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Cleveland and Its Streetcars

Author : James R. Spangler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738539676
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Cleveland and Its Streetcars written by James R. Spangler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleveland and Its Streetcars takes the reader back to when railway cars dominated the local street scene. The book focuses on the era of 1910-1954, from the time that Cleveland Railway Company took over operation of the consolidated streetcar lines to the day that the last streetcar rumbled over the city's streets. Cleveland's trailer trains, articulated cars, and its Peter Witt car model were widely admired by the nation, and the streetcar reigned supreme through the end of World War II. In 1942, the Cleveland Transit System (CTS) took over the streetcar lines, and eager to "modernize" its fleet, it decided to replace the streetcars with buses, trackless trolleys, and a crosstown rapid transit line. After the end of the war, in May 1945, the first post-war conversion took place. Then the pace of replacing the streetcars with rubber-tired vehicles quickened. By 1954, the task was complete. This book, with over 200 photographs, documents this changing Cleveland scene--when a wonderful era in transportation flourished and then, sadly, disappeared.

Key System Streetcars

Author : Vernon J. Sappers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781930013070
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Key System Streetcars written by Vernon J. Sappers and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

East Cleveland

Author : Leah Santosuosso
Publisher : Images of America
ISBN 13 : 9781467110273
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book East Cleveland written by Leah Santosuosso and published by Images of America. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1800s, East Cleveland took root as a small trading post alongside a wagon trail that led from Buffalo, New York, to Cleveland, Ohio. This wagon trail, then known as the "Lakeshore Trail" forged by American Indians long gone, later became Euclid Avenue--"the showplace of America." In 1911, East Cleveland planted its municipal roots seven miles east of downtown Cleveland. New gas and waterlines, streetcars, and women's municipal suffrage greatly increased economic growth. With help from investor John D. Rockefeller, businesses such as the National Bindery Company, the Nickel Plate Railroad, and General Electric's Nela Park thrived in the city's favorable economic climate. East Cleveland's racial demographics diversified after several wars abroad, and the city later faced "white flight" during the 1950s and 1960s. Although fiscal emergencies shook the city's foundation throughout the 1970s to 1990s, East Cleveland has experienced a recent upsurge of urban renewal. Once home to "Millionaires' Row," it is now the perfect climate for urban farming, sustainable business practices, community education, and innovative civic engagement.

The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit

Author : Jim Toman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780916374952
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit written by Jim Toman and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cleveland and It's Streetcars

Author : James R. Spangler
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531623647
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Cleveland and It's Streetcars written by James R. Spangler and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleveland and Its Streetcars takes the reader back to when railway cars dominated the local street scene. The book focuses on the era of 1910-1954, from the time that Cleveland Railway Company took over operation of the consolidated streetcar lines to the day that the last streetcar rumbled over the city's streets. Cleveland's trailer trains, articulated cars, and its Peter Witt car model were widely admired by the nation, and the streetcar reigned supreme through the end of World War II. In 1942, the Cleveland Transit System (CTS) took over the streetcar lines, and eager to "modernize" its fleet, it decided to replace the streetcars with buses, trackless trolleys, and a crosstown rapid transit line. After the end of the war, in May 1945, the first post-war conversion took place. Then the pace of replacing the streetcars with rubber-tired vehicles quickened. By 1954, the task was complete. This book, with over 200 photographs, documents this changing Cleveland scene--when a wonderful era in transportation flourished and then, sadly, disappeared.

A History of the Cleveland Streetcars from the Time of Electrification

Author : Kenneth S. P. Morse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Cleveland Streetcars from the Time of Electrification written by Kenneth S. P. Morse and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Right of Way

Author : Angie Schmitt
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642830836
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Right of Way written by Angie Schmitt and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross a high-speed, six-lane road without crosswalks near his son’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was one of the more than 6,000 people killed while walking in America in 2018. In the last ten years, there has been a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. The tragedy of traffic violence has barely registered with the media and wider culture. Disproportionately the victims are like Duarte-Rodriguez—immigrants, the poor, and people of color. They have largely been blamed and forgotten. In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows us that deaths like Duarte-Rodriguez’s are not unavoidable “accidents.” They don’t happen because of jaywalking or distracted walking. They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public-health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the possible causes of the increase in pedestrian deaths as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Her investigation unveils why pedestrians are dying—and she demands action. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Ultimately, Schmitt argues that we need improvements in infrastructure and changes to policy to save lives. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable.

Cleveland's Transit Vehicles

Author : Jim Toman
Publisher : Kent State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873385480
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Cleveland's Transit Vehicles written by Jim Toman and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social and political aspects of Cleveland's public transportation history are the subject of this companion volume to Horse Trails to Regional Rails. This volume describes and lists both the early vehicles and the modern ones.

Women Behaving Badly

Author : John Stark Bellamy, II
Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1598510002
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Women Behaving Badly written by John Stark Bellamy, II and published by Gray & Company, Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women who murder . . . why are they so much more fascinating than their male counterparts? For evidence, dip into any of the sixteen strange-but-true tales collected in this anthology by Cleveland’s leading historical crime writer. You’ll meet: • Ill-fated Catherine Manz, the “Bad Cinderella” who poisoned her step-sister in revenge for years of mistreatment, then made her getaway wearing her victim’s most fetching outfit, a red dress and an enormous feathered hat . . . • Velma West, the big-city girl who scandalized rural Lake County in the 1920s with her “unnatural passions”—and ended her marriage-made-in-hell with a swift hammer’s blow to the skull of her dull husband, Eddie . . . • Eva Kaber, “Lakewood’s Lady Borgia,” who, along with her mother and daughter, conspired to dispose of an inconvenient husband with arsenic and knife-wielding hired killers . . . • Martha Wise, Medina’s not-so-merry widow, who poisoned a dozen relatives—including her husband, mother, and brother—because she enjoyed going to funerals . . . And a cast of other, equally fascinating women who behaved very, very badly. This is wickedly entertaining reading!

They Died Crawling, and Other Tales of Cleveland Woe

Author : John Stark Bellamy, II
Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1886228035
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book They Died Crawling, and Other Tales of Cleveland Woe written by John Stark Bellamy, II and published by Gray & Company, Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foulest crimes and worst in Cleveland history are recounted in these 15 incredible-but-true tales. Each no-holds-barred account into one of this city's most notorious moments, from the 1916 waterworks collapse to the Cleveland Clinic fire to the sensational Sam Sheppard murder trial. These gripping narratives deliver high drama and dark comedy, heroes and villains, obsession, courage, treachery, deceit, fear, and guilt -- all from the streets of Cleveland.

Forest Hill

Author : Sharon Gregor
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738540948
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Forest Hill written by Sharon Gregor and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John D. Rockefeller's Cleveland roots stretched across the oil-drenched banks and murky flats of Kingsbury Run in Cleveland and ended in the wooded sanctuary at Forest Hill. Six miles east of Public Square, Forest Hill was the Rockefeller family's country estate and summer home for four decades. It had formal gardens, greenhouses, a lake and lily pond, a golf course, a horse track, and acres of farmland. In the early 1900s, tourists and local residents rode the streetcar out Millionaires' Row to East Cleveland, where they peered through the imposing iron gates scrolled with an R to peek at the gatekeeper's lodge, the manicured lawns, and the road that led to the mansion atop the hill. Unfortunately, in 1917, Forest Hill burned to the ground. Because so many records, mementos, and photographs perished, the estate remains as shrouded in secrecy today as it did during its lifetime. Forest Hill: The Rockefeller Estate unveils the story of the estate, how it evolved and changed over the years, and how its legacy continues.

Cleveland and Its Germans

Author : Western Reserve Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Cleveland and Its Germans written by Western Reserve Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

East of Cleveland

Author : Richard Cartwright Austin
Publisher : Creekside Press
ISBN 13 : 9780962583155
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book East of Cleveland written by Richard Cartwright Austin and published by Creekside Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of two intertwining families over four generations who exhibited moral imagination. It is the storyh of one religious movement's engagement with "industrial revolution." It is the story of an innovative company developing new technology for industry; of a church congregation at the heart of an urban community; and of that community itself.

Cleveland

Author : William Ganson Rose
Publisher : Kent State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873384285
Total Pages : 1380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book Cleveland written by William Ganson Rose and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 1380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the Ohio city from its days as a frontier settlement, through the coming of industrialization, to 1950.

Cleveland Heights

Author : Marian J. Morton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738533889
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book Cleveland Heights written by Marian J. Morton and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During its more than a century as a Cleveland suburb, Cleveland Heights has been shaped by the natural topography, technology, enterprising developers, elected officials, and its residents of many backgrounds. The result has been a rich mosaic of places and people. In the 1890s, wealthy Clevelanders began to leave the city's smoky factories and congested neighborhoods for the "heights" in East Cleveland Township. In 1901, the heights became the hamlet of Cleveland Heights. As its population changed, so did the suburb's homes, shops, schools, parks, and places of worship. Today, Cleveland Heights is as diversified as its citizens, its eclectic architecture and neighborhoods, and its unique history.

Cleveland's Millionaires' Row

Author : Alan F. Dutka
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439668280
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Cleveland's Millionaires' Row written by Alan F. Dutka and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible affluence and extravagance of Euclid Avenue's Millionaires' Row have fascinated Clevelanders for more than a century. Within these stately mansions, US presidents enjoyed dinners and discussions with powerful politicians and influential industrial and banking leaders. Through photographs and meticulously researched captions, Cleveland's Millionaires' Row provides authoritative visual and written answers to the most often-asked questions regarding the famous avenue: where were these mansions located, how did their occupants acquire such enormous wealth, what caused the street's demise, and what replaced the famous old homes? The book also reveals the progress in remaking Euclid Avenue's four-mile stretch from Public Square to University Circle. Cleveland's Millionaires' Row vividly illustrates the birth, glamor, decline, and renaissance of the grand old avenue.

Progressives at War

Author : Douglas B. Craig
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421407183
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Progressives at War written by Douglas B. Craig and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craig's study of McAdoo and Baker illuminates the aspirations and struggles of two prominent southern Democrats. In this dual biography, Douglas B. Craig examines the careers of two prominent American public figures, Newton Diehl Baker and William Gibbs McAdoo, whose lives spanned the era between the Civil War and World War II. Both Baker and McAdoo migrated from the South to northern industrial cities and took up professions that had nothing to do with staple-crop agriculture. Both eventually became cabinet officers in the presidential administration of another southerner with personal memories of defeat and Reconstruction: Woodrow Wilson. A Georgian who practiced law and led railroad tunnel construction efforts in New York City, McAdoo served as treasury secretary at a time when Congress passed an income tax, established the Federal Reserve System, and funded the American and Allied war efforts in World War I. Born in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, Baker won election as mayor of Cleveland in the early twentieth century and then, as Wilson's secretary of war, supervised the dramatic build-up of the U.S. military when the country entered the Great War in Europe. This is the first full biography of McAdoo and the first since 1961 of Baker. Craig points out similarities and differences in their backgrounds, political activities, professional careers, and family lives. Craig's approach in Progressives at War illuminates the shared struggles, lofty ambitions, and sometimes conflicted interactions of these figures. Their experiences and perspectives on public and private affairs (as insiders who nonetheless were, in some sense, outsiders) make their lives, work, and thought especially interesting. Baker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures.