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Edgewater is a neighborhood on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio.Located along the Lake Erie shoreline, it is situated approximately five miles west of downtown Cleveland.It extends east-to-west from the neighborhood of Detroit–Shoreway to the streetcar suburb of Lakewood and north-to-south from Lake Erie to the neighborhood of Cudell.
The genesis of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park System began with a vision by William Albert Stinchcomb in the early 20th century. [4] A self-taught engineer working as a surveyor for the City of Cleveland in 1895, Stinchcomb was appointed chief engineer of the City Parks Department by Mayor Tom Johnson in 1902, and shortly thereafter began to conceptualize an Emerald Necklace for the city. [5]
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The facade of the auditorium features the world's largest free-standing ceramic sculpture, Early Settler, created by Viktor Schreckengost. [48] The sculpture is commonly known as "Johnny Appleseed" who was the subject of Schreckengost's design. [49] The Beck Center for the Arts is the largest cultural arts center on Cleveland's west shore. [50]
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Actual park development began in the 1910s and 1920s with the establishment of Cleveland and Akron metropolitan park districts. In 1929, the estate of Cleveland businessman Hayward Kendall donated 430 acres (0.7 sq mi; 1.7 km 2) around the Ritchie Ledges [26] and a trust fund to the state of Ohio. Kendall's will stipulated that the "property ...
Sealey Memorial ceased operations at its original location after the 1969-1970 school year and opened at its current site in fall 1970. ... Lucy Moten was born in 1851 to a free Black couple in ...