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DICKENS, CHARLES VISIT TO CLEVELAND. See CHARLES DICKENS'S VISIT TO CLEVELAND.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK, VISITS. See FREDERICK DOUGLASS'S VISITS.

DOVER. See WESTLAKE.

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.

DOWLING, VINCENT (September 7, 1929 - May 10th, 2013) served as an actor, director, and artistic director for Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, and as the artistic and producing director (1976-1984) of Cleveland’s Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival (see

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.

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.