Bratenahl in its early days was farmland along the lake. In this engraving of a Glenville farm from 1874, a railroad cuts across the scene in the background. This railroad, which began simply as transportation, would later become a barrier once Glenville split at the turn of the 20th century. The land along the lake would be Bratenahl, and the land behind the railroad, Glenville.
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