Colonel Duffy Park

 Colonel Duffy Park, from a couple weeks ago, the Hill in the background.

Central Expressway

 View from the Harrison Avenue Bridge, looking east, a few weeks ago. 

Lehigh & New England 583

 L&NE 583 at Steamtown in the spring of 2011. 

Cinerama: Seven Wonders of The World

 The third Cinerama production, Seven Wonders of The World premiered in Cleveland on Wednesday January 22, 1958, to the accompaniment of fire trucks racing to a fire in a window at the Miller Drug Store at 1515 Euclid Avenue, in between Loew's State and Ohio Theatres, just a few doors west of the Palace. 

Seven Wonders preem, from the Cleveland Memory Project. 

From The Plain Dealer, January 22, 1958.

From The Plain Dealer, January 23, 1958. 

Dodgy photo from the above article, From The Plain Dealer, January 23, 1958.

Jessup Post Office

 The Post Office in downtown Jessup, from a few weeks ago. 

Delaware-Lackawanna 2045

 DL 2045 behind the new bus station a few weeks ago. 

Hank Aaron

 The passing of Hammerin' Hank reminds me of a benefit at the Palace...

From The Plain Dealer, April 21, 1975. 

Hill Section

 Scranton's Hill Section, viewed from the south end of the new Harrison Avenue Bridge last week. 

South Side Skyline

 South Side viewed from along Ridge Row last Sunday afternoon. Church of the Nativity dominates the view. 

Jimmie Rodgers

 Jimmie Rodgers passed away earlier this week, I remember him from a great week at the Palace a long time ago. 

From the Plain Dealer Action Tab, October 14, 1977.

An Amusing Tale

 A long forgotten story from Playhouse Square. 

Vaughn de Leath, the "Original Radio Girl," from Radio Revue, January 1930. Miss de Leath was in town doing a radio show on WTAM, sponsored by Hanna Mining, that had started a week earlier. Miss de Leath had a string of hits in the 20's, including: I'm Just Wild About Harry, Blue Skies, Ukulele Lady, and Are You Lonesome Tonight.

From the Plain Dealer, January 21, 1931.

From the Plain Dealer, January 23, 1931.

Scene of the crime, Playhouse Square, 1933, from the Cleveland Public Library.

Westbound Freight

 A westbound DL freight on Sunday afternoon along Ridge Row. I guess we picked a good time for a walk. 

Hanging on a Fence

 Brake hose hanging on a fence behind the new bus station last Saturday afternoon. 

Steamtown

 Diesel's in the Steamtown Yard on Saturday afternoon. 

Step Falls

 Step Falls from the new Harrison Avenue bridge last Sunday afternoon. 

Hemlock Street

 Hemlock Street, looking west from Crown Avenue on Sunday afternoon. 

Scranton Skyline

 View from the new Harrison Avenue Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The snow that was here a couple weeks ago is pretty much gone now, more is sure to come.

River Street

 River Street, looking west from near Crown Avenue on Sunday afternoon. 

A Sad Little Tale

 On the Evening of Sunday, January 13, 1935 a matron in one of the RKO Palace ladies rooms discovered a newborn baby boy in the trash. Unfortunately the baby died in City Hospital early the following Tuesday. Funeral arrangements were paid for by the Variety Club, pallbearers were a who's who of Cleveland's motion picture exhibitors. Baby Boy Doe was interred at Crown Hill Cemetery, Twinsburg.  None of the articles specified if this sad episode occurred on  the main floor or mezzanine Ladies Room. 

From The Plain Dealer, January 13, 1935.

From The Plain Dealer, January 14, 1935.

From The Plain Dealer, January 14, 1935. 

Palace Theatre, Grand Hall, from 1923 NVA Program.

Ladies Lounge, main floor, from Motion Picture News, November 21, 1925.

Ladies Lounge, mezzanine, from the Plain Dealer archive.

From The Cleveland Press, January 14, 1935.

From The Cleveland Press, January 14, 1935.

From The Plain Dealer, January 15, 1935. 

From The Plain Dealer, January 16, 1935.

From The Plain Dealer, January 17, 1935. 

From Variety, January 22, 1935, front page.

Sand House

 The sand house at Steamtown, January 2016. This was once used to store dry sand which was used to give locomotives traction on slippery rails. 

Jessup Station

 Jessup Station, along the D&H tracks, from a couple weeks ago. 

Wabash 2409

 Wabash (Delaware-Lackawanna) 2409 on the Carbondale line behind the new bus station on Saturday afternoon.