The DIEBOLT BREWING CO. was a small, family-run brewery of obscure history located on Pittsburgh Ave. at the corner of Jackson (E. 27th) St. It began in 1888 as Diebolt & Uehlin, a partnership of Anthony J. Diebolt and August Uehlin. A year later, Edward A. Ruble succeeded Uehlin, but from 1892 until it closed, the firm was known as the Diebolt Brewing Co. Anthony Diebolt was secretary and treasurer.
DIETZ, DAVID (6 Oct. 1897-9 Dec. 1984), covered science and medicine for the CLEVELAND PRESS and all Scripps-Howard newspapers for over 50 years. Born in Cleveland, the son of Henry W.
DIKE 14, a manmade peninsula on Lake Erie, is located four miles east of downtown Cleveland next to GORDON PARK.
DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. (formerly the HIGBEE CO.) has been a major area retailer operating department stores throughout northeastern Ohio since 1860. Hower & Higbee, a dry-goods and ready-to-wear clothing store, opened 10 Sept. 1860 at 237 Superior St. near W. 3rd St. A decade later, John Hower and Edwin C.
DILLARD, WILLIAM HARRISON (8 July 1923-15 November 2019) was a runner and an Olympic champion.
DINARDO, ANTONIO (1887-29 June 1948) was an architect active in Cleveland from 1921-48, born in Pennapiedimonte, Italy, son of Domenico and Rosina Augeta Domenica (Guiliante) DiNardo. After coming to America, DiNardo attended the University of Pennsylvania and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in Philadelphia. He then studied in Europe.
DIRVA (The Field) appeared on 26 Aug. 1916 and became Cleveland's major Lithuanian-language newspaper. Organized by Apolonas B. Bartusevicius, it succeeded a short-lived predecessor named Santaika (Peace). Vincas K. Jokubynas was Dirva's original editor, but Kazys S. Karpius took over by 1918 for what became a 30-year tenure, acquiring a controlling interest in the paper in 1925.
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. Although small in number and of limited public influence, Cleveland Disciples of Christ can claim a national prominence not shared by other local denominations. For a brief stretch in 1857, JAMES A.
The DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAM, established in 1978 with a $200,000 grant from the State of Ohio, helps women aged 27 or older who have lost the financial support of their spouses through divorce, separation, disability, or death. It organized as part of the national Alliance of Displaced Homemakers (founded in 1975 in California), later the National Displaced Homemakers Network.
DITTRICK HOWARD (14 Feb. 1877-11 July 1954) was a Cleveland physician and medical writer. With his wife Gertrude, he collected and cataloged medical artifacts which provided the basis for the DITTRICK MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY, which he curated (1928) and then directed (1935-54).
The DITTRICK MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY, named the Museum of Cultural and Historical Medicine in 1928, is owned by the CLEVELAND MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSN. (CMLA) and located on the 3rd floor of the Allen Memorial Medical Library in UNIV. CIRCLE.
DIVELY, GEORGE SAMUEL (17 Dec. 1902-1 Nov. 1988) was a prominent business and civic leader in Cleveland. He led the HARRIS CORPORATION from 1941-1972 from a small manufacturer of printing presses to a multi-national producer of high-technology communications and information processing equipment.
DIVORCE EQUITY, INC., founded in 1971 as Cleveland Women's Counseling, promotes fairness in divorce through research, advocacy, and education. Based in Cleveland, the nonprofit organization has chapters in Akron, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Columbus.
DIXON, ARDELIA BRADLEY (3 June 1916-16 Oct. 1991) served on the CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (CPL) board of trustees (1980-88), as chair of both the personnel and community services committees and as secretary.
The DNIPRO CHORUS was formed in 1955 by post-WORLD WAR II refugees to continue their native Ukrainian traditions of choral singing. Named for the most powerful river in Ukraine, the group was organized by Eugene Sadowsky, the choir director at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church.
DOAN BROOK is a 7-mi. stream feeding from SHAKER LAKES that crosses EUCLID AVE. and runs through WADE PARK before emptying into Lake Erie. The brook powered a mill and tannery, a sawmill, and a gristmill for the Shaker community established in 1823.
DOAN'S CORNERS “definitely and accurately were the corners of EUCLID AVE.
DOAN, NATHANIEL (1 June 1762-29 Nov. 1815), was a blacksmith and in charge of the cows, oxen, and horses of the 1797 second surveying expedition of the Connecticut Land Co. Doan, son of Seth and Mercy (Parker) Doan, was born in Middle Haddam, Conn., where, on 29 Nov. 1785, he married Sarah Adams (d. 4 Mar. 1853). Along with JAS.
The DOBAMA THEATER was founded in 1960 by Don and Marilyn Bianchi, with Barry Silverman, and Mark Silverberg; its name is an acronym of the first syllables of the founders' first names. The first production was staged in May 1960 at the Chagrin Valley Little Theater, after which Silverman and Silverberg left the Bianchis to carry on in partnership.
Doby, Lawrence "Larry" Eugene (13 December 1923-18 June 2003) was the second African American player in Major League Baseball, the first in the American League. Doby joined the CLEVELAND INDIANS on 5 July 1947 eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the second African American to serve as a manager.
DOCKSTADTER, NICHOLAS (4 Jan. 1802-9 Nov. 1871), pioneer, merchant, banker, and mayor of Cleveland from 1840-41, was born in Albany, N.Y., to Jacob and Angelica (Hanson) Dockstadter. Educated locally, he came to Cleveland in 1826 with 2 of his brothers, Richard and Butler. Once in Cleveland, Dockstadter embarked on an independent dealership in hats, caps, and furs, which he received in trade with local Indians.
DOCTORS' HOSPITAL, opened on 6 August 1946 in CLEVELAND HTS., was the forerunner of MERIDIA HILLCREST HOSPITAL.
The DODD CO. is Cleveland's oldest and largest supplier of photographic and art equipment. Frederick W. McBroom founded the firm in 1891 as an artists' supply store, with 3 employees, on Bond (E. 6th) St. After several operational changes, Robt. C. Dodd, a salesman for McBroom & Co., gained ownership of the store in 1902. Four years later, Dodd joined with J. Eugene Rogers to run the store as the Dodd-Rogers Co.
DOLLAR BANK of Cleveland is a division of the Pittsburgh-based savings and loan Dollar Bank. Dollar Bank expanded into northeast Ohio after acquring Cleveland's CONTINENTAL FED. SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN at the end of 1983.
DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK. See CONTINENTAL DIVISION OF DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK.
The DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA were organized in Cleveland in 1965 as a nonprofit association to study and respond to the workers' personal, economic, and social needs. It was the first successful attempt to organize noncommercial domestic workers in the country and operated as an employment referral service for area day workers.
DONAHEY, JAMES HARRISON "HAL" (8 Apr. 1875-1 June 1949), chief editorial cartoonist of the PLAIN DEALER for half a century, was born to John Coulter and Catherine Chaney Donahey of West Chester, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
DONAHUE, MYRON MICKEY (16 Nov. 1927-5 Nov. 1993) was a leader of Cleveland's labor community and active in community affairs.
The DORCAS HOME, founded 20 Dec. 1884 (inc. 1885) as a refuge for sick and destitute women, served as a residence for elderly women from 1917 until 1967. It was operated by the Dorcas Society, a charitable organization formed in 1867 by 14 women, led by philanthropists Mrs. Josiah A. Harris and Mrs. Hiram H. Little. The purpose was to provide home-based nursing care for sick and poor women.
DORR, DAVID, was the author of the first book known to be published by an African American in Cleveland. His travelogue, The Colored Man around the World, was published in 1858. Dorr traveled to Europe, North Africa, and Asia as a slave. He escaped after his arrival back in the U.S. when the freedom he had been promised by his master was denied.
DOUGLASS, FREDERICK, VISITS. See FREDERICK DOUGLASS'S VISITS.
DOVER VINEYARDS, INC., was established cooperatively in 1932 by a group of local winegrowers to produce wine made from the growers' grapes. At its height, Dover Vineyards ranked as one of the largest wineries in the state with a total storage capacity of 180,000 gallons. In addition to its winemaking business, Dover also served as a supplier for equipment and ingredients for making home beer and wine.
DOW, HERBERT H. (26 Feb. 1866-15 Oct. 1930), developer of Dow Chemical Co., was born in Belleville, Ontario. The son of Joseph H. and Sarah Bunneil Dow, he moved with his family to Cleveland, and graduated with a B.S. from Case School in 1888. His senior thesis, which he presented that summer at the Cleveland meeting of the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, dealt with brines in Ohio.
DOWELL, DORSEY MAXFIELD (28 Apr. 1903-3 Apr. 1964) was rector (1942-64) of Christ Episcopal Church in SHAKER HTS. He was affiliated with the Church of the Epiphany, St. Mark's Church, the Church of the Redeemer, and St. Thomas Church. Dowell was born in Clarksburg, W.Va., the son of Olive A. and Creetus A. Dowell, an Episcopal clergyman.
DOWLING, JAMES (b. Ireland), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for service during the Indian wars, was born in Ireland. He was a Cleveland resident when enlisting in the 8th U.S. Cavalry.
DOWNTOWN is the central business district and principal employment center of Cleveland and has been an anomalous pocket of significant population growth in a city that has lost population for decades.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, LCA was founded by Slovak (see SLOVAKS) immigrants on the near west side in 1910. Pastored from 1929-58 by Rev. Matthew Benko, president of the Slovak Zion Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America, the church at 2139 W. 14th St. was an area landmark until it was razed to make way for the Innerbelt.
DRAVO WELLMAN CO. was a pioneer manufacturer of steel plant equipment with an international reputation for engineering some of the largest material-handling projects ever built. The firm started in 1896 as the Wellman-Seaver Engineering Co., founded by the inventor of the first open-hearth furnace in the U.S., Samuel T. Wellman, his brother, Chas. H. Wellman, and John W.
The DREHER PIANO CO. originated in 1853 when Baptiste Dreher (Sept. 1830-9 Apr. 1890) came to Cleveland and began to make melodeons. Dreher's grandfather, Meinard Dreher, was an organ builder in Illreichen near Ulm, Germany, and an acquaintance of Johann Sebastian Bach. By 1859, Baptiste Dreher had formed a partnership with Wm. J. Kinnard and had established a shop on Superior St.
DRIMMER, MELVIN (2 Nov. 1934-17 June 1992), educator, author and civil rights activist, was a Jew who pioneered African American history courses at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA (1963-72), and taught African American and African History at CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (1972-92).
DRISCOLL, CLARA (15 Dec. 1861- 6 Nov. 1944), was head of the Tiffany Studios Women's Glass Cutting Department in New York City. Born Clara Pierce Wolcott, Driscoll was originally from Tallmadge Ohio and was the eldest daughter of Elizur V. Wolcott and Fannie Pierce. At the age of twelve, her father passed away.
DRURY, FRANCIS EDSON (20 Aug. 1850-3 April 1932) earned a fortune from the manufacture of stoves and dedicated a good part of it to Cleveland's cultural institutions, notably the CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE. He was born in Pittsfield, Mich., the son of DeWitt and Sarah Dimmick Drury.
DU PONT, ZARA (24 Feb. 1869-1 May 1946), reformer, helped underprivileged CHILDREN AND YOUTH and actively supported rights for LABOR and suffrage for WOMEN in Cleveland and elsewhere.
DU SHATTAR, JOSEPH an early fur trader who established a trading post on the CUYAHOGA RIVER ca. 1790. According to Charles Whittlesey, the youthful Du Shattar worked for the North-West Fur Company along Lake Erie.
DUMOULIN, FRANK (9 July 1870-9 July 1947), Episcopal priest, third dean and rector of TRINITY CATHEDRAL (1907-14), and bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Ohio (1914-24), was born in Montreal, Canada, son of John Philip and Frances Mary (Brough) DuMoulin. He received his B.A. and M.A.
DUNBAR LIFE originated in 1936 as the Dunbar Mutual Insurance Society, named for Dayton, OH, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. MELCHISEDECH C. CLARKE, an examiner for the state insurance department, was sent to Cleveland in 1935 to look into the precarious business affairs of local fraternal insurance societies.