TreeOfEastCleve
- The showcase has begun11:10 AM May 1st from web
- I am a tree in East Cleveland OH5:41 PM Apr 29th from web
- - I was planted in 1911, one among many in a thriving suburb of Cleveland OH5:40 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
- - In my early years, Cleveland’s elite were located downtown on Euclid Ave5:39 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
- I watched while most of them abandoned their city locations for eastern suburbs by 19305:37 PM Apr 29th from web
- - I was proud to be in the suburb with the largest migratory concentration until 19155:37 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
- - By 1915 East Cleveland had become the region’s most densely-populated city5:36 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
- - One-third of my city's residents lived in apartments; many of the rest were in multifamily homes5:34 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
- Too soon East Cleveland took on the appearance of a city, much like what they had left5:31 PM Apr 29th from web
- My pride was short-lived5:30 PM Apr 29th from web
- - Population density, multifamily homes, & a desire for country landscapes drove the elite beyond my borders to ...5:30 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
- By 1930 I saw most of my elite move on; I now stood amongst the smallest contingency of suburban upper-class households5:28 PM Apr 29th from web
- Cleveland Heights & Shaker Heights flourished the most with the new suburban migration5:28 PM Apr 29th from web
- By 1930 these communities’ elite population was dominant among suburbs & numbers were steadily climbing5:27 PM Apr 29th from web
- Appeal was less density, single-family homes, and newer homes on larger lots in “country” settings5:26 PM Apr 29th from web
- - Rapidly-shifting neighborhoods made it difficult to create a sense of community5:25 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
- Cleveland Heights & Shaker Heights found a majority of its homeowners putting down roots & settling in5:24 PM Apr 29th from web
- As the elite moved on from East Cleveland, lower home prices enabled a different class to come in5:24 PM Apr 29th from web
- Multifamily living encouraged a more transient lifestyle; I saw many different faces come and go5:23 PM Apr 29th from web
- - My fellow trees & I continued to grow stronger, but the city never quite found its roots so it could do the same5:22 PM Apr 29th from TwitPic
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- Name Linda Haycook
- Location Cleveland Ohio
- Web http://landscapes...
- Bio Project for college history class
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