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Over its history, the restaurant expanded to include three dining rooms and remained in the Sokolowski family through three generations. [ 5 ] Sokolowski's University Inn operated in a modified cafeteria style serving Polish and Eastern European specialties such as pierogis , chicken paprikash , and stuffed cabbage .
English: Built in 1931, this Classical Revival and Art Deco-style building was designed by Walker and Weeks to house the renowned Cleveland Orchestra. Severance Hall is named for John L. Severance, and his wife, Elisabeth Huntingdon DeWitt Severance, whom made their money as trustees of Standard Oil, and funded the construction of the building.
But from 1945 to 1970, the Cleveland area shed most of is heavy industry, and the loss of industrial jobs hit the North Broadway neighborhood particularly hard. [94] Cleveland also suffered significantly from a strong trend toward suburbanization, [94] and by 1970 the Broadway district had lost 36 percent of its population. [93]
Broadway–Slavic Village is a neighborhood on the Southeast side of Cleveland, Ohio. One of the city's oldest neighborhoods, it originated as the township of Newburgh, first settled in 1799. [4] [5] Much of the area has historically served as home to Cleveland's original Czech and Polish immigrants.
Severance Hall, also known as Severance Music Center, [1] is a concert hall in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, home to the Cleveland Orchestra.Opened in 1931 to give the orchestra a permanent home, the building is named for patrons John L. Severance and his wife, Elisabeth Huntingdon DeWitt Severance. [2]
Playhouse Square is a theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [2] It is the largest performing arts center in the US outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). [3] Constructed in a span of 19 months in the early 1920s, the theaters became a major entertainment hub for the city for much of the 20th century.
The Cleveland Masonic Temple in Cleveland, Ohio is an auditorium and banquet hall which opened in 1921. It is noted for containing two large organs (Austin opus 823 and a Wurlitzer Opus 793), and for many years was home to the Cleveland Orchestra. [2] It was designed by the architectural firm of Hubbell and Benes. [3] [4]
The 1925 Cleveland Public Library main branch, [2] the 1976 massive Cuyahoga County Justice Center, the 419 foot Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building (named after the 1953–1962 popular Cleveland Mayor), [3] the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (one of only twelve in the US), [4] the historic Cuyahoga County Courthouse, the Cleveland Public ...