KARAMU HOUSE is a neighborhood settlement that became nationally known for its dedication to interracial theater and the arts. It was founded as the Neighborhood Assn. at 2239 E. 38th St.
KARLIN was a Czech settlement established ca. 1890 near E. 55th St. and Fleet Ave. Named after a Prague suburb, Karlin reflected a common pattern of Bohemian settlement: a move to the outskirts of the city to form a new neighborhood rather than occupy an area abandoned by other groups.
KASHTAN, a Ukrainian dance ensemble, was considered one of the city's major ethnic performing groups. It was founded late in 1979 by Zenon Holubec and Markian Komichak. The latter also served as its first artistic director. The group featured a melding of Ukrainian folk dance with techniques of classical ballet and character dance.
The KATAN ARCHIVES of the Cleveland Center for Research in Child Development in UNIV. CIRCLE includes correspondence with pioneer psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, a signed picture of him, and about 160 letters from his daughter, Anna Freud, as well as signed first editions of books such as The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense by Anna Freud.
KATAN, ANNY ROSENBERG, M.D. (1 May 1898-24 Dec. 1992), child psychoanalyst, established the Hanna Perkins School (1951) in Cleveland and pioneered the use of psychoanalysis with emotionally disturbed CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Dr.
KATAN, MAURITS, M.D. (25 Nov. 1897-3 April 1977), a psychoanalyst known for his work on schizophrenia, taught analysis at the School of Medicine of Western Reserve University (see CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY) (1946-64) and with his wife Dr.
KATEWOOD is a three-story 8,600 square-foot 27-room Shingle-style Victorian summer cottage located at 9511 Lake Shore Blvd. in BRATENAHL.
KATZ, MEYER MYRON "MlCKEY" (15 June 1909-30 April 1985) was a well-known American-Yiddish parodist and dialect performer who brought bilingual humor to English-speaking Jewish communities throughout the United States.
KATZ, MORRIS L. (8 Aug. 1915-14 April 1994) was a well-known Cleveland artist.
Born in Cleveland to Louis and Becky Brinn Katz, Morris attended local schools and was graduated from East Technical High School.
KAUFMANN'S, A DIVISION OF THE MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO. (formerly May Co. of Cleveland) is one of the area's largest retailers. The parent company, founded in Denver in 1888 by David May and his brothers-in-law, Louis, Joseph, and Moses Schoenberg, relocated its headquarters to St. Louis by 1899. At that time it entered the Cleveland market by purchasing the E. R. Hull & Dutton Co.
KAYE, SAMMY (13 March 1910-2 June 1987), well-known local and national bandleader, was born Samuel Zarnocay, Jr. in Lakewood, the son of Samuel and Mary Sukenik Zarnocay. He attended local schools, graduating from Rocky River High School in 1928. While in high school, he organized a band known as Sammy's Hot Peppers and played semi-profession baseball to earn extra money.
KEELER, HARRIET LOUISE (ca. 1846-12 Feb. 1921) capped a career of more than 4 decades in the CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS with a brief term as the city's first woman superintendent of schools. A native of South Kortright, N.Y., she entered the Cleveland School System following her graduation from Oberlin College in 1870.
The KEFAUVER CRIME COMMISSION held hearings in Cleveland 17-19 Jan. 1951 as part of the U.S. Senate probe into interstate crime. Under the direction of Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, 20 crime figures were subpoenaed to testify in an effort to establish interstate control of rackets activity.
The KEHILLAH was a second attempt by Cleveland East European Jews to establish an organization to guard Jewish interests. The organizational meeting, attended by 75 people, was held at B'NAI JESHURUN Congregation in 1913 by the former leaders of the defunct UNION OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, which had formed in 1906.
KEITH'S EAST 105TH ST. THEATER, which opened in Nov. 1921 as a vaudeville house, was built near UNIV. CIRCLE to cater to the growing number of "suburban" residents who wanted entertainment closer to home.
KELLER, HENRY GEORGE (3 Apr. 1869-3 Aug. 1949), painter and teacher, was born at sea as his parents, Jacob and Barbara (Karcher) Keller, came to Cleveland. In 1887, Keller entered the Cleveland School of Art, studying for 3 years, then studying at Karlsruhe in Germany 2 years before returning to complete his Cleveland education.
KELLER, WILLIAM G. (19 April 1876-20 Sept. 1963), a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for service during the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, was born in Buffalo, New York, where he enlisted in the U. S. Army.
KELLEY, ALFRED (7 Nov. 1789-2 Dec. 1859), "Father of the Ohio-Erie Canal," was born in Middlefield, Conn., son of DANIEL KELLEY and Jemima (Stow) Kelley.
KELLEY, DANIEL (27 Nov. 1755-7 Aug. 1831), who with his family of 6 sons were early settlers of Cleveland, was born in Norwich, Conn., to Daniel and Abigail Reynolds Kelley. He moved to Middletown, Conn.
KELLEY, DATUS (24 April 1788-24 Jan. 1866) and his family were the first permanent settlers in the part of Rockport Township that became ROCKY RIVER. The first of the early settler Kelley family to move to the Western Reserve, Datus, together with his brother, IRAD, purchased and developed Cunningham (Kelleys) Island.
KELLEY, HORACE (18 July 1819-4 Dec. 1890) was a wealthy real-estate investor who bequeathed in excess of $500,000 from his estate for the purpose of building and maintaining an art museum.
KELLEY, IRAD (24 Oct. 1791-21 Jan. 1875), one of Cleveland's first merchants, postmaster, real-estate investor, and co-owner of Kelleys Island, was born in Middletown, Conn., to Jemima Stow and DANIEL KELLEY. He moved to the Cleveland area ca. 1812, and opened his first store in Cleveland's first brick building (1814). When he became postmaster on 31 Dec.
KELLEY, SAMUEL WALTER, M.D. (15 Sept. 1855—20 Apr. 1929), a pediatrician and pioneer in the study of diseases of CHILDREN AND YOUTH, published "The Surgical Diseases of Children" (1909), the first such treatise by an American surgeon.
KELLEY, SR. MARGARET ANN (November 29, 1931-January 21, 2013) was a Catholic nun, teacher, and administrator who worked to transform the schools she led by encouraging strong community participation. She was the youngest of four children born to John Joseph and Ellen (Hayes) Kelley.
KELLY, GRACE VERONICA (31 Jan. 1877-10 Jan. 1950) parlayed her experience as a painter to achieve a second career as art critic for the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER. The daughter of Irish immigrants, Thomas and Mary Hart Kelly, she was born in Cleveland and received her first art lessons at St. Joseph's Convent on Starkweather Ave.
KELSEY, LORENZO A. (22 Feb. 1803-13 Feb. 1890), steamboat captain and mayor of Cleveland from 1848-49, was born in Port Leyden, N.Y., the son of shipowner, Eber Kelsey and Lucy Ann Leete Kelsey. He was educated in his local district and moved to Youngstown to work in lumber. Kelsey moved to Cleveland in 1837 with his wife and became manager of the Cleveland House Hotel for 1 year.
The KELVIN & ELEANOR SMITH FOUNDATION was incorporated in 1955 by industrialist ALBERT KELVIN SMITH. The independent foundation supports nonsectarian education, the performing and visual arts, the free enterprise system, health care, conservation, and community funds in the Greater Cleveland area.
KENNEDY, CHARLES E. (17 May 1856-12 June 1929), prominent journalist born in W. Farmington, Ohio, to James C. and Sarah (Curry) Kennedy, began his long career in Cleveland journalism as a reporter for the Leader in 1876.
KENNEDY, JAMES HENRY (17 Jan. 1849-22 Jan. 1934) made distinguished contributions to the fields of local journalism and history. A native of Farmington, Trumbull Co., O., he was the older brother of CHARLES E. KENNEDY, who also became a Cleveland journalist.
The KENTUCKY ST. RESERVOIR was the first reservoir and central pumping station used to deliver fresh water to Cleveland inhabitants (see WATER SYSTEM). When citizens approved a $400,000 expenditure for erection of a water system in 1853, a board of waterworks trustees was established, consisting of HENRY B.
KERN, FRANK J. (18 Mar. 1887-4 Oct. 1979), physician and leader in the Slovenian community, was born Frank Jauh near Skofja Loka in Slovenia to parents Francis and Mary Jauh. He studied for the priesthood, going to St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota in 1903; but moved to Cleveland in 1906 before completing his education to work for Nova Domovina. He moved to Calumet, Mich.
KETTERINGHAM, GEORGE H. (11 Feb. 1876-29 Dec. 1954) was a developer of technical instruments manufactured by Cleveland industry. His innovations included the harvesting of spider web for use as cross hairs in optical equipment and perfection of electro-pezioid crystal for electrical devices.
KEY CENTER (formerly Society Center), is a complex on the northeast edge of PUBLIC SQUARE, which includes Cleveland's tallest building, Key Tower, a 424-room Marriott Hotel, the restored SOCIETY CORP. BLDG. (1890, Burnham and Root), and a multi-level underground parking garage.
KeyBank is a major national bank headquartered in Cleveland, OH. Although, KeyBank?s origins can be traced to the founding of the Commercial Bank of Albany (NY) in 1825, its contemporary organization was formed after a 1994 merger between the Albany, NY-based KeyCorp and Cleveland, OH-based Society Corporation.
KIDD, ISAAC CAMPBELL (26 Mar. 1884-7 Dec. 1941), senior officer on board the battleship U.S.S. Arizona when it was attacked and sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was born in Cleveland, the son of Isaac and Jemima (Campbell) Kidd. He graduated from West High School in 1902, then from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906. Kidd's first service was aboard the U.S.S.
The KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF OHIO, INC., founded in Cleveland in 1950 (incorporated in 1964), was located at 2831 Prospect Avenue in 2006. It began as an affiliate of the National Kidney Foundation, Inc., headquartered in New York, but had disaffiliated from the Foundation by 2006.
KIEFER'S RESTAURANT began as a beer and bratwurst stand operated by William W. and Anna Kiefer at the GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION OF 1936. The popularity of the stand led the Kiefers to establish the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) restaurant at 2519 Detroit Ave. the following year, which specialized in German food.
KILBANE, JOHN PATRICK "JOHNNY" (18 Apr. 1889-31 May 1957), world featherweight boxing champion (1912-23), was born in Cleveland to John and Mary (Gallagher) Kilbane. He trained with Jimmy Dunn and had his first fight in 1907, a 3-round decision, which paid him $1.50 and carfare. Kilbane fought featherweight champion Abe Attell on 22 Feb. 1912, winning a 20-round decision. The 5'5" 120 lbs.
KILGORE, JAMES C. (1930-16 Dec. 1988) was an English professor at CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE who gained wide recognition as an African American poet. He was born in Jackson Parish, La., and received his bachelor's degree from Wiley College in Marshall, Tex.
The KING IRON BRIDGE & MANUFACTURING CO., the largest highway bridge works in the U.S. during the 1880s, played an important role in the nationwide development and construction of the metal truss bridge, a unique product of American engineering and construction technology. Although the King Iron Bridge & Mfg. Co.
KING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS has been responsible for redesigning and improving the tonal and playing quality of more than 28 instruments, including the slide trombone, cornet, trumpet, and clarinet. It also invented the Trombonium, the valve trombone used widely by high school marching bands.
KING, MARTIN LUTHER JR. VISITS TO CLEVELAND. See MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. VISITS TO CLEVELAND.
KING, WOODS (31 Jan. 1900-15 Jan. 1947), real-estate dealer, patron of the mounted police, and World War II hero promoted to brigadier general in 1945, was born in Cleveland to Ralph and Fannie T. King. He enlisted in the military while a student at Williams College. After WORLD WAR I, King's interest in horses led him to volunteer in developing the Cleveland Div.
KINGSBURY RUN is part of a winding, natural watershed carrying creeks and storm water from what is today WARRENSVILLE HTS. and MAPLE HTS. to the CUYAHOGA RIVER. East of E. 79th St., the creek and creek beds are culverted and filled in many places, but from E. 79th St.
KINGSBURY, JAMES (29 Dec. 1767-12 Dec. 1847), son of Absalom and Rebecca (Rust) Kingsbury was, at the age of 29, the first white settler in the WESTERN RESERVE.
The KINNEY & LEVAN CO. was a leader in the wholesale and retail sale of crockery, glassware, and other home furnishings, specializing in imports. Its predecessor, the Geo. W. Kinney & Co., began in 1879 when Geo. W. Kinney opened a wholesale lamp goods and glassware business in the Atwater Bldg. at Water (W. 9th St.) and Superior Ave. In 1883 Kinney and a young salesman, Aaron B.
KINSMAN is a Cleveland neighborhood and Statistical Planning Area (SPA). It is bordered by Woodland Ave. on the north, E. 93rd St. and Woodhill Ave. on the east, Aetna Rd. on the south and an irregular line on the west that includes E. 55th St. and the Norfolk Southern tracks.
The KINSMAN JEWISH CENTER, established in 1930 as B'nai Jacob Kol Israel Congregation, was one of the most important Orthodox Jewish congregations in Cleveland between 1930-60, and was also one of the city's first Orthodox congregations to be organized along non-national lines. Its founders had been members of the Anshe Marmoresher B'nai Jacob Congregation, Kinsman branch (est. 1928).