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Historic Images of Cleveland Heights Now Available
Online
CSU’s Cleveland Memory expands collection
of Cleveland Heights images
Over a year ago, staff from the cities of
Cleveland Heights and University Heights, the
CH-UH City School District, the CH-UH Public
Library, the Cleveland Heights Historical Society
and Cleveland State University met to discuss
how the archives of these organizations could be
pulled together and shared with the public.
Through a collaborative effort of the City of
Cleveland Heights, Cleveland State University
and Cleveland Heights resident, Steve Titchenal,
the City is proud to unveil the first phase of a web exhibit
entitled Cleveland Heights & University Heights,
Ohio: A Collection of Historic Images,
highlighting historic Cleveland Heights
photos.
The photos in the online collection are primarily
from the Cleveland Heights Historical Center at
Superior Schoolhouse where the City’s Historic
Preservation Planner, Kara Hamley O’Donnell,
has gathered, cataloged, databased and digitized
over 700 historic images of the city. These
images date from the time before the name
“Cleveland Heights” was coined in the late 1800s
and extends into the 1980s, with a majority of the
photos dating to the 1930s. Owned and operated
by the City of Cleveland Heights, the Cleveland
Heights Historical Center at Superior
Schoolhouse is home to an archival collection
and museum committed to the presentation and
preservation of Cleveland Heights’ history and
architecture through documentation, exhibits and
special events.
Ms. Hamley O’Donnell said, 'While we were
thrilled to have this collection for visitors to the
schoolhouse, we knew that there were people
locally and across the country that would love to
take a look at these photos. In an era where
things around us seem to change almost daily,
documenting our city’s history and architecture
seemed especially important. By sharing these
photos, we can promote and raise awareness of
Cleveland Heights as a city with a rich
architectural heritage and encourage its
preservation.' She added, 'From a practical
application, we have turned to these historic
images to aid property owners who are looking to
rehabilitate buildings or ‘undo’ insensitive
alterations to their properties.'
The City knew the great reputation of Cleveland
State University’s Cleveland Memory Project and
its vast digital photo archive. City staff worked
with the university’s Special Collections Librarian
and Cleveland Heights resident, Bill Barrow, and
their Metadata Librarian, Kif Francis. Mr. Barrow
said, 'Cleveland Memory is both an online
resource for people to use and the Cleveland
State University Library’s means of engaging the
community in the preservation and sharing of its
history.'
Instrumental in bringing this photo archive to the
public was another Cleveland Heights resident
and retired teacher/librarian with the CH-UH City
School District, Steve Titchenal, who had the
technical skills necessary to transition the city’s
data into the format used in Cleveland Memory.
Mr. Tichenal is an expert in making historic maps
and images available via the internet, as
evidenced on the web site he created, Rails and
Trails. Tichenal explained, 'This is an
exciting start for the collaboration between CSU
Special Collections, the cities, historical societies,
libraries and schools. The extensive historical
descriptions written by Ms. Hamley O’Donnell,
the links to current views, and the integration into
the broader Cleveland Memory make this online
archive especially useful for research and
educational activities.'
Searching for images
The default search box will match any of the
words you enter with any field identifying the
images in the CH-UH Collection. The advanced
search link allows you limit your search to
specific fields and collections. You can also
search for phrases such as 'Heights High' or
eliminate words. This is especially helpful when
searching on common terms. There are a few
CH-UH images in other Cleveland Memory
collections, so a broader search may also be
productive.
When you click on the thumbnail image, you will
be taken to a larger image and additional fields of
information about the image. Any field term in blue
will link to all the images in CH-UH collection for
that term. At the bottom of the field list are links to
the image location using two online mapping
services. You can compare the past and present
of the location using the services’ building views
in addition to the overhead satellite view.
Microsoft Virtual Earth’s link includes the 'birds
eye view' feature with views of the location from
four directions taken from a low flying airplane.
Google Maps’ link includes the 'street view'
feature for much of Cleveland Heights with views
of both sides of the street taken from a van. In a
few cases the address may not be mapped
accurately.
Help expand the collection
The CH-UH Archives Group that started this
project continues to meet every few months,
studying ways to include more area archives in
the web exhibit with plans are underway to add
photos from the School District’s archive. The
group hopes to update this Cleveland Memory
web exhibit bi-yearly, so there will always be new
photos to explore. If you are in possession of
historic images or items related to Cleveland
Heights or University Heights history, it is hoped
that you will consider donating or loaning these
items so they may be added to the Cleveland
Memory web site. For information, contact Kara Hamley O’Donnell
at the Cleveland Heights Department of Planning
and Development (216-291-4885).
Help identify 'mystery photos'
As we strive to make our Cleveland Memory
database as comprehensive as possible, we've
run across some photos we can't identify. See if
they look familiar to you – go to the History/Architecture
page.
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