Old Brooklyn

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

There's more than one Brooklyn in the United States, but with the exception of the one in New York, Old Brooklyn in Ohio has the most interesting history.

Based on the confluence of older Native American trails, Old Brooklyn was originally settled in 1814 as the hamlet of Brighton, originally laid out on land belonging to a farmer named Warren Young. Another incorporation in 1889 renamed the village South Brooklyn, eventually being annexed by the city of Cleveland in 1905 because of its successful light plant. Perhaps Old Brooklyn's biggest claim to fame was the introduction of greenhouse gardening by Gustave Ruetenik & Sons, giving the area the title "Greenhouse Capital of the United States." After its appropriation into Cleveland, Old Brooklyn's commercial development reached its apex, and also became home to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in 1907.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467111928
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/08/2014
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

In 1982, a group of people from the Old Brooklyn neighborhood gathered at The Glenn Restaurant to form a historical society named the Four Corners Guild. In 1986, it became the Historical Society of Old Brooklyn. Its mission is to attract people with a common interest in the history of Old Brooklyn to collect, catalogue, and display items of historical significance; provide housing, preservation, and safekeeping of said items; support and promote the cause of historic preservation; and disseminate historical information to the public.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Neighbors 9

2 Buildings 23

3 Houses of Worship 47

4 Recreation 63

5 Deaconess Hospital 79

6 Greenhouse Industry and Ben Franklin Gardens 93

7 Producers Milk 107

8 Pearl Street Savings and Trust Co. 119