This book, from 1988 to 2023, is a mix of Twilight Town and Fall Town, that are the last two books in a trilogy about this city, which is purposely anonymous, representing the dozens of cities and towns of the Rust Belt. It’s also what a coffee table photography book edit might look like, instead of my archive in book form format, that i know is too long to be called just, a book. Check out the Introduction here.
Ruby Teague's Home, East 65th StreetThe Henry Steinbrenner, Unloading Wheat at General Mills on the Cuyahoga RiverGeorge Steinbrenner is best known as principal owner of the New York Yankees baseball team, but his business interests also include one of the oldest fleets of bulk carriers sailing under the U.S. flag.
Mr. Steinbrenner owns Kinsman Lines, a Cleveland-based shipping firm that uses three 600-foot, coal-burning vessels to carry grain from Duluth, Minn., to Cleveland and Buffalo, N.Y.The Kinsman ships are among a handful of coal-powered ships.Home, Madison Ave.LTV Steel, C-5 Blast FurnaceHomes, East 33rd StreetTwo Croation sisters lived here for a long time. Tjhe homes are directly across the street from waht was, St.Josephatt's Church.Homes & Mill, Holmden AvenueJack's Bar, Cedar Ave.LTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Gas Lines & blast FurnacesHome & Church Rawlins Avenue, Forgotten Triangle - GoneHomes, East 83rd Street, Forgotten Triangle - Gone45 minute exposure on Ector 25 film in the ghetto.Union Hill Baptist Church, Gill Ave., Forgotten TrianglePodium, Union Hill Baptist ChurchHouse, East 101st StreetChurch & Home, Scovill Ave.Trinity Gospel Church & Magic Beauty Salon, Woodland Ave. GoneHouses, East 79th - Gone.Smith's Barber Shop , Cedar Avenue - GoneThe Big Q, Woodland Avenue.Strategic Glass, Rail Line & DowntownCleveland Cooperative Stove CompanyB & O #463 BridgeHouse, East 72nd Street, 2006 - GoneHome & Car, East 38th Street - GoneHome, East 79th StreetHouse, East 79th StreetLTV Steel, C-5 Blast FurnaceColumbus Road Bridge, Moving GatesEagle Avenue Lift Bridge, Barricades & Gates MovingThe Colonial Arcade, SkylightThe ironwork was done by the Kingbridge company.Sidaway BridgeMike Boros Cafe, Grill, Buckeye RoadMike Boros Cafe, Grill, Buckeye RoadSteve's Lunch, Lorain Ave.LTV Steel, Basic Oxygen Plant & Homes, Dille AvenueRear of shotgun shack, E. 36th Street - GoneFederal Steel & Wire, The FlatsHome, Keyes Ave.House, Keyes Ave.House, Berwick AvenueHouse, Hawthorne AvenueHouse, East 69th Street - RehabbedStandard School, E. 58th St.M/N Pantry & Holy Temple B.C. Church, Cedar Avenue - GoneHome & House, East 78th Street - GoneThree Duplexes, Holton Avenue, Forgotten Triangle - GoneHome & Apartment Building, East 60th StreetHome & Store, East 81st Street, Forgotten Triangle - GoneLohman Block, Woodland at Buckeye - GoneWeizer Block, Buckeye RoadChurch, East 82nd Street, Forgotten TriangleThe city had a tradition of converting houses into churches, stores, shops, and bars.Rowhouse, East 68th Street, 2004Rowhouse, East 68th Street, 2006Home, University Place - GoneHome, East 87th PlaceEast 38th Street - GoneHome, East 67th Street - GoneHome, East 83rd Street, Forgotten Triangle - GoneCollinwood Railroad Yards, Tipple - GoneInscription Ladel, Ltv SteelSchmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)Schmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)Schmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)Schmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)Schmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)Schmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)Schmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)Schmidt's Brewery (Peerless Car Company)B & O #463 Bridge & Woodland & West Side Powerhouse StacksEagle Avenue Viaduct & Terminal TowerColumbus Road Lift Bridge, Warning Gate & Stop LightThe bridge, built in 1932, was replaced in 2014.Eagle Avenue Lift Bridge, Gates MovingEagle Avenue Lift Bridge - Built 1931, Closed 2000West Third Street Lift Bridge LiftingWest 3rd Street Lift Bridge, Upbound FreighterPalm Motors, '57 Chevy Belaire. Broadway AvenueMagnet Apartments & Car, Magnet StreetAbandoned Tow Truck, East 40th Street & Cedar AvenueWaste Truck, Abandoned Tank, Ashland Oil Site, Forgotten TriangleTruck, Holton Avenue & East 83rd Street, Forgotten TrianglThirty years later, scrappers still pull metal from the earth, and gullies filled with auto-related debris.Reno Hotel, East 40th StreetApartment House Hoogh AvenueApartment House, Berwick AvenueHouse, East 78th StreetHome & In-Law, East 69th StreetHouse, Platt AvenueHouse, Linn AvenueStore & Apartment, Kinsman AvenueHome, East 62nd Street, Beaver HeightsHouse, East 65th StreetHome, East 72nd StreetHome & BOP Bleeder Stack, Pershing Avenue.Republic Steel, Coke Plant #1, 1989LTV Coke Plant #1 Demolition, 1997LTV Coke Plant #1 Demolition, 1997LTV Coke Plant #1 Demolition, 1997LTV Coke Plant #1 Demolition, 1997Danzey's Store, East 79th StreetDanzey's Store Demolition, East 79th Street, 2004Page's Junkyard, Forgotten TrinagleHome, East 72nd StreetHouse, Hawthorne Avemue - GoneHouse, Cedar AvenueHouse, East 58th StreetHouse, Clarkwood AvenueChurch, Hawthorne Avenue - GoneTrailer, East 91st Street, Forgotten Triangle - GoneColumbus Road Lift Bridge MovingWillow Avenue Lift Bridge MovingEagle Avenue Lift Bridge, Gates MovingDeep Discount Store, Prospect AvenueWeizer Block, Lower Buckeye Road - GoneThe Dunbar Mutual Insurance Company, Woodland Avenue - GoneHouse of a Million Items, Woodland AvenueQuincy Savings & Loan, Vault, Quincy Ave.Home-Made Sign, East 83rd StreetFederal Steel & Wire Mill, The FlatsThere were, in fact, steel mills, this close to downtown, Upson Nut & Bolt, Later Republic, and finally Federal Steel & Wire which closed in 1978.Federal Steel & Wire, Rail LinesFederal Steel & Wire, Mill Entrance, The FlatsFederal Steel & Wire, Safety SignFederal Steel & Wire, Pittsburgh Shearing MachineFederal Steel & Wire, NutsOriginally this was the Upson nut and bolt factory, which is bought by Federal Steel and Wire. This must be a leftover from the upside and republic years.Federal Steel & Wire, EngineFederal Steel & Wire, Furnace RemainsAt one time there were two purposes that fed the mill. The city is the only city in America that still has a major steel mill and it is right in the center of the city about 3 miles south of downtown, but, the up and nut and bolt plan was in fact right next to downtown across the river.Graffiti Heiroglyphics, Downtown, Commuter Train LineEntramce, East 67th StreetThalma Apartments, Entrance & Apartment, Thackaray StreetHomes, Hawthorne Avenue - DemolishedHome, Quincy Ave. - Demolishedwould call Quincy Avenue from it's start at Woodhill Avenue, to its end at East 55th Street and beyond, as classic ghetto.Apartment House & Car, East 65th Street - DemolishedApartment House & Home, East 65th StreetLTV Steel, West Side MillLTV Steel, West Side MillLTV Steel, West Side MillLTV Steel, West Side MillLTV Steel, West Side MillLTV Steel, West Side Mill. Caster Strand sledLTV Steel, West Side MillLTV Steel, West Side Mill, Rehat FurnaceLTV Steel, West Side Mill, Mest LogoLTV Steel, West Side Mill, mesta Equipment with a Cleveland Metal HoodLTV Steel, West Side Millm Mesta GaugeLTV Steel, West Side Mill, PulpitHouse, East 36th StreetHome, Harlwm StreetDirectly across the street from the Richmond Brothers CompanyHome, East 40th StreetHouse, East 0fth StreetTerminal Tower & Sheriff Street Market DemolitionSheriff Street Market DemolitionHouse, East 72nd StreetLithuania-American Memorial to Saint Sebastion, St. George Church, East 67th StreetLindsay Wire Weaving, Holder, Cobalt Avenue, Collinwood - Built 1903, Closed 1978, Demolished 1999Tower Press, Water Tank - - Built 1903, Closed 1978, Demolished 1999RehabbedNickel Plate Railroad Tipples, Norfolk & Southern Rail LinesNickel Plate Railroad Tipples Demolition, Norfolk & Southern Rail LinesIt's twin is down, these, obviously useless coal tipples, finally came down in 1990. The Nicklel Plate lines here are now owned by Norfolk and Western.Charles Ciangiol, East 40th StreetThis area was a hugeprovisions facility, which brought in much of the cities food.Giant Tiger Sign, Euclid AvenueOld Fashion Hot Dogs - Opened in 1921, Closed 2020, Demoilshed, 2021Christian Book Store, Euclid AvenueGolden Pin Bowling Alley, Harvard Avenue - Built 1948, Demolished 2000.Maple Lanes Bar, PaintingEugenia's DresserPediment, Standard Brewing CompanyShiloh Chuch, East 55th StreetShiloh Chuch, Stained Glass Skylight 55th StreetSoldiers & Sailors MonumentSoldiers & Sailors Monument, Lincoln Weaponizes a SlaveCalumet Outbound on Cuyahoga River, Detroit Superior Bridge & B & O #463 Railroad Lift BridgeLTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Quencher Plume # C-5 Blast FurnaceWest Third Street Lift Bridge & Ore BoatColumbus Road Bridge MovingHome, Ensign Avenue - DemolishedChurch, East 83rd Street, Forgotten TriiangleSt.Theodosius & HousesIn 2002, all the old places in Tremont were on the edge, as the area became the second neighborhood on the west side to gentrify. But this time it would be more the hipster-driven and swift transformation based on the Brooklyn model.
Of course this view is obscured today by expensive luxury condos.Homes & Car, Hawthorne Avenue - GoneHomes, East 33rd StrteetTwo Croation sisters lived here for a long time. Tjhe homes are directly across the street from what was, St.Josephatt's Church.Mr. Daniel's Home (r.), Arthur Avenue - GoneHouses, East 83rd Street, Forgotten TriangleHouses. East 77th StreetHouses, Forest Hills BoulevardHome, House & Car, East 38th StreetHouse & Home, Luther Avenuehouses, East 79th Strret, HoughHouses, East 80th StreetHomes, Holton Avenue - GoneHomes, East 46th StreetHomes, Independecne AvenueOne home is left from the four originals.Grafitti, Booth Street, Undrepass, 2004Hillbilly Joose Sign, Kinsman AvenueVariety Store - GoneStrategic Materials, Glass Vials, West 3rd Street - GoneStrategic Materials, Glass Vials, West 3rd Street - GoneStrategic Materials, Glass Globules, The FlatsHomes, West 14th StreetHouse & Home, West 14th StreetThe Buffalo Passing Under Detroit Superior Bridge, Cuyahoga RiverHome, Quincy Avenue - DemolishedHomes, East 77th StreetHouses, East 77th StreetHoney Boy BBQ, Central Avenue - GoneApartments, East 46th Street, 1989Apartments, East 46th Street, 1990House of a Million Items, East 79 streetBerman's Pharmacy East 105th & Cedar Avenue,1980Shops, Chinatown, Rockwell CourtShanghai Restaurant Neon, Rockwell CourtOld Fashion Hot Dogs. Lorain Avenue - GoneColonial Apartments, Euclid AvenueMoe's Bar. East 17th Street
Still thereColumbus Road Lift Bridge, Warning Gate & Stop LightMcGonagle Unloading at General Mills, The Flats - ScrappedJefferson Avenue BridgeThe bridge was a movable bridge and it was hit by a lake freighter heading up to the steel mill in the 1950s and never replaced.Home, Quicy AvenueHome, Holton AvenueHouse, Holton AvenueHomes, Berwick AvenueHomes, Berwick AvenueHomes, Berwick AvenueColumbus Road Lift Bridge MovingColumbus Road Lift Bridge, Warning Gate & Stop LightValentine Beauty Salon, Window, Professor AvenueValentine Beauty Salon, Window, Professor AvenueAmerican Republic Turning at Collision BendAmerican Republic Turning at Collision bend & Downtown
The city still has industry, albeit cleaned-up, lapping at its downtown. The shot was taken on the closed Eagle Avenue Viaduct.LTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Gas Lines, Pipe Bridges + GoneLTV Steel, C-1 Blast Furnace & Torpedo CarCollinwood Diesel Locomotive Repair ShopsCollinwood Diesel Locomotive Repair ShopsCollinwood Diesel Locomotive Repair ShopsCollinwood Diesel Locomotive Repair ShopsCollinwood Diesel Locomotive Repair ShopsEntrance, East 67th Street. 1989Entrance, East 67th Street - 2003Window Display, Buckeye RoadCleveland Museum of Art, The Thinker, East BoulevardRowhouse, Parkwood AvenueHouse, Parkwood AvenueBar & Apartments, East 79th sSreetEaster every night was a heavily Polish enclave. The owner of this building still lived in the neighborhood and was Polish. He lived three doors down.St.Theodosius, Homes & Smokestacks of Standard Oil Refiery #1The small steps are gone, and the church remain.LTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Gas Lines, Conveyors & Blast Furnaces, the FlatsLTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Gas LinesLTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Gas LinesLTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Gas LinesMcDonald's Golden Arches, East 152nd Street, Collinwood -Eagle Avenue lift Bridge, Gates Moving, Terminal TowerHome, Townsend Street - GoneObviously it's Christmas on Townsend Street, jut off 79th around Woodland.LTV Steel, Coke Plant #2, Quencher Plume & C-5 Blast FurnaceLTV Steel, Old Slab Mill Stacks & East Side Basic Oxygen PlantLTV Steel Coke Plant #1 - GoneHouse & Coke Plant, East 49th Street - GoneHouse & Coke Plant, East 49th Street - GoneHome & Catalpa Tree, Aberdeen AvenueHomes & Church, West 7th StreetSt. Theodosius is the only thing left. The neighborhood is one of the most expensive now and here, a warm was seventh Street condominiums will set you back millions of dollars.Willow NeighborhoodHomes, University PlaceI had to shoot from the porch of the home across the street, and while speaking to the owners, they couldn't understan what i was doing. I kept explainiing i was taking pictures because these homes would not last here. This they didn't believe.
In fact all the homes on the block were taken out, with the exception of the little worker's cottage that i had shot from. It was completely rehabbed and attached to a huge condominium.Home, University Place - GoneThe alley, between West 7th Street and Thurman Ave. had about ten homes at one time.Church, Sophia Street, Demolished 1995House, East 55th StreetBedroom Window, JBI Scrap, East 55th Street - GoneThe house has been demolished, and JBI scrapyard has closed due to eminent domain.Homes & Basic Oxygen Plant Stacks, Holmden Ave.Homes & Mill, Holmden AvenueSt. Joseph Church, Woodland AvenueSidawy Bridge, 2006Colonial ArcadeHome, Holmden Hill, 1993 - GoneMike Boros Cafe, Buckeye RoadThe last Hungarian bar on Buckeye Road, but Mike Burroughs Café closed in May, 1998.Homes & Downtown, East SideWilma & Thelma's Homes, Bushnell Court Beaver Heights - GoneThey left in 2009. The scrapers came in and squatters settled in, eventually burning the place down less than one year after Thelma and Wilma had left.Homes, Arthur Avenue - GoneMr.Daniels. who owned the house, which was his mother's house, worked his whole life on E. 105th St. as a barber. He never left and died there in 2013.Home, East 79th StreetHome, East 65th StreetHome & LTV Steel Basic Oxygen Plant, Holmden HillThe home is occupied and the mail is still operational.LTV Steel ,C-5 Blast FurnaceLT steel coat plant number #2, Gas Line.Eagle Avenue Lift Bridge Moving & DowntownMissisagi, Unloading Stone,Ore Boat Unloading, C-5 & c-6 Blast FurnacesLTV Steel, Basic Oxygen Plant and Homes, Dille Avenue.Calumet Outbound on Cuyahoga River, Detroit Superior Bridge & B & O #463 Railroad Lift BridgeCommercisl Strip, Broadway AvenueApartment House, Charles Street -House,House, Bushnell CourtBedroom Window, LTV Steel Basic Oxygen Plant, Holmden HillLTV Steel, Basic oxygen Plant, Slab Mill StacksLTV Steel C-1 Blast Furnace & DowntownPierson Upbound on Cuyahoga River & DowntownDowntown Emerging From Lake Effect Storm at Sunset
