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WIKI for the History of Cleveland's westside
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Origins
The area of Cuyahoga County west of the Cuyahoga River was originally called Brooklyn. Brooklyn was township number 7 of range 13. [see the article on the Western Reserve for more information on how townships were numbered.]
Brooklyn's northern boundary was Lake Erie, it's eastern boundary was the Cuyahoga River, it's southern boundary was Parma and Independence, and it's western boundary was Rockport.
The westside was known as the Lord and Barber allotment. All settlers would have purchased their land from Samuel P. Lord and Josiah Barber.
The first permanent white settler of Brooklyn was James Fish.
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Neighborhoods
Street Names
Ever wonder how some streets came to be named what they were? In a lot of cases, streets were named for the property owner or for a member of their family.
For instance, West 15th Street between Redman Avenue and Denison Avenue was originally called Gertie Street. The property owner, Leonard Foster, named the street after his deceased young daughter, Gertrude.
West 13th Street, also between Redman Avenue and Denison Avenue, was originally called Lookout Street. In this case, it wasn't a family name that was used, but rather a reference to the view across the valley. The area may have been frequented by Indians prior to and for a time after the pioneers arrived here in the early 1800's. The Indians were known to use these prominent bluffs to watch out for their enemies.
