DETROIT-SHOREWAY

Between 1854 and 1894, what is now the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood was absorbed by the City of Cleveland through the annexations of Ohio City, Brooklyn Township and the village of West Cleveland. Industry developed in the 1850's along with the railroads. In the 1860's, the area began to attract homes and commercial development, and horse-drawn street cars began to travel along Detroit Avenue. Middle-income housing developed along the north-south streets intersecting Detroit, while the larger, more architecturally distinguished homes were built along Franklin Boulevard. Detroit-Shoreway has always been a culturally diverse neighborhood. Families from Ireland and Germany were the first to settle in the area. Later immigrants included Italians, Romanians, Puerto-Ricans, Appalachians, Mexicans, Vietnamese, Laotians, and African-Americans.

BICENTENNIAL
CLEVELAND™
1796-1996