East Cleveland
The history of East Cleveland, Ohio, its institutions and the people who built it.
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The East Cleveland Oral History Project: 25 Interviews on Resilience and Pride
The East Cleveland Oral History Project offers 25 free interviews on East Cleveland history, from Shaw High School to faith, migration and ownership.
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The East Cleveland Public Library: A Carnegie Library and Its Community
The East Cleveland Public Library is a Carnegie library on Euclid Avenue, opened in 1916 with a $35,000 grant and expanded in 2005 for its community.
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Nela Park: The Lighting Campus That Put East Cleveland on the Map
Nela Park is the lighting research campus in East Cleveland, begun in 1911 and long home to GE Lighting, known for Georgian buildings and holiday lights.
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Millionaires’ Row: Euclid Avenue from Cleveland to East Cleveland
Millionaires’ Row was the stretch of Euclid Avenue in Cleveland lined with the mansions of the city’s wealthiest families in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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East Cleveland, Ohio: A Short History of the City
East Cleveland, Ohio, became a village in 1895 and a city in 1911; this short history traces its growth, its change after 1950 and what residents built.
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