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- | :August's father, Ludwig (Louis) Stadler [1828-1884], opened his soap factory in | + | :August's father, Ludwig (Louis) Stadler [1828-1884], opened his soap factory in 1876<ref>Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jan 25, 1953, pg.6-B, obituary for Mrs. Anna B. Stadler</ref> at a time when a medium-sized gully crossed from his property north of [[Greenwood St.|Archwood Avenue]] over to the northside of [[Terrace St.|Willowdale Avenue]]. |
:Ludwig's factory was located in that [[Ravines|gully]] just west of [[Pearl St.|West 25th St.]]. Presumably, the development of the residential area between Archwood and [[Mapledale Avenue]] proved to be incompatible with a firm that utilized animal fats and tallow which probably produced noxious odors. The gully was totally filled in and now is the site of housing and retail businesses. | :Ludwig's factory was located in that [[Ravines|gully]] just west of [[Pearl St.|West 25th St.]]. Presumably, the development of the residential area between Archwood and [[Mapledale Avenue]] proved to be incompatible with a firm that utilized animal fats and tallow which probably produced noxious odors. The gully was totally filled in and now is the site of housing and retail businesses. | ||
- | :Louis' son, August, started up his own operation on the lower end of Denison Avenue. | + | :Louis' son, August, started up his own operation on the lower end of Denison Avenue. The soap factory was totally destroyed by fire on August 18, 1884.<ref>Cleveland Leader, Thursday August 21, 1884, Page 5, column 4</ref> |
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+ | [[Image:Cuyahoga_Soap_ad_(1919).JPG|frame|''Advertisement for the Cuyahoga Rendering and Soap Company - appeared in the Cleveland City Directory of 1919'']] | ||
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Image:Cuyahoga_Soap_Works_-_1890s_delivery_wagon.jpg|<small>1890's delivery wagon for Cuyahoga Soap Works</small> | Image:Cuyahoga_Soap_Works_-_1890s_delivery_wagon.jpg|<small>1890's delivery wagon for Cuyahoga Soap Works</small> | ||
Image:Cuyahoga soap.gif|<small>Cuyahoga Soap & Rendering ad</small> | Image:Cuyahoga soap.gif|<small>Cuyahoga Soap & Rendering ad</small> | ||
+ | Image:Cuyahoga_Soap_ad_(1894).JPG|<small>Cuyahoga Rendering & Soap Co.<br>'' (1894 ad found on Cleveland City Directory)''</small> | ||
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Current revision
Owner:
Vice-President:
- Charles W. Ehrke[1]
Location:
- 808 Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
HISTORY
- August's father, Ludwig (Louis) Stadler [1828-1884], opened his soap factory in 1876[2] at a time when a medium-sized gully crossed from his property north of Archwood Avenue over to the northside of Willowdale Avenue.
- Ludwig's factory was located in that gully just west of West 25th St.. Presumably, the development of the residential area between Archwood and Mapledale Avenue proved to be incompatible with a firm that utilized animal fats and tallow which probably produced noxious odors. The gully was totally filled in and now is the site of housing and retail businesses.
- Louis' son, August, started up his own operation on the lower end of Denison Avenue. The soap factory was totally destroyed by fire on August 18, 1884.[3]
CUYAHOGA SOAP, a small family-owned rendering firm, became a major domestic producer of tallow. The company was a major consumer of the waste from Cleveland's stockyard operations. Cuyahoga Soap & Rendering, as the company was originally called, was begun by August W. Stadler in 1876 with $98 capital. (A friend offered him $100, but he turned down the extra $2 as unnecessary.) A fire and flood ruined Stadler's early venture, but undaunted, he maintained an office in his home while he acquired the materials to start over.[4]
--Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
REFERENCES
- ↑ A history of Cleveland and its environs By Elroy McKendree Avery, Lewis Publishing Company; 1918; pg.406
- ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jan 25, 1953, pg.6-B, obituary for Mrs. Anna B. Stadler
- ↑ Cleveland Leader, Thursday August 21, 1884, Page 5, column 4
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CS7
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