15201 Euclid Ave Hewitt Chevrolet, Sisters Chicken, NEON Health

In 1952, the land at 15201 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, Ohio, was home to a car dealership, Hewitt Chevrolet. In 1956, it became Lazar-Carver Chevrolet. At the end of 1957, it was called Jim Connell Chevrolet.  

In 1969, C. Miller Chevrolet, who stayed until 1976. 

Sisters Chicken & Biscuits came along in 1981, stayed until 1991 when the company went under. In 1995, NEON moved in, and is still there in 2026. 

 

1956; 1989; 2022

Angela Mia Pizza 15811 Euclid Ave, East Cleveland

Many things have been at the corner of Euclid avenue and Collamer street in East Cleveland. In 1922, it was Gerson and Green Drugs. 1925 through 1958, Collamer Drug Co. 1959 was Dino's Pizza. Angela Mia Pizza came along in 1977 when Earl Cipriani saw a restaurant in the neighborhood he grew up in for sale.

Black and white 1989. Color 2022. 

 

105 Lake Ave. Elyria aka 301 Lodi St. Elyria

 Lots of old newspapers list 105 Lake Ave. in Elyria as a pharmacy embroiled in scandal in the early 1980s, or later, a radio station. It was a Burger Chef in the 1960s and 1970s, and the address was typically written as 301 Lodi. The building went through many amateur repairs and was demolished after 2016.

 This is a Photoshop rendering of what that restaurant may have looked like 50 years ago.

15500 Block of Euclid Ave, East Cleveland 1953 & 2020

On top: a high up shot of Euclid avenue intersecting with Coit rd. Highlighted were the new lines painted on the road to help manage traffic. Black and white shot from 1953, color shot 2020.

This little block of retail begins at 15501 and ends at 15545. Since it's nearly impossible to read the names of the businesses in the 1953 image, I tracked down old newspapers to figure out what stores would have been in the background.

15501 Euclid Ave: Tobin Drug Store
15503 Euclid Ave: a barbershop
15505 Euclid Ave: Custom TV
15513 Euclid Ave: Euclid-Taylor Hardware Store
15515 Euclid Ave: Unknown
15517 Euclid Ave: Hoffmans Ice Cream and Candy
15525 Euclid Ave: Page Realty
15527 Euclid Ave: Beachland Gifts & Card Shop
15531 Euclid Ave: Vadakin Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
15533 Euclid Ave: W.F. Hann & Sons
15545: Fisher Foods

 The image below shows 2007 and 2020.

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6107 Carnegie Columbia Service Station & Battery 1920

A lovely building at the corner of East 61st and Carnegie! In 1920 it was the new home of the Parshall Battery and Service Company and Columbia Service Station.

The black and white image is from 1920, the most recent, 2019. It is currently home to Haus Malts. It has been heavily expanded, but the same decorative diamonds can be seen on the top of the building, and the small window to the right (from your current viewpoint) of the ENTRANCE SERVICE STATION door is still there.

Courtesy The Plain Dealer

Here's the full original ad, published June 1920:

1747 Lakefront Ave. 1905

1747 Lakefront. Branch Telephone Station built by Searles, Hirsh & Gavin. Home to the East Cleveland Women's Club from 1925 to the mid 1980s. Sold to Masons at that time. Abandoned.

Emily St. & Superior, East Cleveland 1922

Looking east along Emily St. from the Superior Ave. intersection. 1922.

Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.

1960s: 12901 Euclid Ave. Al Mastro's The Pizza King Restaurant

Al Mastro's - The Pizza King - Restaurant 12901 Euclid Ave. 1960's and 2014. Razed as of 2015.

Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.

1976: Red Barn Restaurant St. Clair and East 40th St.

Red Barn Restaurant St. Clair and East 40th St. 1976 and today.