21 Vintage Photos of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, Which Turn 101 Years Old This Year

By Scene Staff on Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 11:29 am

The Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation oversees the Cultural Garden -- landscaped gardens with statuary honoring various ethnic groups in Cleveland situated along East Blvd. and Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. There are 31 gardens total and they cover 276 acres of land. First built in 1926, the gardens were originally conceived of in 1916. They're still growing with future additions constantly in the works.

Photos courtesy of the Cleveland Memory Project

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Aerial view of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Aug. 1, 1939

Aerial view of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Aug. 1, 1939

Aerial view of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. The road at the top is Upper East Blvd., at bottom, right, is Lower East Blvd. Aug. 1, 1939

Aerial view of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. The road at the top is Upper East Blvd., at bottom, right, is Lower East Blvd. Aug. 1, 1939

City Manager Hopkins and Ethel Barrymore entering gate at Shakespeare Gardens. c. 1926

City Manager Hopkins and Ethel Barrymore entering gate at Shakespeare Gardens. c. 1926

Crescent formed walls in Hungarian Cultural Garden looking down toward Liberty Boulevard. c. 1966

Crescent formed walls in Hungarian Cultural Garden looking down toward Liberty Boulevard. c. 1966

Finnish Cultural Garden. c. 1959

Finnish Cultural Garden. c. 1959

Greek Cultural Garden also referred to as Grecian Cultural Garden. c. 1940

Greek Cultural Garden also referred to as Grecian Cultural Garden. c. 1940

Greek Cultural Garden also referred to as Grecian Cultural Garden. c. 1943

Greek Cultural Garden also referred to as Grecian Cultural Garden. c. 1943

Hungarian Cultural Garden. c. 1943

Hungarian Cultural Garden. c. 1943

Hungarian Cultural Garden

Hungarian Cultural Garden

Irish Cultural Garden, Rockefeller Park, showing construction progress June 13-1939

Irish Cultural Garden, Rockefeller Park, showing construction progress June 13-1939

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