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30-577: Cinécraft pioneered the use of teleprompters, rear screen projection, and multi-camera filmmaking in the early history of television. The studio is said to be the longest-standing corporate film and video production house in the U.S. Cinécraft was founded by Ray and Betty Culley in 1939. Promoting "Sound Business Pictures in Natural Color," the studio began in rental space in the Card Building on St. Clair Ave. in downtown Cleveland. In 1947,

60-428: A massive building and development boom in recent years. As such, the neighborhood has attracted young professionals, microbreweries, artisans, and locally owned shops and restaurants. It is widely regarded as one of Ohio's most trendy and welcoming neighborhoods for all ages, ethnicities, and lifestyles. The demographics of Ohio City have changed rather dramatically in the latter half of the 20th century and first part of

90-619: A population of 2,400 people in the early 1830s to over 4,000 in 1850. The municipality was annexed by Cleveland on June 5, 1854. James A. Garfield , who became the 20th president of the United States , frequently preached at Franklin Circle Christian Church in 1857. Franklin Circle Christian Church is located at the intersection of Franklin Boulevard and Fulton Road. The birthplace of John Heisman , famous for

120-405: A serious setback when the corporation lost over one billion dollars due to bad high-risk, high-fee, high-interest loans made by its Westinghouse Credit Corporation lending arm. In an attempt to revitalize the corporation, the board of directors appointed outside management in the form of CEO Michael H. Jordan , who brought in numerous consultants to help re-engineer the company in order to realize

150-708: Is located on West 25th Street and Chatham Avenue adjacent to the W.25th Street Station on the RTA Red Line . Serving as the only auxiliary location for the Cleveland Museum of Art , the Transformer Station, located at Church and West 29th Street, functions primarily as its contemporary art gallery space. St. John's Episcopal Church , located at Church and West 26th Street, is the oldest consecrated building in Cuyahoga County and

180-562: Is the mother church of the current Episcopal cathedral located in downtown Cleveland . The church was one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Ohio, and the remains of an entrance to a tunnel leading to the banks of the nearby Cuyahoga River can still be seen in the basement. Several nearby streets retain church-related names, such as Vestry. An Episcopal parish continues to worship in

210-556: The Ohio Bell Telephone Company . The Ohio Story was based on the Frank Siedel -created radio series from 1947 to 1953. In 1954, the format switched to two radio episodes and one television show per week. The radio series ended in 1955 after over 1,300 radio episodes had been produced. Premiering on October 4, 1953, The Ohio Story TV-series lasted nine years, with 175 TV episodes being produced. Cinécraft

240-467: The 1990s, the studio embraced digital technology with interactive computer-based medical training programs. This early period of digital technology was improved upon through the years as Cinécraft Productions became known for e-learning and producing national and international projects for Fortune 1000 companies. In 2018, Dan Keckan was named Chief Executive Officer, and Matt Walsh was named Chief Operating Officer. The Hagley Museum and Library acquired

270-559: The 21st. Originally composed mainly of English and German descendants, many Eastern European immigrants moved into the area during the migrations in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1960s and 1970s, as Cleveland expanded and the wealthy moved to the surrounding suburbs (including Parma , Brooklyn , and Lakewood ), the percentage of African Americans increased. The size of the Latino community has also increased. However, Cleveland City Council , with an eye on redevelopment and with

300-1043: The Cinécraft film archives in 2021 and initiated a ten-year project to digitize the films, scripts, and records in order to make them available on the Hagley Library website. In 2023 the studio was still operating out of the John Eisenmann -designed building that had started as the home of the West Side Branch of the Cleveland Public Library in 1898. Cinécraft's major film client's included DuPont , Hercules Inc. , Standard Oil of Ohio , Seiberling Rubber Company , Firestone Tire and Rubber , Goodyear Tire and Rubber , Bethlehem Steel , Owens-Corning , Ohio Bell , General Electric , Westinghouse Electric Corporation , American Greetings , Carling Brewing , and Republic Steel . Most of

330-529: The Market Tavern, a pub frequented by Eliot Ness . ) Saint Ignatius High School , a Jesuit college prep school, is located near the West Side Market. Founded in 1886, the school has a long list of distinguished graduates and is a perennial contender in several OHSAA sports. The Cleveland Hostel, which opened in 2012, is the first and only hostel in the city of Cleveland. The hostel

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360-879: The Westinghouse trademarks were granted to the newly formed BNFL subsidiary, Westinghouse Electric Company . That company was sold to Toshiba in 2006. During the 20th century, Westinghouse engineers and scientists were granted more than 28,000 U.S. patents, the third most of any company. There have been a number of Westinghouse-related environmental incidents in the US. Below is a short list of these. All of these are chemical pollution incidents; none of them involve nuclear reactors or nuclear pollution. Westinghouse established subsidiary companies in several countries including British Westinghouse and Società Italiana Westinghouse in Vado Ligure , Italy. British Westinghouse became

390-592: The advancement of AC technology in Europe, the firm became active in developing alternating current (AC) electric infrastructure throughout the United States. The company's largest factories were located in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Lester, Pennsylvania and Hamilton, Ontario, where they made turbines , generators, motors, and switch gear for the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. In addition to George Westinghouse, early engineers working for

420-466: The annual Heisman Trophy awarded to the best player in college football , is located in Ohio City. He was born in the neighborhood in 1869, and an Ohio Historical Society marker stands in commemoration near the corner of Bridge Avenue and West 29th Place. The salient feature of Ohio City's business district is the historic West Side Market , built in 1912. The European-styled market, located at

450-591: The company from his older brother Ray Culley, the original founder. Paul led the transition from film to video in the 1970s. For over 50 years, a member of the Culley family had run the studio, and many Culley family members worked there. Then, in 1985, Neil McCormick, a Cinécraft employee, and his wife, Maria Keckan, a video producer, bought the studio. Together they completed the change from film to broadcast-quality video as industrial and commercial clients demanded faster and easier ways to make effective motion pictures. In

480-835: The company included Frank Conrad , Benjamin Garver Lamme , Bertha Lamme (first woman mechanical engineer in the United States), Oliver B. Shallenberger , William Stanley , Nikola Tesla , Stephen Timoshenko , and Vladimir Zworykin . Early on, Westinghouse was a rival to Thomas Edison 's electric company. In 1892, Edison was merged with Westinghouse's chief AC rival, the Thomson-Houston Electric Company , making an even bigger competitor, General Electric . Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1990, Westinghouse experienced

510-559: The incentive of tax breaks, has lured an increasing number of suburbanites of all backgrounds back into the Ohio City area. This has led to a diverse community. 41°29′03″N 81°42′41″W  /  41.484195°N 81.711295°W  / 41.484195; -81.711295 Westinghouse Electric Corporation The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse and headquartered in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. It

540-616: The intersection of Lorain Avenue and West 25th Street , draws an estimated one million visitors annually. Located north of the West Side Market is The Ohio City Fresh Food Collaborative, one of the largest contiguous urban farms in America. The operation includes a farm, retail farm stand and community kitchen on a 6-acre city parcel. Ohio City chef Parker Bosley was an early farmer's market supporter. Ohio City contains

570-552: The largest concentration of craft breweries in Cleveland, which includes Hansa Brewing, Market Garden Brewery , Nanobrew, Platform Beer , Saucy Brew Works, Bad Tom Smith Brewing, and the state of Ohio's oldest microbrewery, the Great Lakes Brewing Company . (Both Market Garden and Great Lakes have fullscale brewpubs adjacent to the West Side Market , with the latter occupying a building that formerly housed

600-510: The liquidation of their credit operations. In 1995, in a major change of direction, the company acquired the CBS television network and renamed itself CBS Corporation . Most of its remaining industrial businesses were sold off at this time. CBS Corp was acquired by Viacom in 1999, a merger completed in April 2000. The CBS Corporation name was later reused for one of the two companies resulting from

630-570: The potential that they saw in the broadcasting industry. Westinghouse reduced the workforce in many of its traditional industrial operations and made further acquisitions in broadcasting to add to its already substantial Group W network, including Infinity Broadcasting , TNN , CMT , American Radio Systems , and rights to NFL broadcasting. These investments cost the company over fifteen billion dollars. To recoup its costs, Westinghouse sold many other operations, including its defense electronics division, its metering and load control division (which

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660-466: The space, although membership has dramatically declined with the demographic changes in the neighborhood. The Carnegie West Branch of Cleveland Public Library has been in continuous operation since opening in 1910. Designed by Edward Tilton, the architect of four buildings on Ellis Island in New York, Carnegie West features a modified Renaissance and classical style exterior. Ohio City has experienced

690-494: The split of Viacom in 2005. One of the few remaining original lines of business to survive this process was the nuclear power division, which was sold to BNFL in 1999 and re-formed as Westinghouse Electric Company . The Westinghouse trademarks are owned by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and were previously part of Westinghouse Licensing Corporation . Westinghouse Electric was founded by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , on January 8, 1886. Building on

720-547: The studio moved to 2515 Franklin Blvd. in Ohio City, Cleveland . Cinécraft was an early user of rear projection , teleprompters , and filming using a multi-camera setup . Using two or more cameras with teleprompters to film the same scene from different angles simultaneously cuts production costs tremendously. The studio used the technique when it produced The Ohio Story , a TV-series that it filmed and ran from 1953 to 1961 for

750-544: The studio's film business came through advertising agencies, including Fuller & Smith & Ross, Inc. and McCann-Erickson . Ohio City, Cleveland Ohio City is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cleveland , Ohio . It is located immediately west of the Cuyahoga River . The City of Ohio became an independent municipality on March 3, 1836, splitting from Brooklyn Township . The city grew from

780-519: Was a source for many actors used in Cinécraft films, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra provided elaborate music scores for the company. Occasionally, they recruited Hollywood actors to appear in their movies at their client's request. Popular personalities that appeared in Cinécraft productions included Danny Kaye , Tim Conway , Ernie Anderson , Joel Grey , Chet Huntley , and Basil Rathbone . In 1970, Paul Culley bought

810-486: Was also a major player in the field of nuclear power , starting with the Westinghouse Atom Smasher in 1937. A series of downturns and management missteps in the 1970s and 80s combined with large cash balances led the company to enter the financial services business. Their focus was on mortgages , which suffered significant losses in the late 1980s. In 1992 they announced a major restructuring and

840-442: Was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company" and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. Through the early and mid-20th century, Westinghouse Electric was a powerhouse in heavy industry, electrical production and distribution, consumer electronics, home appliances and a wide variety of other products. They were a major supplier of generators and steam turbines for most of their history, and

870-711: Was sold to ABB ), its residential security division, the office furniture company Knoll , and Thermo King . Westinghouse purchased CBS Inc. in 1994 for $ 5.4 billion. Westinghouse Electric Corporation changed its name to and became the original CBS Corporation in 1997. Also in 1997, the Power Generation Business Unit, headquartered in Orlando, Florida , was sold to Siemens AG of Germany. A year later, CBS sold all of its commercial nuclear power businesses to British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL). In connection with that sale, certain rights to use

900-495: Was the first to film a TV infomercial . It featured William Grover "Papa" Barnard selling Vitamix blenders. The studio assembled many early productions featuring Cleveland-based Louise Winslow , a pioneer in television programming focused on sewing, cooking, and crafts. A pioneering, five-part series was created for The Austin Company in 1948. It explained how live television was produced and broadcast. The Cleveland Play House

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