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Gordon Square Re$tore Cleveland Revitalization District
For several years, Detroit Shoreway has been working with Cleveland Public Theatre and Near West Theatre to create an arts and culture district in this same area. Included in the proposal is the restoration and reopening of the Capitol Movie Theatre on West 65th Street. This plan, coupled with the Gordon Square Revitalization District, will help drive commerce and attract the kinds of shops and restaurants identified as needs in a recent resident survey. Detroit Avenue from West 58th to West 73rd Streets is scheduled for streetscape and road improvements in the next year or two. The timing is perfect as pieces of the plans come together and the community drives the overall revitalization of the district.
Neighborhood History The Gordon Square District has many assets that will support the program, most importantly its intact commercial corridor. Shortly after the turn of the 19th century, the West Side neighborhoods were expanding at a rapid pace. Detroit Avenue was a key connector between downtown and outlying villages. Over time, it evolved into a main artery on the West Side, especially since it was also a main streetcar line. The commercial architecture that was constructed housed businesses and services that met the needs of the community. When the Gordon Square Arcade was constructed in 1920, it was the largest construction project of its time on the West Side. The Arcade, along with the Bank Building, the Kennedy Apartments, and a fine structure recently restored by the Pasalis Brothers form a unique site unparalleled on the West Side. West 65th Street and Detroit Avenue is the only intersection with all four early 20th century structures still standing. Housing in Detroit Shoreway ranges from mid-nineteenth century single-family homes to modern townhouses and condominiums. In addition, our community has several residential historic districts. Both Franklin Boulevard and West Clinton Avenue feature large single and double-family homes dating from the mid-1860's through the 1920's. These often grand structures sparkle with jewel toned paint jobs, brilliant stained glass windows, and attractive urban landscapes. In the 1980’s, DSCDO took an active role in the rehabilitation of existing historic housing stock, along with the development of new housing. Our investment has paid off by creating a strong private investor market. Single family homes generally sell between $65,000-$150,000. Town homes and condominiums/new construction generally sell between $150-300,000.
Detroit Shoreway Today
In addition, Detroit Shoreway is home to several notable institutions such as Cleveland Public Theatre, St. Augustine Manor, the Lorain Avenue Antiques District, the Gordon Square Arcade and Capitol Movie Theater, Max Hayes Vocational School, and Minh Anh Vietnamese restaurant. Further, the creation of Eco-Village as a groundbreaking project, centered at West 58th Street and Lorain Avenue, focuses on “green building” and environmentally friendly development. In conjunction with Eco-Village and the creation of a transit-oriented society, a new Cleveland Rapid Transit Authority (RTA) station will open at West 61st Street and Lorain Avenue in August of 2004. This station is expected to generate additional private investment to anchor our southern boundary.
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The
newly created Gordon Square Revitalization District on Detroit Avenue, from West
58th to West 70th Streets in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood, is Cleveland’s
most intact historic commercial corridor on the Near West Side. With
architecturally significant storefronts dating primarily from the late 1890’s
through the 1930’s, this high-density, high-reinvestment urban neighborhood is
fast becoming one of the hottest areas for development in the City of Cleveland.
Located
at the heart of the Near West Side, the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood has many
natural features and cultural amenities that make it a very desirable place to
live, work, and do business. The community’s religious and immigrant foundation
is primary in the ongoing development of the district as evidenced by our
numerous churches and cultural groups.