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South Collinwood: Part 6

  This was the sixth and final section run of the South Collinwood neighborhood. It included the heart of the historic district known as Nottingham Village . Map: Run 1 , Run 2 Distance This Run:  8.1 miles Distance So Far:   665.6 miles Originally part of Euclid Township, Nottingham Village was organized in 1873 and was annexed by the city of Cleveland in 1912. It was located between East 185th and East 200th Streets, running from Lake Erie to the north and to what is now the Norfolk Southern rail lines to the south. It extended as far west as E. 170th. St. Clair was considered its "main street". The southern half, still called Nottingham Village, is now considered part of South Collinwood. The rest of the village is part of North Collinwood. The Dilles were a prominent family (David Dille Jr was the first actual settler of Euclid) and important figures in Nottingham history. Dille Road is named after them. Founded in 1978, Hospice of the Western Reserve prov...

South Collinwood: Part 5

  This was the fifth 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 152nd north of St. Clair." Map:  Run 1 , Run 2 , Run 3 , Run 4 Distance This Run:  8.4 miles Distance So Far:   657.5 miles The current Collinwood High School was constructed in 1922-23 and opened to students in 1924. It is located at the corner of Saint Clair, Ivanhoe Avenues and East 152 Street referred to as Five Points. During i...