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are ranked with the finest structures of their 

 kind in the United States. One is 3,931 feet 

 long; the other, 3,211 feet, and known as the 

 Superior Avenue Viaduct, was built at a cost 

 of $2,250,000, but is to be replaced by a bridge 

 affording mast clearance for the largest vessels. 

 The second largest concrete bridge in the world 

 in 1917 spans the Rocky River on the outskirts 

 of the city. 



Parks and Boulevards. Cleveland is known 

 for its broad, regular, well-paved streets and 

 boulevards, ranging from forty to 132 feet in 

 width. The abundant growths of trees and 

 shrubbery which beautify the streets, together 



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METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 



1. Rocky River 6. Newburgh Heights 



2. Rockport (Lakewood 7. Newburgh 



City) 8. Cleveland Heights 



3. West Park (Rock- 9. East Cleveland 



port Village) 10. Euclid 



4. Brooklyn 11. Bratenahl 



5. Brooklyn Heights 



with the many parks of the city, have acquired 

 for it the popular name of the Forest City. 

 Euclid Avenue, varying in width from eighty- 

 three to ninety feet, and extending from the 

 southeast end of the Public Square, through 

 Lakeview Cemetery and the suburbs of East 

 Cleveland, is one of the notable streets in the 

 world. Fine residences, built several hundred 

 feet from the street and surrounded by spacious 

 grounds, line this avenue on both sides. Its 

 beauty, however, with that of a number of 

 other streets, has been somewhat marred in 

 recent years by the expansion of the business 

 district. Lake Shore and East boulevards, 

 Magnolia Drive, Bellflower Road, Juniper 

 Drive and Clifton Boulevard are all attractive 

 streets. The Public Square is the heart of the 

 business district and the center of the street 

 railway lines; from it the streets radiate in all 

 directions. This square was formerly a park; 

 two broad streets, crossing at right angles, now 

 divide it into four sections. 



The many parks of the city cover 2,673 

 acres, and the system is one of the finest in the 



United States. At the mouth of Doan Brook, 

 which flows into the lake, lies Gordon Park 

 (122 acres); Wade Park, overlooking the lake, 

 has magnificent trees, a zoological garden and 

 monuments to Commodore Perry, hero of the 

 Battle of Lake Erie, and to Goethe and 

 Schiller. The entire valley of Doan Brook, 

 presented to the city by John D. Rockefeller 

 and others, was converted into a narrow park, 

 about four miles long, and like a ribbon it 

 connects Wade and Gordon parks. Newberry, 

 Forest City, Brookside, Woodland Hills, Lin- 

 coln and Garfield parks are among the other 

 recreation grounds and amusement resorts of 

 the city. 



Lakeview Cemetery, six miles to the north- 

 east, is a beautiful burial place, occupying an 

 eminence on the crest of which stands the 

 Garfield Memorial, 165 feet high and con- 

 structed of Ohio sandstone; the balcony 

 around the top affords a view of the lake and 

 surrounding country, and the chapel below 

 contains panels and reliefs of various episodes 

 in the life of the former President. Though 

 Cleveland is an industrial and commercial 

 city, the a*b'sence of large tenements and con- 

 gested population is distinctly noticeable. It 

 is a city of homes, a fact suggested by the 

 prevalence of detached houses with gardens. 

 In 1910 there were 90,465 dwellings. Through 

 the children of the schools the Home Garden- 

 ing Association has done much to beautify the 

 city. 



Buildings. According to a plan worked out 

 by a committee of architects, including Daniel 

 H. Burnham, the public buildings are being ar- 

 ranged in a group on a plot of ground in the 

 center of the city. In addition to the Federal 

 building, the courthouse and the city hall, 

 already completed, the buildings of the group 

 will ultimately include a union passenger sta- 

 tion, the public library building and the mu- 

 seum. These structures are to be of imposing 

 architectural beauty, and the group when fin- 

 ished will have cost $35,000,000. The Chamber 

 of Commerce, the Art Museum, Central Ar- 

 mory, Cleveland Grays' Armory, Western Re- 

 serve Historical Society Building and the build- 

 ings of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- 

 neers, Guardian Savings and Trust Company, 

 Central National Bank, First National Bank, 

 Citizens' Savings and Trust Company and 

 Union National Bank are all structures of sub- 

 stantial appearance and architectural beauty. 

 One of the Federal Reserve banks is located 

 here. 



