Friday, December 6, 2024

Bailey Buick

 The former Bailey Buick Company building, 14400 Detroit Avenue.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Philadelphia Suburban 80

 Philadelphia Suburban 80 at the Steamtown boarding platform, December 19, 2009.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

TJs Butcher Block & Deli

 TJs Butcher Block & Deli, 14415 Detroit Avenue, such a great spot for steaks for a holiday meal.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Out a Window

 Looking out the front window of the Blue Cafe on Friday afternoon.

Monday, December 2, 2024

Blue Cafe

 We stopped by the Blue Cafe, 15715 Madison Avenue on Friday, as always, a cool spot!

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Nay Aug Park

 Nay Aug Park on a snowy Sunday, December 6, 2009.

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Nickel Plate Road

 Looking west on the NKP from Cove Avenue a month or so ago.

Friday, November 29, 2024

Canadian Pacific 2317

 CP 2317 passing Mattes Street Tower, December 5, 2009.

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Thanksgiving

 Happy Thanksgiving!

1910 postcard.
Fisher Bros ad from the Plain Dealer, November 25, 1925.
Not sure what the origin of this is, a simple drawing with nothing on the back, we've had it for years.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Curtis Block

 The vacant Curtis Block on Detroit Avenue last Saturday.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Detroit Avenue

 Looking west on Detroit Avenue a couple weeks ago.

Monday, November 25, 2024

Lakewood Public Library

 Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue last week.

Sunday, November 24, 2024

St. Francis

 Saint Francis statue in a prayer garden at Church of the Ascension, 13216 Detroit Avenue last week.

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Garfield School

Garfield School on Detroit Avenue last week.

Turtles

 This recent Mark Volman autobio is great!

Friday, November 22, 2024

November 22 1963

 I'll always remember.

Another try, hard to get a clean photo of larger items.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Cleveland Transit System

 CTS Weekly Pass, only $1.25, for the week of November 21 - 27th, 1943.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Lackawanna Station

 Delaware-Lackawanna 2452 and Dl 211 eastbound behind Lackawanna Station on a bleak Wednesday, November 25, 2009.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Edgewater

 Edgewater Apartments on Cove Avenue, some interesting buildings in this area.

Monday, November 18, 2024

Reading 5204

 RDG 5204 at Steamtown ALCO Days, August 11, 2001.

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Roaring Brook

 Looking upstream at Roaring Brook, towards the Erie Railroad bridge, November 8, 2009.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

St. Clair Avenue

 Looking east on St. Clair Avenue from the 3600 block, towards the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, May 30, 1994.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Clifton Boulevard

 Looking west on Clifton Boulevard from Cove Avenue a few weeks ago. Really hate crossing this street.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

West 33rd Street

 Factory along West 33rd Street, from last August.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Jersey Central 57

 CNJ 57 at Steamtown Yard, November 21, 2009, this unit was later repainted as Lackawanna 663.

Cleveland Nickelodeons

 A list of Cleveland nickelodeons, from Billboard, December 15, 1906.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Autumn

 Looks autumnal out there, seems to linger longer near the warm lake.

Monday, November 11, 2024

Hipp-Cleveland Railway Ballyhoo

 A rather unique bally for Cohens and Kellys at the RKO Hipp, from Motion Picture Herald, April 30, 1932.

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Cove Park

 The Park looked pretty empty last Sunday morning.

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division

 Remains of the Erie bridge over the Lackawanna and Laurel Line - Dunmore Branch, November 15, 2009.

Friday, November 8, 2024

Out a Window

 View from Civilization last week.

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Lincoln Park

  A couple views of Lincoln Park from last week.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Eagle Avenue Bridge

 The soon to be demolished Eagle Avenue Bridge, I don't know how many times I crossed this bridge. It was a great treat when I was a kid for the bridge to be up for a passing ore ship. The Erie freight station was next to this bridge, always a lot of rail activity here as well, all long gone now.

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Civilization

 We stopped by Civilization, 2366 West 11th Street last week, cool spot, across from Lincoln Park. Decades ago, this was Frank Savage's Drug Store, then it was a print shop for a few decades.

Monday, November 4, 2024

Monroe Street Cemetery

 The Monroe Street Cemetery at 3207 Monroe Street was formally dedicated on November 12, 1841, although there are graves that predate that date. This is the oldest cemetery on the west side of Cleveland and has been cleaned up in the last few years. We hadn't been here in a while, a very interesting place to visit, especially pleasant on a sunny autumn afternoon.

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Cuyahoga River

 Looking upstream towards the Carnegie Bridge last week.

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Lemko Hall

 Lemko Hall, 2337 West 11th Street in Tremont, built in 1911.