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Image:Redman-lowerNortheastside.jpg|Redman Ave. - northside from W14th to W13th
Image:Redman-lowerNortheastside.jpg|Redman Ave. - northside from W14th to W13th
Image:Redman-lowerSoutheastside.jpg|Redman Ave. - southside from W14th to W13th
Image:Redman-lowerSoutheastside.jpg|Redman Ave. - southside from W14th to W13th
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Image:Alley.jpg|Foster Ct. - Alley between W13th & W14th looking north
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Image:Alley.jpg|Foster Ct. - Alley between W.13th & W.14th looking north
Image:Alley_overhead_(Small).jpg|Foster Ct. - western end of the alley looking southeast
Image:Alley_overhead_(Small).jpg|Foster Ct. - western end of the alley looking southeast
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Image:West14th-lookingNorth.jpg|West 14th Street and Denison looking north<br>The vantage point is from the old Gulf Gas Station. [[Gasior's Bar]] is on the left corner. To the left of Gasior's can be seen a white house that was the home of [[George Foster]], son of the original settler / landowner [[Ebenezer Foster]] of this side of Denison Ave.
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Image:West14th-lookingNorth.jpg|West 14th St. and Denison looking north<br>The vantage point is from the old Gulf Gas Station. [[Gasior's Bar]] is on the left corner. To the left of Gasior's can be seen a white house that was the home of [[George Foster]], son of the original settler / landowner [[Ebenezer Foster]] of this side of Denison Ave.
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Image:West14th-lookingNorth2.jpg|West 14th Street and Denison looking north<br>The vantage point is about 3 houses from the corner of Denison and 14th. The brown house in the distance was on Redman Ave.
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Image:West14th-lookingNorth2.jpg|West 14th St. and Denison looking north<br>The vantage point is about 3 houses from the corner of Denison and 14th. The brown house in the distance was on Redman Ave.
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Image:West14th-lookingSouth-before.jpg|West 14th Street looking south from Redman Ave. towards Denison Ave. (Before the [[Jennings Freeway]].)
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Image:West14th-lookingSouth-before.jpg|West 14th St. looking south from Redman Ave. towards Denison Ave. (Before the [[Jennings Freeway]].)
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Image:West15th-lookingNorth.jpg|West 15th St. looking north from Denison Ave.
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===Harvard Ave., Denison Hill, Jennings Avenue===
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===Denison Ave., Jennings Ave.===
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Image:Denison_and_W14th_looking_west.gif|Denison Ave. and West 14th looking west.<br>-- On the right is the bakery that was operated as early as 1936 by Stanley Mankowski and then for a short time in 1942 by Frank Samosky (brother of the Samosky who ran the bakery near Fleet Ave.) and later by Frank Staszewski from 1942 into the mid-1950's. He died in 1957.<br>-- On the left, labeled as 1409 Denison is the large block building that was owned by John and Mary Oprzadek.<br>-- ''(City Hall Photograph Collection at the Cleveland Public Library)''
Image:Denison_Hill.jpg|Denison Ave. hill down to Jennings Ave.
Image:Denison_Hill.jpg|Denison Ave. hill down to Jennings Ave.
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===Jennings Freeway Demolition===
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Image:Freeway4x.jpg|'''West 14th St.''' looking south from Redman. The State shows no mercy for the condemned neighborhood. This view taken in 1964 shows part of the houses already torn down for the Jennings Freeway.
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Image:West14th-lookingSouth-after.jpg|'''West 14th St.''' looking south from Redman. This view taken in 1964 shows the same area after it was cleaned up a bit.
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Image:Freeway1x.jpg|'''West 15th St.''' and Redman looking west. Demolition has started. Watch the small house on the left. Next picture shows what happens.
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Image:Freeway2x.jpg|'''West 15th St.''' and Redman looking west. Breaking thru...
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Image:Freeway3x.jpg|'''West 15th St.''' and Redman looking west. CRASH!!!!
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Image:1230Redman-after.jpg|'''1230 Redman Ave.''' A shell of it's former self.
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Image:1302Redman-after.jpg|'''1302 Redman Ave.'''
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Image:1314Redman-after.jpg|'''1314 Redman Ave.''' Also a shell of it's former self.
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Image:Freeway5x.jpg|'''Denison Ave.''' looking east. The vantage point is the East Denison playground sidewalk that led into the open lot on the corner of W.15th and Denison. You are looking out across what used to be Kilroy's house, the bakery, and [[Gasior's Bar]]. All gone now. The building just left of center is [[Slabe's Shoe Store]] with the [[Harvard-Denison Bridge]] just right of that.
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===West 25th St.===
===West 25th St.===
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===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===

Revision as of 19:52, 6 April 2007

Contents

West 13th, West 14th, West 15th, and Redman

West 13th St. - Looking south from Redman [About 1960]

West 13th St. - Tillie Kuczek's store at 3701 W13th

Redman Ave. - northside from W14th to W13th

Redman Ave. - southside from W14th to W13th

Foster Ct. - Alley between W.13th & W.14th looking north

Foster Ct. - western end of the alley looking southeast

West 14th St. and Denison looking north
The vantage point is from the old Gulf Gas Station. Gasior's Bar is on the left corner. To the left of Gasior's can be seen a white house that was the home of George Foster, son of the original settler / landowner Ebenezer Foster of this side of Denison Ave.

West 14th St. and Denison looking north
The vantage point is about 3 houses from the corner of Denison and 14th. The brown house in the distance was on Redman Ave.

West 14th St. looking south from Redman Ave. towards Denison Ave. (Before the Jennings Freeway.)

West 15th St. looking north from Denison Ave.


Denison Ave., Jennings Ave.

Denison Ave. and West 14th looking west.
-- On the right is the bakery that was operated as early as 1936 by Stanley Mankowski and then for a short time in 1942 by Frank Samosky (brother of the Samosky who ran the bakery near Fleet Ave.) and later by Frank Staszewski from 1942 into the mid-1950's. He died in 1957.
-- On the left, labeled as 1409 Denison is the large block building that was owned by John and Mary Oprzadek.
-- (City Hall Photograph Collection at the Cleveland Public Library)

Denison Ave. hill down to Jennings Ave.


Jennings Freeway Demolition

West 14th St. looking south from Redman. The State shows no mercy for the condemned neighborhood. This view taken in 1964 shows part of the houses already torn down for the Jennings Freeway.

West 14th St. looking south from Redman. This view taken in 1964 shows the same area after it was cleaned up a bit.

West 15th St. and Redman looking west. Demolition has started. Watch the small house on the left. Next picture shows what happens.

West 15th St. and Redman looking west. Breaking thru...

West 15th St. and Redman looking west. CRASH!!!!

1230 Redman Ave. A shell of it's former self.

1302 Redman Ave.

1314 Redman Ave. Also a shell of it's former self.

Denison Ave. looking east. The vantage point is the East Denison playground sidewalk that led into the open lot on the corner of W.15th and Denison. You are looking out across what used to be Kilroy's house, the bakery, and Gasior's Bar. All gone now. The building just left of center is Slabe's Shoe Store with the Harvard-Denison Bridge just right of that.


West 25th St.


Miscellaneous

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