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Pedestrian Retail Overlay
Historic Broadway Re$tore Cleveland District
“Broadway- The Avenue for Kids of All Ages”
The Historic Broadway
District is a wonderfully diverse, eclectic urban main street. Built largely
between 1880 and 1930, the District holds a rich concentration of commercial
building types and styles. Today, it is home to more than 50 businesses and
institutions. The vision for the redevelopment of the District is to build on
the pedestrian friendly street by attracting a variety of uses — quality retail,
housing, restaurants and trails/green space.
With excellent connections
to public transportation, the Historic Broadway District is only minutes from
Downtown Cleveland and is centrally located within easy access to I-77, I-48 and
I-480.
North Broadway Neighborhood
History
The
North Broadway neighborhood, originally part of Newburgh Township, formed one of
the earliest settlements in
Cuyahoga
County,
with new Englanders first arriving in the area in 1796.
Newburgh’s
early growth resulted from its location on high ground, away from the
mosquito-infested lowlands of the Cuyahoga River. The construction of the
Ohio
and Erie Canal,
the Sault-St. Marie
Canal and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad in the first half of the 19th
century led to industrial growth and increased commercial trade in the Broadway
area, including the establishment of several steel mills. By the mid-1870s, most
portions of the original Newburgh Township had been annexed to Cleveland.
The arrival of heavy
industries was accompanied by the addition of numerous rail lines which divided
the Broadway neighborhood into several distinct sub-areas. These rail lines and
their many spurs also contributed to the establishment of a development pattern
characterized by incompatible mixtures of housing and industry.
The
1870s also brought a large influx of Czech and Polish immigrants to work in the
nearby iron and steel mills. These immigrants constructed the small
working-class cottages that are typical of North Broadway. Commercial
development occurred primarily during the late 19th and early 20th
centuries along Broadway, which was a major travel route that served a stage
coach line connecting
Cleveland
and Pittsburgh. Years later, Broadway served as the route of a streetcar line
connecting southeast Cleveland to Downtown. At its peak in the early 1920s, the
intersection of East 55th and Broadway was one of the City’s most
active retail districts.
From
1950 to 1980, the neighborhood experienced substantial out-migration. As a
result, business activity also decreased, especially along retail streets. The
focal point of retail activity in the neighborhood has shifted to the Aetna Road
intersection where a discount department store and a modern supermarket are now
located.
 The SVD
Business Development Program
The objectives of this program are to keep
existing businesses, help them grow, and attract new retail and services to the
Broadway area. To accomplish these goals, SVD assists businesses with developing
business plans, identifying sources of financing for expansion and start-ups,
packaging loans and shepherding projects through the development process. The
program also markets available real estate to businesses and developers. For
additional information including demographics, assets, features and available
retail spaces, click
here.
Contact:
Marlane Weslian
SVD
5620 Broadway Ave. #200
Cleveland,
OH
44127
(216) 429-1182
marlanew@slavicvillage.org
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