Cleveland Historical
A project by Center for Public History + Digital HumanitiesCleveland Historical is a free mobile app that puts Cleveland history at your fingertips. Developed by the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at Cleveland State University, Cleveland Historical lets you explore the people, places, and moments that have shaped the city’s history. Learn about the region through layered, map-based, multimedia presentations, use social media to share your stories, and experience curated historical tours of Northeast Ohio.
Featured Story
Daniel "Danny" Greene
Daniel "Danny" John Patrick Greene (November 9, 1929 - October 6, 1977) son of John and Irene Greene, suffered from a difficult childhood. His mother passed away due to medical complications…
Terminal Tower
Formally dedicated in 1930 following over four years of extensive demolition, excavation, and construction, the Cleveland Union Terminal centralized the city's passenger rail service and gave…
Outhwaite Homes
The Outhwaite Homes Estates, along with the Cedar Apartments and Lakeview Terrace, were the first three public housing projects to be completed in Cleveland. The three projects were also among the…
Take a Tour
University Circle: A Cultural Necklace
Cultural Gardens
Downtown: Public Square and the Mall
Civil War Cleveland
Transportation History
Arts and Culture
Irish Immigration
Recent Stories
Cogswell Hall
In Benjamin S. Cogswell's 1908 obituary, the Cleveland Plain Dealer noted that, following his election in 1875 as Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts, his wife "began one of the most vigorous liquor…
Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse
Cleveland’s 1903 Group Plan was a grand undertaking: one of the era’s most ambitious and successful attempts to turn what civic leaders saw as an irredeemable slum into a “City Beautiful,”…
Waverly Elementary School
The year 1884 was a good one for J. H. Schneider and the residents of the Tenth Ward, an area of the west side which today comprises much of the southeastern part of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.…
Fir Street Cemetery
When James and Fannie Horwitz experienced the unspeakable heartbreak of losing a child--their 2-year old son Aaron in January 1865, they undoubtedly found some consolation in burying him in the new…