Euclid Avenue is a major street in Cleveland , Ohio , United States. It runs northeasterly from Public Square in Downtown Cleveland , passing Playhouse Square and Cleveland State University , to University Circle , the Cleveland Clinic , Severance Hall , Case Western Reserve University 's Maltz Performing Arts Center (formerly the Temple Tifereth Israel), Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center . The street runs through the suburbs of East Cleveland , Euclid , and Wickliffe , to Willoughby as a part of U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6 . The HealthLine bus rapid transit line runs in designated bus lanes in the median of Euclid Avenue from Public Square to Louis Stokes Station at Windermere in East Cleveland.
41-544: It received nationwide attention from the 1860s to the 1920s for its beauty and wealth, including a string of mansions that came to be known as Millionaires' Row . There are several theaters, banks, and churches along Euclid, as well as Cleveland's oldest extant building, the Dunham Tavern . It can be reached through the Healthline. In the second half of the 19th century and early in the 20th century, Euclid Avenue
82-450: A year." As Cleveland's commercial district began to push eastward along Euclid Avenue, families moved east towards University Circle. However, southeast of University Circle, the topography of the area rises sharply into what is referred to as "The Heights", and the development of Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights , along with more efficient means of travel, became more attractive than the increasingly commercialized Euclid Avenue. By
123-494: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Ohio museum-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio , United States. The population was 45,312 at the 2020 census . One of Cleveland 's historic streetcar suburbs , it was founded as a village in 1903 and a city in 1921. The area that
164-760: Is in Ohio's 11th congressional district , which is represented by Congresswoman Shontel Brown . Ohio's 11th congressional district was formerly represented by U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge . In 2003, Cleveland Heights voters approved a referendum to establish Ohio's first domestic partnership registry. In 1987, the city of Cleveland Heights was declared a nuclear-free zone . Cleveland Heights has seven city parks: Barbara H. Boyd Park, Cain Park, Cumberland Park, Denison Park, Forest Hill Park , Kenilworth Park and Turtle Park. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority provides bus service in
205-872: Is made up of three watersheds, the Doan Brook Watershed, the Dugway Brook Watershed , and the Nine Mile Creek Watershed. Approximately 50% of Cleveland Heights is part of the Dugway Brook Watershed. The 2020 United States census counted 45,312 people, 20,053 households, and 10,489 families in Cleveland Heights. The population density was 5,618.4 per square mile (2,169.2/km ). There were 22,270 housing units at an average density of 2,761.3 per square mile (1,066.1/km ). The racial makeup
246-515: Is now the city of Cleveland Heights lies atop the Portage Escarpment . Until the late 1800s, the area remained largely timber and farmland, with a few orchards, quarries, and vineyards. The first road through the city, Mayfield Road, was not built until 1828. Some of the land was divided into farms, but it also had quarries in the 19th century. One of the early quarries was established by Duncan McFarland who mined bluestone . This led to
287-550: The 2008 presidential election , Barack Obama defeated John McCain 84.2%-15.0% while winning the state, while in the 2004 presidential election , John Kerry defeated George W. Bush 80.8%-18.8% in the city but was unable to win the state. In 2012, every precinct in the city was carried by Barack Obama. Even in 2016 and 2020, as Ohio as a whole became more Republican, Cleveland Heights voted strongly Democratic; Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump 83.9%-11.4% and Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump 85.1%-13.1%. Cleveland Heights
328-614: The Dunham Tavern Museum , is the oldest building in Cleveland , Ohio , located at 6709 Euclid Avenue . Rufus and Jane Pratt Dunham built their first home on the site in 1824, and the existing taproom was built in 1842. It is believed to be the first building constructed on Euclid Avenue east of East 55th Street and the first frame house on the street. It later became a stagecoach stop and tavern . Cleveland activist and landscape architect, A. Donald Gray purchased
369-531: The Unter den Linden in Berlin . Euclid Avenue was an elegant showcase for Cleveland's wealthy citizens, who built their high, grand mansions high on a ridge overlooking Lake Erie . Set two to five acres back from the avenue, which was paved with Medina sandstone, the mansions seemed to float amid spacious, landscaped grounds. Families living along " Millionaires' Row " included those of John D. Rockefeller (during
410-637: The planned community of Euclid Heights. In 1913, Barton R. Deming convinced Rockefeller to enter into a purchase agreement for the 141 acres (0.57 km ) formerly leased to the Euclid Golf Club of Euclid Heights, which resulting in the founding of the B.R. Deming Company to develop the Euclid Golf Allotment . The Euclid Golf Allotment was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. In November 1926,
451-552: The 1920s, the former "Millionaires' Row" was in decline. During the Great Depression , many mansions were converted by their owners into rooming houses, which accelerated the decline. In the 1950s, Cleveland's Innerbelt Freeway cut through the Euclid Avenue neighborhood between downtown and the rail crossing at East 55th Street. By the 1960s, the street that once rivaled Fifth Avenue as the most expensive address in
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#1732801387971492-416: The 20,053 households, 22.5% had children under the age of 18; 32.9% were married couples living together; 38.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.8% of households consisted of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.1. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher
533-545: The Cleveland Heights city charter specified a council–manager form of government, with seven members of council elected to four-year terms. On November 5, 2019, Cleveland Heights voters approved an amendment to the city's charter to become a strong Mayor-Council form of government with the Mayor serving as the city's chief executive. Under the amended Charter, in November 2021, Cleveland Heights voters cast ballots for Mayor for
574-608: The Jewish population of Cuyahoga County lived in Cleveland Heights. Although the Black population of Cleveland Heights was less than 1% in 1960, partially due to restrictive covenants, Black Clevelanders began to move into Cleveland Heights in the 1960s and 1970s. This led to violence and pushback from some white citizens. However, organizations such as Heights Citizens For Human Rights and Heights Community Congress formed to protest violence against Black citizens, and promote integration in
615-573: The United States was a two-mile (3 km) long slum of commercial buildings and substandard housing. In the late 1960s, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Nick Mileti announced plans to move the basketball club from Euclid Avenue's Cleveland Arena to a new arena in suburban Richfield Township . Eight houses from the era remain on Euclid, including the Samuel Mather and Howe mansions owned and used by Cleveland State University . One of
656-563: The age of 18 and 9.2% of those ages 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 46,238 people, 19,957 households, and 10,834 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,686.9 inhabitants per square mile (2,195.7/km ). There were 22,465 housing units at an average density of 2,770.0 per square mile (1,069.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 49.8% White , 42.5% African American , 0.2% Native American , 4.1% Asian , 0.6% from other races , and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of
697-574: The area encompassed by Cleveland Heights voted in August 1900 to incorporate under state law as a hamlet. The population of about 1,500 grew quickly, and in 1903 incorporated as a village. It had a population of 15,396 in 1920 and was incorporated as a city on August 9, 1921. Between 1920 and 1930, Cleveland Heights' population more than tripled. By 1960 it had a population of 61,813. In 1890, railroad baron Patrick Calhoun purchased 300 acres (1.2 km ) atop nearby Cedar Hill, and in 1893 established
738-402: The city of Streator, Illinois ), Mary Corinne Quintrell (clubwoman), and Charles Lathrop Pack . Euclid Avenue's most infamous resident was con artist Cassie Chadwick , the wife of Leroy Chadwick, who was unaware that his wife was passing herself off to bankers as the illegitimate daughter of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie . Architect Charles F. Schweinfurth designed at least 15 mansions on
779-427: The city was $ 31,663. About 19.3% of individuals were below the poverty line. Coventry Village is a commercial business district in Cleveland Heights situated on Coventry Road. Coventry is associated with Northeast Ohio 's artistic, musical, bohemian , hippie and emerging hipster communities. Cleveland Heights is governed by a city charter adopted in 1921 and amended in 1972, 1982, 1986 and 2019. Until 2019,
820-499: The city. Cleveland Heights is located at 41°30′35″N 81°33′48″W / 41.50972°N 81.56333°W / 41.50972; -81.56333 (41.509652, -81.563301). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.13 square miles (21.06 km ), of which 8.11 square miles (21.00 km ) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km ) is water. Cleveland Heights
861-687: The city. Public education in the city of Cleveland Heights is provided by two school districts. Most of the city is served by the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District , which includes six elementary schools within city limits, as well as two middle schools and Cleveland Heights High School . A small portion located on the northwest side of the city lies within the East Cleveland City School District . Several private schools are located within
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#1732801387971902-637: The establishment of a new business district on Taylor Road was announced. This resulted in numerous residential homes and mixed-use structures built in the Tudor Revival style that are now known as the Stadium Square Historic District . In the 1950s, Cleveland Heights saw the influx of many merchant class and professional Jewish people leaving Cleveland, particularly the Hough and Glenville neighborhoods. In 1961, 35% of
943-534: The filming of a scene from the film Spider-Man 3 . No major stars were on location, but the filming drew thousands of gawkers. Most of the filming involved explosions and destroyed cars, with hired extras walking the sidewalks. The sections of the street that were closed off were redressed to resemble a city street in New York City , complete with magazine stands and poster-covered walls. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority completely refurbished
984-422: The first time. Kahlil Seren was elected to be Cleveland Heights' first directly elected mayor, and was sworn in on January 1, 2022. The current city council is composed of Vice President Craig Cobb, President Melody Joy Hart, Davida Russell, Tony Cuda, Janine Boyd , Anthony Mattox, Jr., and Gail Larson. Cleveland Heights is reliably Democratic . Six of the seven current members of council are Democrats. In
1025-585: The first traffic light installed in the United States. In their 1949 musical South Pacific , Rodgers and Hammerstein indirectly acknowledged the street's fame. In the script, Captain Brackett sends a grass skirt to one "Amelia Fortuna, 325 Euclid Avenue, Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio". Theaters on Euclid include the Allen Theatre , State Theatre , Ohio Theatre , and Palace Theater . In April 2006, parts of Euclid Avenue were closed to traffic for
1066-477: The home in 1932, restoring the 19th century architecture and replanting the orchard. Gray later established a non-profit organization tasked with maintaining the property. The home was re-opened as the Dunham Tavern Museum in 1941. In 1982, the two non-profit organizations that cared for the property – Dunham Tavern, Inc. (est. by Gray in 1936) and the Society of Collectors, Inc. (which assumed responsibility for
1107-427: The land, straddling both suburbs, was turned into residential developments, and, in 1938, the family donated land which is now Forest Hill Park . The development of electric streetcars made the development of suburbs far outside Cleveland's city limits practical for the first time in the 1890s. About 1890, a town center began forming at what is now the intersection of Mayfield and Superior roads. The population of
1148-413: The lower end of Euclid Avenue] have disappeared. In their stead are skyscrapers, great retail establishments, magnificent banks, and a hotel that cost $ 2,000,000. Much of the land is owned by Mr. Pack and is leased for long periods. He helped to organize the companies which erected the buildings. It is said that his rentals, out of which not a penny is subtracted for taxes or anything else, amount to $ 100,000
1189-422: The median household income was $ 59,086 (with a margin of error of +/- $ 2,897) and the median family income was $ 77,877 (+/- $ 6,920). Males had a median income of $ 41,404 (+/- $ 2,587) versus $ 31,449 (+/- $ 1,383) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $ 35,111 (+/- $ 2,762). Approximately, 12.0% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.4% of those under
1230-728: The most recent to be demolished was the Lyman Treadway Mansion , which served as part of the Cleveland Museum of Health from the 1930s until it was razed in 2002 for a new museum building. The Euclid Avenue Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . On August 5, 1914, the American Traffic Signal Company installed a traffic signal system on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue,
1271-707: The period, 1868–84), Sylvester T. Everett , Isaac N. Pennock I (inventor of the first steel railway car in the US), arc light inventor Charles F. Brush , George Worthington , Horace Weddell , Marcus Hanna , Ambrose Swasey , Amasa Stone , John Hay (personal secretary to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State under William McKinley ), Jeptha Wade (Cleveland benefactor and founder of Western Union Telegraph), Samuel Augustus Fuller (steel industrialist), Alfred Atmore Pope (iron industrialist and art collector), Charles E.J. Lang (automobile industrialist), Worthy S. Streator (railroad baron, coal mine developer, and founder of
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1312-443: The population. There were 19,957 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.7% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1353-486: The settlement that grew up around the quarry for the workers to live in to be referred to as Bluestone. There is still a road of this name in that area. In 1873, business magnate John D. Rockefeller acquired about 700 acres (280 ha) in what is now the cities of East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, with a water cure hotel, which he converted to a mansion for his family in East Cleveland. Eventually, some of
1394-577: The street and surrounding area. Euclid Avenue, originally known as part of the Buffalo Stage Road , has carried various route designations throughout history: Cigliano, Jan (1991). Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910 . Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-445-8 . 41°30′14″N 81°36′42″W / 41.504007°N 81.611555°W / 41.504007; -81.611555 Dunham Tavern The Dunham Tavern , also known as
1435-578: The street. Samuel Mather 's Mansion , built around 1910, "was among the last" to be built on Euclid Avenue. The Mather Mansion remains as part of Cleveland State University , but most of the homes were later demolished. Charles Lathrop Pack is credited with at least part of the development of Euclid Avenue, on which he lived from about 1888 to the early years of the 20th century, into a thriving business district. According to Eyle, "In 1913, an article about Charles reported that 'inside of ten years...the [one-story, commercial buildings that he had developed at
1476-485: The tavern in 1941) – merged into one corporate entity, the Corp. of Dunham Tavern Museum. On August 25, 2023, a tornado toppled a tree near the building, damaging the roof and façade. The Dunham Tavern was named a Cleveland Landmark in 1973 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1974. This article about a property in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on the National Register of Historic Places
1517-824: The western section of Euclid Avenue as part of the Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, which opened fully in 2008. A bus rapid transit line, the HealthLine , now runs from Public Square to the Stokes Rapid Transit station in East Cleveland , which is the eastern terminus of the Red Line rapid transit route. The refurbishing also entailed development – as of November 2009, more than $ 3.3 billion worth of completed or proposed urban renewal projects lined
1558-423: Was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age in the city was 35.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female. The median income for a household in the city was $ 53,024. The per capita income for
1599-405: Was 46.33% (20,993) white or European American (45.63% non-Hispanic white ), 41.3% (18,713) black or African-American , 0.16% (73) Native American or Alaska Native , 5.05% (2,288) Asian , 0.02% (7) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian , 1.41% (639) from other races , and 5.74% (2,599) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.39% (1,536) of the population. Of
1640-420: Was estimated to be 41.7% of the population. 20.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 118.7 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that
1681-590: Was internationally known. Baedeker 's Travel Guides called the elm -lined avenue "The Showplace of America", and designated it as a must see for travelers from Europe. The concentration of wealth was unparalleled; the tax valuation of the mansions along "the Avenue" far exceeded the valuation of New York's Fifth Avenue in the late 19th century. Accounts at the time compared it to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris and