Cleveland Heights, or ‘The Heights’ as its known to those who grew up amongst its picturesque neighborhoods, is a suburb just outside of the city of Cleveland that’s filled with a rich history and memories galore. Take a trip through The Heights through the years. All photos via Cleveland Memory Project.
Mayfield Road Toll Gate & Booth, 1902Euclid Country Club, Derbyshire Road, 1905John D. Rockefeller Home, Forest Hill, 1910Golf Links, Derbyshire Road, 1911Heights High Football, 1915Lee Road School, Lee Road, 1915Top of the Hill, Cedar Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard, 1920Superior and Overlook Road, 1925Angelo’s Shoe Repair, Lee Road, 1928Lee Pharmacy, Lee Road, 1928Douglas Building, Cedar and Lee Road, 1928Bookmobile for Cleveland Heights, 1928C.G. Kehres Photographer, Lee Road, 1929The Fisher Bros. Co., South Taylor and Superior Road, 1930Rockefeller Building, Mayfield and Lee Road, 1930Stadium Square, Taylor Road, 1930Alcazar Hotel, Derbyshire Road, 1930Kroh’s Market, Lee Road, 1930Old Fire Department, Mayfield Road, 1930Cedar & Coventry Road, 1930Washington’s Drugs & Soda and Eagle Stamps, Noble Road, 1935V.C. Taylor and Son, Cedar Road, 1935The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Taylor Road, 1935Taylor Variety Store, South Taylor Road, 1935Phillips Market and VIM Shoe Factory, Lee Road, 1935Monticello Cleaners and Tailors, Noble Road, 1935Advertisements, Noble Road, 1935Mawby’s, The Fisher Brothers Co. and The Stamberger Co., Lee Road, 1935Ladies at Cedar Hill, 1935Hoffman’s and Spanner’s Flowers, Coventry Road, 1935Hirsch’s Creamery and Sproul’s Hardware, Taylor Road, 19352785 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Coventry Road, 1935Heights High Gym Class, 1935Burrow’s and Amedeo’s Shoe Shop, Coventry Road, 1935Farmview Creamery, Heights Medical Building, Fairmount Boulevard, 1935Chrysler Plymouth, Cedar Road, 1935Heights Furnitre Co., South Taylor Road, 1935Allied Drugs, Coventry and Mayfield Road, 1935Edna Mae Beauty Salon, Lee Road, 1935Amster Drug Company, Taylor Road, 1935Baetz’s and VIM Shoe Factory, Lee Road, 1935Farmview Liberty, Lee Road, 1935Campbell’s Grocery, Taylor Tudor Building, South Taylor Road, 1935Cedar-Lee Theatre, Lee Road, 1936Heights High Band, 1936Heights Theatre, Euclid Heights Boulevard, 1936Heights High School, Cedar Road, 1937The Standard Oil Co., Lee Road, 1937Cumberland Pool and Bathhouse, Cumberland Road, 1937J. Benovitz Delicatessen, Coventry and Hampshire Road, 1938Fire at Miether’s Ice Cream, Lee Road, 1938Damon’s Dining Room, Fairmount Boulevard, 1940Streetcar, Mayfield and Coventry Road, 1940Goldberg’s Grocery Store, Mayfield Road, 1940Douglas Building, Lee Road, 1941Cumberland Pool & Bathhouse, Cumberland Road, 1945Performance at Cain Park, 1945Streetcar, Euclid Heights Boulevard, 1948South Taylor Hardware, South Taylor Road, 1948Record Bar Liquor, South Taylor Road, 1948Poe’s Home Made Ice Cream, Lee Road, 1948Pick-n-Pay Super Market, Coventry Road, 1948Noble Cycle and Auto Supply, Noble Road, 1948Newmark’s Bake Shoppe, Coventry Road, 1948Motter’s Music House, Coventry Road, 1948Mawby’s Lunch, Lee Road, 1948Hilltop Inn, Noble Road, 1948Heights High School Concert Band, 1948Heights Beverage Co, Mayfield Road, 1948Gray’s Drugs, Noble Road, 1948Westinghouse Appliances, Coventry Road, 1948Cain Park Open Air Summer Theatre, 1950Picnicking at Cumberland Pool, Cumberland Road, 1950Lifeguards at Cumberland Pool, Cumberland Road, 1950Cedar Lee District, 1951Drexler Drugs, Cedar Road, 1953Naso’s Market, South Taylor Road, 1953New York Bakery, Cedar Road, 1953Dean Dairy’s 75th Anniversary, Mayfield Road, 1959Winkelman’s, Severance Town Center, Mayfield Road, 1963Severance Town Center, Mayfield Road, 1963Higbee’s, Severance Town Center, Mayfield Road, 1963Restaurant Dining Area, Halle’s, Severance Town Center, 1964Superior Schoolhouse, Euclid Heights Boulevard, 1966Doctors’ Hospital, Cedar Road, 1967Cleveland Press Staff Room, 1968Coventry and Euclid Heights Boulevard, 1969Cleveland Trust Bank, Auer’s Family Shop and 5 & 10 Variety, Lee Road, 1969Snap on Tools, Kosher Meat Market and Lester’s, South Taylor Road, 1969Lenny’s Tri-Service Cleaners, Elco Realty Co., Estrin Hardware, Harry’s Appetizer Delicatessen and Snap on Tools, South Taylor Road, 1969Morry’s Shoe Store and Irv’s Sandwich Shop, South Taylor Road, 1969Schwinn Bicycles, Wasserman’s Fish & Meat, Zucker’s Outlet, & Morry’s Shoe Store, South Taylor Road, 1969Society Bank, Fazio’s, Kay’s Lounge, Mark Iszler’s and Bill’s Shoe, Lee Road, 1969Euclid Heights Boulevard and Lee Road, 1969Vacuum Cleaner Co., Lee Road, 1969The Back Room, Basch’s and Faragher’s, Taylor Tudor Building, South Taylor Road, 1969Berger Bros. Mens Shop, Melmart Shoes and Brook Clothiers, Lee Road, 1969Arthur Treacher’s, Cedar Road, 1971Generation Gap, Coventry and Lancashire Road, 1971Miller’s Drugs, Cedar Road, 1971Texaco Station, Lee Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard, 1971Sohio Gas Station, Mayfield and Coventry Road, 1971Heights High School, Lee Road, 1973Fazio’s, Noble Road, 1975Hough Bakeries, Inc., Noble Road, 1975Ming’s Jade and Nela Park Shoes, Noble and Greyton Road, 1975City Hall, Mayfield Road, 1977Ripco Vacuum Cleaner Co., Cedar and Taylor Road, 1980Wood & Co. and Seitz-Agin Hardware, Lee Road, 1981Sport Spot Lounge, Mark Iszler’s Den for Men, and Wood & Co., Lee Road, 1981Saloon, Lee Road, 1981Wordsworth, Lee Upholstering, Irving J. Franklin Realtor and Montgomery Clock Repair, Lee Road, 1981R & A Discount Stores, Coventry Road, 1982Construction of Fire Station, Mayfield and Taylor Road, 1982Passport to Peru, Coventry Road, 1982High Tide Rock Bottom, Coventry Road, 1982Daffy Dan’s, Coventry Road, 1982China Treasure House, Coventry Road, 1982Dobama Theatre, Coventry Road, 1982Caroll Drug, Coventry Road, 1982Mayfield & Coventry Road, 1982Mac’s Backs Paperbacks, Coventry Road, 1982Lee’s Design Lines, Coventry Road, 1982Irv’s, Coventry Road, 1982Coventry Books, Coventry Road, 1982Tommy’s, Coventry Road, 1982The Record Exchange, Coventry Road, 1982The Corkscrew, Coventry Road, 1982Taj Mahal Restaurant, Coventry Road, 1982Sunshine Headquarters Too, Coventry Road, 1982City Hall Construction, Mayfield Road, 1984Cedar-Lee Mini Park, 1984Armed Forces Recruiting Center & Heights Animal Hospital, Cedar Road, 1985Mooney’s Pub & Grill, Lee Road, 1985Austin Company, Mayfield Road, 1985Revco, Coventry and Mayfield Road, 1985Hunan Coventry, The Cleveland Shop, Rainblue Handcrafts, and Record Exchange Annex, Coventry Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard, 1985Heights Hardware, Coventry Road, 1985Coventryard Mall and Coconut Joe’s Bar & Restaurant, Coventry Road, 1985Coventry Cinema and Mitchell’s Candies, Coventry Road, 1985Turkey Ridge Tavern & Eatery, Coventry Road, 1985Beaumont School, North Park Boulevard, 1987Bike One Bike Shop, Coventry Road, 1987The Tavern Company, Lee Road, 1990Arbor Gallery Antiques & Jewelry, Lee Road, 1990Valu-Mart and Angelo’s Pizza, Lee Road, 1990Anthony Coiffures and Oriental Food & Gifts, Lee Road, 1992Lopez Y Gonzalez, Lee Road, 1992Lee Silsby Drug, All Makes Vacuum and Bussey’s Upholstery, Lee Road, 1992In Provence, Lee Road, 1992Hiroshi’s Pub, Lee Road, 1992Heights Auto Sales and Jammin’ 92, Lee Road, 1992Greve’s Flowers, Lee Road, 1992Finnegan’s Wake, Lee Road, 1992Cleveland Celebrations, Delphic Books and Thriftique, Lee Road, 1992Chuck’s Diner, Lee Road, 1992State Liquor Store and Fairmount Cleaners, Lee Road, 1992Shujiro Restaurant, Lee Road, 1992Olivio’s Deli and ValuMart, Lee Road, 1992North Coast Nostalgia and Two Cousins, Lee Road, 1992Video Dugout, Lee Road, 1992Myron’s Cold Beer, Wax Stacks and Storytape Video, Lee Road, 1992Jayson’s Steak House, Lee Road, Unknown Year
