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St. Barbara Church
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'''History''' | '''History''' | ||
| - | :St. Barbara, a Roman Catholic Church, was first organized in 1906 on Valley Road. The location made it difficult for parishioners from around [[Denison Avenue]] to attend, especially during the winter and when the dirt road was wet and muddy. When the church burnt down, parishioners were eager to have the church rebuilt elsewhere, preferably on Denison. | + | :St. Barbara, a Roman Catholic Church, was first organized in 1906 on Valley Road. The location made it difficult for parishioners from around [[Denison Avenue]] to attend, especially during the winter and when the dirt road was wet and muddy. When the church burnt down in 1913, parishioners were eager to have the church rebuilt elsewhere, preferably on Denison. |
This Polish parish was known as '''Barbarowa''', pronounced using a "V" in place of the "W", thus "Barba-roVa". | This Polish parish was known as '''Barbarowa''', pronounced using a "V" in place of the "W", thus "Barba-roVa". | ||
| + | In the early 1960's, word came down from the County that a proposed highway would bisect the neighborhood. This was bad news for the people who had bought their homes and planned to live the rest of their lives there. A study of deed transfers shows that a small number of speculators jumped in and bought some houses. They probably knew what sort of price the State of Ohio Dept. of Transporatation was paying for properties acquired for freeways and paid the frantic sellers a lower price, hoping to make a profit from the true value. On the flip side of the coin, the sellers may have wanted to move quickly instead of waiting for the slow wheels of government to move, so jumped at the chance to be out of their property. | ||
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| + | After all the property was bought up on the east side of W.15th, the west side of W.14th and the north side of Redman, bulldozers moved in to begin demolition. It was an odd sight to be able to see straight across from the houses that were left on the eastern portion over to the houses that were on the western side. | ||
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Other Polish settlements in Cleveland were: | Other Polish settlements in Cleveland were: | ||
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*Warszawa (East 65th near Fleet Ave.) | *Warszawa (East 65th near Fleet Ave.) | ||
*Kantowa (near East 71st and Grant Ave.) | *Kantowa (near East 71st and Grant Ave.) | ||
| - | *Josephatowa | + | *Josephatowa (East 33rd and St. Clair) |
Revision as of 01:49, 2 January 2007
Located at West 15th St and Denison Avenue
History
- St. Barbara, a Roman Catholic Church, was first organized in 1906 on Valley Road. The location made it difficult for parishioners from around Denison Avenue to attend, especially during the winter and when the dirt road was wet and muddy. When the church burnt down in 1913, parishioners were eager to have the church rebuilt elsewhere, preferably on Denison.
This Polish parish was known as Barbarowa, pronounced using a "V" in place of the "W", thus "Barba-roVa".
In the early 1960's, word came down from the County that a proposed highway would bisect the neighborhood. This was bad news for the people who had bought their homes and planned to live the rest of their lives there. A study of deed transfers shows that a small number of speculators jumped in and bought some houses. They probably knew what sort of price the State of Ohio Dept. of Transporatation was paying for properties acquired for freeways and paid the frantic sellers a lower price, hoping to make a profit from the true value. On the flip side of the coin, the sellers may have wanted to move quickly instead of waiting for the slow wheels of government to move, so jumped at the chance to be out of their property.
After all the property was bought up on the east side of W.15th, the west side of W.14th and the north side of Redman, bulldozers moved in to begin demolition. It was an odd sight to be able to see straight across from the houses that were left on the eastern portion over to the houses that were on the western side.
Other Polish settlements in Cleveland were:
- Poznan (near East 79th and St. Clair Ave.)
- Krakowa (Lansing Ave. and East 71st)
- Warszawa (East 65th near Fleet Ave.)
- Kantowa (near East 71st and Grant Ave.)
- Josephatowa (East 33rd and St. Clair)
