• MRN shares plans for former Voss Aerospace complex with area residents

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, January 18, 2025; the former Voss Aerospace site, 2138 W. 25th Street: The South of Lorain Block Club received an update on plans for the four-acre site at their January meeting.      (Plain Press February 2025) Members of the South of Lorain Block Club received an update on plans for…


  • New developments could influence the future of the corner of Pearl and Memphis

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OLD BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Corner of Pearl and Memphis: Buildings in the South Brooklyn Commercial District in one of the photos submitted to the National Register of Historic Places when seeking approval of the historic district application. by Lynette Filips      (Plain Press February 2025) The clock is ticking in the…


  • Cleveland City Planning Commission approves demolition of buildings in Old Brooklyn’s Historic District

    by Lynette Filips PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYN 2005 Photo that accompanied the application of the South Brooklyn Commercial District to be on the National Register of Historic Places: On Friday, December 6th, the Cleveland Planning Commission approved the demolition of four buildings on the corner of Pearl Road and Memphis…


  • CentroVilla25 awaits additional tenants (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, November 17, 2024; CentroVilla25 (3140 W. 25th St.): The Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development has moved into its new home in the CentroVilla25, a new complex designed to be a center for Hispanic businesses in the Clark Fulton neighborhood. The complex is still awaiting additional tenants.


  • A look at some of the buildings in Old Brooklyn’s Historic District

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYN The H. Krather Building, built in 1895, is one of several historic buildings in the South Brooklyn Historic Commercial District, near the corner of Pearl and Memphis. by Lynette Filips    (Plain Press December 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the…


  • How the corner of Pearl and Memphis came to be included in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005

    GRAPHIC COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE A map of the South Brooklyn Commercial Historic District from the United States Department of Interior National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. by Lynette Filips      (Plain Press November 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd.…


  • Cleveland Metroparks, LAND Studio receive $10.8 million federal grant to support Irishtown Bend construction

       (Plain Press November 2024) On September 25th, 2024, Cleveland Metroparks, together with LAND studio, announced the awarding of a $10.8 million grant from the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program for the development of the future Irishtown Bend Park. The planned park is on the hillside above the Cuyahoga River just…


  • Greenline Building has housed a wide variety of businesses over the years

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYN 1961; Ken Booth’s House of Flowers, 3426 Memphis Avenue, northwest corner of Memphis and Pearl. by Lynette Filips      (Plain Press October 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn…


  • 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…


  • 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…