Category: Technology

NATIONAL CITY BANK was, in 1993, one of Ohio's top 5 banking organizations in terms of assets. It started in 1845 when a new state banking act ended the banking privileges of organizations such as the Fireman's Insurance Co. of Cleveland. Its leading officers, Reuben Sheldon and Theodoric C. Severance, sought a way out of liquidation by reorganizing the firm as a bank.

The NEAL MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY was founded in 1867 by Jonathan Neal, an immigrant from England, who was one of Cleveland’s first draymen. The company began operating with only one horse and wagon and was originally known as the J. Neal Company. By the time Jonathan Neal retired in 1903, his business owned six vans, 15 trucks, and equipment for erecting large machinery.

NELA PARK, at Noble and Terrace roads in EAST CLEVELAND, is one of the earliest (if not the first) planned industrial research parks in the nation. It was conceived in 1910 by Franklin Terry and Burton Tremaine, officers of the Natl. Electric Lamp Co., which soon became the lamp division of GENERAL ELECTRIC.

NELSON, RAYMOND J. (8 Oct. 1917 - 17 Mar. 1997) was a professor of philosophy and mathematics, director of large-scale systems planning, and computer center developer at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY.

The NEW CLEVELAND CAMPAIGN, a non-profit marketing and public relations organization, was founded in 1978 by Thomas Vail, publisher and editor of the PLAIN DEALER, to improve the city's image, tarnished by the Cleveland jokes made on national television at the time.

The NEW YORK SPAGHETTI HOUSE had the longest run for a family operated restaurant in Cleveland. Mario and Maria Brigotti opened the restaurant at 2173 E. 9th Street in 1927 after moving to Cleveland from New York City. They patterned the restaurant after the basement spaghetti houses Mario Brigotti worked in as a waiter in New York.

The NEWBURGH & SOUTH SHORE RAILWAY, a beltline railroad providing freight service to most of the industrial plants in the Cuyahoga Valley, operated only 7 miles of main track connecting with all the major railroads serving Cleveland. Incorporated in 1899 by the American Steel & Wire Co., the N&SS, a Class I, standard-gauge railroad became wholly owned by the newly created U.S. Steel Corp.

The NICKEL PLATE ROAD (more formally known as the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad) was organized on 3 Feb. 1881 by Geo. I. Seney, Columbus R. Cummings, Alexander M. White, John T. Martin, Edward Lyman, and Walston Brown. Originally the plan called for the construction of a main line from Cleveland to Chicago, with a branch from Fort Wayne, IN, to St. Louis, MO. By the time construction began in Apr.

NORRIS BROTHERS, a heavy machinery moving and erecting concern, was established in 1867 when Thomas Norris started the business. A family operation, Norris Bros. has always maintained close links with the City of Cleveland. In the 1920s the firm delivered loads of structural steel to the Public Hall construction site at E. 6th and Lakeside.

The NORTH AMERICAN BANK was incorporated in 1920 as the North American Banking & Savings Co. with $100,000 and 200 stockholders. The company, founded by ANTON GRDINA, was located at 6131 St. Clair to serve the needs of the Slovene neighborhood throughout the 1920s.

NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEMS, INC., was a leading producer of automatic drip coffeemakers. The company was founded in SHAKER HTS.

NORTH COAST HARBOR, originally known (until 1987) as the Inner Harbor, comprises the 176 acres of lakefront property and its associated attractions stretching from approx. the mouth of the Cuyahoga River to the E. 9th St. area. Planning for the future use of the area began in the early 1980s. In 1985 NORTH COAST HARBOR INC. was created to plan and manage development.

The NORTHERN OHIO FOOD TERMINAL houses a large segment of northern Ohio's wholesale food industry, covering an area of 34 acres from E. 37th to E. 40th streets between Woodland and Orange avenues. Prior to its opening, Cleveland's wholesale food trade occupied scattered quarters along Broadway, Woodland, and Central avenues from E. 6th to E. 9th streets. In 1926 the Northern Ohio Food Terminal Inc.

OGLEBAY NORTON CO., one of the oldest iron-ore houses in Cleveland, was established in 1851 as the firm of Hewitt & Tuttle. Cleveland commission agents Isaac Hewitt and Henry Tuttle received the first cargo of Lake Superior iron to reach Cleveland in 1852, and 2 years later they became agents for the Lake Superior Iron Co.

The OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE, a nonprofit research center, was established in 1989 to promote aerospace-related research. The organization facilitates collaboration among universities and the federal and state sectors. It was also planned to enhance Ohio's economic competitiveness, help transfer technology to industry, and attract outstanding graduate students to Ohio universities.

The OHIO AWNING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, originally the Wagner Awning & Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1865 by James Wagner and his brother, Jacob. Primarily in the business of sail-making, the company soon expanded its production to include awnings, flags, and tents from a small plant on River St. In 1883, James sold the business to his brother, who brought his son, F.A. Wagner into the firm.

OHIO MATTRESS CO. currently operates as the Sealy Corp. and produces the popular Sealy Posturepedic and Stearns and Foster brand mattresses. Ohio Mattress was founded in in 1907 by Morris Wuliger, a Hungarian immigrant who settled in Cleveland in 1890 and previously worked as a grocer. At the insistence of a friend, Wuliger began making mattresses and established his first plant on E.

OHIO SAVINGS BANK (inc. 1889), is one of Cleveland's oldest savings and loans. In its first 9 years of existence, Ohio Savings operated as the Ohio Savings, Loan & Building Co. at 457 Pearl Rd. In 1898 it became the Ohio Savings & Loan Co. The office moved to 517 Pearl (1866 W. 25th St.) in 1901, and by 1904 Christian Schuele had become president.

THE OHIO STORY RADIO & TV SERIES (1947-1961) was produced for BELL TELEPHONE and ran for 15 years - the record for the longest-running regional scripted program in the nation.