St. Michael Church

 St. Michael Church, 3114 Scranton Road, last Saturday morning. The parish was established in 1881, with the present church building dedicated on November 20, 1892.

The head of the St. Michael statute that was once on the pedestal above the front entrance, between the spires. The statue fell onto the front steps one morning in the mid-late 1960's.

The St. Michael statue can be seen in this undated photo from the Cleveland Public Library.

From the Plain Dealer, November 21, 1892.

Lackawanna 663-664

 DL&W 663 and  664 along Ridge Row, June 5, 2011.

Bearden's Steakburgers

 We stopped by Bearden's, 19985 Lake Road, a couple weeks ago. We haven't been here in about thirty years, it's a lot more modern inside, almost fast-foody. No waitresses as in the days of yore, instead, ordering is done off a touch screen. The food is excellent, but the ordering is a bit off-putting, especially if you're an older person.

An old menu on display.

Out a Window

 Looking out onto Memphis Avenue from from the City Diner last Saturday.

City Diner

 We stopped by the City Diner, 5109 Memphis Avenue, again on Saturday, as always, a great place.

Wonder if they're changing their sign?

Carnegie South Branch

 The Cleveland Public Library's Carnegie South Branch at 3096 Scranton Road, renovated in 2018. This was one of 15 libraries built in Cleveland by Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1911. I often went here when I was much-much younger.

Memorial Day

 Memorial Day.

Liberty, June 6, 1942.

Lake Erie

 Barge on Lake Erie a couple weeks ago.

Rusted Tractor

 A rusted tractor at the Frostville Farmers’ Market last week.

Rocky River Station

 The Nickel Plate Rocky River station, 19060 Depot Street, built in 1882 and currently used by Norfolk Southern's Communications Department. Union Pacific 4014 is scheduled to pass by here on June 8th, and stop here for half-an-hour on July 13th, sure to be very crowded.

Salvage Yard

 We stopped by The Salvage Yard, 22935 Lorain Road, last week, your wife/girlfriend will love this place.

Cats in a Window

 Spotted while walking down the street, three cats in a window.

Nightclub Nudity

 Crackdown on nightclubs in the early war years.

 From Variety, January 21, 1942.

From The Plain Dealer, March 1, 1942.

From The Plain Dealer, March 1, 1942.

From The Plain Dealer, March 1, 1942.

From The Plain Dealer, March 1, 1942.

From The Plain Dealer, March 1, 1942.

From Variety, March 11, 1942.

From Variety, November 18, 1942.

Madison Avenue

 Looking west on Madison Avenue, looking towards Hilliard Boulevard last week.

Grace Presbyterian Church

 Grace Presbyterian Church, 1659 Rosewood Avenue, last week. This view is from the front of the Blue Cafe, looking towards the 15700 block of Hilliard Boulevard.

Bus Stop

 This bus stop, on Lorain Avenue, & West 140th Street, was shot up last week in the middle of the afternoon. After school target practice for Cleveland School students I suppose. Days later, the damage lingers.

Absolute Legends And Collectibles

 We stopped by Absolute Legends And Collectibles, 2007 Carabel Avenue, the other day, neat place with a lot of stuff. This is a bit out of my realm, but it was crowded, so they must be doing something right.

Rebirth of Speakeasies

 Cleveland, always at the cutting edge, this time with a classic, "the cheat spot."

From Variety, August 5, 1942.

Cleveland Skyline

 View on a murky Saturday morning.

Surrey With the Fringe on Top

 Palace bally for East Lynne, a surrey with the fringe on top at 19th & Euclid, from Motion Picture News, October 10, 1925.

USS Cleveland LCS 31

 The new USS Cleveland off the coast of Lakewood on Saturday morning. The Cleveland was on it's way from Wisconsin to it's dedication in Cleveland.

Detroit Avenue

 Looking west on Detroit Avenue from the 15300 block, on a bleak day in March.

First Church of Christ Scientist

 The former First Church of Christ Scientist, 15422 Detroit Avenue, currently home to King's Church. It sure was bleak back in March.

WJW Radio

 Ad for WJW with logos for all the big Cleveland department stores.

From Sponsor, October 12, 1964.

Lower Mall Contest Winner

 The winner of the first television set to be given away as a prize in Cleveland. Not sure of the wisdom in this, although there was only one station on the air at the time, and it didn't start it's broadcast day until late afternoon.

From Boxoffice, May 22, 1948. I assume Mrs. Agnes Myers' trips to the Lower Mall became fewer once she had her telly set up.

Thoreau Place

 New townhouses with a great view of the NKP under construction. Too bad they won't be done in time for UP 4014's passage next month. These would be great railfan homes, only $480,000 quite the bargain.

Blue Cafe

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

Pennsylvania Railroad

 Ad from the back cover of Trains, April 1946, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

New Cleveland Theatres Planned

 This article gives an indication of the scope of the theatre construction boom of the early 1920's.

From, Moving Picture World, March 27, 1920. The Playhouse Square theatres are here as are the Capitol, Keith's 105th, Loew's Park, Detroit, Regent, Corlett, Astor, to name a few. The Lyceum is on here twice, Loew ended up only building one west side house.