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South Collinwood - Part 4

  This was the fourth section run of the South Collinwood neighborhood:   "The South Collinwood neighborhood is a mixture of residential enclaves interspersed with industrial districts that developed along the rail lines which followed the southern shore of Lake Erie. Industrial development accelerated rapidly following the construction of the Collinwood Yards rail switching center and freight yard. It became a neighborhood of Cleveland when the villages of Collinwood and Nottingham were annexed to the City in 1910 and 1913. Most of the housing dates from before 1930 with the oldest cluster, from the late 1800s, located around East 152 nd north of St. Clair." Map: Run 1 , Run 2 , Run 3 Distance This Run:  9.8 miles Distance So Far:   649.1 miles The Collinwood Rail Yard located near E. 152 & I-90 is an extremely important site in relation to the history of the neighborhood. It was here in 1870s that repair stations and roundhouses began to service the then-Lake Shore &am