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For the Birds Halstead is on the western end of the historic Birdtown neighborhood in Lakewood. According to clevelandhistorical.org, in 1892 the National Carbon Company (located at the corner of W 117th and Madison) purchased 155 acres west of their factory for their employees. Many were immigrants, primarily from Slovakia and other Easter European countries.…

Patience is a Virtue I think the residents of Hall must be the most patient in all of Lakewood. Hall is a side street running from Lake Avenue on the northern end to Detroit Avenue across the street from McDonalds on the southern end. Several of the small sloped front yards had beautiful landscaping and…

One Lane Bridge Hafermalz is one of the most unique streets in Lakewood. It is basically a series of parking lots only accessible via a one-way alley from Detroit Avenue or a “one lane bridge” from Riverside. I took the pic for this post from the Detroit Avenue access point. I call the Riverside access…

Perseverance Perseverance is the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. As I started my walk down the tiny street of Gridley I saw a weed in the sidewalk that embodied this word. It reminded me of a pre-framed inspirational poster you can buy to hang in your office. For…

Poetic? Granger is close to my house, so I knew it would be a short trip this morning. Granger runs from Clifton Boulevard to Detroit where it changes names to Larchmont on its continued route towards the highway. I made plans to stop at Breadsmith afterwards to pick up a loaf of bread and then…

Grandchild’s Dollhouse Grace starts at Detroit by Garfield Middle School to the north and dead ends into Madison Park at the southern tip. According to Margaret Manor Butler in Romance in Lakewood Streets, Grace Avenue was named after James Nicholson’s granddaughter. James Nicholson “was our first permanent settler on Detroit Road” in 1818. In 1835 James…

Gone Fishin’ I have passed Graber plenty of times in my life, but I had no idea where it was until I looked it up. My mind must have looked right past the giant green street sign and arrow every time I veered right on Detroit at “Around the Corner”. Graber is a bending one-way…

White Noise Glenbury is a one-block side street near the McKinley exit of the highway. As I was riding my bike to the street this morning, there was a constant flow of cars down McKinley, with drivers heading off for their morning commute. I started looking inside the cars and counted 43 cars in a…

Bushes and Driveways I decided to jog over to Gladys this morning. The round trip was about a 5K, so I had a little more time to think about my route than I do when I ride my bike to my destination street. I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to find the…

Who’s the Boss? One of the most rewarding aspects of this project is the time I get to spend talking to others on my travels. Whether it is scheduled in advance or a chance meeting during my walk, it adds a fun and unpredictable element. My office manager (Katie) had the day off following the…