The grassy field at East 66th Street and Lexington Avenue in this city’s Hough neighborhood has a rich baseball past.League Park, a home to the Cleveland Indians until 1946, once stood there. At home plate, near the site’s northwest corner, Elmer Smith hit the first World Series grand slam in 1920; in the same game, second baseman Bill Wambsganss recorded the only World Series triple play — an unassisted one. Babe Ruth swatted his 500th homer there in 1929 and Joe DiMaggio rapped two singles and a double in the 56th and final game of his record hitting streak in 1941 at League Park.
- Following a loss of $16 billion last year, the US Postal Service announced it will cease Saturday home mail delivery. 19 Action News, seizing upon the financial connection here, went with a coupla flashy dolla signs for its morning headline. $o... there's that.
- With a determination to avoid business-as-usual city planning, GreenCityBlueLake's latest post digs into the essential meaning of walkable urbanism and its future in Cleveland. Everyone loves a good buzzword - and we couldn't be happier (?) that the revitalization of up-and-coming commercial/residential neighborhoods is finally getting its due. See you on East 4th Street!
