Old Brooklyn
| Old Brooklyn | |
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| Neighborhoods of Cleveland | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Cuyahoga |
| City | Cleveland |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 32,009 |
| 6.3% decrease from 2000 Census | |
| Demographics | |
| • White | 75.2% |
| • Black | 7.3% |
| • Hispanic | 13.8% |
| • Asian | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 44109, 44144 and 44134 |
| Area code(s) | 216 |
| Median income | $35,234 |
| Source: 2010 U.S. Census, City Planning Commission of Cleveland | |
Old Brooklyn is a west side neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, located approximately five miles south of downtown Cleveland. It extends east-to-west from the Cuyahoga River to the city of Brooklyn and north-to-south from the Brookside Park Valley to the city of Parma.
The first instance of European habitation in the Old Brooklyn vicinity occurred in 1790, when fur trader Joseph Du Shattar established a trading post on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River, across from the area that became Newburgh.
Originally a portion of Brooklyn Township, the area was settled permanently in 1814 as the hamlet of Brighton, centered at the present-day intersection of Pearl and Broadview Roads. The Brighton area was incorporated as South Brooklyn Village in 1889 and then annexed with other surrounding villages by the City of Cleveland during the years of 1905–1927.
During the late 1880s, farmers in Old Brooklyn's Schaaf Road area (also known as South Hills) were among the first in the Midwest to use greenhouses to cultivate vegetables. By the 1920s the neighborhood was one of the nation's leading producers of greenhouse vegetables, with more than 100 acres (0.40 km2) under glass. Most of the greenhouses were displaced, beginning about 1960, by new housing and the construction of Ohio Rt. 176 (Jennings Freeway).
Commercial development in Old Brooklyn reached its apex during the period of 1920–1960. Shopping districts spread along Pearl, Broadview, and State Roads and were followed, after World War II, by the development of shopping plazas at the intersections of Memphis-Fulton, Broadview-Brookpark, and Pearl-Brookpark. The original Honey Hut ice cream shop, a favorite of many West-siders, can be found on State Road near the south end of the community.
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