He was born in the neighborhood in 1869, and an Ohio Historical Society marker stands in commemoration near the corner of Bridge Avenue and West 29th Place.

The European-styled market, located at the intersection of Lorain Avenue and West 25th Street, draws an estimated one million visitors annually.

[5] Located north of the West Side Market is The Ohio City Fresh Food Collaborative, one of the largest contiguous urban farms in America.

The church was one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Ohio, and the remains of an entrance to a tunnel leading to the banks of the nearby Cuyahoga River can still be seen in the basement.

Designed by Edward Tilton, the architect of four buildings on Ellis Island in New York, Carnegie West features a modified Renaissance and classical style exterior.

Originally composed mainly of English and German descendants, many Eastern European immigrants moved into the area during the migrations in the first half of the 20th century.

In the 1960s and 1970s, as Cleveland expanded and the wealthy moved to the surrounding suburbs (including Parma, Brooklyn, and Lakewood), the percentage of African Americans increased.