Euclid Avenue (Cleveland)
East end | US 20 / SR 174 in Willoughby |
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Construction | |
Commissioned | 1815 |
Euclid Avenue is a major
It received nationwide attention from the 1860s to the 1920s for its beauty and wealth, including a string of mansions that came to be known as Millionaires' Row. There are several theaters, banks, and churches along Euclid, as well as Cleveland's oldest extant building, the Dunham Tavern. It can be reached through the Healthline.
Millionaires' Row
In the second half of the 19th century and early in the 20th century, Euclid Avenue was internationally known.
Euclid Avenue was an elegant showcase for Cleveland's wealthy citizens, who built their high, grand mansions high on a ridge overlooking Lake Erie. Set two to five acres back from the avenue, which was paved with Medina sandstone, the mansions seemed to float amid spacious, landscaped grounds.[3]
Families living along "
Architect Charles F. Schweinfurth designed at least 15 mansions on the street. Samuel Mather's Mansion, built around 1910, "was among the last" to be built on Euclid Avenue.[4] The Mather Mansion remains as part of Cleveland State University, but most of the homes were later demolished.
Growth of commercial district and decline of Millionaires' Row
Charles Lathrop Pack is credited with at least part of the development of Euclid Avenue, on which he lived from about 1888 to the early years of the 20th century, into a thriving business district. According to Eyle, "In 1913, an article about Charles reported that 'inside of ten years...the [one-story, commercial buildings that he had developed at the lower end of Euclid Avenue] have disappeared. In their stead are skyscrapers, great retail establishments, magnificent banks, and a hotel that cost $2,000,000. Much of the land is owned by Mr. Pack and is leased for long periods. He helped to organize the companies which erected the buildings. It is said that his rentals, out of which not a penny is subtracted for taxes or anything else, amount to $100,000 a year."[5]
As Cleveland's commercial district began to push eastward along Euclid Avenue, families moved east towards University Circle. However, southeast of University Circle, the topography of the area rises sharply into what is referred to as "The Heights", and the development of Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights, along with more efficient means of travel, became more attractive than the increasingly commercialized Euclid Avenue.
By the 1920s, the former "Millionaires' Row" was in decline. During the
Legacies and redevelopment
Eight houses from the era remain on Euclid, including the Samuel Mather and Howe mansions owned and used by Cleveland State University. One of the most recent to be demolished was the Lyman Treadway Mansion, which served as part of the Cleveland Museum of Health from the 1930s until it was razed in 2002 for a new museum building.
The Euclid Avenue Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On August 5, 1914, the American Traffic Signal Company installed a traffic signal system on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue, the first traffic light installed in the United States.[6][7]
Theaters of Playhouse Square
In their 1949 musical
Recent events
In April 2006, parts of Euclid Avenue were closed to traffic for the filming of a scene from the film Spider-Man 3. No major stars were on location, but the filming drew thousands of gawkers. Most of the filming involved explosions and destroyed cars, with hired extras walking the sidewalks. The sections of the street that were closed off were redressed to resemble a city street in New York City, complete with magazine stands and poster-covered walls.[8]
The
Route designations
Euclid Avenue, originally known as part of the Buffalo Stage Road,[10] has carried various route designations throughout history:
- Prior to 1923 Euclid Avenue carried Inter-county Route 2 and Main Market Road VI in parts.[11][12]
- In 1923, when Ohio introduced the modern numbering system, State Route 2 and State Route 15 were assigned to Euclid Avenue from Public Square in Cleveland to Mayfield Road in the University Circle neighborhood, and SR 2 was assigned to it from there to Willoughby.[13][14]
- In 1926 SR 2 was rerouted onto Superior Avenue, leaving Euclid Avenue as only SR 15 from Public Square to Mayfield Road, and undesignated from there to Superior Avenue in East Cleveland.[15][16]
- In 1927
- In 1932 U.S. Route 6 was added to the US 20 portion from Superior Avenue eastward to Euclid.[18][19]
- In 1936
- In 1950 US 322 was shifted north to run along Superior Avenue and Chester Avenue from Public Square to Euclid Avenue in University Circle. US 322 remains on Euclid Avenue from Chester Avenue to Mayfield Road.[22][23]
- In 1967 US 20 was removed from Superior Avenue and US 6 and placed on Euclid Avenue from Public Square to Superior Avenue in East Cleveland, replacing Alt. US 6 and Alt. US 20.[24][25]
Landmarks on Euclid
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Public Square
- 200 Public Square Building (1982–1986)[26][27][28]
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1894; renovated 2008–2010)[29]
East 4th Street District
- Cleveland Arcade (1890)[30]
- 5th Street Arcades – 530 Euclid Avenue[31]
- 1040 Woodview Road
- PNC Bank Guardian Bank Building (1890)
Nine-Twelve District
- The 9 Cleveland
- City Club Building
- PNC Center (1980)
- Cleveland Trust Company Building headquarters building (1908; now a Heinen's Grocery Store, opened in February 25, 2015)
- Huntington Bank Building(1922–24)
- 1010 Euclid
- The Schofield
East 12th
- Statler Arms Apartments
- Union Club
- Halle Brothers Co. Building (studios for Audacy stations WDOK, WKRK-FM, WNCX, and WQAL; exterior was used on The Drew Carey Show)
- Sterling Lindner Davis
East 14th St.
- The ideastream Idea Center (studios for PBS affiliate WVIZ, NPR affiliate WKSU, and classical music WCLV)
- Wyndham Hotel
- U.S. Bank Centre
- GE Chandelier, world's largest outdoor chandelier[32][33]
Playhouse Square
- Hanna Theatre
- Allen Theatre
- Ohio Theatre
- State Theatre
- Palace Theater
- Keith Building
East 17th-East 24th St.
- Innerbelt[34]
- Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs[35]
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law[36]
- Washkewicz College of Engineering
- Fenn Tower[37]
- Trinity Cathedral[38]
- The Edge On Euclid[39]
Cleveland State University Campus
- CSU School of Communication
- CSU Student Center
- CSU Main Library/Rhodes Tower
- Main Classrooms
- CSU Science Building
East 30th St.
Midtown East 55th St.
- Agora Theatre and Ballroom
- Euclid Avenue station (demolished)
East 105th St.
- Cleveland Clinic Campus
- University Circle
- Severance Hall
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Case Western Reserve University
- University Hospitals of Cleveland
- East Cleveland, Ohio
- Euclid, Ohio
- Wickliffe, Ohio
- Telshe Yeshiva
- Center For Pastoral Leadership (Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Seminaries)
See also
Notes
- Eyle, Alexandra. 1992. Charles Lathrop Pack: Timberman, Forest Conservationist, and Pioneer in Forest Education. Syracuse, NY: ESF College Foundation, Inc., and College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Distributed by Syracuse University Press. Available: books
- Wilson, Ella G. 1932. Famous Old Euclid Ave. Cleveland.
References
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Further reading
Cigliano, Jan (1991). Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910. Kent, Ohio:
External links
- Euclid Ave. from The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- Euclid Avenue Memories, Plain Dealer special section, June 19, 2006.
- "Euclid Corridor project helps drive $4 billion in Cleveland development" by Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer, February 10, 2008. Includes video.