Electric City Trolley

 Philadelphia Suburban 76, northbound at Cedar Avenue, May 1, 2010.

Allen Theatre: Genesis

 Hard to believe it was a half century ago, such halcyon years. Genesis did two SROs on successive nights, a couple months earlier they played to a half filled house, they were definitely on the upswing. The Hawkwind/Man concert a month earlier was great as well.

From the Plain Dealer, March 15, 1974.

Harvey Pekar

 Harvey Pekar tomb at Lakeview Cemetery a couple weeks ago. We always enjoyed American Splendor, the film was pretty good as well.

St. John Cantius Church

 St. John Cantius Church, Professor & College Avenues, Tremont, from a couple weeks ago.

Reading 902 - 903

 Reading 902 - 903 at Steamtown Yard, April 24, 2010.

Stacks

 We see a lot of stackers, when we're lucky enough to see trains, not like living in Scranton.

Visible Voice Books

 Visible Voice Books, 2258 Professor Avenue, a great little bookstore.

Allen Theatre: Pink Floyd

 A wild night at the Allen, from the Plain Dealer, April 24, 1972.

Daffodils

 Daffodils at Lakeview Cemetery last week.

Art

 In front of the Lakewood Public Library on Detroit Avenue last month.

Mark Hanna

 Senator Mark Hanna tomb, Lakeview Cemetery last week.

Easter

 Happy Easter.

From the Plain Dealer, April 7, 1944.

Canadian National 3377

 CN 3377 rusting away at Steamtown, April 18, 2011.

Haserot Angel

 The Haserot Angel in Lakeview Cemetery last Sunday afternoon. The Haserots were grocery wholesalers a century ago.

Roasted Tremont

 We stopped by Roasted Tremont, 2275 Professor Avenue on Sunday afternoon, very cool spot.

Save The Allen Benefit

 The Save the Allen benefit was the work of Veralynne Bosco and Ralph "Smitty" Smith. Veralynne was friends with a number of people in the local rock scene and was able to recruit some of Cleveland's top bands. Damnation failed to appear, but their absence was hardly missed as they became the butt of that evenings jokes. This rather raucous affair lasted until well into the evening and was fairly well attended. This was supposed to be a big weekend for us, but the Peter Yarrow show on Friday was a flopo, and the Joe Tex show skedded for Saturday cancelled, so this was the highlight of the weekend.

Veralynne, along with "Poe" (pronounced Poe-ee) Ken Plocica, Kevin McAndrew, Pete Weber, and "Flemo" Chuck Fleming were some of Playhouse Square's earliest volunteers, all of whim Veralynne brought onboard, shameful they'll never get an acknowledgement from them.

RTA 3374

 RTA 3374 westbound in the13400 block of Detroit Avenue Saturday afternoon.

Flame & Fable Books

 We stopped by Flame & Fable, 13439 Detroit Avenue on Saturday, a real bonanza for romance lovers.

St. Francis

 St. Francis Garden at St. Charles Borromeo Church & School.

FDR Dead

 From 80 years ago...

Plain Dealer, April 13, 1945.

Lackawanna Station

 Lackawanna Station, April 16, 2011.

St. Charles Borromeo School

 St. Charles Borromeo School, 7107 Wilber Avenue, from a couple weeks ago.

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking east on the NKP from Thoreau Avenue in Lakewood last week.

Spring

 It's starting to look like spring is finally springing, a flowering bush along Edgewater Drive in Cleveland the other day.

Shore Restaurant

 We stopped by the Shore Restaurant the other day, 12009 Detroit Avenue, this is always a great spot for breakfast or lunch. This is truly a hidden gen, well worth a visit!

Lackawanna County Courthouse

 Looking north down Dix Court towards the Lackawanna County Courthouse, May 6, 2011.

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church

  Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 12711 Madison Avenue, from last month.

Electric City Trolley Museum

 The Electric City Trolley Museum, April 9, 2011.

Art

 Mural on Madison Avenue.

Old Harrison Avenue Bridge

 The old Harrison Avenue Bridge, April 10, 2011, since replaced by a new bridge.

The Use of Crystal in Theatre Light Fixtures

 Came across this article the other day, from Motion Picture News, April 6, 1929.

Years ago I rebuilt dozens of similar fixtures in five theatre restoration projects in both Cleveland and Columbus.

Mars Bar

 We stopped by Mars Bar, 15314 Madison Avenue last Saturday afternoon, always a great spot for lunch with friends.