Ohio City is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located immediately west of the Cuyahoga River
History
The City of Ohio became an independent municipality on March 3, 1836, splitting from Brooklyn Township. The city grew from a population of 2,400 people in the early 1830s to over 4,000 in 1850. Cleveland annexed the municipality on June 5, 1854. James A. Garfield, who became the 20th president of the United States, frequently preached at Franklin Circle Christian Church in 1857. Franklin Circle Christian Church is located at Franklin Boulevard and Fulton Road intersection. The birthplace of John Heisman, famous for the annual Heisman Trophy awarded to the best player in college football, is located in Ohio City. He was born in the neighborhood in 1869, and an Ohio Historical Society marker stands in commemoration near the corner of Bridge Avenue and West 29th Place.
Features
The salient feature of Ohio City’s business district is the historic West Side Market, built in 1912. The European-styled market, located at the intersection of Lorain Avenue and West 25th Street, draws an estimated one million visitors annually. Located north of the West Side Market is The Ohio City Fresh Food Collaborative, one of America’s largest contiguous urban farms. The operation includes a farm, retail farm stand, and community kitchen on a 6-acre city parcel.
Ohio City contains the largest craft breweries in Cleveland, including Hansa Brewing, Market Garden Brewery, Nano brew, Platform Beer, Saucy Brew Works, Bad Tom Smith Brewing, and the state of Ohio’s oldest microbrewery, the Great Lakes Brewing Company. (Both Market Garden and Great Lakes have full scale brewpubs adjacent to the West Side Market, with the latter occupying a building that formerly housed the Market Tavern, a pub frequented by Eliot Ness.
Saint Ignatius High School is a Jesuit college prep school near the West Side Market. Founded in 1886, the school has a long list of distinguished graduates and is a perennial contender in several OHSAA sports.
The Cleveland Hostel, which opened in 2012, is the first and only hostel in the city of Cleveland. The hostel is located on West 25th Street and Chatham Avenue, adjacent to the W.25th Street Station on the RTA Red Line. Bed Bug Exterminator Cleveland
Demographics
Ohio City’s demographics have changed dramatically in the latter half of the 20th century and the first part of the 21st. Originally composed mainly of English and German descendants, many Eastern European immigrants moved into the area during the migrations in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1960s and 1970s, the percentage of African Americans increased as Cleveland, OH expanded and the wealthy moved to the surrounding suburbs (including Parma, Brooklyn, and Lakewood). The size of the Latino community has also increased. However, with an eye on redevelopment and the incentive of tax breaks, Cleveland City Council has lured an increasing number of suburbanites of all backgrounds back into the Ohio City area. This has led to a diverse community.
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