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Post-1906 name:

West 25th Street


Location:

Full length of the street extends from a few blocks north of Detroit Ave. to the Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge, however, the portion that was in Brooklyn Centre started at about Daisy Avenue.


Development:

Ebenezer Fish and Betts and Bibbins developed the section north of Denison Ave.
Moses Fish developed the section south of Denison Ave.


Named for:

The origin of the name "Pearl" is unknown. It was already called this by 1835 as attested to by its appearance on a map of that era. There were no property owners in the vicinity with the surname of Pearl for whom the street might have been named.


History

Hezekiah Eldredge opened "Pearl Street House" in 1836.
It can be naturally assumed that the street's name is feminine, but around this time there was a substance in use called pearl ash that may have been the source of the name.
Potassium carbonate was first identified in 1742 by Antonio Campanella and is the primary component of potash and the more refined pearlash or salts of tartar. Historically pearlash was created by baking potash in a kiln to remove impurities. The fine white powder remaining was the pearlash. Pearlash has been used for soap, glass, and china production."
Source: Wikipedia article
Pearl Street's northern end was in the vicinity of several streets named for trees such as Hickory, Hemlock, Willow, Mulberry, and Spruce.
Another possible reason for the name was the popularity of oysters along the east coast of America, though the family of oysters found there did not produce pearls of commercial value.
Wikipedia article on Oysters


AKA (Also Known As)

Pearl Street was also known by many different names. At various times it was called by names that indicated a final destination (ie. Columbus), then by the fact that it had become a toll road, and then by it's numerical name when all north/south streets were converted from names to numbers. Most recently, calling West 25th St. Pearl Road has again become fashionable.
Columbus Road
Plank Road
Wayne, Medina, and Cuyahoga Turnpike
This turnpike was incorporated February 2nd, 1824[1]
Medina-Wooster Turnpike
Turnpike Road
Main Street
West 25th Street
Pearl Road

Historical Businesses

The following table attempts to show the businesses that existed along Pearl Street (now called West 25th Street) in various eras. The table has been divided into two sections; the first for establishments along the west side of the street and the second for the east side.
The data was derived from the Cleveland City Directory, Sanborn Insurance Maps, Reflections of Brooklyn Centre, personal memories, and various other sources.
NOTE: The following table is a work in progress
Where possible, if a lot had been alloted by a developer, the lot number will be listed using the following key:
AK = Adam Kroehle
BB = Betts and Bibbins
EF = Ebenezer Fish
FD = Fish & Davis
IF = Isaiah Fish heirs
KLJ = Kroehle, Luce, Jensen
JSF = John Stanton Fish
MF = Moses Fish original village lots

(This table looks much better in the Firefox v3.0.7 browser. It doesn't render well in Internet Explorer v6.)


West side of Pearl

Historical Businesses along Pearl Street (West 25th Street)
Street and Side Village Lot Pre-1906
Old Style
Address
Modern
Address
Business Type Business Name Business Owner Additional Information
Mapledale Intersect
West Pearl IF0117713706HouseN/AJefferson FishJefferson owned this property from 1886 until his death in 1903. It passed into the hands of his wife Leonora and then his son, Orlando. Orlando sold it to Max Lees in 1915 who then turned around and sold it to Louise Sonnendecker.
West Pearl IF0117713706LibraryBrooklyn Branch.The library lot straddles the Original Lot lines of #65 and #66. James Fish had #66 and his cousin Ebenezer had the north half of #65.
West Pearl ..3710Shoe repairRosso'sAnthony RossoNoted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3710Beautician.Florence HurleyNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3712TailorSill's TailoringAdolph SillNoted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3712 1/2BarbershopBowen'sCharles BowenNoted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3714Beauty ShopWillowdale Beauty Shop.Noted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3716-20Washing Machine RepairGeneral Washing Machine Repair.Noted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3716FurnitureBrookside Furniture.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3722Meat MarketStillman MeatsAugust StillmanNoted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3722Meat MarketKullman MeatsEdward KullmanNoted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3722Meat MarketKruggel MeatsWarren KruggelNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3724GroceryA&P Grocery.Noted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3726FruitsRehman FruitsRobert RehmanNoted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3728Electrical SupplySunbeam Electric.Noted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl .......
West Pearl ..3730Confectionary.EmmaNoted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl ..3730DeliRuth Marie Dellicatessen.Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
Delmar Intersect
West Pearl .17993732GroceryKainsinger'sJ.A. KainsingerNoted in 1906-04-22 issues of the Plain Dealer, pg 41
West Pearl .17993732CafeLavdas Cafe.Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl 27.3734PlumbingModern Heating & PlumbingClarence Rademaker?Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl 27.3736Bakery.Lewis KittredgeNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl 28.3738....
West Pearl 28.3740Deli.Chester SzymankiewiczNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl 38.3742CeramicsBracon Ceramic Studio.Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl 38.3746VarietyGee'sAllison GeeNoted in 1934 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl 38.3748.Reliable Electric.Noted in 1934 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3750....
West Pearl39.3752-54Apartment BuildingRosesheer Building.Destroyed in a fire. Noted in 1934 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl39.3756-60....
West Pearl3918333758-64ClothingRuck's Dry GoodsRobert Ruck.
Archwood Intersect
West Pearl218353760DrugstoreSchossler Drug Co..Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl1.3764FloristWitthuhn'sWalter WitthuhnNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3764-70....
West Pearl..3768....
West Pearl..3766-68....
West Pearl..3766BeauticianLoretta MelchiorLoretta MelchiorNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3770SpecialtyR&S Rubber Stamp.Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3776....
West Pearl..3778Restaurant.Cyril HubleyNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3780....
West Pearl..3782....
West Pearl..3784-90....
West Pearl..3792-94Bicycle ShopMerkle-Miller.Advertised as bicycle shop in 1937 program for National Amateur Bicycle Championships.
West Pearl..3794....
West Pearl..3800....
West Pearl..3802CamerasJordan Camera.Noted in 1943 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl.18613806GroceriesBaeder GroceriesWalter BaederNoted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl.18613808MeatsMalusky'sEdwin MaluskyNoted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West PearlFD0118633806-08Hardware..Noted on Sanborn map of 1896. Hardware and paints.
West PearlFD0118633806-08HallKern's Hall.Noted on the Electric Railway Guide of 1904
Garden Intersect
West Pearl..3814....
West Pearl..3816VarietyF.W. Woolworth's.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3820Dry GoodsBoston Chain Store.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3824....
West Pearl..3826RestaurantVasel's RestaurantLouka VaselNoted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3828BakeryLakewood Bakery.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3830ShoesZak Shoes.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3830 1/2....
West Pearl..3832....
West Pearl..3834GroceriesFisher Foods.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl.1897????DrugstoreBrooklyn PharmacyWm. Handler, ProprietorNoted in 1900 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3836CandyEmanuel's ConfectionaryGeorge EmanuelNoted in 1934 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3836DrugstoreStandard Drug Co..Noted in 1943 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
Denison Intersect
West Pearl..3838DrugstoreMarshall Drug Co..Noted in 1943 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3840FurnitureMayer-Marks.Noted in 1943 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3842TheatreDenison Square Theater.Noted in 1943 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory
West Pearl..3848Funeral HomeSpaulding'sOrson Fenn Spaulding1917 site of Spaulding's prior to its r1920 re-location to 2704 Denison Ave. Spaulding was renting storerooms at 3848 to serve as a funeral home.
West Pearl..3850....
West Pearl..3856-58....
West Pearl..3858....
West Pearl..3870....
West Pearl..3880....
West Pearl..3888....
West Pearl.......

East side of Pearl

Historical Businesses along Pearl Street (West 25th Street)
Street and Side Village Lot Pre-1906
Old Style
Address
Modern
Address
Equivalent
Business Type Business Name Business Owner Additional Information
Willowdale Intersect
East ..3723Firehouse...
East ..3731HouseDiebold Mallo.Known as the "Mallo House" and as an historic landgmark in the city of Cleveland.
East ..3731Boarding HouseBill Morlock's.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory as Morlock Louise M Mrs furn rms, but recalled as Bill Morlock's in the Reflection from Brooklyn Centre. 1934 photo has a sign calling it Morlock Mover and Storage.
East ..3735Car dealershipDoraty Motors.Noted in the 1943 Cleveland City Directory.
East .1800.EntertainmentBrooklyn Roller RinkD.A. MalloNoted in the 1885 Cleveland City Directory. Partners C.C. Reeve and G.S. Burnett.
East JSF041804.FactoryA.Claus Bank, Office, & Bar FurnitureA. ClausNoted on Sanborn Map of 1896.
East JSF031808-18123751FactoryGeorge D. Sheer Iron WorksGeorge Sheer1896
Forestdale Intersect
East ...SaloonHeight Saloon..
East ..3755-57TobaccoArchwood Tobacco Co..Noted in 1943 and 1953 Cleveland City Directory.
East ..3757Movie TheatreCentre Picture Show.Noted on 1913 Sanborn Map and mentioned in Reflection from Brooklyn Centre
East .1824.Livery..Noted on 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1830.House..Noted on 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1836.House..Noted on 1896 and 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1840.House..Noted on 1896 and 1903 Sanborn Map
Dobson Intersect (Previously known as Olive Court)
East .1846.House..Noted on 1896 and 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1852-1854.2 Joined StoresDentist at 1854.Noted on 1896 Sanborn Map
East .1852.House..Noted on 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1854.House..Noted on 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1862.House..Noted on 1896 and 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1866.Repair Shop..Noted on 1903 Sanborn Map
East .1868.EntertainmentBrooklyn Opera HouseJ. Fish, ProprietorFound in 1885 Cleveland city Directory
East ..3777Ice HouseCity Ice Delivery.Noted on 1913 Sanborn Map. Purchased from Carl Brown in 1913.
East ..3777GroceriesA&P Grocery Store.Noted in 1943 Cleveland City Directory
East ..3777GroceriesSav-Mor Grocery Store.c.1984
East ..3783-3787LaundryChinese laundryWilliam JungNoted in 1951 Cleveland City Directory. This building was also an apartment house that had 5 suites.
East ..3787GroceriesAldi's.Parcel 008-24-009
East .18603793BakeryStar BakingOscar KroehleNoted on 1903 Sanborn Map. Kroehle purchased this property from the Olive Kibbee estate in 1898. His business partners were John and George Kraushaar.
East .18603793BakeryWheelock BakingC. Day WheelockPurchased this property from the Star Baking Co. in 1905. C.Day Wheelock died suddenly in 1914.
East .18603793BakeryKopp BakingHerbert KoppNoted on 1912 Sanborn Map. Purchased this property from the Wheelock Baking Co. in 1912. Sold it in 1916 when Herbert died. Herbert was the father-in-law of Dwight Gilbert Fish a great-grandson of Moses Fish
East .18643797-3799HallBrooklyn Memorial Hall.1904
East .1862-18643797-3799HallG.A.R. Hall.1912
East .18643797-3799LibraryBrooklyn sub-branchCleveland Public Library1912. This was a temporary site for the library just prior to the building of the permanent branch library at the corner of Mapledale Ave. and West 25th St.
East ..3801Gas stationSohio.Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
East ...MilkLawson's..
Grand Army Ct. Intersect (Now called Garden Ave.)
East .1876.....
East .1878.....
East ..3809BarWest Town Lounge.Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
East ..3811CleanersJakubicMichael JakubicNoted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
East ..3815OptometristThomas Babb.Noted in 1953 Cleveland City Directory
East ..3815MeatsFish N Fowl Meats.Noted in 1951 Cleveland City Directory
East ..3817HardwareWyatt's HardwareH.M. WyattNoted in 1951 Cleveland City Directory
East .1880.....
East .1884.....
East .18863819HardwareTettelbach's HardwareMathias TettelbachFound in 1900 Census. His brother John was a stove manufacturer. Both were sons of Peter Tettelbach.
East .1892.....
East .1898.GroceryNewton'sT.W. NewtonT.W. mentioned in an 1886 Plain Dealer article as the origination point for the huge fire that damaged many buildings including the Methodist Episcopal Church. Newton's store was located in the Morison / Rieley Block. A city directory lists W.H. Newton as the grocer here.
Denison Intersect
East .18963829.Kroehle Block.1904
East .18983835BankFarmers and Merchants Banking.Noted on the Electric Railway Guide of 1904. Ad found for 1908.
East .1920.BowlingBrown's Bowling Alley.NE corner of Selzer Avenue and West 25th St.
Selzer Intersect
East .1934.Beer GardenBrooklyn HouseJohn NaafNoted in 1888 Cleveland City Directory as Brooklyn House. Also noted on a 1903 Sanborn map but unnamed. The beer garden took up the whole SE corner of Selzer Avenue and West 25th St. and included a dance pavillion. The actual tavern building was approximately 100' south of the corner.
East ...RecreationBrookly YMCA.Built in 1955 - closed in 1996. Claude H. Foster, grandson of Ebenezer Foster, donated $550,000 for the building.

REFERENCES

  1. Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 9, 1846 issue, page 2, column 4



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