Friday, July 3, 2026

Union Club

 Union Club, 12th & Euclid, a couple weeks ago.

Thursday, July 2, 2026

RKO Palace

 Blue urn on the RKO Palace mezzanine.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

B&O Freight House

 B&O freight house on West 3rd Street last week.

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

East 13th Street

 Looking north on 13th from Euclid Avenue, Hotel Allerton is in the distance on the left. The Princess Ballroom was also once on this block.

Monday, June 29, 2026

End of Track

 A track bumper next to Dahlia's Coffee on Berea Road a few weeks ago. This looks like it was moved here, and isn't an actual rail line remnant.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Madison Park

 Looking at Madison Park from Athens Avenue a couple weeks ago. Little did we know, but a migrant attempted to kidnap a small child from this park minutes earlier.

Freedom of the Press

 An interesting article from  the Plain Dealer, June 28, 1966.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Coil Cars

 CSX coil cars along West 3rd Street last week.

Friday, June 26, 2026

Great Northern 1292

 Great Northern observation car 1292 stored at the B&O Roundhouse last week.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Flour & Bean Art Cafe

 We stopped by the Flour & Bean Art Cafe, 13000 Athens Avenue, last week, cool spot, right in the Screw Factory Building, across from Madison Park. We'll be going here more often.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Cleveland Skyline

 View from off the northern end of West 3rd Street in Saturday afternoon, very different down here.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Reading 2100

Reading 2100 lettered as American Freedom Train 250 at the B&O Roundhouse on Saturday afternoon. For more info contact the Midwest Railway Preservation Society.

Monday, June 22, 2026

B&O Roundhouse

 We were at the B&O Roundhouse on West 3rd on Saturday afternoon.


Sunday, June 21, 2026

Church of the Ascension

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

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Tank Car

 Looking down at a tank car, Steamtown Yard, June 25, 2016.

Friday, June 19, 2026

Loew's State

 Dome at Loew's State on Monday morning.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Euclid Avenue

 Looking west on Euclid Avenue from 13th Street on Monday morning.

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Playhouse Square

 Looking east on Euclid Avenue on Monday morning. Looks a lot different than it did in 1971. Many Thanks to Brian Adelson for the hospitality.

November 1971, Larry Nighswander photo. Didn't look much different four months later when I started work down there.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

West 114th Street

 Looking south on West 114th Street, from Berea Road a few weeks back.

Monday, June 15, 2026

Cleveland Skyline

 View from off University Road last Monday.

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Scranton Road Baptist Church

 Scranton Road Baptist Church, northeast corner of Scranton & Clark, last month.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Philadelphia Suburban 76

 Philadelphia Suburban 76 northbound at Connell Jct, June 22, 2007.

Bricks

 A brick driveway reveals bricks from both Newburgh, and Carrollton Granite Block.

Friday, June 12, 2026

Big Chicken

 Behind Dahlia's Coffee.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Under the Bridge

On what used to be University Road under the NKP bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Dahlia Coffee Company

 We stopped by the Dahlia Coffee Company, 2085 W 114th Street, the other day, cool little spot, nice back yard area to sit in as well.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Union Pacific 4014

 UP 4014 crossing the Nickel Plate Viaduct over the Cuyahoga River, milepost 184.5 on Monday afternoon, heading towards Buffalo, Scranton and Philadelphia.

Monday, June 8, 2026

Scranton Road

 Looking towards Clark Avenue from Prame Avenue along Scranton Road a couple weeks ago.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

South Presbyterian Church

 The former South Presbyterian Church at 3170 Scranton Road. This church was opened on January 1, 1892 and served the community until 1937 when the church merged with another one in Parma. The building was sold and became St. Elias Melkite Greek Catholic Church, which moved to Memphis Avenue in 1964. Today the building is home to Mega Church.


Saturday, June 6, 2026

Bees

 Live bees displayed in the Palace lobby, from Motion Picture News, September 26, 1925.

Friday, June 5, 2026

Nicholson House

 We stopped by the Nicholson House, 13335 Detroit Avenue, the oldest wood-framed house in Lakewood for the annual Spring Sale last Saturday.

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Cleveland Skyline

 View on Saturday morning.

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

St. Michael School

 St. Michael School, 2202 Prame Avenue, at Scranton Road. The school constructed in 1906-07 housed both an elementary school and a high school. The high school, on the forth floor, became part of Cleveland Central Catholic in 1968. The elementary school closed in 1988, with the high school leaving a few years later. The school is currently being renovated into apartments after having been closed for a number of years.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Frostville Farmers Market

 We were at the Frostville Farmers’ Market, 24101 Cedar Point Rd, North Olmsted, a couple weeks ago, a fun way to spend a couple  hours, even if you don't buy anything.

Monday, June 1, 2026

Musicarnival

 A popular summertime venue.

From the Plain Dealer, June 3, 1966.