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Lee Harvard: Part 2

  This was my second and final run of the  Lee Harvard   neighborhood. Map:   Run 1 , Run 2 , Run 3 , Run 4 , Run 5 Distance This Section: 19.5 miles Distance So Far: 724.3 miles The Feiner Homes Historic District is located between the block of Feiner Drive (west), E. 187th (east), Harvard Ave (north) and Deforest Ave (south). Arthur Feiner was a prominent Jewish contractor who began building buildings in the 1950s to include the 100 in this historic district area alone. His other planned community projects in the Cleveland area included E. 255th and Lakeshore Blvd in Euclid and the Fairmount Circle Shopping Center. He also helped redevelop Thistledown Race Track. He died in 2007 at the age of 93. Special thanks to Karl Brunjes at City of Cleveland Landmarks Department for his assist with this info.  "No Finer Value - Than a 'Feiner' Home" (1954 ad). Randomly ran into this harem of wild turkeys on Garden Boulevard. They safely made it across the stree...

Lee Harvard: Part 1

  This was my first run of the Lee Harvard   neighborhood. Map:   Run 1 , Run 2 , Run 3 , Run 4 Distance This Run: 20 miles Distance So Far:  704.8 miles Lee Harvard has been called ' the suburb in the city ' given the fact that much of its housing developed in the mid-20th century. However, this beauty on Biltmore Ave was built in 1929 and is the oldest on the block. It truly stand outs out among the other homes. In fact, it was one of if not the coolest looking house I saw in this 20-mile segment of the neighborhood. They just don't build them like they used to. Lee Harvard has a canopy cover rate around 20% with the capability of possessing upwards of 57%. However, canopy cover is no issue on Invermere Ave, the northern limit of the neighborhood. Lee Road is the commercial spine of the neighborhood. While the surrounding residential areas are stable/inviting, Lee Road...is not. The photo above shows how wide and barren large swaths of the road and s...