Max Rosenblum was born on December 5, 1877. He and his family immigrated over the United States at the age of six. As a child he would sell newspapers and shine shoes downtown when not at school. Later in life he enrolled in Canton Business College to study bookkeeping. He always was a firm believer in a college education, feeling that the character development alone was worth the expense. In 1910 Max founded Rosenblum's located downtown on Public Square which later moved to a location on Euclid Avenue. Max was also a driving force behing the creation of the American Basketball League (ABL), and his team, the Cleveland Rosenblum's, would go on to win several national championships. | Date: 1920 | Source: Cleveland Public Library Photograph CollectionDownload Original File
