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Waverly Elementary School

The Original Site of the Historic West Side Grade School

By Jim Dubelko

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Fir Street Cemetery

Cleveland's Second Oldest Jewish Cemetery

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Bethany Presbyterian Church

The West Side's First Presbyterian Church

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The Justice Center

A City-County Collaboration More Than 50 Years in the Making

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West High

Cleveland Builds its First Public High School on the West Side

By Jim Dubelko

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Saint Josaphat Church

A Sacred Polish Landmark is Saved by a Croatian Angel

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Coburn Mansion

"Sweet Home. Nothing without Divine Guidance."

By Jim Dubelko

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Masterson-Bivins Park

Twice Dedicated, Twice Forgotten, and Now Remembered

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Boxing in the Old Angle Neighborhood

From Johnny Kilbane to Jimmy Bivins

By Jim Dubelko

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Campbell Block

Gone, but still remembered in the Old Angle

By Jim Dubelko

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Levi Scofield Mansion

The Historic Home of One of Cleveland's Finest Architects Slowly Crumbles

By Jim Dubelko

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The Cleveland Circulation War

When Competition between the Plain Dealer and the Leader Turned Deadly

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Isabella Brothers Bakery

The West Side's Cathedral of Bakeries

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Charles E. Ruthenberg

America's Most Arrested Man

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W. J. Roberts House

The Restoration of a Grand Franklin Boulevard Home

By Jim Dubelko

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Admiral Kidd's Neighborhood

West 50th Street from Bridge to Franklin

By Jim Dubelko

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Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd

The Search for a Memorial to Cleveland's Forgotten World War II Hero

By Jim Dubelko

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Alexander Kimberley House

The Grand Italianate House Built by a Saloon Keeper

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Saint Rocco Catholic Church

Cleveland's "Do-It-Yourself" Italian Parish

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The Sachsenheim

Transylvanian Saxon Immigrants Find a Home on Cleveland's West Side

By Jim Dubelko

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Aragon Ballroom

The Last of Cleveland's Big Band Era Dance Halls

By Jim Dubelko

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City Hospital

The First 100 Years: From Poor House to Modern Treatment Facility

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Henry Hoffman House

The Home of One of Cleveland's Early German Brewers

By Jim Dubelko

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Saint Procop Roman Catholic Church

A Contentious Beginning and Inevitable Ending for a Historic West Side Czech Church

By Jim Dubelko

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