West of the Cuyahoga / George E. Condon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Condon, George E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

West Side (Cleveland, Ohio)--History.

West Side (Cleveland, Ohio).

Cleveland (Ohio)--History.

Cleveland (Ohio).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2006.

Summary:

A narrative history of Cleveland's West Side "In the beginning, two settlements straddled the Cuyahoga River at its northernmost reach, where it twists its way into Lake Erie. The older and larger of the two, Cleveland, was on the east bank. The younger community on the west bank was called Brooklyn Township, later to be known as the City of Ohio or, familiarly, Ohio City, and, ultimately, the West Side. The twain faced each other as rival entities for many years, divided not only by the waters of the river but by political, historical, and economic differences as well." -from West of the Cuyahoga Longtime columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, George E. Condon turns his keen reportorial eye to Cleveland's West Side, an area rich in history but too often overlooked in scholarly texts. In easy, polished prose, Condon regales the reader with stories of settlement, migration, and development, all the while bringing to life such characters as "Ice Wagon" Kilbane, whose legendary punch laid many West Side Irishmen low, and "Six O'Clock" Dorsey, said to have been the skinniest kid in the Old Angle neighborhood, and "Needles" McCafferty, who took his dinkey trolley sightseeing one memorable night. This seasoned newspaperman has been soaking up stray facts and vanishing information for more than five decades. Condon's voracious appetite for facts and a nose for where to find them bring alive this Cleveland history, engaging the reader with his authentic stories, humorous anecdotes, and fond perspective. West of the Cuyahoga fills a gap in the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and reveals the gleanings of a lifetime for a local journalist and raconteur.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

Once There Were Two

The Connecticut Land Company

Brooklyn

Canals Carry New Life to the West

The Clash of the Cities

That First City Directory

A Forest of Steeples

The Cuyahoga's Bridges

Opening a New Chapter

The Changing Street Scene

W. 25th Street-The Heart of Ohio City

Franklin, Street of Dreams

The Rhodes-Hanna Axis

Marcus Alonzo Hanna

The Wedding of the Century

Tremont-An Old World Discovered

Jewels in the Civic Treasury

The Sights and Sounds of Cleveland Past

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 24, 2017).

ISBN:

9781631010385

1631010387