There’s nothing like looking back at yesteryear. Luckily for us Northeast Ohioans, we have The Cleveland Memory Project, a wonderful, comprehensive archive of photographs detailing the history of Cleveland and its surrounding suburbs that’s housed at Cleveland State’s library. This time, we’re taking a look back at Rocky River, with photos that go all the way back to the 1870s.
Rocky River Toll Bridge, 1870Restaurant and Summer Garden of G.F. Krauss, 1874Murch House, 1874Rocky River Viaduct, 1890sRocky River Swing Bridge, 1890sRocky River Viaduct, Lorain & Cleveland Electric Railway Car Crosses the Rocky River Valley, 1890Rocky River Bridge Under Construction, 1909Rocky River Valley, 1911Brunt Family Working for Cowan Pottery Studio, 1920sCleveland Yachting Club, 1922Laying of Original Cornerstone, Rocky River Public Library, 1928Rocky River Public Library, 1928Cowan Pottery Employees, 1930Rocky River Bridge Looking West, with Westlake Hotel in Background, 1930Rocky River Valley, 1934South Rocky River Bridge, Removing Last Pole, 1935Girl Scout Cabin in Rocky River Reservation, 1936View of Rocky River Reservation from Lorain Road Bridge, 1936Book Nook at Rocky River Legion Post Hobby Show, 1937Looking West from Kensington Drive, 1937View from Kensington Drive, 1937Clocktower near Avalon, 1940Rocky River Basket Co., 1941Cleveland Yachting Club, 1943Rocky River Public Library, 1947Westlake Hotel, 1947Residence of former Mayor Thomas, 1950West Shore Lions Club Dinner, Westlake Hotel, 1952Rocky River Public Library Rose Garden, 1952Clock Tower at Lake & Morewood Parkway knocked down after Windstorm, 1956Country Club Boulevard, 1957Joe Finan’s Swimming Pool, 1958Detroit Avenue near Lakewood Cemetary, 1958Children’s Wishing Well, Rocky River Public Library, 1959Flooding in Rocky River Reservation, 1959Westlake Hotel Kitchen, 1961Lobby of the Westlake Hotel, 1962Westlake Hotel Fire, 1962Public Library Rose Garden, 1962Collection of Cowan Pottery, 1964Aerial View, 1965Rocky River Pavilion behind City Hall, 1966Lake Road Completed Overpass, 1966Children’s Room, Rocky River Public Library, 1967Tim Conway and Ed Fisher of WJW in Rocky River Jail Cell, 1967Rocky River Public Library, 1967Rocky River Public Library Adult Renovation, 1967Rocky River Book Sale, 1968Murman’s Supermarket Close Out Sale, 1975Opening of the Rocky River Bridge with Mayor Earl Martin, 1980
