Volleyball! Tobogganing! Trees! The Metroparks have been a treasured part of Cleveland for decades, as these archival photos from The Cleveland Memory Project remind us.
Chippewa Creek at Station Road Bridge, Brecksville Reservation, 1929Squire’s Castle, Chagrin Reservation, 1930Flooding, Rocky River Reservation, 1931Mastick House, Rocky River Reservation, 1932Road Being Built at Virginia Kendall Park by Civilian Conservation Corps, 1934Euclid Creek Reservation, 1935Old Water Tower, Huntington Park, 1935Euclid Creek Reservation, 1935Huntington Reservation, Bay Village, 1936Girl Scout Cabin, Rocky River Reservation, 1936Shelter Lodge, Brecksville Reservation, 1936Shelter House, Big Creek Reservation, 1938Stone Wall Built at Old Bluestone Quarry by Civilian Conservation Corps, 1938Camp Karamu, Brecksville Reservation, 1940Camp Karamu Dining Hall, Brecksville Reservation, 1940Millstone, Euclid Creek Reservation, 1948Horseback Riding, Big Creek Reservation, 1951Family Picnic, North Chagrin Reservation, 1953Monticello Road Bridge Construciton, 1954Metroparks Founder William Stinchcomb’s Memorial, Rocky River Reservation, 1959Flooding, Rocky River Reservation, 1959Fishing at Scenic Park, Rocky River Reservation, 1960Sledding, North Royalton, 1967Children Playing, South Chagrin ReservationSunset Pond, North Chagrin Reservation, 1967Sunset Pond, North Chagrin Reservation, 1967Horse Stable, Brecksville Reservation, 1968Ranger Headquarters Sign, 1968Huntington Beach, 1969Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, 1971Cleveland Press Environmental Reporter Betsy Klaric at the Metroparks, 1971Rocky River Nature Center, 1972Aluminum Recycling, Brecksville Reservation, 1972Picnic, North Chagrin Reservation, 1973Cleveland Metropolitan Park Rangers, 1973Euclid Creek Reservation, 1973Tobogganing, Mill Stream Run Reservation, 1974Tobogganing, Mill Stream Run Reservation, 1974Camp Cheerful Nature Walk, Strongsville Reservation, 1975Park Naturalists Hiking with Children, Chagrin Reservation, 1975Braille Trail Guide, 1975Ranger Scuba Team, Wallace Lake, 1975Boat Launching, Rocky River Reservation’s Scenic Park, 1976Solar Interpretive Center, North Chagrin Reservation, 1976Hinckley Reservation, 1977Children Ice Skating on Strawberry Lane Pond, North Chagrin Reservation, 1978Volleyball, Highland Road Metroparks, 1980Pioneer Pavilion, Mill Creek Park, 1980Metropark Rangers, 1981Photographers at Buzzard Roost, Hinckley Reservation, 1981
