Alta Hoyt witnesses</small>
Image:Photo_Brooklyn_Post_GAR_hall_opening_of_the_cornerstone_(Mar_21,_1944).jpg|Brooklyn Post GAR hall<br><small>(March 21, 1944)<br>Opening of the cornerstone<br>Miss Irene Pennington, Mrs Daisy Chandler, Mrs Summers, Mrs Alta Hoyt witnesses</small>
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Image:Slide_3820_W25th_-_Boston_Chain_Store_(early_1950's).jpg|Boston Chain Store<br><small>3820 West 25th St.<br>(early 1950's)<br>Also shown: The building prior to the Denison Five and Dime moving in, Preston Jeweler's, and a meat market.</small>
Image:Photo_Denison_Square_Theater_-_1953.jpg|[[Denison Square Theater]] in 1953
Image:Photo_Denison_Square_Theater_-_1953.jpg|[[Denison Square Theater]] in 1953
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Image:Slide_3760_W25th_-_Farnsworth_Bldg_(1980's)_.jpg|Farnsworth Building<br><small>3760 West 25th St.<br>(1980's)</small>
Image:Slide_3760_W25th_-_Farnsworth_Bldg_(1980's)_.jpg|Farnsworth Building<br><small>3760 West 25th St.<br>(1980's)</small>
Image:Slide_3794_W25th_-_Kerns_Bldg_(1980's).jpg|Kerns Building<br><small>3794 West 25th St.<br>(1980's)</small>
Image:Slide_3794_W25th_-_Kerns_Bldg_(1980's).jpg|Kerns Building<br><small>3794 West 25th St.<br>(1980's)</small>
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Image:Slide_3809_W25th_-_West_Town_Bar_and_Restaurant.jpg|West Town Bar and Restaurant<br><small>3809 West 25th St.</small>
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Image:Slide_3816_W25th_-_Five_and_Dime_Store.jpg|Denison Five and Dime<br><small>3816 West 25th St.</small>
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Image:Slide_3816_W25th_-_Five_and_Dime_Store_as_it_was_in_1980's.jpg|Denison Five and Dime<br><small>3816 West 25th St.<br>(after it closed in the 1980's and was replaced by a Work Clothes store)</small>
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Image:Slide_3817_W25th_-_Wyatt_Hardware_(1980's).jpg|Wyatt's Hardware<br><small>3817 West 25th St.<br>Also shown: R&M Barbershop and Goodwill Industries</small>
Image:Slide_YMCA.jpg|Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)<br><small>Pearl Rd., Cleveland, Ohio</small>
Image:Slide_YMCA.jpg|Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)<br><small>Pearl Rd., Cleveland, Ohio</small>
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Revision as of 16:28, 31 July 2009

The Ruth Ketteringham Collection consists of materials that Ruth Ketteringham collected over the many years that she researched Brooklyn-Centre and other areas of Cleveland, Ohio.

Ruth Ketteringham (1906-2006), daughter of George Ketteringham, was devoted to preserving the history of the area. Her research was extensive and allowed her the ability to lecture on various aspects of Brooklyn-Centre.

Ruth was the recipient of the Herrick Memorial Award in 1990. An honor awarded by the Early Settler's Association to individuals who have promoted and brought honor to Cleveland.[1]

Upon Ruth's death at the age of 99 in 2006, her books were donated to the Cleveland Public Library's History Department; four or five file cabinet's worth of papers were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society (though it isn't known at this time in 2009 whether they have been cataloged and added to their main collection); and two boxes of material were saved from being thrown in the trash by the Brooklyn Centre Community Association.


Contents

Gallery Section

The following are galleries of historical pictures from the Ruth Ketteringham Collection:


Gallery #1 - Vintage Images

Riverside Cemetery office (1875)
3607 West 25th St.

Naaf's Garden
(abt. 1885)
Southeast corner of Selzer St. and Pearl St.
left to right: John Naaf, Robert Enos (boy in dress), Charles Mueller (by fence w/suspenders and hands on hips), Sophie Crosby (nee Naaf), Edith Mueller, Barbara Naaf (white apron - she died 1896), John Naaf (hand on post), Kate Enos, child, Gus Koepke (in vest - friend of the family)
From Rita Myer's family

Riverside Inn
(March 20, 1887)
Located in Saranac Lake, N.Y. in the Adirondacks where each year a winter festival is held and was the destination of the elite. Front notation has G.W. Baldwin in pencil and it is presumed that he may be one of the men in the photo.
Thanks to Nora Bouvier for identifying this Inn.

Gustav Kuchle
about 1884
Gustav was the youngest son of Gebhardt Kuchle. He is probably standing alongside his house and facing south. The muddy road would be Kuchle Street.

Katherine (Messing) Kuchle and youngest son, Gustav
about 1884

Mrs. Gustav Kuchle (Elizabeth Cook)
Behind the counter of their confectionary store at the corner of West 19th and Denison Ave. where they sold candy, ice cream, and cigars. Date unknown, but Christmas decorations can be seen in the background.

Cuyahoga River
City Hospital in the background (Aug 1902)

Red Crown Gasoline station
Gustav E. Kuchle (approx. 1915)

Quality Gas station
Location unknown. Note the slope at the rear which may indicate it was somewhere above Big Creek valley.

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
Pearl St. looking north. On the east side of the street can be seen:
Tettlebaugh Bldg; Harry Wyatt's Hardware Store, G.A.R. Bldg., City Ice and Fuel Bldg., George Sheer Warehouse at corner of Forestdale Ave.
From Rita Myer's family

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
Tightrope walker "Prince Nelson" crossing from Rosesheer Bldg (at Archwood and Pearl) over to George Sheer's Warehouse (corner of Forestdale Ave.)
From Rita Myer's family

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
Decorated boat float

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
Decorated Horse Drawn Wagons

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
Nicklas Ice Delivery of 2121 Selzer Avenue

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
J.B. Bratt grocery delivery truck

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
Denison Square Auto

1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening
Four unknown men on what is probably the old bridge

View across Big Creek Valley - looking north

Pierre Graydon Insurance
West 25th St. and Archwood Ave. (1919)

Brooklyn Branch Library
3797 West 25th St.
formerly 1864 Pearl St.
Exterior view of lower level of GAR hall

Brooklyn Branch Library
3797 West 25th St.
formerly 1864 Pearl St.
Interior view of lower level of GAR hall

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall
3797-99 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio
Brooklyn Post #368

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall
(1932)
3797-99 West 25th St.
(The GAR appears in the background of this Masonic Hall ground breaking photo)

Masonic Hall
(1932 construction site)
3800 West 25th St.
Reeve's, Wyatt's Hardware, Harry Schwartz Clothing, and the Cleveland Trust Bank at the corner of Denison and W.25th can be seen in background

Masonic Hall
(1932 construction site)
3800 West 25th St.
GAR Hall and Gottlieb's in background across W.25th street and probably Merkle's Bicycle Shop on NW corner of Garden Ave. (just above the crane).

Masonic Hall
(1932 construction site)
3800 West 25th St.

Firehouse and Morlock Mover - 1934
The firehouse was at the corner of Willowdale Ave. and West 25th St. and Morlock's was later known as the Donahue House.

Brooklyn Post GAR hall
3797-99 West 25th St.
Demolition of the old GAR hall
(March 1944)

Brooklyn Post GAR hall cornerstone
(March 21, 1944)

3797-99 West 25th St. (near West 25th and Garden Ave.)
1861-1865 One Country and One Flag
Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty

Brooklyn Post GAR hall
(March 21, 1944)
Opening of the cornerstone
Miss Irene Pennington, Mrs Daisy Chandler, Mrs Summers, Mrs Alta Hoyt witnesses

Boston Chain Store
3820 West 25th St.
(early 1950's)
Also shown: The building prior to the Denison Five and Dime moving in, Preston Jeweler's, and a meat market.

Denison Square Theater in 1953


Gallery #2 - Churches

Archwood Congregational Church
2800 Archwood Avenue

Third Church of Christ Scientist
(abt 1940)
3648 West 25th St.

Third Church of Christ Scientist
(abt 1980)
3648 West 25th St.


Gallery #3 - Architect drawings


Gallery #4 - Post-1980's Images

Spaulding Funeral Home
2704 Denison Avenue

Kotecki Monuments
3630 West 25th St.

Riverside Cemetery gate
3607 West 25th St.

Brooklyn Branch Library
3706 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio

Farnsworth Building
3760 West 25th St.
(early 1980's)
Cleveland Designated Landmark[2]

Farnsworth Building
3760 West 25th St.
(early 1980's - View #2)

Farnsworth Building
3760 West 25th St.
(1980's)

Kerns Building
3794 West 25th St.
(1980's)

West Town Bar and Restaurant
3809 West 25th St.

Denison Five and Dime
3816 West 25th St.

Denison Five and Dime
3816 West 25th St.
(after it closed in the 1980's and was replaced by a Work Clothes store)

Wyatt's Hardware
3817 West 25th St.
Also shown: R&M Barbershop and Goodwill Industries

Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Pearl Rd., Cleveland, Ohio

Additional Information

Resources

References

  1. ↑ News and Events of the Early Settlers Association
  2. ↑ Cleveland City Planning Commission Designated Landmarks


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