GREVE, BELL (4 January 1894-9 January 1957), a pioneer in the development and provision of relief and rehabilitation services to the poor, sick, and disabled, gained international distinction for her work with local, state, and international social service agencies. A native Clevelander, Bell was the daughter of Louis and Margaret (Rummel) Greve.
GREVE, LOUIS WILLIAM (2 Nov. 1882-2 Feb. 1942) industrial designer and pioneer in the aerospace industry, was born in Cleveland, the son of Claus and Clara (Zimmerman) Greve.
The GRIES FAMILY FOUNDATION, established in 1986 in Cleveland by Ellen D. Cole and Robert D. Gries (a descendant of philanthropist NATHAN DAUBY), has supported HIGHER EDUCATION, EDUCATION, cultural programs such as the performing arts, and HOSPITALS AND HEALTH PLANNING, primarily in Cleveland.
GRIES, LUCILE DAUBY (19 Dec.1902-5 March 1968) was a civic and social leader and philanthropist who, in 1968, founded the LUCILE DAUBY GRIES AND ROBERT HAYS GRIES CHARITY FUND which gives primarily to local charities. She was also an avid collector of Oriental porcelain.
GRIES, MOSES J. (25 Jan. 1868-30 Oct. 1918), proponent of Classical Reform Judaism and spiritual leader of the TEMPLE (1892-1917), was born in Newark, N.J.
GRIES, ROBERT HAYS (12 Oct. 1900-14 June 1966) was a fourth-generation Clevelander (his great-grandfather was SIMSON THORMAN) active in business, sports, cultural and civic affairs. Gries was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain, antique silver, French Impressionist lithographs and prints and tobacco books.
GRILL, VATROSLAV J. (1899-21 Mar. 1976), a leader in the Cleveland Slovenian community, was born in Slovenia, son of Joseph and Anna (Hribernik) Grill. He came to the U.S. with his parents in 1914 and finished high school at Cleveland Preparatory School in 1915.
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.
GROSSMAN, F. KARL (1886-16 May 1969), conductor, teacher, and long-time director of the CLEVELAND PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, was born in Cleveland and began formal violin training at 11. He studied piano theory and composition in this country, and then in Paris and Berlin.
GROSSMAN, ISADOR (13 July 1880-29 Sept. 1957), attorney and senior partner of McAfee, Grossman, Taplin, Hanning, Newcomer & Hazlett, established legal principles regarding the taxation of river boats and advocated flexible lease payments based on dollar fluctuations. Born in St.
GROSSMAN, MARY B. (10 June 1879-Jan. 1977), the first woman municipal judge in the U.S., was born in Cleveland to Louis and Fannie Engle Grossman. She studied at the Euclid Ave. Business College, from 1896-1912 working as a stenographer and bookkeeper in her cousin's law office.
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 ANGELS were an organization of volunteers who patrolled areas of the city in an attempt to deter CRIME. Originally they were organized by Curtis Sliwa in New York City in 1979 as a citizens' group to reduce the high levels of crime in the New York subway system. Wearing distinctive clothing, including red berets, they patrolled streets and subway platforms.
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.
GUARINO'S is Cleveland's oldest restaurant. It opened in 1918 on Mayfield Road in LITTLE ITALY. The restaurant is named after its original owner, Vincenzo Guarino, who emigrated to Cleveland from Sicily in 1898.
The GUENTHER ART GALLERIES CO. was established in 1868 by Felix Guenther in the Old Forest City House Hotel on PUBLIC SQUARE. Over the years, the Guenther Galleries made a series of moves up Euclid Ave. to the Stone Bldg., the King Bldg., the Siegel Store Bldg., the site of the Cowell & Hubbard Block, the site of the Keith Bldg., and 1725-27 Euclid Ave.
The GUIDANCE CENTERS, formerly known as Child Guidance Center of Greater Cleveland, incorporated on 1 Jan. 1927 as the city's first child psychiatric clinic, and offers outpatient psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and consultation/education to troubled children and their families. In 1924, with the help of the Welfare Fed. of Cleveland, the Commonwealth Fund, and the Natl.
GUILFORD, LINDA (LUCINDA) THAYER (22 Nov. 1823-1 Mar. 1911), educator and administrator of early Cleveland PRIVATE SCHOOLS, was born in Lanesboro, Mass.
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.
GEORGE GUND III (7 May 1937 - 15 January 2013) was the former owner of the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS, the
GUTHRIE, WARREN A. (30 June 1911-25 February 1986) used his academic background as a teacher of speech to set an unsurpassed standard as a pioneer television newscaster. A native of Syracuse, Nebraska, he earned degrees from Nebraska Wesleyan University, the University of Michigan, and Northwestern University.
GWINN is a private lakeside residence located at 12407 Lake Shore Blvd. in BRATENAHL.
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.
The Cleveland HADASSAH, the third national chapter of the Women's Zionist Organization, was formed by twenty-one charter members in 1913. By the end of the year, their Shoshana Group had 400 members, and over 1,000 by 1919. Earlier, RACHEL LANDY, a local nurse, was sent to Palestine with Rose Kaplan of New York to conduct district nursing visits.
The HADDEN FOUNDATION (1957-1993) was established by JOHN ALEXANDER HADDEN. The community foundation contributed primarily to local pre-selected organizations which provided health care, social services, child development, and cultural programs.
HADDEN, ALEXANDER (2 July 1850-22 Apr. 1926), Cuyahoga County probate judge, was born in Wheeling, (W.) Va., to Alexander and Mary Eliza Welch Hadden and the family moved to EUCLID in 1857. Hadden graduated from Oberlin College in 1873 and began studying law. He was admitted to the bar in Oct. 1875 and practiced law until Feb.
HADDEN, JOHN A., SR. (11 July 1886-1 Jan 1979), lawyer and son of Frances (Hawthorne) and ALEXANDER HADDEN, was born in Cleveland and graduated from Harvard with his B.A. (1908) and his Bachelor of Laws (1910). Returning to Cleveland, he began to practice law and joined TROOP A.
HADDEN, JOHN ALEXANDER, JR. (3 June 1923-31 May 1994) was a distinguished child psychiatrist affiliated with many of Cleveland's medical and social service agencies. A native Clevelander, he was the son of Marianne Millikin and JOHN A. HADDEN. Upon his graduation from Harvard in 1944, he served on the staff of Gen. George S.
HADDEN, MARIANNE ELISABETH MILLIKIN (18 Dec. 1896-2 Sept. 1992) was among the early members of the Mundane Club (a women's literary society), the Maternal Health Association, and the INTOWN CLUB. Hadden was born in Cleveland to Dr. Benjamin Love Millikin and Julia Walworth Severance and grew up next door to the JOHN D.
HAGAN, JOHN RAPHAEL (26 Feb. 1890-28 Sept. 1946), auxiliary bishop of Cleveland and first president of Sisters' (later St. John) College, was born in Pittsburgh to Katherine (Foley) and John Hagan. He was brought to Cleveland at age 2 and after graduation from St. Ignatius High School, he began studies at North American College in Rome and was ordained in 1914.
HAGGINS, ISAAC SR., (18 Aug.
HAGIWARA, ABE (1919? - 1971?) was the leading founder and first president of Cleveland's Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
HAHN, EDGAR A. (24 Nov. 1882-16 July 1970), a lawyer involved in many civic endeavors, was born in Cleveland to Aaron and Therese Kalb Hahn, earned his LL.B. from Western Reserve University (1903), and did postgraduate work at Columbia University. Upon admittance to the Ohio bar in 1904, he started practicing law with his father.
HAHN, LOESER & PARKS, a prominent Cleveland law firm, was formed in 1986 by the merger of Hahn, Loeser, Freedheim, Dean & Wellman, and Parks, Eisele, Bates & Wilsman. The resulting firm, with approx. 65 lawyers, became Cleveland's 8th largest law firm.
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.
HALLE, KATHERINE MURPHY (13 Oct. 1903 - 7 Aug. 1997) was the daughter of Blanche and Samuel Halle.
HALLE, MANUEL (11 Feb. 1832-24 Nov. 1932) and MOSES HALLE (1834-interred 4 Dec. 1905) were Bavarian immigrants who made a fortune as wholesalers in Cleveland.
HALLE, SALMON PORTLAND (6 Aug. 1866-13 Sept. 1949), with his brother Samuel Horatio Halle, founded the HALLE BROTHERS COMPANY department store. In 1945 he received the Charles Eisenman Award from the Jewish Welfare Federation for his PHILANTHROPY.
HALLORAN, WILLIAM I. (23 July 1915-7 Dec. 1941), a young journalist who was Cleveland's first WORLD WAR II casualty, was born to Lawrence and Stella (McGuire) Halloran and raised on Cleveland's west side.
HALTNORTH'S GARDENS, located at the corner of Woodland and Willson (E. 55th St.) avenues (1001 Woodland), was a popular German beer garden in which Clevelanders could enjoy a picnic or an evening of beer and opera. A rustic bridge crossed a pond on the grounds, which were surrounded by "a high whitewashed wooden fence" that enclosed the garden. From June through September, a stock company managed by Chas. L.
HALUPNIK, EUGENE A. (September 24, 1929-August 7, 1993) was a civil engineer who played a major role in the construction and rehabilitation of roadway bridges throughout the Greater Cleveland area. He was an employee of the Cuyahoga County Engineer's Office from 1968 to 1992, serving in the positions of Bridge Engineer, Chief Engineer, Chief Deputy Engineer, and Special Projects Engineer.