Can anyone tell me the exact location of Lake View Park in Cleveland? I'm not talking about the cemetery, but rather a park that overlooked Lake Erie around 1900. Was this an earlier name for Edgewater? Or Gordon Park? Sandy

Hello all, The following was taken from "The Jubilee Edition of the Cleveland Wachter und Anzeiger, 1902"; translated from the German by Steven Rowan for the Western Reserve Historical Society, 2000. "Lake View Park: Passing to the west, we reach Lake View Park, which begins at Erie Street and runs along the humming rail line of the L.S. & M.S. Railroad to Bank Street. This is more of a promenade than a park. It has an area of 10 acres, drawn along Summit Street, falling in a gentle slope, penetrated by roads and foot paths, to the rail line. Unfortunately, the vegetation in many cases has developed in an unfortunate way, since the eternal smoke from the stacks of the locomotives ruins all plant life. Correspondingly the appearance of the park is depressing, varying from black to gray. The little trees look crooked, and they will never grow to full size. "The sparse bushes have little value, and since there is no shadow in Lake View Park, visiting the park is depressing. Added to this is the fact that the park is inhabited by persons of low repute, so that it is often dangerous to remain there after dark. The park is not exactly an attractive piece of land, and the only attractive part is the pond with its harmless dragon and the nearby bridge. The rail line going north has degenerated into a common nuisance, and the eternal racket and smoke of locomotives make lingering in the park almost impossible. If it ever does come to pass that the Lake Shore line alters its entry into the city, then perhaps Lake View Park can become something, but not before then." Edgewater Park is listed as being located at Lake Avenue and Lake Erie with an attached Edgewater Parkway and Edgewater Park Boulevard consisting of almost 300 acres. Lake View Park was its own entity. Hope this helps, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Rozhon" <srozhon@oh.rr.com> To: <OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:03 AM Subject: [OHCUYAHO] Lake View Park > Can anyone tell me the exact location of Lake View Park in Cleveland? > I'm not talking about the cemetery, but rather a park that > overlooked Lake Erie around 1900. Was this an earlier name for > Edgewater? Or Gordon Park? > > Sandy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message