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In cooperation with Western Reserve Historical Society Euclid Avenue, which runs through the heart of downtown Cleveland, was for 60 years one of the finest residential streets of any city in 19 th century America. Showplace of America is the fascinating account of the rise and fall of this elegant promenade, including portrayals of the eminent architects who created its opulent residences and colorful details about the lives of the wealthy people who occupied them. The families who resided within this linear, four-mile neighborhood epitomized Midwestern grandeur in the second half of the 19 th century. The 1893 Baedekers travel guide to the United States labeled it one of the most beautiful residence-streets in America, as others hailed it Millionaires Row, the finest avenue in the west, and the most beautiful street in the world. Modeled after the grand boulevards of Europe, this magnificent neighborhood was distinguished for the prominence of its architects as well as the families who lived there. Local architects Jonathan Goldsmith, Charles W. Heard, Levi T. Scofield, Charles F. Schweinfurth, and Coburn & Barnum and national firms Peabody & Stearns and McKim, Mead & White creat

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Author

Jan Cigliano; Jan Cigliano Hartman

Publisher

Kent State University Press 1991-10-01

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780873384452

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.9 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14