Bridges of Northeastern Ohio: Resources at Cleveland Memory
A pathfinder to our extensive collections having to do with bridges and Civil Engineering. Includes links to the Wilbur J. and Sara Ruth Watson Bridge Book Collection, several image collections, E-books and Articles, and off-site reading.

Clay Herrick Slide Collection
This archival collection, donated by Clay Herrick, author of "Cleveland Landmarks", consists of 100 pamphlets, brochures, books, and photographs. The most important element is some 6,000 slides; one-of-a-kind shots of various buildings in Cleveland, which are showcased here.

Cleveland Cultural Gardens Collection
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens, extending along East Blvd. & Martin Luther King Blvd. in Cleveland's University Circle area, is a unique collection of landscaped, themed gardens each representing a different ethnic group/organization in Cleveland. The gardens represent many of the cultural backgrounds of Cleveland's diverse population.

Cleveland Illustrated
All 135 images from this lavish viewbook and brief history of Cleveland published in 1889.

Cleveland's Architectural Past
Architectural images originating from the Cleveland Press Archives and historian Clay Herrick's slide collection. These special collections were donated to the Cleveland State University Library to support historical research related to the architecture of Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland Union Terminal Construction Film
A digital version of a 1928 film depicting foundation engineering work on the foundations of the Terminal Tower complex on Public Square, the Cuyahoga Viaduct and other projects for the Cleveland Union Terminal. This 16mm film, discovered at a New York area swap meet, was generously donated in 2005 to support historical research related to civil engineering and the architecture of Cleveland, Ohio.

Construction Photographs in the Cleveland Union Terminal Collection
This site documents the construction of the Cleveland Union Terminal (CUT) on the southwest quadrant of Public Square. The CUT was designed to be the union passenger station for railroad trains entering Cleveland after 1930. The project included a complex of office buildings, a hotel, department store, and post office; all capped by the Terminal Tower, then the tallest building between New York City and Chicago. The exhibit includes two collections of black and white photographs documenting the original conditions on this land before the neighborhoods and commercial districts were demolished to make way for for the Union Terminal project.

King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company
The King Iron Bridge Co. played an important role in the development and construction of metal truss bridges, a product of American engineering and construction technology, nationwide during the latter part of the Nineteenth Century. The Company built bridges in Cleveland that include the Central Viaduct in 1888; the Center Street swing bridge in 1901, Cleveland's last remaining swing bridge; and the 591 ft. steel arch of the Detroit-Superior (Veteran's Memorial) bridge in 1918.

Louis Conrad Rosenberg: Etchings of the Cleveland Union Terminal
Louis Conrad Rosenberg was commissioned by the Van Sweringen brothers to produce etchings of the construction of the Cleveland Union Terminal, including sites, demolitions, and buildings. Rosenberg's, American, Cleveland Series consists of 22 dry point prints, produced from 1928 to 1930 — all prints are signed by the artist and in original mats.

Postcards of Cleveland
Dr. Walter C. Leedy, Jr. began his comprehensive collection of Cleveland postcards, now numbering nearly 8,000 in earnest in 1989. Leedy realized the unique value picture postcards could have to him as an architectural historian, permitting him to observe the changing urban environment, or to visually recreate what a neighborhood looked like. As Leedy puts it, "I don't really collect postcards-I collect images of life, moments in time. Nostalgia glues people to postcards. There is something intimate and direct about them. As an art historian, I think of postcards as a vehicle to introduce art to the millions-people aren't intimidated by postcards the way they might be by paintings or other "fine" art."

Sacred Landmarks of Cleveland
Browse or search for text, images, and other data about a particular landmark in this growing project sponsored by The Sacred Landmarks Partnership of Northeast Ohio. Formed within the Urban University Program Centers at Cleveland State University, Youngstown State University, Kent State University and the University of Akron, the SL Partnership is dedicated to serving as a regional resource for the research and documentation of the history, institutional memory, architecture, aesthetic features and current uses of sacred landmarks in the region.

Wilbur & Sara Ruth Watson Bridge Book Collection
This archival collection includes over one hundred and seventy-five rare books, some dating from the eighteenth century, and fifteen albums of photographs on historic bridges. The collection is considered one of the best of its kind in the country.