Category: Uncategorized

Downtown Lakewood I think if you asked most Lakewood residents where Downtown Lakewood is, the most common answer would be the intersection of Warren and Detroit. It just feels like the city center. Detroit is our busiest east-west commercial street and Warren is the main artery that connects I-90 to Detroit. I snapped a picture…

My Many Colored Doors I can’t believe I reached my last letter today. There are no streets in Lakewood that start with X, Y or Z, so “W” is where it ends. Fortunately there are 22 “W” streets, so I still have almost a month to savor my journey. After factoring in a few scheduled…

The Perfect Hostess I was able to walk the last “V” street (my penultimate letter) with none other than the current President of the Lakewood Alive Board, Julie Warren. She has lived on Virginia for 19 years and was a perfect hostess. I guess she takes after the namesake of her street. According to Margaret…

The Dairy Aisle Even though it was 7:30 a.m., I found myself drooling for a hot fudge sundae as I started my walk down Victoria Avenue. Malley’s Candies is located on the corner of Victoria and Madison. While I love their dark chocolate covered pretzels, I always think of the “Alice in Wonderland” themed ice…

The Underworld Today was my day to finally descend into the Metroparks. After completing many streets looking down at the Rocky River, Valley Parkway provided me the opportunity to get up close and personal. However, researching what part of Valley Parkway was in Lakewood was a bit tricky. The borders of Rocky River, Cleveland and…

Bye Bye Birdtown Today I walked my last street in Birdtown. I have developed a sort of love/hate relationship with Birdtown. I love walking through this historic neighborhood where so many buildings have a nostalgic vibe, but I hate that it is in the complete opposite corner of Lakewood. Each time I had a Birdtown…

Book It I thought I finished the “S” streets yesterday, but Thoreau was the most S-shaped street that I have walked in a while. It started at Clifton a few streets east of Nicholson, and about halfway to Detroit the street made two 90 degree turns. Right at the first 90 degree turn I saw…

Sibling Pride Today was the first street I walked in a while by myself. I have enjoyed the company and the conversations over the last few days, but I also appreciate the meditative moments of walking a street with only my own thoughts. Today I found myself reflecting on how proud I am of my…

Back to School – With a Smile! I’m glad I got to walk down Summit this morning. Summit passes Lincoln Elementary School and today was the first day back to school after summer vacation. The streets and sidewalks were filled with activity and anticipation. Our Lakewood City Council President Sarah Kepple joined me on the…

Early Morning Parade A friend of mine (David McCallum) got going early to meet me at Clifton and St. Charles to walk his street with me. It was good to catch up with him, and also hear a bit of history about many of the houses on his street. Personal stories always add more meaning…