Public Square in Downtown Cleveland underwent a $50 million renovation project that was unveiled shortly before the 2016 Republication National Convention. But before all that, here’s what the spot looked like.
Carrie Nation standing outside the E & C Cafe on Public Square in Cleveland in 1907 from the Cleveland Press’s Olden AlbumCleveland 1835 looking west from center of Public Square.Cleveland Press electronic ticker on Public Square, 1944Cleveland residents in Public Square for a Festival of Freedom ceremony, 1952Close-up of statue outside Federal Building and Post Office, 1912Crowd at Public Square, 1930Crowd crossing street in front of Fanny Farmer candy store at Public Square, 1938Crowd gathered on Public Square outside of the Old Stone Church for the memorial service for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968Detail of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, here with the Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square., 1965Decorations in Public Square, 1931Evening view of Euclid Avenue streetcars and intersection, 1947.First Christmas Tree on Public Square. In the background is Soldiers and Sailors Statue. The Tree is across the street from the May Company. 1968Hough Bakery Store – Public Square, 1964Looking down on the southwest quadrant of Public Square from the 16th floor of the Terminal Tower., 1927Looking north towards Superior Ave. at the southwest quadrant of Public Square before grading., 1927May Day demonstration in Public Square, 1930May Day demonstration, Public Square, May 1, 1931.Northwest section of Public Square in Downtown Cleveland. 1983.Northwest Section of Public Square, Downtown Cleveland, 1980.Northwest Section of Public Square, Downtown Cleveland, exterior. 1980Ontario Street and South Roadway SW, 1939Ontario Street, looking south from Public Square … during street car strike, 1899.Part of crowd which gathered in Public Square following C.I.O. Labor Day Parade, 1934.Pedestrians on Ontario Street, 1948Postcard of buildings and streetcars at Public Square. 1910Public Square – Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, 1963Public Square – Southwest Quadrant, 1927Public Square and Ontario Street, SW, 1922Public Square – Southwest Quadrant, west side, 1922Public Square at night, 1980Public Square decorated for Christmas, 1957Public Square from Ontario Street, 1954Public Square Soldiers’ and Sailors’ MonumentStreet scene of streetcar and pedestrians, Euclid Avenue near East 6th Street, 1930.The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on Public Square was designed by Levi T. Scofield. Here it is being surveyed for potential use as a fallout shelter. 1961Traffic on Ontario Street at Public Square, 1954.View of the clock tower of the Old Stone Church from the southeast corner of Public Square. 1960
