On August 8, 1970, a disastrous fire struck St. Ladislas, destroying the brick church that had been built in 1906. Miraculously, the nearby original wooden church, which was the subject of the 1891 riot, suffered no damage in the fire. The Cleveland Diocese sold the St. Ladislas property in 1971. Today, the original St. Ladislas church (shown in the photo above), is home to an Evangelical ministry.
