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History of East Cleveland: The Circle East District is launched in 2022 | The redeveloped Mickey's building on Euclid Avenue, lighted at sunset

2022

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The Circle East District project is launched and re-development of the old "Mickey's" building on Euclid Avenue begins.
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History of East Cleveland: Circle East Townhomes are built in 2010 | Sidewalk view of a row of modern townhomes on a sunny day

2010

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Circle East Townhomes are built on 1.5 acres of land along Eucild between Lakeview Road and Auburndale Avenue.
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History of East Cleveland: The East Cleveland Theater opens in 1968 | historic photo showing a black actress and white actor together

1968

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The East Cleveland Theater opens, which became known for its furtherance of interracial cooperation and understanding, particularly through its practice of interracial, nontraditional casting.
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1955

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Two rapid transit stations are opened at Superior and Windermere respectively, making the area a transportation hub.
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History of East Cleveland: 1938: John D. Rockefeller donates his estate to the city to become Forest Hill Park | Historic photo of the park showing a lake, stone bridge and multiple small buildings

1938

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John D. Rockefeller donates his Forest Hill estate to the city to become Forest Hill Park. Industrialist and philanthropist, Rockefeller rose from his position as an assistant bookkeeper for a Cleveland commission merchant to become one of the wealthiest men in the U.S. through his establishment of the Standard Oil Co.
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History of East Cleveland: 1924 NELA Park construction begins | Historic photo of workmen and horse-drawn plows and carts

1924

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Construction concludes on NELA Park, home to General Electric’s lighting division and the world’s first industrial park.
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History of East Cleveland: 1916 Women's Suffrage | Historic photo showing a line of women waiting to vote outside a white wood-clapboard shack identified as Ward 4, Precinct 4

1916

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The city adopts a charter that provides women’s suffrage in municipal elections — the first of its kind east of Chicago. The East Cleveland Public Library opens thanks in part to land donated by John D.Rockefeller and a donation from Andrew Carnegie.
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