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Image:Slide_E.H._Bush_(residence_and_store)_-_southeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th.jpg|E.H. Bush residence and store<br><small>SE corner of West 25th St. and Denison Ave. This is the building that was picked up, moved back, and turned to face Denison Ave. (became the site of the W.O.W. building)</small>
Image:Slide_E.H._Bush_(residence_and_store)_-_southeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th.jpg|E.H. Bush residence and store<br><small>SE corner of West 25th St. and Denison Ave. This is the building that was picked up, moved back, and turned to face Denison Ave. (became the site of the W.O.W. building)</small>
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Image:Slide_Samuel_Sears_-_residence_and_store.jpg|Samuel Sears residence and store.<br><small>Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Image:Slide_3607_W25th_-_Riverside_Cemetery_office_1875.jpg|Riverside Cemetery office (1875)<br><small>3607 West 25th St.</small>
Image:Slide_3607_W25th_-_Riverside_Cemetery_office_1875.jpg|Riverside Cemetery office (1875)<br><small>3607 West 25th St.</small>
Image:Photo_Naaf's_Garden_-_1885.jpg|Naaf's Garden<br>(abt. 1885)<br><small>Southeast corner of Selzer St. and Pearl St.<br>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) <br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
Image:Photo_Naaf's_Garden_-_1885.jpg|Naaf's Garden<br>(abt. 1885)<br><small>Southeast corner of Selzer St. and Pearl St.<br>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) <br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
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Image:Photo_Red_Crown_Gasoline_-_G.E._Kuchle.jpg|Red Crown Gasoline station<br><small> Gustav E. Kuchle (approx. 1915)</small>
Image:Photo_Red_Crown_Gasoline_-_G.E._Kuchle.jpg|Red Crown Gasoline station<br><small> Gustav E. Kuchle (approx. 1915)</small>
Image:Photo_Quality_Gas_station_(location_unknown).jpg|Quality Gas station<br><small>Location unknown. Note the slope at the rear which may indicate it was somewhere above Big Creek valley.</small>
Image:Photo_Quality_Gas_station_(location_unknown).jpg|Quality Gas station<br><small>Location unknown. Note the slope at the rear which may indicate it was somewhere above Big Creek valley.</small>
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Image:Slide_West_25th_(looking_north_from_bridge)_-_maybe_1913.jpg|Snowstorm on West 25th St.<br><small>Looking north from the Brooklyn Brighton bridge. Possibly the aftermath of the snowstorm of 1913.</small>
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Image:Slide_West_25th_(looking_north)_-_maybe_1913.jpg|Snowstorm on West 25th St.<br><small>Aftermath of snowstorm (possibly 1913). Looking northwest probably from the bank building at the corner of Denison Ave. and W.25th St.) First tall building is the Kerns Building on the NW corner of Garden Ave. and W.25th St. with the Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church (3rd church that was built) partially visible just behind it and set back from the street almost half the length of the Kerns Building.</small>
Image:Photo_1915_Festival_for_Bridge_Opening_-_Pearl_looking_north.jpg|1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening<br><small>Pearl St. looking north. On the east side of the street can be seen:<br>Tettlebaugh Bldg; Harry Wyatt's Hardware Store, G.A.R. Bldg., City Ice and Fuel Bldg., George Sheer Warehouse at corner of Forestdale Ave.<br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
Image:Photo_1915_Festival_for_Bridge_Opening_-_Pearl_looking_north.jpg|1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening<br><small>Pearl St. looking north. On the east side of the street can be seen:<br>Tettlebaugh Bldg; Harry Wyatt's Hardware Store, G.A.R. Bldg., City Ice and Fuel Bldg., George Sheer Warehouse at corner of Forestdale Ave.<br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
Image:Photo_1915_Festival_for_Bridge_Opening_-_Tightrope_walker_(Prince_Nelson).jpg|1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening<br><small>Tightrope walker "Prince Nelson" crossing from Rosesheer Bldg (at Archwood and Pearl) over to George Sheer's Warehouse (corner of Forestdale Ave.)<br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
Image:Photo_1915_Festival_for_Bridge_Opening_-_Tightrope_walker_(Prince_Nelson).jpg|1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening<br><small>Tightrope walker "Prince Nelson" crossing from Rosesheer Bldg (at Archwood and Pearl) over to George Sheer's Warehouse (corner of Forestdale Ave.)<br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
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Image:Photo_1915_Festival_for_Bridge_Opening_-_Decorated_car_with_4_unknown_men_on_bridge.jpg|1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening<br><small>Four unknown men on what is probably the old bridge</small>
Image:Photo_1915_Festival_for_Bridge_Opening_-_Decorated_car_with_4_unknown_men_on_bridge.jpg|1915 Festival for Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge Opening<br><small>Four unknown men on what is probably the old bridge</small>
Image:Photo_View_across_Big_Creek_Valley.jpg|View across Big Creek Valley - looking north
Image:Photo_View_across_Big_Creek_Valley.jpg|View across Big Creek Valley - looking north
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Image:Old_Blind_Joe.jpg|Old Blind Joe<br><small>selling newspapers on West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio (looking west from a point just north of Denison Ave. and in front the Eyerdam's barbershop.)</small>
Image:Pierre_Graydon_Insurance_-_W25th_and_Archwood_-_1919.jpg|Pierre Graydon Insurance<br><small>West 25th St. and Archwood Ave. (1919)
Image:Pierre_Graydon_Insurance_-_W25th_and_Archwood_-_1919.jpg|Pierre Graydon Insurance<br><small>West 25th St. and Archwood Ave. (1919)
Image:Slide_3839_W25th_-_Union_Trust_Bank_(southeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th)_(1921)_.jpg|Union Trust Bank<br><small>3839 West 25th St.<br>(1921)<br>SE corner of Denison and W.25th St.<br>Later known as the Nut House Bar.</small>
Image:Slide_3839_W25th_-_Union_Trust_Bank_(southeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th)_(1921)_.jpg|Union Trust Bank<br><small>3839 West 25th St.<br>(1921)<br>SE corner of Denison and W.25th St.<br>Later known as the Nut House Bar.</small>
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Image:Slide_Morlock_Movers_truck_.jpg|Morlock Movers truck<br><small>Morlock's was based in what later became known as the "Donahue House" (next to the firehouse) and was probably either John Stanton Fish's first home or was designed and built by him.</small>
Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_GAR_Hall_Brooklyn_Post_(Library_branch).jpg|Brooklyn Branch Library<br><small>3797 West 25th St.<br>formerly 1864 Pearl St.<br>Exterior view of lower level of GAR hall</small>
Image:Slide_3797-99_W25th_-_GAR_Hall_Brooklyn_Post_(Library_branch).jpg|Brooklyn Branch Library<br><small>3797 West 25th St.<br>formerly 1864 Pearl St.<br>Exterior 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_-_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>
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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_West_Denison_School__(4-2-1943).jpg|West Denison Elementary School<br><small>3100 Denison Ave. (April 2, 1943)</small>
Image:Slide_3820_W25th_-_Boston_Chain_Store_(early_1950's)_view_2_.jpg|Boston Chain Store<br><small>3820 West 25th St.<br>(early 1950's)<br>Also shown: Rosen's Bakery and the building prior to the Denison Five and Dime moving in.</small>
Image:Slide_3820_W25th_-_Boston_Chain_Store_(early_1950's)_view_2_.jpg|Boston Chain Store<br><small>3820 West 25th St.<br>(early 1950's)<br>Also shown: Rosen's Bakery and the building prior to the Denison Five and Dime moving in.</small>
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: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>
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Image:Slide_2800_Archwood_-_Archwood_Congregational_Church_(front).jpg|Archwood Congregational Church<br><small>2800 [[Greenwood St.|Archwood Avenue]]</small>
Image:Slide_2800_Archwood_-_Archwood_Congregational_Church_(front).jpg|Archwood Congregational Church<br><small>2800 [[Greenwood St.|Archwood Avenue]]</small>
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Memorial_Methodist_Church_(early)_.jpg|Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church<br><small>3rd building (front).</small>
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Memorial_Methodist_Church_(early)_.jpg|Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church<br><small>3rd building (front).</small>
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Image:Slide_West_25th_(looking_north)_-_maybe_1913.jpg|Snowstorm on West 25th St.<br><small>Aftermath of snowstorm (possibly 1913). Looking northwest probably from the bank building at the corner of Denison Ave. and W.25th St.) First tall building is the Kerns Building on the NW corner of Garden Ave. and W.25th St. with the Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church (3rd church that was built) partially visible just behind it and set back from the street almost half the length of the Kerns Building.</small>
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Memorial_3rd_bldg_(closed).jpg|Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church<br><small>3rd building vacant.</small>
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Memorial_3rd_bldg_(closed).jpg|Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church<br><small>3rd building vacant.</small>
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Memorial_Methodist_Church_4th_bldg.jpg|Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church<br><small>4th building (Archwood Avenue)</small>
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Memorial_Methodist_Church_4th_bldg.jpg|Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church<br><small>4th building (Archwood Avenue)</small>
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Image:Slide_3706_W25th_-_Brooklyn_Branch_Library.jpg|Brooklyn Branch Library<br><small>3706 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio</small>
Image:Slide_3706_W25th_-_Brooklyn_Branch_Library.jpg|Brooklyn Branch Library<br><small>3706 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio</small>
Image:Slide_Firehouse_1987.jpg|Brooklyn Centre's Firehouse<br><small>SE corner of Willowdale Ave. and West 25th St.</small>
Image:Slide_Firehouse_1987.jpg|Brooklyn Centre's Firehouse<br><small>SE corner of Willowdale Ave. and West 25th St.</small>
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Image:Slide_West_25th_(west_side_of_street_across_from_Forestdale)_-_1980's.jpg|West side of West 25th St.<br><small>Across from Forestdale Ave. and just south of the Brooklyn Branch Library.</small>
Image:Slide_3760_W25th_-_Farnsworth_Bldg_(early_1980's).jpg|Farnsworth Building<br><small>3760 West 25th St.<br>(early 1980's)<br>Cleveland Designated Landmark<ref>[http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/listDetail.php?identity=88 Cleveland City Planning Commission Designated Landmarks]</ref></small>
Image:Slide_3760_W25th_-_Farnsworth_Bldg_(early_1980's).jpg|Farnsworth Building<br><small>3760 West 25th St.<br>(early 1980's)<br>Cleveland Designated Landmark<ref>[http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/listDetail.php?identity=88 Cleveland City Planning Commission Designated Landmarks]</ref></small>
Image:Slide_3760_W25th_-_Farnsworth_Bldg_(early_1980's)_view_2_.jpg|Farnsworth Building<br><small>3760 West 25th St.<br>(early 1980's - View #2)</small>
Image:Slide_3760_W25th_-_Farnsworth_Bldg_(early_1980's)_view_2_.jpg|Farnsworth Building<br><small>3760 West 25th St.<br>(early 1980's - View #2)</small>
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Image:Slide_3820_W25th_-_Boston_Chain_Store_and_Five_and_Dime_Store_-_1980's.jpg|Boston Chain Store<br><small>3820 West 25th St.<br>Former location of Boston Chain Store. Also of the defunct Five and Dime, and Rosen's Bakery</small>
Image:Slide_3820_W25th_-_Boston_Chain_Store_and_Five_and_Dime_Store_-_1980's.jpg|Boston Chain Store<br><small>3820 West 25th St.<br>Former location of Boston Chain Store. Also of the defunct Five and Dime, and Rosen's Bakery</small>
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_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>
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Image:Slide_West_25th_(east_side_of_street)_-_1980's.jpg|Furniture Fair<br><small>3825 or 3829 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio (1980's). May be the site of the former Schwartz Men's Clothes store.</small>
Image:Slide_3835_W25th_-_Bank_Bar_(northeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th).jpg|Bank Bar<br><small>3835 West 25th St.<br>NE corner of Denison and W.25th St. now the site of a gas station.</small>
Image:Slide_3835_W25th_-_Bank_Bar_(northeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th).jpg|Bank Bar<br><small>3835 West 25th St.<br>NE corner of Denison and W.25th St. now the site of a gas station.</small>
Image:Slide_3835_W25th_-_northeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th_(After).jpg|Shell Oil<br><small>3835 West 25th St.<br>NE corner of Denison and West 25th St. after Bank Bar torn down.</small>
Image:Slide_3835_W25th_-_northeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th_(After).jpg|Shell Oil<br><small>3835 West 25th St.<br>NE corner of Denison and West 25th St. after Bank Bar torn down.</small>
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Image:Slide_Earl_Scheib_and_Dog_House.jpg|Earl Scheib Auto Painting and The Dog House (hotdog restaurant)<br><small>3858 West 25th St.(??? exact address unknown but this is close.)</small>
Image:Slide_Earl_Scheib_and_Dog_House.jpg|Earl Scheib Auto Painting and The Dog House (hotdog restaurant)<br><small>3858 West 25th St.(??? exact address unknown but this is close.)</small>
Image:Slide_2704_Denison_-_Spaulding_Funeral_Home.jpg|Spaulding Funeral Home<br><small>2704 [[Newburgh St.|Denison Avenue]]</small>
Image:Slide_2704_Denison_-_Spaulding_Funeral_Home.jpg|Spaulding Funeral Home<br><small>2704 [[Newburgh St.|Denison Avenue]]</small>
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Image:Slide_southeast_corner_Selzer_and_W25th_(1980's).jpg|Brookside Restaurant, Hillbilly Heaven, and Willy's Bros. Jeep<br><small>3863 West 25th St. thru 3873 West 25th St.<br> (SE corner of Selzer and West 25th St. just north of YMCA.)</small>
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Image:Slide_southeast_corner_Selzer_and_W25th_(late_1980's).jpg|Store fronts boarded up along the stretch of 3863-3873 West 25th St.
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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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

These images are organized roughly by date.


Gallery #2 - Churches


Gallery #3 - Architect drawings

Gallery #4 - Post-1980's Images

These images are organized by address.


Gallery #4 - Post-1980's Images

The addresses for these images have not yet been identified.


Additional Information

Resources

References

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


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