For more than a century, Edgewater Park has been a destination for Clevelanders. It has seen great days, hard times, and then great days again. Here, thanks to the Cleveland Memory Project’s amazing archives, is a journey through the years.
Man cleans up litter at Edgewater Park, 1932Metal sculpture at Edgewater Park, 1981Wind sculpture at Edgewater Park, 1979Couple and their son enjoy picnic, 1961People fishing on jetty, 1978German Day parade at Edgewater Park, 1982People walk on break-wall, 1978Governor Gilligan and councilwoman Carol McLendon at Edgewater Park, 1974Rock concert at Edgewater Park, 1972Young man and woman relax on rocks, 1980Cleveland resident poses near his freshly painted boats, 1946People at Edgewater Park pavilion, 1926Edgewater Park full of litter after Fourth of July, 1934Fishermen sit on rocks, 1978Children play in Lake Erie, 1979Cleveland residents enjoy Edgewater Park on Fourth of July, 1980Group gathered around stage, 1933Soldiers hide in grass during Edgewater Park mock invasion, 1959Litter and debris along beach at Edgewater Park, 1978Workers build shell for Cleveland Orchestra at Edgewater Park, 1927People swimming at Edgewater Park, 1984Crowd gathered for concert, 1977People sitting on a hill, 1974Cars and bicycles traveling through Edgewater Park, 1957Trolley heads towards Edgewater Park, 1940sTwo women run through water at Edgewater ParkJapanese pagoda tree at Edgewater Park, 1940Stage at Edgewater Park, 1940Bathing at Edgewater Park, 1971Easter Egg hunt at Edgewater Park, 1957Crowded beach, 1934Man and woman cuddle on grass, 1934Students wade into water to begin swim,1980Cleveland residents participate in Easter egg hunt, 1956Skin divers in frozen Lake Erie, 1962Snowy scene on road near Edgewater Park, 1930Toy rocket taking off at Edgewater Park, 1978Men building a boat dock, 1941Beach at Edgewater ParkWorkers clean up litter from hill at Edgewater Park, 1958Crowded beach at Edgewater Park, 1982Cleveland residents play chess on the beach, 1975Lifeguard on duty, 1964Young man and woman play around in water, 1980Group of women pose for photo, 1937Explosive charges set for mock invasion at Edgewater Park, 1959Men hide under blanket during mock invasion at Edgewater Park, 1959Crowd heads towards mock invasion, 1959Cleveland residents enjoy a day at the beach, 1980Two men hold a string of fish caught in Lake Erie, 1959People enjoy a day at Edgewater Park beach, 1904Group of people on rock jetty, 1934People playing at Edgewater Park beach, 1975Men at Edgewater Park boathouse, 1936Lifeguard shows off muscles, 1930sInjured boy being attended to, 1975Mayor Carl Stokes with group of kids, 1969Ground manager gives can of oil to men in boat at Edgewater Park attempting to break endurance record, 1930Two women eat lunch at Edgewater Park, 1927Large gathering of people in forest, 1956People at boat docks at Edgewater Park, 1959People at the pier, 1954Women emerging from Lake Erie, 1938 Credit: Cleveland Memory ProjectTwo women hold puppies at Edgewater Beach, 1927Unidentified women garden in Edgewater Park, 1941The bathing pavilion at Edgewater Park, 1927Crowd at Edgewater Park during Festival of Freedom, 1960Man and woman fish along shore of Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach, 1980Mayor Carl B. Stokes at Edgewater Park, 1969Crowd gathered at Edgewater Park to watch 4th of July firework display, 1966Edgewater beach bathers, 1927
