SHORT VINCENT, a street 1 block in length between E. 9th and E. 6th streets NE, was once a colorful center of downtown Cleveland nightlife. Officially named Vincent Ave. NE, the street crossed ...

The CLEVELAND WORSTED MILL CO. was one of the largest worsted mills in the country by 1920. The firm originally grew out of the family-owned Turner Worsted Mill, founded by Joseph Turner in 1878. When ...

Among the products of the Cleveland Tank Plant operation was the controversial M-551 16-ton Sheridan tank, billed as the most versatile and mobile tank ever built. Congress decided to discontinue the ...

The MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION OF DENNIS J. KUCINICH (1977-79) was characterized by disputes and turmoil as the Democratic mayor survived an attempted recall election and was faced with Cleveland's ...

CONRAIL (the Consolidated Rail Corp.), a privately owned company primarily in the freight business, was established by Congress in 1975 to reorganize and consolidate 5 of 7 bankrupt northeastern ...

The GARFIELD MONUMENT, located on a sloping hill near Mayfield Rd. in LAKE VIEW CEMETERY, was built as a tomb and memorial to Pres. JAMES A. GARFIELD. Construction of the monument began in 1885 with ...

ST. ROCCO PARISH, Cleveland's first west side ITALIAN parish, officially organized in 1922, evolving out of celebrations of St. Rocco's Day. Featuring processions, pageants, and sometimes a mass, the ...

ROBB, ISABEL ADAMS HAMPTON (26 Aug. 1859-15 April 1910), nurse and textbook author, helped standardize education for NURSING in the United States and abroad. She played a key role in founding the ...

FERRO CORP. is a worldwide producer of specialty materials using organic and inorganic chemistry. It operates principal manufacturing facilities either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries or ...

ST. MARY'S ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH was established on 15 Aug. 1904 by 101 ROMANIANS in Cleveland. The church's first structure, at 6201-05 Detroit Ave., cost $10,000 and was dedicated in Aug. 1905.

WEWS (Channel 5), the first television station in Ohio and only the 16th in the nation, went on the air officially on 17 Dec. 1947. Owned by the E.W. ...

The HULETT ORE UNLOADERS were invented by Clevelander GEORGE H. HULETT in 1898, as a means to quickly unload lake ore carriers. The 100-foot-tall, 800-ton machines were capable of shoveling up to 17 ...