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Statue of Nicholaus Copernicus in the Cultural Gardens.

The Shiloh Baptist Church was, like many other churches in the inner-ring suburbs, a Jewish Synagogue. This synagogue was built in 1904-1905 for the B'nai Jeshurun congregation and was designed by architect Harry A. Cone. This synagogue was used by…

This is an image of the original Coast Guard Station that was erected at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in 1876. This structure was demolished weeks after this photograph was taken in 1940.

This image is of the ruins of the main building of the Coast Guard Station at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River taken in December of 2009

After the closing of St. Luke's medical center the building still remains to serve the community, but in a different capacity.There will be a seventy-two suite apartment complex and a complete housing development. An elementary school, a library, and…

By 1975 St. Luke's medical center underwent major construction. Along with the new building St. Luke's now serves a new community predominately black.

The growth of the hospital commenced after the depression when the building industry was halted. Due to the depressive state of the country there was very little construction taking place during this time. However by 1937 the newsiest St. Luke's…

St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Hospital. 6606 Carnegie Avenue. The new hospital incorporated the school of nursing and a new maternity ward. The larger facility had a great impact on the walking neighborhood that it served.

Dr. Gustav C. E. Weber (1828-1912) a German-born surgeon who came to Cleveland in 1856. He and the Methodist Episcopal church founded Cleveland general Hospital (est. 30 Jan 1894) during the transformation of American medicine.

This is the original Courthouse that once stood on Public Square. It was torn down in the late 1800s, as it was regarded as too old fashioned.