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Cleveland History Blog: February 2006
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Monday, February 20, 2006. The loss of a good friend: John Horton. Was a good friend of the Cleveland State University Library in general and Special Collections in particular, so it was a sad surprise to learn of his death recently. He had been in a gradual decline for years - aren't we all? Posted by Bill Barrow @ 7:29:00 PM. News, commentary, information and musings on the history of greater Cleveland and the Western Reserve region of Northeastern Ohio, particularly its bridges, railroads, maps and hi...
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Cleveland History Blog: August 2005
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Saturday, August 27, 2005. Hotel preserves transit history building. Go to the hotel’s site. Select Tour Hotel and photo #11 shows this crane. Incidentally the Nickel Plate society is a group of people interested in the old New York, Chicago and St. Louis railroad, aka The Nickel Plate. Posted by Bill Barrow @ 8:24:00 PM. Of property transactions. There was no previous owner name Faber. So we tracked down the owner during the time of the tour and while she couldn’t clear up the Faber designation,...Check...
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Cleveland History Blog: A William McVey Sculpture in Pepper Pike
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Saturday, May 12, 2012. A William McVey Sculpture in Pepper Pike. And the map of McVey's works. Quite a coincidence! Posted by Bill Barrow @ 5:20:00 PM. I am very interested in the map of McVey sculptures. Please contact me and I will explain who I am. Cleveland, Ohio, United States. View my complete profile. Slight change of direction for my blog. New Mural at the Beck Center. OHRAB Archives Institutional Achievement Award cal. An Exciting Day West of the Cuyahoga. The Hat: a novel. Eyesore of the Month.
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Cleveland History Blog: How Cleveland lost the aircraft industry
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014. How Cleveland lost the aircraft industry. Posted by Bill Barrow @ 8:43:00 AM. Cleveland, Ohio, United States. View my complete profile. I just learned of the death of Linda Cantara (Abbo. Bernsteins Elbow in Cleveland. Early Settlers Assn Recognizes Cleveland Memory. Drawing Card: A New Baseball Novel of Cleveland. Where Did the Mounds Go? A William McVey Sculpture in Pepper Pike. Slight change of direction for my blog. New Mural at the Beck Center. Lessons of Cleveland History.
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Cleveland History Blog
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Friday, August 30, 2013. Posted by Bill Barrow @ 8:50:00 PM. News, commentary, information and musings on the history of greater Cleveland and the Western Reserve region of Northeastern Ohio, particularly its bridges, railroads, maps and historic landmarks and events. Using new web-based technologies, such as GIS, to improve libraries' ability to increase access to local history. More recently I'm adding information on the arts, particularly outdoor sculpture. Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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Cleveland History Blog: January 2005
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Saturday, January 29, 2005. Giant electric dairy billboard. Back in the Fifties, when I was a kid, we’d drive out from Willoughby-on-the-Lake to my grandparents’ house in East Cleveland, and somewhere along the way (or perhaps on a trip downtown) we’d pass a giant electric billboard, showing a bottle pouring milk into a glass, over and over. There were hundreds of light bulbs involved in the sign, but I don’t remember where it was located. Posted by Bill Barrow @ 7:56:00 PM. The Maurice Fox Collection.
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Cleveland History Blog: September 2006
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Friday, September 29, 2006. Ben Blake wins national recognition. When I last wrote about Ben Blake. Journal. He has also landed a position with the Hagley Museum, one of American's premier business history institutions. Congratulation Ben! Here's what the Pittsburgh and SAA sites said about his paper:. And recognizes superior writing achievement by a student enrolled in archival administration classes or engaged in formal archival internship programs. The award includes a certificate, cash prize, and...
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Cleveland History Blog: New Mural at the Beck Center
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Saturday, May 12, 2012. New Mural at the Beck Center. According to CoolCleveland.com, a new 51-foot mural by Natasha Turovsky now graces a wall in front of the Beck Center: http:/ www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2012/05/video-beck-center-installs-record-breaking-mural/. Posted by Bill Barrow @ 5:03:00 PM. Cleveland, Ohio, United States. View my complete profile. OHRAB Archives Institutional Achievement Award cal. An Exciting Day West of the Cuyahoga. Views from the Terminal Tower Observation Deck, Th.
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Cleveland History Blog: Where Did the Mounds Go??
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Saturday, May 12, 2012. Where Did the Mounds Go? As can be seen from this photo, David E. Davis put great emphasis on the three mounds - represented here with blue waves - in designing his "Bridge to Knowledge II" sculpture, currently on display at the Sculpture Center compound. In 1984, the Beachwood Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library commissioned the original version of "Bridge to Knowledge," seen here:. Claudia Mesch said this about the mounds in the "Bridge to Knowledge" series:. The three ...
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Cleveland History Blog: April 2006
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Saturday, April 29, 2006. Landmark nominations attempt to influence new bridge. And the remnants of the historic Central Viaduct. Immediately south of the east approach to the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, are being touted for designation as City landmarks, in an attempt to influence the routing and design of the proposed new I-90 bridge over the Cuyahoga. (Tom Breckenridge. "Structure in way of new bridge gets boost.". PS Eco-City Cleveland's new Green City Blue Lake site. Posted by Bill Barrow @ 8:43:00 AM.
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