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With its walkable commercial districts and quaint homes, Noble-Monticello also has some hidden surprises--WPA murals and ceramics, relics from bygone estates, an architect-designed enclave developed by the creators of Shaker Heights, Ohio's first shopping mall, and even an astronomical observatory.</p>","postscript_text":"","tour_img":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/cbe7476989dd05c70343ae2a4adbab2e.jpg","items":[{"id":552,"title":"Bluestone Quarries","latitude":41.53627780366699795422391616739332675933837890625,"longitude":-81.53224468231201171875,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/cbe7476989dd05c70343ae2a4adbab2e.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/cbe7476989dd05c70343ae2a4adbab2e.jpg","subtitle":"Euclid Township's \"Bluestone Rush\" Boomtown","address":"Monticello Blvd and Belvoir Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":481,"title":"Lustron Homes","latitude":41.53323300000000273257683147676289081573486328125,"longitude":-81.5347406000000063386323745362460613250732421875,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/14b67d6be67b9eaf22d8e3b100b77bd0.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/14b67d6be67b9eaf22d8e3b100b77bd0.jpg","subtitle":"\"A New Idea of Home\"","address":"1022 Keystone Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":502,"title":"East Cleveland Township Farms","latitude":41.52868790000000132067725644446909427642822265625,"longitude":-81.53939159999998764760675840079784393310546875,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/a200fa191a284cdf1e543b9c153383e2.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/a200fa191a284cdf1e543b9c153383e2.jpg","subtitle":null,"address":"3921 Bluestone Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44121","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":498,"title":"Noble Road Presbyterian Church","latitude":41.5261167999999969424607115797698497772216796875,"longitude":-81.5400151000000050771632231771945953369140625,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/80858f6e19219d7bcd63c2abcf8a9f4d.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/80858f6e19219d7bcd63c2abcf8a9f4d.jpg","subtitle":null,"address":"2780 Noble Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44121","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":497,"title":"Noble Library","latitude":41.52553480000000263316906057298183441162109375,"longitude":-81.539771599999994577956385910511016845703125,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/d13c4a7dda5453d45a94bff1580ec06e.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/d13c4a7dda5453d45a94bff1580ec06e.jpg","subtitle":null,"address":"2800 Noble Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44121","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":496,"title":"Noble Elementary School","latitude":41.524744374058997209431254304945468902587890625,"longitude":-81.540012359618998516452847979962825775146484375,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/6b8adfff171135a6ef620f8a342b2fe3.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/6b8adfff171135a6ef620f8a342b2fe3.jpg","subtitle":null,"address":"1293 Ardoon St, Cleveland Heights, OH 44121","custom":{"subtitle":null,"text":null}},{"id":520,"title":"The Van Sweringens' Inglewood","latitude":41.52207757818700173402248765341937541961669921875,"longitude":-81.5479516983040042532593361102044582366943359375,"thumbnail":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/6fe4f865daa6b662bc990ce18dbe5601.jpg","fullsize":"https://clevelandhistorical.org/files/fullsize/6fe4f865daa6b662bc990ce18dbe5601.jpg","subtitle":"a.k.a. 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