Category: Business and Industry

GRISWOLD-ESHELMAN CO., one of Cleveland's most prominent advertising agencies, was founded by Chas. Eshleman and Ray H. Griswold in 1912 with $200 in capital. Known initially as the Advertising Dept. Co., the firm had no home office but maintained desks in the offices of its clients. By 1913 it had become Griswold-Eshleman agency. By 1927, the year that Charles J.

GRUBER'S RESTAURANT was a popular fixture in Greater Cleveland for almost 60 years. It was founded in 1907 by Max Gruber, Sr. During its first years, the restaurant moved frequently. It was originally located at Columbus Rd. and Willey Ave.

The GUARDIAN SAVINGS AND TRUST CO., one of Cleveland's principal banks in the early 20th century, opened 10 Dec. 1894 at W. 9th and Superior with capital of $500,000 and 4 employees. In 1898 Henry P. McIntosh became president. An "uptown" office in the ARCADE was added in 1902 and 4 years later the growing bank erected a 12-story building at 322 Euclid Ave.

The GUND BREWING CO. was a small independent brewery located at 1476 Davenport St. on the city's near east side. It was known as the Jacob Mall Brewing Co. when Geo. F. Gund (1855-1916) purchased it in 1897. Born in La Crosse, WI, Gund served as president of the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co. in Seattle, WA, from 1895-97 before moving to Cleveland and buying the Mall brewery, where he served as president and treasurer.

H. W. BEATTIE & SONS, INC., one of Cleveland's foremost diamond merchants, was founded by Hugh W. Beattie, a Canadian jeweler and watchmaker who came to Cleveland in 1884. At first he carried on his own jewelry business while working as a watchmaker at the Chas. Stein store at the corner of Prospect and Ontario, but soon established his own store at Scovill and Kennard (E. 46th) streets.

HAGGINS, ISAAC SR., (18 Aug.

The HALLE BROTHERS CO. was one of Cleveland's leading department stores noted for its quality merchandise and service. It opened its doors on 7 Feb. 1891, when brothers Samuel H. and SALMON P. HALLE bought T. S. Paddock & Co.'s hat and furrier shop at 221 Superior St. In 1893 the Halles moved their fur business to Euclid Ave. and Sheriff (E.

HAPPY DOG is a restaurant and live entertainment venue that has been owned and operated by Sean Kilbane and Sean Watterson since 2008. The business has gained fame for serving hot dogs that can be paired with a wide variety of toppings and sauces.

HARRIS CALORIFIC CO., a pioneer in the production of gas welding and cutting apparatus, was founded by John Harris, who discovered the oxyacetylene (oxygen flame) method of cutting and welding tools in 1899 while conducting research on the manufacture of synthetic rubies. His discovery led to the manufacture of the nation's first flame-cutting torch. After exhibiting his cutting torch at the 1904 St.

HARRIS CORP., a worldwide leader in the information processing industry, was founded in Niles, Ohio, in 1895 as the Harris Automatic Press Company. In the early 1890s, two brothers - Alfred and Charles G. Harris - began work to develop an automatic sheet feeder as a way to reduce the laborious nature of the hand-fed printing process.

HARSHAW CHEMICAL CO., a diversified industrial chemical producer, was founded by Wm. A. Harshaw as the Cleveland Commercial Co. in 1892 to deal in chemicals, oils, and dry colors. In the mid-1890s the company bought interests in several manufacturing firms, acquiring Ralph L. Fuller and Wallace B. Goodwin as partners, and formed the C.H. Price Co. in 1897 to operate a small linseed-oil mill in Elyria.

HAVILAND, ROBERT E. (9 Nov. 1914 – 24 Jan. 2003). was a filmmaker, musician, and  life-long resident of the Cleveland area. Haviland was a still photographer in the 1930s when he was assigned to take photos for H. H. Timken at the Timken Roller Bearing Company in Canton. The images so moved Timken that he cajoled young Haviland into making a film with a $10,000 advance.

HEINEN'S, INC., is one of the chief grocery-store chains in the Cleveland area. The company was established in 1929 when Joseph H. Heinen, a German immigrant who had worked at various food and meat markets since childhood, opened his own neighborhood butcher shop on Kinsman Rd.

HEINTEL, CARL C. (29 Sept. 1917 - 16 Sept. 1997) was a banker who pioneered the redevelopment of OHIO CITY, Cleveland's first major neighborhood rebuilding effort. He was born on Cleveland's West Side, the son of Margaret Grosser and Charles S. Heintel, a stone contractor who later became president of West Side Federal Savings and Loan.