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Old Brooklyn’s Brookmere Cemetery included in nationwide cemetery tour
PHOTO BY JOHN RAKAUSKAS Monday, August 5, 2024; Brookmere Cemetery, 3645 Broadview Rd., in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland: Cleveland residents as well as residents of other cities in Ohio and neighboring states attended an outdoor workshop demonstrating how to clean, repair and reposition headstones. The workshop was conducted by Jonathan Appell, founder of…
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History of Greenline Building offers a look at the past vitality of the intersection at Pearl and Memphis
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press August 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) is seeking to “revitalize” with a $31 million new construction project. It is the most historic section of Cleveland’s Old…
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A look at the history of some of St. Luke’s neighbors
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press July 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) is seeking to “revitalize” with a $31 million new construction project. It is the most historic section of Cleveland’s Old…
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History of St. Luke’s highlights importance of preserving corner slated for redevelopment
PHOTO COURTESY OF OLD BROOKLYN NEWS Photo from November 2003 issue of the Old Brooklyn News: this photo of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, at Pearl and Memphis, accompanied an article by Lynette Filips that marked the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the congregation. by Lynette Filips (Plain Press June 2024) This…
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Old Brooklyn corner slated for redevelopment has spooky history
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, February 16, 2024; 4200 Pearl Road, Pearl Road United Methodist Church: The lawn of this church provides a rare green space on this stretch of Pearl Road. by Lynette Filips (Plain Press March 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl…
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Resident reflects on history of Old Brooklyn corner slated for redevelopment
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press February 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) is seeking to “revitalize” with a $31 million new construction project. It is the most historic section of Cleveland’s Old…
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Pearl Memphis intersection has long history
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN November 18, 2023, Pearl Road at Memphis Avenue: This former St. Luke’s United Church of Christ sits on the site of a proposed new development in the Old Brooklyn Historic District. The building was one of the key factors in the Historic District receiving its designation on the National Register of…
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Reader shares some history of development site at Pearl and Memphis
(Plain Press December 2023) To the Editor: The Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) has been trying to put together a mega revitalization project at the northwest corner of Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. on the site of the current Greenline building and the former St. Luke’s United Church of Christ building. When the…
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Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree wins big
PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Wednesday, October 12, 2022; Ceremony to plant a Jesse Owens Oak tree sapling to replace the original tree; James Ford Rhodes High School, 5100 Biddulph Road: Holden Forest and Gardens Tree Corps members planted a sapling propagated from one of four English oak trees given to Clevelander Jesse Owens upon winning…
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