Euclid Avenue
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[edit] Map of Euclid Avenue
[edit] Overview
Euclid Avenue spans from Public Square to well past University Circle. Cleveland State University, the world famous Agora, the Cleveland Clinic, and Case Western Reserve University line the avenue today.
[edit] History
[edit] Beginning
Euclid Avenue follows the historic Lake Shore Trail of the Indians. It was laid out by Cleveland village trustees in 1815 and surveyed the following year. It takes its name from the small settlement of surveyors to the east in Euclid, but as late as 1825 it was known as the Buffalo Road because it served as the major route to that city.
[edit] Millionaires Row
The valuation of the real estate along Euclid Avenue surpassed that of New York's 5th Avenue in the late 1800's. The avenue was home to several 19th Century industrial barons, such as John D. Rockefeller, Sylvester T. Everett, arc light inventor Charles F. Brush, George Worthington, Horace Weddell, Marcus Hanna and Amasa Stone. John Hay, personal secretary to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State under William McKinley also resided on the Avenue until his death. Jeptha Wade, Cleveland benefactor and founder of Western Union Telegraph, lived on the Avenue, as did his son Randall.
[edit] Decline
As Cleveland expanded eastward in the early 1900's, more and more families moved to less commercial districts. This movement gave rise to Cleveland Heights.
[edit] Future
[edit] Euclid Silver Line
The Euclid Corridor Transportation Project has announced plans to revitalize Euclid Avenue with a transit program dubbed the Silver Line.