The PONI-TAILS, (1956 - 1960) were an all-female American pop band that was active from 1956 until 1960. Its members included Toni Cistone, Patti McCabe, Karen Topinka and LaVerne Novak. The Poni-Tails are best known for their top 10 hit song 鈥淏orn Too Late鈥 released in 1958.
THE RASPBERRIES (1970 - 1975 and 2004 - 2007) were an influential American pop and boy band active from 1970 until 1975 then active again between 2004 through 2009.
The Raspberries formed in the early 1970s when Eric Carmen and Jim Bonfanti envisioned a band that would emulate music legends of the 1960s such as The Beatles and The Who.
THE TUDOR HOUSE is a three-story mansion located at 34001 Cedar Rd. in GATES MILLS which was built in 1924 for Industrialist, FRANCIS EDISON DRURY and his family.
THEATER. In a frontier situation, where the settlers must be self-sufficient, entertainment is usually a home-grown product. So it was in the village of Cleveland early in the 19th century, when amateur theater manifested itself. Playreadings and amateur performances, mostly in the schools, appear in the record with sufficient frequency to suggest that considerably more of the activity went unrecorded.
THEATRICAL GRILL was a memorable dining and entertainment venue located on SHORT VINCENT.
The THEODOR KUNDTZ CO. was a diversified manufacturing business specializing in wood products. Founded by Hungarian immigrant THEODOR KUNDTZ, the company operated as a sole proprietorship from 1878 until it was incorporated in 1915. The White Sewing Machine Co.
THIEME, AUGUST (1823-15 Dec. 1879) edited Cleveland's principal German-language newspaper, the Waechter am Erie (see WAECHTER UND ANZEIGER) for more than a quarter of a century. Born in Saxony, he received a doctorate from a German university and participated in the abortive Revolution of 1848 as a member of a rump parliament in Stuttgart.
THIRD FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. OF CLEVELAND, one of the largest savings and loans in Cleveland, has been a stable lending institution with headquarters in the Broadway area since 1938. Founded by BEN S. STEFANSKI with $50,000 in capital, Third Federal opened on 7 May 1938 at 6875 Broadway in Cleveland's Polish community.
The THIRD POLICE PRECINCT, better known as the "Roaring Third," was situated in the older neighborhood northeast of PUBLIC SQUARE at the turn of the century. As the commercial and residential activity of the city moved farther out, this inner-city area became the center of the city's gambling, drinking, and prostitution district. By 1900 gambling houses operated along Superior Ave.
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THISTLEDOWN RACE TRACK (est. 1925) was the area's major horse running track in 1995. Built by John H. McMillen on land owned by Wilson B. Chisholm in the Village of NORTH RANDALL, Thistledown opened for 1 racing season beginning 20 July 1925; however, legal complications and management quarrels led to its closing in 1926. In 1928 Edward B.
THOMAS H. WHITE CHARITABLE TRUST. See THOMAS H. WHITE FOUNDATION.
The THOMAS H. WHITE FOUNDATION was founded as the THOMAS H. WHITE CHARITABLE TRUST in 1913 by sewing machine manufacturer THOS. HOWARD WHITE.
THOME, JAMES A. (20 Jan. 1813-4 Mar. 1873), Presbyterian minister and antislavery activist, was born in Augusta, Ky. son of Arthur and Mary Armstrong Thome. His father was a slaveowner and when Thome attended college in Augusta, in 1833 and entered into Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, he was influenced by abolitionists and ousted from the seminary for his extreme views.
THOMPSON, CHARLES EDWIN (16 July 1870-4 Oct. 1933), automotive pioneer whose Thompson Valve made high-powered automobile and aircraft engines possible, was born in McIndoe Falls, Vt. to Thomas and Mary Ann Young Thompson, attended Boston Preparatory School, and came to Cleveland in 1892 as inspector and branch manager for Cleveland Telephone Co. In 1898, he became district manager with Bell Co.
THOMPSON, DANIEL (21 April 1935 鈥 6 May 2004) was an influential Cleveland poet and activist. Known to many as the 鈥淛unkyard Poet,鈥 Thompson dedicated his life to fighting against injustice and discrimination, using his poetry to draw attention to the struggles of the homeless and the failures of the U.S. penitentiary system.
THOMPSON, DONALD SCOUGALL (27 March 1899-16 May 1994) achieved national repute in both the field of statistics and the sport of fencing. The son of Fred and Marion Scougall Thompson, he was born in Kansas City, Mo., and reared in the Philippine Islands, where his father was working with the U.S. Army. After service in the U.S.
THOMPSON, HINE has practiced LAW for over 100 years. Beginning with its principal office in Cleveland, the firm expanded, opening offices in Washington, DC; Palm Beach, FL; Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus, OH; and Brussels, Belgium.
THORMAN, SIMSON (sometimes given as "Simpson") (1811-12 June 1881), businessman and the first permanent Jewish resident of Cleveland, was born in Unsleben, Bavaria, immigrated to the U.S. by the late 1820s, passed through Cleveland in 1832, purchasing land at Erie (E. 9th) and Woodland, then went to Donaphin, Mo., where he was a trapper and purchased land.
THORNTON, WILLIS (10 March 1900-20 May 1965) experienced a varied career as a journalist, historian, and editor. A native Clevelander, he was raised in Akron, where his father, Willis, was business manager of the Akron Press, a Scripps-McRae newspaper (see EDWARD WILLIS SCRIPPS).
THORNTON-SILVER, EUGENIA (1916-10 March 1992) was a well-known Cleveland book reviewer and lecturer. Born in Chicago, she was raised in Kinsman, O., and attended Lake Erie and Hiram colleges. After experience as a substitute English teacher, she conducted a Cleveland radio show called "People and Places in the News" during WORLD WAR II.
The THREE ARTS CLUB OF LAKEWOOD promotes the fine arts on the west side through monthly recitals and a student scholarship program. Modeled after an east side Music and Drama Club of Cleveland, it was founded by 9 west side women on 17 Jan. 1919 in the LAKEWOOD home of its first president, Mrs. George Brown. Music, drama, and dance were the 3 muses commemorated in the club's name.
THRIVE FOR CHANGE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in 2021 with the mission of promoting health, hope, and healing for individuals at risk of overdose. It focuses on providing harm reduction supplies such as naloxone and contraceptives in addition to offering education, training, and care linkages.
THROCHMORTON, ARCHIBALD HALL (28 Mar. 1876-20 May 1938), legal scholar and educator, was born in Loudon County, Va., to Mason and Annie Humphrey Throchmorton, spent much time in his father's justice of the peace courtroom, received an A.B. from Roanoke College (1896), an A.M. from Princeton University (1897), and a LL.B. from Washington & Lee University (1900), admitted to the Virginia bar in 1900.
THUMM鈥橲 BIKE AND CLOCK SHOP was founded by brothers August F. (Gus) and Karl F. Thumm in May 1909, in Warren, Ohio. It began as Thumm鈥檚 Tire Shop, which sold motorcycles, bicycles, motorcycle tires, and car tires. Their building featured the first gas pump in Warren. Karl also had the first car in Warren, a 1901 Cadillac.
THUNDERWATER, CHIEF. See CHIEF THUNDERWATER
THWING, CHARLES FRANKLIN (9 Nov. 1853-29 Aug. 1937), author, educator, and clergyman, was born in New Sharon, Maine, to Joseph Perkins and Hanna Morse Hopkins Thwing, graduated from Harvard College (1876) and Andover Theological Seminary (1879), was ordained in 1879, and served as Congregationalist pastor of churches in Mass. (1879-86) and Minn.
The TIEDEMANN HOUSE, 4308 Franklin Ave., is the most noted and one of the most architecturally distinguished residences on Franklin Ave., the west side equivalent of famous EUCLID AVE.
TILLEY, MADISON (1809-30 Oct. 1887), black political leader and businessman, was born in slavery, escaped to Ohio as a young man, and ca. 1837 came to Cleveland, working as a boatman and teamster. According to his PLAIN DEALER obituary, Tilley "obtained a fair education and accumulated considerable property" in Cleveland.
TIME magazine was published in Cleveland from 1925-27 in an effort to improve its delivery time to the West Coast. Begun in New York by Britton Hadden and Henry R. Luce in 1923, the fledgling "Weekly Newsmagazine" was often reaching western subscribers 3 days behind schedule. Luce made the decision to relocate in Cleveland during his partner's absence in Europe.
TINKER'S CREEK, a powerful stream that bisected old Bedford Twp., was responsible for early economic development in the area, and remains a beautiful link in the CLEVELAND METROPARKS system. Named for Capt.
The TIPPECANOE CLUB was originally formed by the WHIG PARTY to elect their candidate, Wm. Henry Harrison, president of the U.S. in 1840. Named for Gen. Harrison's victory over the Indians at Tippecanoe Creek, IN, in 1811, the clubs were an important feature of Harrison's national campaign. The first local club was organized in Ohio City on 9 Mar.
TITUS, SIGMUND ALEXANDER (30 Jan. 1884-c. 30 July 1936) was a lawyer involved in the affairs of Cleveland's Polish community. Born near Grodzisk, Poland, he was the son of Joseph and Leokadia Balczynska Titus. A product of the Berlin public schools, he graduated from Friedrich Werder College and studied at the Oriental Seminary in Berlin.
TOD, DAVID (21 Feb. 1805-13 Nov. 1868), businessman and governor of Ohio, was born near Youngstown, Ohio to George and Sarah (Isaacs) Tod, attended Burton Academy in Geauga County, and after studying law in Warren was admitted to the Ohio state bar in 1827, entering private practice.
TODD, THOMAS WINGATE (15 Jan. 1885-28 Dec. 1938), professor of anatomy at Western Reserve University Medical School (See: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY), was born in Sheffield, England to James and Katharine Wingate Todd, and graduated with M.B. and Ch.B. degrees from Manchester University and London Hospital in 1907.
TOLL ROADS were once common in Cuyahoga County. They were a means of advancing transportation for commodity goods and services throughout the county to its large market centers. The first toll road in Cuyahoga County, the Wooster Turnpike, was built by land developers Lord & Barber in 1824. Its route began in Cleveland and ended in Wooster. It followed what is now Pearl Rd. / Rt. 42. It ceased operations ca.
TOLLES, HOGSETT, GINN & MORLEY was formed in 1913 by the merger of 2 established Cleveland law firms: Kline, Tolles & Morley and Blandin, Hogsett & Ginn. It specialized in business law, working especially with railroads and utilities. Sheldon H. Tolles (1 Oct. 1858-14 July 1926) had been involved in local partnerships with Virgil P. Kline since beginning his practice in the early 1880s; ca. 1901, John E.
The TONG WARS were violent outbreaks between the ON LEONG TONG and the Hip Sing Tong Chinese societies, first occurring in 1911 when the latter organization was formed. On 20 Nov. 1911, Woo Dip, of the On Leong Tong, was shot by Leing Young of the Hip Sing Tong, witnesses said, allegedly for refusing to pay the Hip Sing Tong $2 in protection money.
TOOMEY, JOHN A. (28 May 1889-1 Jan. 1950), physician and professor at Western Reserve University Medical School, was born in Cleveland to Hugh and Mary Jane Burr Toomey, graduated from JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY with a B.A. in 1910 and M.A. in 1912, and from Cleveland Law School with an LL.B. in 1913.
TORBENSEN, VIGGO Valdemar. (b.11 Sept. 1858-3 Jan. 1947) pioneer in the automotive industry and founder of the Torbensen Axle Company was born in Branderslev, Denmark, the son of Hans Vilhelm and Maren (Josiassen) Torbensen. Viggo's father William was born in Copenhagen and his mother in Gurreby, Denmark.
The TORSO MURDERS, committed between Sept. 1935 and Aug. 1938, were believed to be serial killings. Most of the bodies were discovered in or near the KINGSBURY RUN area鈥攁 creek bed that ran from E. 90th St. and Kinsman Rd. SE to the CUYAHOGA RIVER.
TOTH, JOHN, JR. (7 Nov. 1897-8 Sept. 1960) was, for more than 23 years, a business representative of the International Association of Machinists.
The TOWER CITY CENTER is a mixed-use development consisting of adaptive reuse and new construction. It is one of the cornerstones of downtown Cleveland's rebirth in the 1990s. The complex includes what was once known as the CLEVELAND UNION TERMINAL and the associated buildings at PUBLIC SQUARE.
TOWLE, JOHN R. (19 Oct. 1924-21 Sept. 1944), Congressional medal of honor winner for service in WORLD WAR II, was the son of William J. and Mary Simpkins Towle. One of 4 children, he grew up on E. 73d St. in Cleveland, and as a boy attended St. Agnes school.
The TOWMOTOR CORPORATION was founded in 1919 by LESTER M. SEARS when he unveiled the prototype of the gasoline-powered industrial tractor that revolutionized materials handling. After some initial sales, F.W. Sears, Lester's father, capitalized the enterprise and, until his death in 1934, ran it with his son from Bliss Avenue in EUCLID.
TOWN HALL OF CLEVELAND, a subscription lecture series, was founded by Mrs. Wm. C. (Alice Katherine Newton) Wallin when she came to Cleveland from Detroit with her husband in 1930. Mrs. Wallin, a former newspaperwoman and participant in Detroit Town Hall, started the Town Hall of Cleveland (the 4th city in the country to have a Town Hall) as "courses designed for intelligent thinking." Dr.
TOWNES, CLAYTON C. (30 Jan. 1888 [1887?]-24 Feb. 1970), president of city council and first mayor of Cleveland under the CITY MANAGER PLAN, was born in Cleveland to Wm. C. and Kate Hoyt Townes, received his LL.D. degree from Western Reserve University Law School in 1911, and that same year took over his father's seat in city council when his father died.
The TOWNSEND PLAN, a proposal made in Jan. 1934 by California physician Francis E. Townsend for a $200-a-month guaranteed income for each senior citizen, found such strong support in Cleveland that Townsend located his national headquarters here from 1946-56. After the national organization disbanded in 1966, the Ohio headquarters at 11102 Detroit Ave.
TOWNSEND, AMOS (1819-17 Mar. 1895), businessman and politician, was born in Brownsville, Pa. and attended school until 15, when he became a clerk in a Pittsburgh retail establishment. At 19 he moved to Mansfield, forming the mercantile business partnership of A. Townsend & Co. with N. D. Hogg, which lasted 5 years, until the partnership dissolved and the business closed.