Summer 2012 Ward 14 News Serving , Clark Fulton and portions of the Stockyard, Tremont and City Neighborhoods Brooklyn Centre Celebrates 200 Years of Pioneers

This year marks 200 years, 1812 – 2012, since the arrival of the first clearing the forest and developing a village progressed, and the area American settlers on the western bank of the , in the from the Big Creek to Scranton Road became the center of Brooklyn neighborhood that we now know as Brooklyn Centre. Township. On June 1, 1818, Brooklyn Township was formally orga- The Community is commemorating its Bicentennial with exciting ac- nized. The village of Brooklyn served as the center of the township until tivities designed to bring neighbors together through celebratory events the early 1830s. Through the late 1830s, the neighborhood was known (see “Bicentennial Events,” on page 2), and to educate and encourage as Brooklyn Centre, and was where the region’s settlers came to vote, local residents and businesses to make physical improvements through- attend church, and purchase goods. out the neighborhood. The Bicentennial started on Memorial Day, with a ceremony at the From Annexation to the Twentieth Century Brooklyn Centre Burying Grounds, located at 2300 Garden Avenue, be- hind Aldi’s. The Brooklyn Centre Burying Ground’s first interment was From the 1830s until its annexation to in 1867, Brook- in 1823, and the cemetery was deeded with the name Brooklyn Centre lyn Centre was a fashionable suburb between the forests, farmlands and when it was founded in 1835. Memorial Day ceremonies have taken small towns to the South and the growing city of Cleveland to the north. place here for the past 33 years. This historic cemetery is the final rest- This period was also marked by a great immigration from Europe that ing place for many of the neighborhood’s founding families as well as brought Germans, Irish and others to America. Brooklyn Village boast- veterans of every major U.S. war. ed highly skilled tanners, shoemakers and other tradesmen and service providers, so that the shops on what is now Pearl Road met all of the Pioneer Life in Brooklyn Township village’s needs. From the 1900s through the end of World War II, Brooklyn Centre In May of 1812, Brooklyn Centre’s founder James Fish arrived with served as a refuge from Cleveland’s bustling city center and the more his family to settle at what is now the northwest corner of Pearl Road heavily industrialized Cuyahoga River valley. In the early 1960s Inter- and Mapledale Avenue, in what was to become Brooklyn Township. state Route 71 was built after the passage of the Federal Aid Highway This was the first American settlement west of the Cuyahoga River in Act in 1956. The freeway displaced many families and hastened chang- what would become Cuyahoga County. es in how and where the residents of the neighborhood conducted their Brooklyn Township was born out of the Western Re- business and did their shopping. serve. In 1795, land claims were sold from the state of Connecticut to Recent interest in protecting and revitalizing Brooklyn Center began the Connecticut Land Company for $1.2 million. In 1796, the Land in the 1940s and extended into the 1980s. The Southwest Citizens Area Company sent a team of surveyors, led by Moses Cleaveland, to the Council was formed in 1946. Brooklyn Center Community Association, Western Reserve to divide the land into 25-mile square townships. formerly known as Archwood Denison Concerned Citizens, was found- However, settlement of the area was not possible until several U.S. ed in 1978, as was the Brooklyn Centre Historical Society. In 1981, the treaties with Native American tribes and frontiersmen were signed. For Crossroads Development Corporation was formed. The city recognized the ten year period between 1795 and 1805, the Cuyahoga River was ac- the historic importance and architectural significance of the neighbor- tually the western border of the United States. It was not until the Treaty hood with the creation of the Brooklyn Centre Historic District in 1984. of Fort Industry was signed in 1805 that land west of the Cuyahoga This vital neighborhood continues its legacy of transition and River was opened for settlement. activism with the formation of the Friends of Big Creek in 2005, the James Fish, with his family and two other families, left Groton, Con- Brooklyn Centre Naturalists in 2007, and the designation of the new necticut in 1811. They traveled by oxen team and lumber wagon and Jones Home National Historic District earlier this year. Activities arrived in the area of Newburg early in the autumn of 1811. In spring of planned to celebrate the Bicentennial this August will further highlight 1812, James crossed the river and constructed a log house. In May, he the neighborhood’s rich history. For more information and details about brought his family to their new home. the events planned for the Bicentennial, go to www.brooklyncentre.net. By 1818, over 200 people were living in the area surrounding what Compiled by Darren Hamm and Brian Cummins is now known as the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood. The process of

See page 2 for community events commemorating 200 Years of Brooklyn Centre! Celebrate with Brooklyn Centre OUTSTANDING Bicentennial Community Events Friday, August 10th Brooklyn Centre Orchard Evening Celebration Senior of the Year 8:00pm @ the Brooklyn Centre Community Orchard - 3333 Louisiana Avenue Kick-Off the weekend by enjoying an evening filled with music, stories and a bonfire

Saturday, August 11th Sal’s Menu Restaurant/Steel Valley Credit Union Pancake Breakfast KATE 10:00am - 12:00pm @ Sal’s Menu Restaurant - 3850 Pearl Road Start your Saturday with delicious pancakes from a favorite local restaurant

Brooklyn Centre BikeCentennial DUPUIS 11:00am-1:30pm @ Sal’s Menu Restaurant - 3850 Pearl Road Enjoy a community bike ride with a guided tour & scavenger hunt through Brooklyn Centre

Brooklyn Centre Historic Home Tour 2:00pm - 5:00pm - register at Archwood UCC - 2800 Archwood Avenue Tours of our beautiful historic homes may be taken on Lolly the Trolley, by bike, or on foot

Ugly Broad Bicentennial Burger Bonanza 6:00pm - 8:00pm @ the Ugly Broad - 3908 Denison Avenue Come and meet new neighbors and enjoy the best burgers in town for just $5.00. Tickets are available at the Ugly Broad & all proceeds will benefit Applewood Center

Sunday, August 12th Bridging the Distance - 5K Run/Walk 8:30am @ Zoo Check out www.oldbrooklynconnected.com for registration info.

Brooklyn Centre Bicentennial Parade 1:30pm - 3:00pm - the parade will begin at Riverside Cemetery and travel down Pearl Road to Denison Avenue and conclude at WC Reed Park. Join us for an old fashioned community parade to celebrate this great neighborhood! Ms. Kate Dupuis was born in Cleve- Brooklyn Centre Community Picnic land on the near west side. Kate is a des- 3:00pm - 6:00pm @ WC Reed Park - W. 15th & Denison- games start at 4:00pm We will provide the main dish, lemonade, iced tea, water, paper products, plastic ignated Master Glass Painter and served ware & community members can feel free part of her apprenticeship at Canterbury Cathedral in England. Ms. Dupuis owns Rainey Dupuis Community Calendar Studio which has been designing, fabri- cating, and restoring, stained glass win- Tremont Farmers’ Market dows for 30 years. The studio’s most Tuesdays 4:00pm - 7:00pm in Lincoln Park, Tremont, www.tremontfarmersmarket.com recent installation can be seen at the Second District Community Relation Committee - Hospice of the Western Reserve’s West- Tuesday, August 14, 2012 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm @ Applewood Center, 3518 W. 25th Street lake office. Ms. Dupuis is very involved with the Tremont Arts in August - Opera Per Tutti - Saturday, August 18, 6:30pm in Lincoln Park, Tremont, www.tremontwest.org Stockyard, Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Centre Community Development Of- Lincoln West High School - Schools as Neighborhood Resources fice. She helped form and currently and Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 6:00pm - 8:45pm serves as Chair of the Housing Commit- All activities are free and open to the public - arts and crafts, basketball, baseball, soccer, indoor track, swimming, table tennis, weighlifting and much more! www.neighborhoodleadership.org/programs/snr/lincoln tee. Kate also contributes to the Commu- nity Development Office by; represent- Archwood Avenue Sidewalk Sale ing Clark-Fulton on the Advisory Board, September 1 and 2, 2012 on Archwood Avenue, historic Brooklyn Centre chairing the Hispanic Outreach Com- mittee, and participating on the Safety Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival September 15 and 16, 2012 in Lincoln Park, Tremont, www.facebook.com/tremontartsandculturalfestival/info Committee. Kate is very active in Democratic politics. She is President of the Ward Club, a member of the Executive Com- Ward 14 Heritage Home Program mittee and serves as a precinct commit- 1.4% 12-year loans available for home improvements tee person. Ms. Dupuis started Cans for Cats, a small Trap Neuter Return program to Eligibility: However, the loan cannot be used to Ask the Old House Experts! • House is 50 years old or older fund new vinyl siding or windows. help address the plight of feral cats. She The Cleveland Restoration Society’s Heri- • Property is zoned residential, three • NEW! Fees have been reduced! raises funds by collecting cans and turn- tage Home Program offers homeowners free, units or less impartial advice on the maintenance and • Property can be owner-occupied or The CRS historic preservation team will ing them in for recycling. The money repair issues that are unique to older homes rental work with you and your contractor from start she receives from collecting the cans – those that are 50 years of age or older. Resi- Common projects include painting, roof to finish. There are no closing costs or points goes to help pay for spaying and neuter- dents of Ward 14 have the option to maintain replacement, porch repair, kitchen and bath involved with the Heritage Home Program or restore their homes and save money with renovations, basement waterproofing, win- loan. And, the interest is tax deductible. ing of cats. the Heritage Home Program’s low-interest dow repair, new furnaces, mechanical system Kate is an avid reader and especially loan. upgrades, driveways, sidewalks and much, Call Jessica Ugarte of the Cleveland much more. Restoration Society at 426-3101 for more enjoys reading about English Medieval Features of the low-interest loan in- information or to schedule a free site visit History. She encourages others to get clude: Brand new changes to the 2012 Heri- at your home. More information can also involved in the community. She is pas- • 1.4% interest rate tage Home Program be found at the Heritage Home Program • 12 year repayment term • NEW! Houses with vinyl or aluminum website: www.heritagehomeprogram.org. sionate about making a difference in the • No out-of-pocket costs siding are now eligible for the loan! • No income restrictions Ward 14 community and Cleveland. Ward 14 Highlights Centennial Celebration What’s Happening in Your Community

Cleveland Junior Jitterbugs

The Cleveland Junior Jitterbugs is a group of outstanding students from Deni- son Elementary School in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood who are interested in learning and performing swing dance styles. The group is led by professional dancer Valerie Salstrom from Get Hep Swing. Valerie first began teaching swing West Side Market Visitors + dance in the neighborhood when she be- Cultural Experience Open Now came a visiting artist at Denison School in Throughout the year, the Visitors + Cultural 2003. She has taught dance at the school, at Art House and all over the neighborhood every Experience will allow shoppers and visitors the year since then. She has been able to share her love of swing dance with Brooklyn Centre with unique opportunity to experience historic Mar- the help of Progressive Arts Alliance, Art House, the Ohio Arts Council, Young Audiences and ket memorabilia and photographs which have Neighborhood Connections. been curated from various collections. Centen- The Jitterbugs have performed at a variety of venues throughout the Cleveland area includ- nial merchandise will also be available. Addi- ing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, House of Blues, and have been featured on TV twice. The tional historic events will add special cultural team has also traveled around the country performing at swing dance events and competing in experiences throughout the year and include a junior division swing dance contests in cities like, New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Dedication of Richard Lord Mausoleum and California, and Houston, Texas. State of Ohio Historical Markers. The Cleveland Junior Jitterbugs have twice weekly after-school swing dance sessions. The 8th International Public Markets Confer- program is free and is made possible through a very generous grant from Neighborhood Con- ence September 21–23 nections and in cooperation with Macali’s Giant Eagle, Get Hep Swing, and Progressive Arts The 8th International Public Markets Confer- Alliance. ence, co-hosted by Project for Public Spaces, If you would like more information about the Cleveland Junior Jitterbugs team, their prac- will set a new direction for the vital role markets tices, their performances, or how to make a donation, please contact coach Valerie Salstrom at play in transforming local economies and com- 216-374-1927 or [email protected] munities. The conference will highlight Cleve- Donations are being sought currently to help pay for expenses to their participation in the In- land’s burgeoning local food community and its ternational Lindy Hop Championships swing dance workshop that will take place in Washington commitment to sustainability in collaboration D.C. August 23rd - 26th, 2012. with Mayor Jackson’s year of Local Food and SC2019 Summit. To celebrate the highly an- Business Development ticipated release of The West Side Market: 100 Years and Still Cooking, local authors Laura Nestlé Professional is in the finishing Taxel and Marilou Suszko will be the featured stages of two projects that will ensure their guests at Friday’s private reception for confer- strength, productivity and future success at ence participants. Following the reception, the their L.J. Minor W. 25th Street manufacturing Ohio City Market District will be bustling with plant. As a part of the world’s largest food entertainment and street vending open to the company and with a 60-year old Cleveland public. home-grown history, they are making a large Street Festival + Parade multi-million investment to their state of the Sunday, October 7 11am–7pm art plant to add advanced technologies and A Street Festival + Parade, produced by Live processes as well as enlarge their employee parking facilities. Nestle is the areas’ largest private Nation and supported by Councilman Joe Cim- sector employer with over 250 workers and managers, many who live within the neighborhood. perman, on Sunday, October 7, 2012, will at- The company services the professional food service industry and is well known for their tract 30,000 attendees to fill West 25th Street culinary bases, sauces and stock products. Thanks to WIRE-Net, Tremont West Development and enjoy live entertainment and delicacies Corporation, Stockyard Clark Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development office and from local Ohio City restaurants, food trucks the City’s Department of Economic Development for their assistance with this project. The City and artisan vendors.Central to the festivities, assisted with a $250,000 loan and grant package for this important project. the historic West Side Market will be open on a Sunday for the first time in a decade! Kicking of the Festival will be a Parade with costumes created by Parade the Small Business Matching Grant Fund Now Available Circle community workshops. Centennial Gala As part of the effort to clean and green Ward 14 Saturday, November 3 6pm–11pm major business districts and to help current local A Centennial Gala will be held on Saturday, No- businesses and attract new ones, a new matching WARD 14 vember 3 — the first day of the Market’s next grant program has been developed with the City of 100 years. Co-chaired by Cleveland’s Iron Chef Cleveland’s Department of Economic Develop- Michael Symon and Food & Wine’s Best New ment. small business Chef Jonathon Sawyer, the Gala will feature The $50,000 fund will offer matching grants food sourced from the West Side Market and of up to $5,000 to small business. Funds are tar- matching fund prepared by to-be-announced national and lo- geted for exterior improvements to businesses cal chef talent. Great Lakes Brewing Company, and the program is designed to compliment other efforts being taken to clean up and beautify Ohio’s award-winning craft brewer of lagers area commercial districts. and ales, will also be handcrafting the official Most people have heard the expression that small businesses are the “lifeblood of our econo- Centennial brew for the celebration. Proceeds my”. In fact small businesses employ about half of all private sector employees, pay 43 percent from this event will be used to embark on reno- of total U.S. private payroll and have generated 65 percent of net new jobs over the past 17 years. vations and improvements to the Market build- The program was developed with the Ward 14 council office and Stockyard, Clark Fulton ing. and Brooklyn Centre Community Development office in collaboration with the City’s Depart- For more information visit ment of Economic Development. Interested businesses should contact Adam Stalder for details www .westsidemarket.org/centennial at 216-961-9071 xtn 209, or by email at [email protected] PRESORT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CLEVELAND, OH PERMIT NO. 2893 fare is $1 per one-way trip. is $1 per one-way fare , must call sign up. the1-800-983-4782 to 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Two one-way trips provided per week; trips provided one-way Two 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. visit www.cuyahogaseniorsride.com for more information. more visit www.cuyahogaseniorsride.com for s Service Senior Call 1-800-983-4782 to schedule a trip. Service is available Monday - Friday, Service Monday is available schedule a trip. 1-800-983-4782 to Call FIRST TIME TIME RIDERS FIRST Ward 16 Senior Ward Transportation Connection 3100 Devonshire Road, Cleveland, 44109 216-749-5367 www.seniorcitizenresources.org Savings Prescription 216-421-1350, x185 or 1-866-655-1650 Calls Cleveland Care 216-664-6316 Benefits Checkup 216-664-3418 City of Cleveland, Department of Aging City of Cleveland, Department of 216-664-2833 Side Community House West Cleveland, 44102 Avenue, 9300 Lorain 216-771-7297 www.wschouse.org Center Hispanic Senior Cleveland, 44102 Avenue 7800 Detroit 216-631-3599 Citizen Resources Senior Center, Deaconess-Krafft - - - Ward 14 News - - - Serving Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton and portions of the Stockyard, Tremont and Ohio City Neighborhoods Councilman Brian J. Cummins Tel: 664-4238 [email protected] 3167 Fulton Road #305, Cleveland Fax: 664-3837 [email protected] Tremont West Stockyard, Clark-Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Development Corporation Community Development Office 406 Professor Avenue, Cleveland w (216) 575-0920 3167 Fulton Road #303 Cleveland w (216) 961-9073 Serving Ward 14 Tremont Neighborhood Serving Ward 14 Stockyard, Clark Fulton & Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods SCFBC SERVICES Community Outreach and Involvement (Adam Gifford, x205 or Dharma Valentin, x204) • Block Clubs- Staff members provide assistance to area block clubs and community For more information about MetroHealth ini MetroHealth about information For more associations. If you are interested in getting involved in your area club or association. an 175th its celebrating is also MetroHealth • Provide technical assistance for community-based grants. niversary this year and there are plans in the works cam main in their and re-investing for redesigning pus. 25th Street/Pearl Road Corri W. and the tiatives and http://www.metrohealth.org see: dor Initiative http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/w25/cpc.php forts aimed at the W. 25th Street/Pearl Road cor 25th Street/Pearl W. forts aimed at the MetroHealth both to leading door” “front the ridor, and the MetroHealth Center Medical MetroHealth Center. Wellness Senior Health & & Clark-Fulton Stockyard, The partner. key a is Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office project with the System for the service partnered Art House also contributed and LAND Studio and to the effort, which is the first of many other im provements to come. Community Network Weaving - - TWDC STAFF (Juliana Cole, x229) - - - • Staff create partnerships between community organizations, schools, businesses, and Executive Director: institutions. Cory Riordan x101 Housing Code Enforcement and Support Office Manager: Qualetha Carty x105 (Joe Narkin, x208) • Staff work alongside the City of Cleveland’s Department of Building and Housing to Director of Physical Development and enforce building and housing codes throughout the service area. Property Management: • Home Repair information, resource opportunities in the community. Sammy Catania x113 Community Gardens and Vacant Land Reuse Marketing & Fund Development Director: Michelle Davis x103 (Sasha Ottoson-Deal, x228) • Staff provide assistance to residents and stakeholders that are interested converting Community Organizer and vacant land into gardens and greenspace. Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival Manager: • Vacant lot Side Yard Expansions. Scott Rosenstein x106 Graffiti Abatement and Clean Up Complaints (Sasha Ottoson-Deal, x228) • To report graffiti tags. Neighborhood Safety Coordinator and • To report illegal dumping or locations with garbage and debris.

Community Organizer: Initiative Corridor 25th Street W. Andy Thomas x110 Commercial Support and Development Director of Community Programs: (Adam Stalder x209) Kristen Trolio x109 • Support and technical assistance for neighborhood businesses and commercial properties The service day was tied to revitalization ef to revitalization was tied day service The “Our employees gave up their time because time gave up their “Our employees Volunteers helped plant mini gardens, paint helped Volunteers • Facilitate referrals and technical assistance for the City of Cleveland’s Storefront July 14th over 120 MetroHealth On Saturday, Tremont Farmers’ Market: Renovation Program they wanted to do something for the neighborhood President Vice and residents,” said John Corlett, Affairs. of Government Relations and Community sign that will unify West 25th Street corridor and corridor 25th Street West unify will sign that removed 50 graffiti “tags”. a couple hours they collected a ton of trash, plant a couple hours they collected grass plants, and 72 maiden plants ed 247 lavender with a de painted 10 waste receptacles installed over graffiti “tags,” remove trash and create artis Within receptacles. waste on municipal designs tic was also born out of planning and works was also born out of planning under the Initiative. 25th Street/Pearl Road Corridor W. Jim Votava x102 and employees spent the morning cleaning-up of Me as part 25th street West parts of beautifying The project Employee Service Day. troHealth’s