Saturday, December 13, 2025

Detroit Avenue

 Looking west along Detroit Avenue from West 65th Street last month.

Zayre

Zayre ad from the Plain Dealer, December 21, 1965.

We used to go to the Denison Avenue location.

Friday, December 12, 2025

Philadelphia Suburban 76

 Philadelphia Suburban 76 southbound at Laurel Line Tunnel, December 15, 2012.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

 Looking west in the big cut near mile 14.2 back on December 12, 2007.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Mayfair Casino

 The Mayfair Casino, located in Loew's Ohio Theatre, 1513 Euclid Avenue, 1935-37.

From the Plain Dealer, December 4, 1935. Much more on the Mayfair and Loew's Ohio can be found here.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Cove Park

 Cove Park last month before the snows.

Monday, December 8, 2025

Lakewood Public Library

 Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue last Monday morning. It's been rather bleak out as of late.

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Nay Aug Falls

 Nay Aug Falls, December 9, 2012.

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Top Toys

 Hasbro's Top Toys, from the Plain Dealer, December 4, 1955. Quite a few long forgotten retailers here.

Friday, December 5, 2025

Gypsy Beans

 We stopped by Gypsy Beans, 6425 Detroit Avenue again a couple weeks ago, cool spot.

Thursday, December 4, 2025

RTA 3370

 Took a rather unpleasant trip on RTA 3370 on Monday morning, a constant, and loud BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP for the entire trip. I pitied the poor motorman that had to endure this aural torture. I also wondered if they ever clean the buses, dirty and smelly seems to be the RTA standard.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Lakewood Masonic Temple

 The Lakewood Masonic Temple, 15300 Detroit Avenue in the heart of downtown Lakewood, built in 1916, from a few weeks ago.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Detroit Avenue

 Looking west on Detroit Road from in front of the library in the 15400 block a few weeks back.

Monday, December 1, 2025

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

 Looking east in the big cut near mile 14.2 back on December 2, 2007.

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Holy Ghost Greek Catholic Church

 The former Holy Ghost Greek Catholic Church, 1413 Kenilworth Avenue, built in 1909, now converted to apartments.


Saturday, November 29, 2025

Squirrel

 Squirrel in Lincoln Park on a warm day a few weeks ago.

Friday, November 28, 2025

Meyer Avenue

 Looking west on Meyer Avenue from Scranton Road a few weeks ago.

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving

 Happy Thanksgiving!

From The Plain Dealer, November 23, 1925.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking west on the NKP from Thoreau Avenue a couple weeks ago.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Bridge Over Tranquil Water

 Bridge over Big Creek in Brookside Park a few weeks ago.

Monday, November 24, 2025

West 65th Street

 Buildings along West 65th Street, Just south of Detroit Avenue a couple weeks ago.

Sunday, November 23, 2025

St. Mathew's Lutheran Church

 The former St. Mathew's Lutheran Church, 3252 Scranton Road, from a couple weeks ago.

Saturday, November 22, 2025

JFK

 Sixty two years. Much more here.

Statue in downtown Pittston.

Lackawanna 663-664

 DL&W 663-664 at Steamtown Yard, November 20,2010.

Friday, November 21, 2025

Sherwin Williams

 View of the new Sherwin Williams building from a few weeks ago, offices are starting to become occupied.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Under Construction

 Construction work behind Lakewood's City Hall, adjacent to the Nickel Plate tracks last weekend.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

No Outlet

 Buildings along Edgewater Drive. Lakewood's "Gold Coast."

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Cleveland Skyline

 View from behind buildings along Edgewater Drive on Sunday.

Monday, November 17, 2025

Scranton Road

 Looking north on Scranton Road, from Meyer Avenue last week.

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Cuyahoga River

 Looking upstream towards the Center Street Bridge last week.

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Tony's Deli

 Passed by Tony's Deli, 3264 Scranton Road, last week, I can remember buying soda here after school many decades ago.

Friday, November 14, 2025

Gypsy Beans

 We stopped by Gypsy Beans, 6425 Detroit Avenue on Saturday, cool spot.

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Rapid Transit

 An RTA train heading west on the Union Terminal Bridge last Saturday afternoon.

View from under the Detroit-Superior Bridge.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

 Looking east along the Erie near Little Virginia, November 11, 2008.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Village School

 Village School at the Frostville Museum last month.

The skull on the post made me think Hamlet went to school here, Yorick Jr High.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Armistice Day

 Happy Armistice Day!

From the Plain Dealer, November 15, 1918.

Monday, November 10, 2025

West 11th Street

 West 11th opposite Lincoln Park last month, used to be a bad neighborhood, much gentrification over the last couple decades.

Sunday, November 9, 2025

St. Augustine Church

 St. Augustine Church, 2486 West 14th Street from a sunny October 18th.

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Civilization

 We stopped by Civilization, 2366 West 11th Street, again the other day, cool spot.

Friday, November 7, 2025

Canadian Pacific 2317

 CP 2317 in the Steamtown Yard, November 17, 2007.

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Homestead Theatre & Ballroom

 Looks like work is going on in the Homestead Ballroom, above the Homestead Theatre,11806 Detroit Avenue. The second floor windows are now uncovered.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Autumn

 Looking autumnal along Big Creek in Brookside Park a couple weeks ago.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Carpenter House

 Carpenter House at the Frostville Museum last week, looks like it would be chilly there in the winter.

Monday, November 3, 2025

Grace Hospital

 The former Grace Hospital building, 2307 West 14th Street, from a couple weeks ago, Not sure what goes on here now, I remember going past when I was a kid on my way to work.

Sunday, November 2, 2025

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 2587 West 14th Street a couple weeks ago.

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co RR

Trackbed of the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company Railroad, last used in 1872. This ran from the ore mines behind East Mountain to the Iron Furnace. Gravity power inbound, mule power outbound. Photo from November 11, 2008.

Friday, October 31, 2025

Halloween

 Spotted at the Frostville Museum market last week.

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Lincoln Park

 Lincoln Park on a sunny Saturday a couple weeks ago, weather was sure different then.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Jenkins Cabin

 Jenkins Cabin, built in 1829, in the Frostville Museum on Saturday afternoon, the museum is on Metropolitan Parks land in North Olmsted.