KURDZIEL, AUGUST JOSEPH "GUS" (2 Aug. 1902-30 April 1993) was active in Cleveland's Polish-American Community as publisher of THE POLISH DAILY NEWS (Wiadomosci Codzienne). He was also the youngest person to serve as Cleveland's director of public parks and properties.
KURTH, HENRY J. (2 Dec. 1917 - 30 May 1999) was a professor at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY who was internationally known for designing sets and lighting for theater and dance productions. He was born in Columbus, WI to Elsie (Bingham) and Henry Kurth, a Brew Master and President of The Kurth Co.
The KURTZ FURNITURE CO. grew to become one of the largest furniture chains in Cleveland. Founded by Isadore and Rose Kurtz, the store opened at 4319 Lorain Ave. in 1905 and always remained a family-owned and operated enterprise. By 1914 Kurtz had moved to larger quarters at 4329 Lorain and in 5 years had bought up the entire block, converting it into one of the largest stores in the area.
KUTH, BYRON D. (ca. 1895 - 18 July 1965) was a prominent lawyer and owner of one of the country's finest harness racing stables. His horses toured the Grand Circuit and were world record holders, winning numerous trotting championships and taking top purses at leading tracks.
L'ARALDO (The Herald) gave Cleveland's Italian community its second newspaper when it began publication on 1 July 1938. A tabloid printed in both Italian and English, the weekly was put out by the L'Araldo Publishing Co. on Mayfield Rd. in LITTLE ITALY. Attorney Joseph H. Taddeo served as president and editor.
LA CAVE grew from its humble beginnings as a coffeehouse folk club on Euclid Avenue to become one of Cleveland's most memorable and influential ROCK 'N' ROLL clubs.
LA VOCE DEL POPOLO ITALIANO (The Voice of the Italian People) was founded by cousins Olindo G. and Fernando Melaragno in 1904. Cleveland's first Italian newspaper, it was also published as L'Italiano and Il Progresso Italiano in America before assuming its permanent appellation on 2 Apr. 1910.
LABOR. The concept of a working class, distinct from farmers, small proprietors and professionals, or men of wealth, was of little use in the early years of the city's history; in these years an egalitarianism based on cheap land was reinforced by a relatively equal apportionment of the rigors of frontier life.
The LABOR SCHOOL MOVEMENT was part of a national education movement established by the Assn. of Catholic Trade Unionists in the late 1930s to counteract Communist infiltration into the union movement. The local movement was first organized in 1941 at St. Augustine Parish by the Assn. to educate Catholic union members on the conduct of unions according to Catholic principles based on justice and non-violence.
LABORER'S INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 310 is an affiliate of the 750,000 member Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) which represents workers in the Ohio Valley/Southern States region. Chartered on 9 November 1925, Local 310 has continually been locally affiliated with the Cleveland AFL-CIO, despite the LIUNA's national disaffiliation in 1 June 2006.
LADIES BETHEL & MISSION AID SOCIETY. See BETHEL UNION.
The LADIES HOSPITAL AID SOCIETY OF EAST CLEVELAND (1868-78) was established on 27 May 1868 as an auxiliary to aid the Cleveland City Hospital (also known as Willson St. Hospital), forerunner of Lakeside, later a part of UNIV. HOSPITALS.
The LADIES TRACT SOCIETY (est. 30 Oct. 1830) was the local branch of the American Tract Society, organized in New York in 1825 to distribute Christian leaflets and pamphlets, or "tracts." REBECCA ROUSE, an agent of the national organization, created the Cleveland society.
LAJOIE, NAPOLEON "NAP" (5 Sept. 1875-7 Feb. 1959), BASEBALL player with Cleveland (1902-14), was born in Woonsocket, R.I., to John and Celina Guerton Lajoie. He worked in cotton mills and completed his education to the 9th grade. Playing semipro baseball in 1895, Lajoie signed with the Fall River team in the New England League.
LAKE CARRIERS ASSN. is a trade organization serving companies operating U.S. flag bulk cargo vessels on the Great Lakes and is designed to promote LAKE TRANSPORTATION . The present organization was founded in 1892 in Cleveland, superseding its two direct predecessors—the Lake Carriers Assn.
The LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS, a Minor League Baseball team based in Eastlake, Ohio, are the High-A Central affiliate of the CLEVELAND GUARDIANS.
The LAKE ERIE BUILDING in LAKEWOOD was built in the early
LAKE ERIE COLLEGE. Located in Painesville at 391 W. Washington Lake Erie College can trace its beginnings back to the Willoughby Female Seminary, which was founded in 1847. The Seminary was then the only institution of higher education for women in the Western Reserve. The trustees appealed to Mary Lyon, the leader of Mount Holyoke for a teacher for the seminary.
LAKE ERIE OPERA THEATER offered Cleveland opera-goers 6 short seasons of adventurous programming from 1964-70.
The LAKE ERIE SCHOOL OF LAW was incorporated in 1915 as the Rufus P. Ranney Law School, with power to grant degrees. It was named after RUFUS P. RANNEY, one of Cleveland's leading lawyers of the 19th century, but who had no connection with the school. The school suspended operations in 1917, probably because of a decline in enrollment brought on by World War I.
The LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. was a major interurban electric trolley operated between Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Norwalk, Fremont, Toledo, and Detroit. Given a charter on 24 Sept. 1901 (sometimes given as 25 Sept.) the interurban was created by consolidating 4 railways on 12 Oct. 1901. Two Cleveland magnates, EDWARD W.
LAKE TRANSPORTATION. The Great Lakes transportation industry has had a major impact on Cleveland, and conversely, the city has played a significant role in its development over the years. The south shore of Lake Erie provides the outlet for many rivers; historically, a town developed at the mouth of most of them. Only 3—Toledo, Cleveland, and Buffalo—emerged as major cities, with water transportation as the focus.
LAKE VIEW CEMETERY, located between Mayfield and Euclid Ave. at Cleveland's eastern boundary, is known for its hilly, manicured landscape graced by monuments of famous Clevelanders and overlooked by Pres. Jas. A. Garfield's tomb. In July 1869 the Lake View Cemetery Assn. was formed with JEPTHA H. WADE as president. Several sites near E.
LAKE, CHARLES H. (2 Jan. 1879-14 Dec. 1958), nationally known in EDUCATION, was an administrator in the CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS for 21 years and superintendent from 1933-47. During his tenure, the schools initiated a radio station, school safety programs, and classes for the disabled, among other changes.
The LAKESIDE UNIT, WORLD WAR I, formally designated U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 4, was the first contingent of the American expeditionary forces to be transported to Europe after the U.S. entry into World War I. Based in a British army hospital near Rouen, France, it provided medical care for Allied troops from the spring of 1917 to the winter of 1918-19. In 1915 a surgical team from Lakeside Hospital headed by Dr.
LAKEVIEW TERRACE, internationally known as a landmark in PUBLIC HOUSING, was one of three Cleveland housing projects that were the first to be authorized by the federal government. Together with Cedar-Central and Outhwaite, it was begun in 1935 and completed in 1937. Lakeview Terrace was especially notable because of its successful adaption to a difficult site.
LAKEWOOD is a 5.5-square-mile, streetcar suburb just west of Cleveland. Its boundaries are Lake Erie to the north, W. 117th St. to the east, Berea Rd. and I-90 to the south, and the Rocky River to the west.
LAKEWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH. See FRANKLIN CIRCLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST).
The LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY was established in 1952 to restore and preserve the Old Stone House, the oldest residential structure (1832) in LAKEWOOD. Located at 14710 Lake Ave., the house, furnished with artifacts dating from 1838-70, serves as the society's headquarters.
The LAKEWOOD LITTLE THEATRE/BECK CENTER, 17801 Detroit Ave., began as "The Guild of the Masques" under the leadership of Richard Kay (1929). In 1933 the group incorporated as the Lakewood Little Theatre. It was not until 1938 that they found a home in the vacant Lucier movie theater at 17823 Detroit Ave., which was remodeled for live performances (capacity 466) and purchased outright in 1943.
LAMBRIGHT, MIDDLETON H. JR. (7 Nov.
LAMBRIGHT, MIDDLETON HUGHER SR., M.D. (3 Aug. 1865-21 March 1959) was a physician/obstetrician and, at one time, the oldest practicing African-American doctor in Ohio.
LAMPL, JACK W. JR. (20 Mar. 1921 - 8 Mar. 1999) was a philanthropist and financier who headed Sunamerica Corp. Lampl was born in Cleveland to Nell M. (Engle) and Jack W. Lampl, Sr., who directed the Sun Finance and Loan Company. Lampl graduated from Shaker Heights High School and received a degree in fine arts from Harvard University in 1942. That same year he joined his father's Sun Finance and Loan Co.
LAMSON AND SESSIONS CO., one of the nation's leading fastener manufacturers for over a century, was, in 2004, the leading domestic producer of thermoplastic electrical conduit, wiring devices, and related products. The company dates back to Oct. 1866 when brothers Thos. H. and Isaac P. Lamson joined with Samuel W. Sessions to form a partnership to run the Mt. Carmel Bolt Co., a small maker of carriage bolts in Connecticut.
LANDY, RACHEL (RAE) D. (27 June 1885-5 Mar. 1952) was a nationally recognized military nurse who served around the globe in service to the U.S. Army and the medical profession. Landy was born to Rabbi Jacob Landy and Eva Gross Landy in Lithuania. Her family emigrated to Cleveland in 1890.
LANG, FISHER & STASHOWER grew to become one of the region's leading consumer-oriented advertising agencies in the 55 years prior to its consolidation into the present LIGGETT-STASHOWER, INC. H. JACK LANG founded the firm in the Swetland Bldg. (later known as the 1010 Euclid Bldg.) in 1932.
LANG, H. JACK (24 June 1904 - 30 Aug. 1996) was an advertising executive, editor and author, and philanthropist. He was born in Cleveland to Rosetta "Setta" (Stettiner) Lang, a Red Cross volunteer, and Charles E. Lang, a partner in the automotive firm Rauch & Lang [see BAKER MATERIALS HANDLING CO.].
LANGLEY, JOHN W. (21 Oct. 1841-10 May 1918), chemist, electrical engineer, and teacher, was born in Boston, the son of Samuel and Mary Summer Langley. He received a B.S. degree from Harvard University in 1861, and joined the University of Michigan as a medical student and assistant instructor in chemistry. His brief medical training qualified him as an assistant surgeon in the U.S.
LARCHMERE is a neighborhood in the Buckeye-Shaker planning district of Cleveland known for its restaurants, art, and antique stores. The neighborhood is bounded by E. 116th Street/MLK on the west, Kemper Road and North Moreland Boulevard on the on the east, Shaker Boulevard on the south and Fairhill Road on the north.
LATINO magazine was the outgrowth of 2 previous Hispanic publications, all of them operated by José Peña. A graduate of Lincoln-West High School, Peña purchased a struggling tabloid named El Sol soon after its debut in 1972. Publishing at first out of his house on W. 38th St., Peña nursed it into a weekly of 8-16 pages and 3,000 circulation before it ceased publication in Aug. 1976.
LATVIANS. One of Cleveland's smaller ethnic groups is composed of men and women who trace their ancestry back to Latvia, a small land along the Baltic Sea that enjoyed political independence from 18 Nov.