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Pearl St.
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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.
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
- 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
- Village Lot Key:
- AK = Adam Kroehle
- BB = Betts & Bibbins
- EF = Ebenezer Fish
- FD = Fish & Davis
- IF = Isaiah Fish heirs
- MF = Moses Fish original village lots
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Street and Side | Village Lot | Pre-1906 Old Style Address | Modern Address | First Noted | Business Type | Business Name | Business Owner | Additional Information |
Mapledale Intersect | ||||||||
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West Pearl | IF01 | 1771 | 3706 | 1902 | Private Home | N/A | Jefferson Fish | Jefferson 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 | IF01 | 1771 | 3706 | . | Library | Brooklyn 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 | . | . | 3710 | 1934 | Shoe repair | Rosso's | Anthony Rosso | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3710 | 1953 | Beautician | . | Florence Hurley | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3712 | 1934 | Tailor | Sill's Tailoring | Adolph Sill | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3712 1/2 | 1934 | Barbershop | Bowen's | Charles Bowen | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3714 | 1934 | Beauty Shop | Willowdale Beauty Shop | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3716-20 | 1934 | Washing Machine Repair | General Washing Machine Repair | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3716 | 1943 | Furniture | Brookside Furniture | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3722 | 1934 | Meat Market | Stillman Meats | August Stillman | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3722 | 1943 | Meat Market | Kullman Meats | Edward Kullman | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3722 | 1953 | Meat Market | Kruggel Meats | Warren Kruggel | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3724 | 1934 | Grocery | A&P Grocery | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3726 | 1934 | Fruits | Rehman Fruits | Robert Rehman | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3728 | 1934 | Electrical Supply | Sunbeam Electric | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3730 | 1934 | Confectionary | . | Emma | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3730 | 1953 | Deli | Ruth Marie Dellicatessen | . | . |
Delmar Intersect | ||||||||
West Pearl | . | . | 3732 | 1953 | Cafe | Lavdas Cafe | . | . |
West Pearl | 27 | . | 3734 | 1953 | Plumbing | Modern Heating & Plumbing | Clarence Rademaker? | . |
West Pearl | 27 | . | 3736 | 1953 | Bakery | . | Lewis Kittredge | . |
West Pearl | 28 | . | 3738 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | 28 | . | 3740 | 1953 | Deli | . | Chester Szymankiewicz | . |
West Pearl | 38 | . | 3742 | 1953 | Ceramics | Bracon Ceramic Studio | . | . |
West Pearl | 38 | . | 3746 | 1934 | Variety | Gee's | Allison Gee | Still there in 1953 city directory |
West Pearl | 38 | . | 3748 | 1934 | . | Reliable Electric | . | Still there in 1953 city directory |
West Pearl | . | . | 3750 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | 39 | . | 3752-54 | 1934 | Apartment Building | Rosesheer Building | . | Destroyed in a fire |
West Pearl | 39 | . | 3756-60 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | 39 | . | 3758 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
Archwood Intersect | ||||||||
West Pearl | 2 | 1835 | 3760 | 1953 | Drugstore | Schossler Drug Co. | . | Still there in 1953 city directory |
West Pearl | 1 | . | 3764 | 1953 | Florist | Witthuhn's | Walter Witthuhn | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3764-70 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3768 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3766-68 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3766 | 1953 | Beautician | Loretta Melchior | Loretta Melchior | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3770 | 1953 | Specialty | R&S Rubber Stamp | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3776 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3778 | 1953 | Restaurant | . | Cyril Hubley | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3780 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3782 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3784-90 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3792-94 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3794 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3800 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3802 | 1943 | Cameras | Jordan Camera | . | . |
West Pearl | . | 1861 | 3806 | 1943 | Groceries | Baeder Groceries | Walter Baeder | . |
West Pearl | . | 1861 | 3808 | 1943 | Meats | Malusky's | Edwin Malusky | . |
West Pearl | . | 1863 | 3806-08 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
Garden Intersect | ||||||||
West Pearl | . | . | 3814 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3816 | 1943 | Variety | F.W. Woolworth's | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3820 | 1943 | Dry Goods | Boston Chain Store | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3824 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3826 | 1943 | Restaurant | Vasel's Restaurant | Louka Vasel | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3828 | 1943 | Bakery | Lakewood Bakery | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3830 | 1943 | Shoes | Zak Shoes | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3830 1/2 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3832 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3834 | 1943 | Groceries | Fisher Foods | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3836 | 1934 | Candy | Emanuel's Confectionary | George Emanuel | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3836 | 1943 | Drugstore | Standard Drug Co. | . | Still there in 1953 city directory |
Denison Intersect | ||||||||
West Pearl | . | . | 3838 | 1943 | Drugstore | Marshall Drug Co. | . | Still there in 1953 city directory |
West Pearl | . | . | 3840 | 1943 | Furniture | Mayer-Marks | . | Still there in 1953 city directory |
West Pearl | . | . | 3842 | 1943 | Theatre | Denison Square Theatre | . | Still there in 1953 city directory |
West Pearl | . | . | 3850 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3856-58 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3858 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3870 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3880 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | 3888 | 1934 | . | . | . | . |
West Pearl | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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