Superb Staffing

 An interesting looking building at 6501 Lorain Avenue last week.

Rewind Diner

 We stopped by Rewind Diner, 6850 Biddulph Road, in the Biddulph Plaza, last week. Neat little place, good burgers and sandwiches, we'll be back.

CTS 101

 The front of Cleveland Transit System 101 on display on the trolley deck of the Detroit - Superior Bridge, from last month. This car never ran on this line.

Allen Theatre: Uriah Heep

 

From, Scene, July 13 - 19, 1972.

Fifty three years ago tonight, Friday July 28, 1972, Uriah Heep hit the Allen stage. White Trash (the Apple Records group) were supposed to open, but didn't. For weeks ahead of time people were calling and asking, “is that Edgar Winter’s White Trash?”  “No, it’s not.” White Trash were in a barroom brawl in Chicago the previous weekend and drummer Bobby Ramirez was killed, so they were unable to appear. Damnation, the local group opened. For some reason the usual group we used as ushers were unavailable, so we scrounged up some people from everywhere, they were the worst, most of them quickly vanished into the crowd once the doors opened. At the end of the night only about 2-3 of the flashlights were returned. The Allen had no working air conditioning, and it was hotter than hell in there. It was also quite a rowdy night, one of the torchlights on the east mezzanine was smashed by some bozo. Smitty and I tackled some guy who was about to toss one of those big brass standee poles over the side of the mezzanine.  The show was briefly stopped when a bunch of people climbed into one of the false boxes on the house right side. One of the more amusing incidents was a group of people climbing a vertical ladder alongside the stage that led to the roof, when the top guy peeked over the top and saw a policeman there, he jumped down a rung causing a chain reaction, along with a few bruised fingers. This was also the first show in Cleveland to ban bottles and cans, something I seriously claim credit for. I had read a few weeks earlier in Variety where they implemented a no bottle policy at the Kansas City Midland and said we should do the same. It would solve a lot of problems, people throwing bottles, plus the cost of having them hauled away afterwards. 

Church of the Ascension

 Church of the Ascension, 13216 Detroit Avenue, from a couple weeks ago.

Loew's East & West

 Loew's East & West opened 59 years ago this month, the end was near for downtown houses.

From Motion Picture Exhibitor, August 3, 1966.

From the Plain Dealer, July 15, 1966.

I was never in Loew's West, was in Loew's East a couple times. Needless to say I was in Loew's State more times then I can count, not recently however. Amusingly, I only hear from them when they want something from me, otherwise they lack the ability to reply to an email. 

Bridge Over Tranquil Water

 Bridge over Big Creek in Brookside Park last Sunday afternoon. Spent a lot of time down here when I was a kid.

Mistake By The Lake Records

 We stopped by Mistake By The Lake Records, 6502 Lorain Avenue on Cleveland's West Side on Saturday, cool little place, got a few records, always worth a visit.

Sherwin - Williams

 A view of the new Sherwin-Williams building, due to open next spring.

RTA 841

 Looking down at RTA 841 from the trolley deck of the Detroit - Superior Bridge, last month.

Polish Library Home

 Polish Library Home, 1108 Kenilworth Avenue, last week.

Palace Theatre

 Fifty-six years ago today the Palace closed "forever," reopened four years later.

From the Plain Dealer, July 20, 1969.

Much more can be found here. 

Canadian Pacific 2317

 CP 2317 passing the Steamtown Mall, July 5, 2008.

Lincoln Pool

 Hard to believe that on one of the hottest days of the summer, the pools are closed. I can remember when the city pools were open six days-a-week, Mondays-Saturdays. I suppose it's far more important to utilize the savings so elected officials can pass it along to billionaire sports team owners.

Civilization

 We stopped by Civilization, 2366 West 11th Street, the other day, always a good spot. I remember this place as a print shop when I was a kid.

Loew's State: Conversations With an Irish Rascal

 July 1975 was quite the event filled month, previews for Conversations With an Irish Rascal began fifty years ago tonight, with the opening on Saturday, July 19th.

From the Plain Dealer, July 6, 1975.

The shows author, Kathy Kennedy passed away a week later, a loss that is still felt. As previously noted, July 1975 was a roller coaster, more can be found here.

Nickel Plate Road

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

Vespa

 Spotted a Vespa scooter a few weeks ago, don't see these much anymore.

Cove Park

 Morning at Cove Park a few weeks ago.

Reading 467

 RDG 467 at Steamtown Yard, July 9, 2008.

Palace Theatre: Marvin Hamlisch

 Hard to believe this was fifty years ago this weekend. It was quite the anticipated event, the first real show on the RKO Palace stage since 1968, The two previous shows we had done were both in the lobby. July 1975 was quite the month, incredible highs, devastating lows as well, this was one of the highs.

From the Plain Dealer, July 6, 1975.

West 9th Street

 Looking north on West 9th Street from Superior Avenue, a few weeks ago.

Bridge View

 View from the Detroit-Superior Bridge, from a few weeks ago.

Settler's Landing Station

 RTA 846 and RTA 809 at the Settler's Landing Station a couple weeks ago.

Eastbound Freight

NS 4237leads a eastbound freight at Cove Avenue in Lakewood one recent morning.

Nickel Plate 514

 NKP 514 eastbound, passing Lackawanna Station, June 26, 2010.

Cuyahoga River

 Looking upstream along the Cuyahoga towards the Detroit-Superior Bridge, a few weeks ago.

Wilkes-Barre Union Station

 The now demolished Union Station, commonly referred to as the Lehigh Valley Station, this was also served by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Note the Railway Post Office cancellation. 

Independence Day

 Happy Independence Day!

From the Plain Dealer, July 4, 1943.

From the Plain Dealer, July 4, 1925.

RTA 846

 RTA 846 on the Waterfront Line a couple weeks ago.

Under West 25th Street

 Trolley tunnel under the street at the west end of the Detroit-Superior Bridge. Last trolley ran through here in 1953.

RTA 1120

 General Motors New Look bus, originally Cleveland Transit System 1120 delivered in August/September 1965. Btw, Cleveland Transit Vehicles by Toman & Hays is always a great help with local info.