All photos courtesy of the Cleveland Memory Project.

Street in Tremont, 1932
“Hiding under tent at Lincoln Park is Debra Brown, 6, of 2307 W. 5th St – found by David Antebi, director of W. Side Opportunity Fair … Early visit to the Near West Side- Tremont Opportunity Fair was made today by Debra Brown, 6, of 2307 W. 5th St. shown being rescued from under the big tent at Lincoln Park by Fair Director David Antebi. The big tent will house many exhibits during the five-day celebration which begins tomorrow” — photo verso.
2451 West 6th Street
Abbey Street Bridge in 1950
“Buhrer Avenue and W. 14th St.”
St. Tikhon Street
Students wait for buses on Starkweather Ave., Cleveland, Ohio in 1979
German class at Merrick House, 1955
Merrick House along with all of its employees and volunteers, 1960
“Mother’s Tap Dancing class Lincoln Bath House Recreation Tremont”
Students in an overcrowded Tremont classroom
Piggyback ride down a hill on Olga Avenue in Tremont
Home of T.E. Cowell, 2165 W. 5th cleaned & painted as part of urban renewal project in area
A young boy sits atop a post overlooking a row of houses in a Tremont area neighborhood.
“Christmas party at Tremont Community Center.”
“Tremont area toured by Gilligan West 7th St.” –photo verso. Ohio Governor John Gilligan tours the Tremont area with Dennis Kucinich.
Cluttered alleyway between West 6th and 7th street in Tremont
Tremont men and women look at a 3D model of Tremont
Well-dressed men and women sit at tables during a breakfast in Tremont.
Men in Tremont sell products out of the back of their truck
Lemko Tavern in Tremont on the corner of W. 11th St. and Literary Rd.
West 7th Street
Used clothing store on Jefferson Avenue in Tremont
Buildings on Literary Road in Tremont to be torn down
Professor Ave. looking north from College Ave. in Tremont
People protest outside of Lincoln Heights Savings and Loan Co. in Tremont
“Tremont slums” –photo verso. Houses surrounded by junk and clutter. A girl looks out the door and a goat is on the porch.
Tremont residents clean up leaves at Lincoln Park
Local Tremont grocer, John Durika, hands a loaf of bread to Tremont resident Mike Maty
Mitro’s Delicatessen, 726 Starkweather Avenue. Beer. Wine. To Take Out. Shelf Groceries. Dairy Products
Photo of The Fisher Bros. Co., located at 3154 West 14th. Sreet.
Tremont’s Lincoln Park south of downtown Cleveland.

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