Cleveland Neighborhoods
Cleveland is Ohio's center of culture and activity. Sitting on
the shores of Lake Erie, Cleveland is about as Midwest as
Midwest gets. Part of a megalopolis that includes Akron,
Youngstown, Canton and Toledo, Home to three of Ohio's six major
professional sports teams, a world-famous orchestra and such new
pearls as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Great Lakes
Science Center, the city is keeping up with the world in terms
of a modern City. The perfect medley of industry, modernization,
culture, diversity, art, and visual stimulants (Such as our
skyline) make for the ultimate City.
Tremont Historically called Cleveland's Southside. Directly
south of downtown, Tremont is located about five miles from Lake
Erie. Tremont is an amalgamation of Mediterranean ethnic groups,
with an emphasis on Greek. The Tremont area treats you to some
of the best views of downtown Cleveland and the Flats area. You
will also enjoy Lincoln Park, with its famed Bathhouse, which
has been remodeled into condominiums. The ultimate Tremont
dining experience comes in the form of Sokolowski's University
Inn, while Dempsey's Oasis Tavern and the Lincoln Park Pub are
cornerstones of a burgeoning Tremont night scene. Shops and
artistry line the streets, while old homes and inner-city living
still exists. While walking at night, you can hear echos of live
music and poetry. Truly the new age of Cleveland for those
wanting a twist to the average night out.
Downtown is a place you'll grow to love. It's hard to imagine
many places in the world having undergone the type of facelift
Cleveland has seen over the past 15 years or so. From it's not
so respectable reputation of the early 1980s Downtown has
emerged a shiny new lakeside spectacle. A skyline once filled
with smokestacks (and smoke) now boasts glowing towers, shiny
stadiums, lit bridges, and a host of modern museums and shopping
centers. Jacobs Field, Gund Arena and Cleveland Browns Stadium,
along with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Great
Lakes Science Center, are the architectural and cultural
creations that define downtown's rebirth. The Key Tower a
skyscraper built since the mid-1980s, joins the 70-year-old
Terminal Tower (Tower City, a marbled mall) to give Cleveland a
skyline that reflects both its history and its future. With
Playhouse Square and its multiple venues just a stone's throw
from Public Square, the downtown area will never leave visitors
wanting something to do. The recently rehabbed warehouse
district (Also known as West 6th.) is now Cleveland's hottest
location for night life. Local business owners have transformed
the cities historical buildings into unique clubs and
restaurants. Locals walk from establishment to establishment
never finding the same thing at a new stop. Even in the middle
of winter, the air is bubbly and the sounds of street musicians
playing their saxophones and the distant aroma of the outdoor
gyro stand, offer a feeling of warmth.
Western Suburbs such as Rocky River, Lakewood, and Bay Village
are a stone's throw from Cleveland proper. Good school systems
and more of a suburban feel make these highly desirable areas to
call home. Lake Erie, always in the distance, gives you the feel
of an open area in a small town. Booming areas such as
Strongsville, Middleburg Hts, and Avon Lake, offer new
construction and upper scale living. One of the most popular
suburbs of the last 10 years is Westlake. The new addition of
Crocker Park, (An outdoor strip of fine clothing stores,
restaurants, Movie theaters, and condo living.) has added to
Westlake's already dominant presence. Million dollar homes are
just moments away from major highways and fine shopping.
Lorain Road travels throughout the inner City and into the
Suburbs. Fairview Park a west-side suburb with a fabulous
fifties feel: neighborhoods of bungalows and ranches built on
grid-style streets, designed around little parks for families
with children. Not only the homes, but there are a lot of
mid-century modern commercial buildings here, especially along
Lorain Road which cuts through the heart of this city, from
Cleveland's West Park on the east to North Olmstead on the west.
As they say, "If it's not on Lorain Road, they don't make it!"
Westpark is an area inside of Cleveland. Called Westpark due to
the fact that it is on the most western part of Cleveland.
Lovely Brick tudors, Colonials, and bungalows fill each street
uniquely. A neighborhood of well-kept and historic mid-century
homes that presents the best parts of both city living and
suburban style. Kamm's Corner, is a legitimate Main Street strip
of old-fashioned storefronts and business. It's extremely
walkable and the bus line runs right through it. There's plenty
of useful and hard to find stuff including thrift stores and of
course bars and restaurants. Further down Lorain around W130th
to W117th house what's considered to be "Little Arabia"
Wonderful Arab restaurants, bakeries, Clothing stores,
boutiques, and some of the most beautiful gold in the city.
The East Side and West Side of Cleveland has often been referred
to as a rival among locals. It's said that you're either a
Westsider, or an Eastsider. Due to the differences, including
parallel streets vs. curves, hills and one ways. Even driving
the two cities allows you a taste of the two *Different worlds*
as they say.