Photos courtesy of the Cleveland Memory Project and Cleveland Press

The Flats, date unlisted.
Main Avenue Bridge traffic jam, 1938.
Enjoying cigarettes and a pitcher of beer at an outdoor table in the Flats, 1981.
Ship along the Flats, date unlisted.
Men taking a break on the side of Cuyahoga River, 1945.
Men strike at the Republic Steel Corporation in the Flats, 1950.
Lunchtime at the Corrigan McKinney steel plant in the Flats.
Main Avenue Bridge construction across the Cuyahoga River, circa 1938.
U.S. Coast Guard boat in the Flats, 1967
Men standing on the wooden deck, date unlisted.
Center Street Swing Bridge, circa 1968.
Party in the Park at Settlers Landing, 1979.
Superior Avenue Viaduct streetcars, 1912.
Traffic under the Main Avenue Bridge, circa 1939.
Main Street Bridge and sign , 1944.
Detroit-Superior Bridge from the west, circa 1955.
View from the 38th floor of the Terminal Tower.
Aerial view of downtown Cleveland and the Flats , 1991.

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