A time travel trip through East Cleveland. All photos via the Cleveland Memory Project.

Nela Park Lights, 1980
Early Construction at Nela Park, 1912
Construction at Nela Park, 1913
Women in Line to Vote at Ward 4 Precint A, 1920s
Camp Nela, 1927
Forest Hills Golf Course, 1928
East Cleveland Fire Department, 1929
East Cleveland Jr. High School, 1930
East Cleveland Women’s Club, 1930
Railroad Station, 1930
East Cleveland Railroad Platform, 1930
East Cleveland Railroad Depot, 1930
Railroad Station Interior, 1930
East Cleveland NKP Station, 1930
Commuters at East Cleveland Railroad Station, 1930
Huron Road Hospital, 1931
National Library Binding Company, 1932
Kitchen Classrom at Nela Park, 1934
East Cleveland Railroad Station, 1936
James C. Jones, John D. Rockefeller, and Jay Downer at Forest Hill Park, 1938
Mongl Variety Store, Hayden Avenue, 1938
Lake on Former Rockefeller Estate, 1939
Bridge Construction over Forest Hills Boulevard, 1939
Shaw High School Orchestra, 1939
Shaw High School Diving Team, 1937
Shaw High School Band, 1938
Monticello Boulevard Extension, 1939
Shaw High School Basketball Team, 1939
Proposed Footbridge for Forest Hill Park, 1939
Dead Men’s Row, Funeral Homes Along Euclid Avenue, 1941
Christmas trees at Nela Park, 1941
Superior School, 1941
State Donut Shop, Hayden Avenue, 1941
East Cleveland Main Library, 1941
Shaw High School Classroom, 1941
Members in Shaw High School Rifle Club, 1941
Picketers at Nela Park, 1946
Lighting Institute at Nela Park, 1946
East Cleveland Clinic, 1947
Shaw High School Student Rally, 1947
Shaw High School Radio, 1950s
Man Passing Out Leaflets at Nela Park, 1950
Girls in Biology Class at Shaw High, 1953
Shaw High School Students Parade, 1954
Santa Claus on a Rocket, Nela Park, 1954
Nela Park Christmas Display, 1954
Cleveland Press Spelling Contest winners at Rozelle School in East Cleveland, 1955
East Cleveland Farmers’ Market, 1956
John D. Rockefeller’s Forest Hill Residence, 1956
Forest Hill Park, 1956
Forest Hills House, 1956
Chambers Elementary School. 1957
Ice Skaters at Forest Hills Pond, 1959
Christ the King Catholic Church, 1960
Student Lounge at Shaw High School, 1960
East Cleveland 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1961
Young Women’s Christian Association New Indoor Pool, 1962
East Cleveland Municipal Court, 1962
Construction Site at Terrace and Noble, 1963
East Cleveland Farmers’ Market, 1963
Apartment Building Construction on Superior South of Terrace, 1963
East Cleveland Employment Service, 1963
Nela Park Interior Overlooking Pool, 1963
Rooftop View of East Cleveland From Forest Park Towers, 1963
Shaw High School Addition, 1963
Night Light Fountain Show at Nela Park, 1963
Crystal Towers Apartments Construction, 1963
East Cleveland Finance Department, 1964
Interracial Visitation Day, 1964
Fourth Avenue Street Barbeque, 1965
Forest Hills Shopping Center, 1965
Rozelle Avenue at Superior Avenue Intersection, 1965
Railroad Station Demolition, 1966
Nickel Plate Railroad Tunnels, 1966
East Cleveland Service Department, 1966
East Cleveland Survey Volunteers, 1967
Shaw High School Students Parade, 1954
Model Dining Room and Garden at Nela Park, 1967
Model Garden with Outdoor Light Display at Nela Park, 1967
Shaw High School Production of Guys and Dolls, 1967
Neighborhood Workshops, 1968
Nela Park – General Electric Model Store, 1970s
Caledonia Elementary School, 1972
Boat House at Forest Hill, 1973
East Cleveland Community Theater, 1975
East Side Farmer’s Market, 1976/h3>v
East Cleveland Urban League Voter Drive, 1976
East Cleveland Post Office, 1976
Academic Challenge Contestant From East Cleveland, 1977
Superior-Euclid Shopping District, 1979
East Cleveland Teachers Strike in Front of Shaw High School, 1979
East Cleveland Community Theater Performance of The Crucible, 1980s
East Cleveland Community Theater Performing Hot Box Dolls, 1980
Feeding Ducks at Forest Hill Park, 1980
Superior-Euclid Shopping District, 1979
Newly Named Martin Luther King Jr. Street, 1980
Chambers Elementary School, 1980
East Cleveland Community Theater, 1982

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