Category: Recreation and Popular Culture

LOCKWOOD JR, ROBERT (27 March 1915 – 2 November 2006), was a prolific AFRICAN-AMERICAN blues musician who was taught guitar by Robert Johnson, one of the most influential figures in blues history. Lockwood would build on his early training

LOCONTI, HENRY JOSEPH (June 17, 1929- July 7, 2014) was the owner and founder of the legendary AGORA in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of Philomena LoConti-Bronstein and John LoConti, Henry grew up in Cleveland. In his youth he worked in the jukebox industry, first with some of his relatives and later with a company known as Leaf Music.

LOLA BISTRO was opened by Michael Symon in 1997 in TREMONT In 1998, a year after the restaurant’s opening, Symon was included as one of Food & Wine magazine's "Best New Chefs”. Lola moved to East 4th Street in downtown Cleveland in 2005.

LUKE EASTER PARK, at Kinsman Road and East 116th streets in southeast Cleveland, was formerly known as WOODLAND HILLS PARK. It was renamed in 1980 in honor of ballplayer LUSCIUS "LUKE

LUNA PARK, often called "Cleveland's fairyland of pleasure," was created by Fred Ingersoll, a famous builder of amusement-park rides. The park was the 34th such construction project undertaken by the Ingersoll Constr. Co. of Pittsburgh. It was located on a 35-acre site bounded by Woodhill Rd., E. 110th St., Woodland Ave., and Ingersoll Ave. Construction began in 1904, and the park opened on 18 May 1905.

MAISON FRANCAISE DE CLEVELAND was organized to promote Franco-American cultural activities. The group was founded by EMILE B. DE SAUZE in 1918. It was registered as a nonprofit organization by its first president, Paul D. Wurtzburger, and in 1923 it became affiliated with the French Alliances of the U.S. In 1995 the organization's membership stood at 207.

The MASONS, members of the secret fraternal order of Free and Accepted Masons, organized their first lodge in Cleveland in 1811. Chartered as Concord Lodge No. 15, for several years it met in the "long rooms" of various taverns, including the one owned by LORENZO CARTER, himself a Mason.

MEANS, RUSSELL (Nov 10, 1938 - Oct 22, 2012) was an Oglala Sioux activist, writer, and actor, who founded the CLEVELAND AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER and was a central figure in the American Indian Movement.

The MID-DAY CLUB opened on the 21st floor of the Union Trust (Huntington Bank) Bldg. in 1924 as Cleveland's largest private luncheon facility. Incorporated by 1928, the club reserved membership for businessmen and professional men who were members of other private clubs.

MILES PARK was originally the public square of the village of NEWBURGH. Created when county surveyor AHAZ MERCHANT plotted the village in 1850, the park and commons at Gaylord (E. 93rd) and Walnut (Sawyer) streets were the site of a town hall in 1860.

MILLER, BILL “MR STRESS” (1 January  1943 – 19 May  2015), was a significant blues vocalist and harmonica player.

MOVIE THEATERS. From nickelodeons to multiplexes, the evolution of motion picture houses in Cleveland is a reliable reflection of national trends. According to the dean of local movie critics, W. WARD MARSH, Cleveland got its first movie theater in 1903, when The Great Train Robbery began showing at the American Theater on Superior Ave. near E. 6th St.

MR. JINGELING (1956 - Present) was a Christmas tradition in Cleveland, Ohio originally created to promote toys sold at HALLE’S DEPARTMENT STORE. Mr. Jingeling was an immediate success, and remained a Cleveland tradition for over half a century 

MUSICARNIVAL opened on 25 June 1954 as one of the first summer tent theaters in the United States. It featured musicals, operas, operettas, and jazz and rock concerts on its circular stage before closing in August 1975.

NEAR WEST THEATRE, an OHIO CITY-based community theatre and arts program, was founded in 1977 in the club building of ST. PATRICK'S PARISH. Founders Father Bob Scullin, of St.

NEWSOME, CARMAN SUMNER (21 Jun 1912 - 17 Jul 1974), teenage cowboy, movie star of the late 1930s, musician, and leader of a prominent Cleveland jazz band, was born in Stafford, Kansas. 

NORTH CHAGRIN RESERVATION, located between Chardon Road to the north and Mayfield Road to the south on the northeast edge of Cuyahoga County, is one of the original metropolitan park areas in Greater Cleveland's "Emerald Necklace," as first described by city park engineer WILLIAM STINCHCOMB in 1916.

The OHIO AND ERIE CANAL RESERVATION, opened by the CLEVELAND METROPARKS in 1999, follows a 4.3-mile stretch of the former OHIO AND ERIE CANAL between contemporary Harvard Avenue and Rockside Road, which includes parts of Cleveland, CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS and VALLEY VIEW.

The OHIO THEATER, 1511 Euclid Ave., opened on 14 Feb. 1921. Its architect was Thos. Lamb and its interior decorator, Philip Garbo. The Ohio was built by the Fleishman Constr. Co. of New York. Originally designed as a legitimate theater, it was decorated in the Italian Renaissance style with an elegant green-and-ivory color scheme. In the foyer, 3 murals by Italian artist Sampitrotti depicted the story of Venus.