http://www.tremonthistory.com History of Tremont, the Heart of Cleveland, Ohio. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:39:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Lincoln Park - Sundays people would gather on the grass and benches to chat with friends or play cards, checkers, dominos and chess on the picnic tables.  Some would bring picnic baskets from home while others stopped after church.  Children played soccer or played at the pond that was in ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/08/30/memories-of-maria-cairns-yuras/ John G. Jennings was born in 1825 and died on December 16, 1896 at his residence at 194 Jennings Avenue.  He was buried at Riverside Cemetery.  He created the University Heights allotment in 1851.  Mr. Jennings taught Sunday school in 1859-1860.  The people of the area wanted their own church ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/07/15/john-g-jennings/ Thomas was born in 1817 in England and died February 3, 1886 at his residence , 829 Scranton Ave.  He was buried in Monroe Cemetery.  Holmden Avenue was named after him and was also called "Dutch Hill", where children would sledride.  In 1860, he lived in Allegheny, Venango County, Pennsylvania.  ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/05/26/thomas-holmden/ 2281 Columbus Road.  The Early Days:  Reverand Joseph Koudelka, the pastor of St. Michael Church on Scranton Road, first approached Bishop Ignatius Horstmann about the possibiity of establishing a parish to serve the needs of the Slovak community.  Bishop Horstmann recognized the language difficulties this community faced and their need ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/05/26/st-wendelin-church-history/ Southwest corner of Kenilworth and W. 14th Streets.  At the turn of the 20th century, both before and after 1900, waves of immigrants from the Carpathian Mountains of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in east Slovakia, West Ukraine, Southeast Poland and the northern tip of Romania and still with no country of ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/04/09/holy-ghost-greek-catholic-now-byzantine-catholic-church/ In 1850 a group of prominent Clevelanders, including Mrs. Thyrza Pelton and John Giles Jennings, began plans for the founding of Cleveland University.  They purchased 275 acres of land from the Kellogg, Barber and Branch farms, on the bluff overlooking the flats.  One of the founders was Governor William Slade, ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/02/07/cleveland-university/ 1201 Starkweather Ave.  Currently condominiums, the Lincoln Park Baths opened in 1921.  The baths were built to serve a community whose housing lacked modern plumbing.  There were separate entrances for men and women and the patrons paid between a penny and a nickel for the use of the facilities. Info and ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/02/07/lincoln-park-baths/ Originally at 2139 W. 14th St.  Construction of the innerbelt caused the move to 4470 Ridge Rd. in 1958. More to come. http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/02/06/dr-martin-luther-slovak-evangelical-lutheran-church/ 2310 West 14th Street.  St. Andrew Kim was previously the home of Sacred heart of Jesus Polish National Church. More info to come. http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/02/06/st-andrew-kim-korean/ 2187 West 14th Street.  The congregation was organized in 1910 as the Pan Hellenic Society with services held downtown in a hall on the corner of Bolivar and Ontario Streets.  In 1918 the Society became known as the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation.  The current church's construction also began ... http://www.tremonthistory.com/2008/02/06/annunciation-greek-orthodox-church/