Whether you grew up in Cleveland or only passed a small amount of time here, it’s likely your childhood memories are, well, a bit different from folks who never spent summers at Euclid Beach Park or visiting the Cuyahoga County Fair.

With the help of our pals at the Cleveland Memory Project and Cleveland Press, relive a handful of scenes from the good ol’ days when scores were settled with a game of street ball and your only responsibility was to be home by suppertime.


This article appears in Jan 14-20, 2015.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.