Parma has long been one of Northeast Ohio’s largest cities, filled with a rich history. These pictures, all courtesy of the Cleveland Memory Project, show just a small snapshot of that history.
Parma Firefighters, 1926Parma Firefighters, 1939Parma High Basketball Team, 1940Crile Hospital Construction, 1943Administration Building and Nurse’s Quarters, Crile General Hospital, 1943Missile Silo, Crile Hospital, 1944Chapel at Crile Hospital, 1944Patient Ward, Crile Hospital, 1944Abandoned Psychiatric Wards, Crile Hospital, 1944Parma Garden Club Picnic, 1948Fire Station 2, Pearl Road, 1950New Parma Branch Library, Ridge Road, 1953Parma Police Station, 1958Parma Police, 1959Pancake Breakfast, Parma High School, 1960The May Company, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1960Parma Auditor and Mayor Sylvester Augustine, 1960Fisher Foods, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1960Parma Girl Scouts, 1960Parma Archery Club, 1961Santa Clause’s Castle, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1961Parma Community General Hospital, 1961Briggs Branch Post Office, 1961Parma Board of Education, 1962IBM Room, Parma Board of Education, 1962Board of Education, 1962PeeWee Football Banquet, Parma High School, 1962Scouts Cleanup, Mayor Day, Ridge Road and Ridgewood Drive, 1963Eastern History Workshop, Valley Forge High School, 1964The Cleveland Orchestra, Parma Senior High School, 1965Parma Forestwood Skating Rink, 1965Fire Damage at Miles Shoe Store, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1966Golf Cart Ride, Cuyahoga Community College West, 1966Saint Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1966Shoe Salon, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Winkelman’s, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Winkelman’s, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Teddi’s Restaurant, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Post Office, 1968Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Miss 3 to 11 Shop, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Miles Department Store, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Casual Center, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Higbee’s, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Higbee’s Groundbreaking, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Davidson’s Department Store, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968City Hall, Ridge and Ridgewood Drive, 1968City Auto Mechanics Picketing During Strike, Parma City Hall, 1968Calvin’s, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1968Parma Police, 1969Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Snow Road, 1970Parma Court Hotel, Route 42, 1970Putt-Putt, Southwest Senior Center, 1970Forestwood Park, 1970Parma Policeman, 1972Walters Grove Pool, 1973Rotary Club President and Mayor John Petruska, 1973Students and Teacher, WSUM Radio, 1973Students Broadcasting at WSUM, 1973Construction of Cuyahoga Community College West, 1973Parma Jail Cell, 1975Galleria of Cuyahoga Community College West, 1975Cuyahoga Community College West, 1975Groundbreaking Ceremony, Cuyahoga Community College West, 1975Surgical Assisting, Cuyahoga Community College West, 1975Parma Senior High Baseball Team, 1975Hough Bakery Truck, 1975Teachers on Strike, 1976Dixie Electric Company, Pearl Road, 1977Parma Police Cars, 1978Christmas Train Display, Parmatown Shopping Center, 1979Cleveland Slovak Radio Cultural and Social Club, 1979Parma Historical Society, 1980D’Barons Cafe, Pearl RoadParma Motel, Pearl Road
