The OTTAWA were Algonkian-speaking hunters, gatherers, and fishers, with limited maize agriculture, when first encountered in 1634 as the Chevaux Relevez on Manitoulin Island in northern Lake Huron. Famed as middlemen in the French fur trade, they fled west when the New York Iroquois expelled the Huron Confederacy from Ontario.
OTTO MOSER'S, one of Cleveland's best known restaurants, was located for just over a century at 2044 E. 4th St. before moving to PLAYHOUSE SQUARE. According to the most reliable sources, the restaurant was founded by Otto F. Moser in 1893. At that date, E. 4th St.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH was established by Bishop EDWARD F. HOBAN on November 27, 1949 to serve the diverse assortment of Eastern Europeans as well as migrants from Appalachia who lived in the HOUGH neighborhood of Cleveland. Father Raymond T. Smith, the parish's first pastor, held the first Mass in the auditorium of Thomas A.
OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH, 2425 W. 11th St., began as an offshoot of ST. WENDELIN PARISH. The SLOVAKS living in TREMONT objected to traveling through the industrial valley to St. Wendelin and wanted to establish their own parish. Though Bp.
OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH, established on April 11, 1922, was the first AFRICAN-AMERICAN parish in the Diocese of Cleveland.
OUTCALT AND GUENTHER, an architectural firm, was founded by Richard Franklin Outcalt and Carl F. Guenther in 1942. Outcalt, born in Wauseon, Oh, had practiced architecture in Cleveland since 1928, while Guenther, a Cleveland native and WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY alumnus, began almost a decade later.
OVEN PRODUCTIONS, (est. October 1975), has sponsored lesbian and feminist cultural activities in northeast Ohio, including art exhibits, films, concerts, and dramatic presentations (see GAY COMMUNITY). It began as a nonprofit collective of 6 women who wanted to showcase the talents of other women.
OWEN, JAMES ALEXANDER, M.D. (6 Sept. 1891-19??), physician and member of the executive committee of the CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ran unsuccessfully for the seat vacated by THOMAS W. FLEMING (third district) on CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL (1929).
OWENS, JESSE (12 September 1913-31 March 1980), was a world record setting track-and-field athlete during the 1930s. In 1950 sportswriters voted him as the world's top track star of the century. Born on a tenant farm in Oakville, Alabama, to Henry and Emma Alexander Owens, Jesse migrated with his family to Cleveland in 1922.
O’DONNELL, KEVIN (June 9, 1925 - February 29 2012) was president and CEO of SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. and served as Director of the Peace Corps of the United States of America.
PACE ASSN. (Plan [or Program] for Action by Citizens in Education) was a local citizens' group that worked to help improve the quality of education and to promote better race relations in the schools in the Greater Cleveland area between 1963 and early 1974.
PACE, EUGENE LEONARD (17 Oct. 1915 - 7 April 1997) was professor of chemistry at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY and a co-founder of the EAST CLEVELAND THEATER. He was born in Potsdam, New York, to Laura Graziani and Vincent Pace. He earned his B.S.
PACT (PEER APPROACH: COUNSELING BY TEENS). See YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSN.
PAGE, IRVINE HEINLY (7 Jan. 1901-10 June 1991), clinician and Director of Research at the CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION (1945-66), pioneered the scientific study of blood pressure and hypertension, promoted the development of hypertensive drugs, and raised national awareness about hypertension and atheriosclerosis.
PAIGE, LEROY ROBERT "SATCHEL" (7 July 1906-8 June 1982), legendary BASEBALL pitcher, was born in Mobile, Ala., the son of John and Lula (Coleman) Page.
PAINE, SETH (died 1815) was a land surveyor who surveyed what is now BRECKSVILLE and the first permanent white settler in the Township.
The PALACE THEATER, located at Euclid Ave. and E. 17th St., represented the high point of development in PLAYHOUSE SQUARE when it opened 6 Nov. 1922. Originally named Keith's Palace Theater by owner/impresario Edward Albee in memorial to his business partner, B. F.
PALLOTTA, RICO (13 Dec. 1922-4 Jan. 1998) established and was the executive director of the Positive Education Program, which has been called one of the country's five most innovative programs dealing with severely disturbed children. He was born in Bedford, Ohio, to Alex Pallotta, a laborer, and Angela (Potesta) Pallotta and remained in Bedford until he graduated from Bedford High School in 1940.
PALMER, WILLIAM PENDLETON (17 June 1861-17 Dec. 1927), steel industrialist who worked from apprentice to president of American Steel & Wire Co. (1899-1927), and president of the WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1913-27), was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to James Stewart and Eleanor Pendelton Mason Palmer.
PANKUCH, JAN "JOHN" (1869 - 28 Feb. 1952), newspaper editor and publisher active in Slovak organizations, was born in Saris County, Slovakia, came to the U.S. in 1886 and worked as a laborer, grocer, and coal dealer in Cleveland while trying to establish a publishing business. In the beginning he tried to establish newspapers that would appeal to Slovaks throughout the U.S.
PARAMOUNT DISTILLERS, INC., Cleveland's only distillery, produces cocoa and coffee essences for cordials, vodka, gin, and a number of blends. Privately held, the company was established in 1934 soon after the repeal of Prohibition by Jacob F. Moessmer. Moessmer, who also established Federal Fruit Prods. (now Federal Flavors, Inc.), a manufacturer of flavoring extracts, in 1919, opened Paramount's first distillery on W.
PARK SCHOOL flourished for nearly a quarter-century as one of the area's pioneer progressive schools. It was founded in 1918 by a group of area Vassar alumnae who wanted to provide a type of kindergarten unavailable in Cleveland. Early sponsors included Dr. and Mrs. Alexander McGaffin, Henry Turner Bailey, Mrs. WM. FEATHER, and Mrs.
PARK SYNAGOGUE was built by the ANSHE EMETH congregation (the Cleveland Jewish Ctr.) in 1947-50 and is generally regarded as a major work of 20th-century architecture. It was the largest and most ambitious of 4 synagogues and community centers designed by the world-famous architect Eric Mendelsohn (1887-1953) between 1945-53.
PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC., a diversified manufacturer engaged in energy development and the production of forged and machined products, induction heating systems, containers, industrial rubber products, and metal abrasives, was formed in 1967 by the merger of Park Drop Forge Co. and the Ohio Crankshaft Co.
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP., the global leader in motion and control technologies, was originally established as the Parker Appliance Co. by Arthur LaRue Parker on March 13, 1917. Before launching his company, Parker completed his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering at Case Institute of Technology.
PARKER, ADELE von OHL (13 Dec. 1885 - 21 Jan.
PARKS. Not until the 1870s were public funds allocated to establish parks. Cleveland in its early years was surrounded by wilderness, and city leaders saw no urgency to secure parkland beyond the 9.5-acre PUBLIC SQUARE set aside as early as 1796.
PARKVIEW VILLAGE, now the southern portion of FAIRVIEW PARK, occupied a 1 sq. mi. area west of the Rocky River Valley and north of Brookpark Rd. Originally part of Rockport Twp., the area was organized as part of ROCKY RIVER village in 1892.
PARMA CHRISTIAN CHURCH. See FRANKLIN CIRCLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST).
PARMA COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL, opened in Aug. 1961 and located at 7007 Powers Blvd. PARMA is a 321-bed voluntary nonprofit general hospital. It provides in-patient care and medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and pediatrics. The original building was constructed between 1959-61, with additions in 1972-74 and 1976. In 1995 Parma Community General Hospital had 322 beds and a medical staff of 375.
PARMA HEIGHTS, separated from the original Parma Twp. in 1911 and incorporated as a city in 1959, is located southwest of Cleveland and is bounded by BROOK PARK and MIDDLEBURG HTS. on the west and PARMA on the north, east, and south. It occupies 4.13 sq. mi.
The PARMA RESERVOIR. An uncommon structure in PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio, on the westside of Cleveland is the 1933-37 Parma Reservoir. A 326 x 306-ft. earth-covered concrete tank, technically referred to as a basin, with a Gothic-style facade resembling a 14th-century English castle hold the 23-million gallon reservoir.
PARMADALE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. See PARMADALE FAMILY SERVICES.
PARMADALE FAMILY SERVICES, dedicated as PARMADALE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL on 27 Sept.
PAROCHIAL EDUCATION (CATHOLIC). When the Diocese of Cleveland was formed in 1847, no parochial school existed in Cleveland. Bp. LOUIS AMADEUS RAPPE, first bishop of Cleveland, established 16 parishes and parish schools. On Christmas Day, 1849, the first cathedral opened, and a Free School for Boys, and a year later a Free School for Girls, were begun.
PARRISH, BERNARD PAUL “BERNIE” (29 April 1936-23 October 2019) was a football player and union organizer in the NFL.
PARSONS, KATE (11 June 1832-3 Sept. 1907) was the second woman physician in Cleveland and a co-founder of what became WOMAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL.
PARSONS, RICHARD C. (10 Oct. 1826-8 Jan. 1899), prominent lawyer and politician, was born in New London, Conn., to Thomas and Frances Catherine (Chappel) Parsons. He moved with his family to New York City, and came to Cleveland in 1849 to study law with Chas. Stetson. Parson was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1851.
PATH (PLAN OF ACTION FOR TOMORROW'S HOUSING) ASSN. See FAIR HOUSING PROGRAMS.
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES, organizations formed to honor early American settlers, their deeds, and their legacy, are composed of men or women whose ancestral lineage meets strict eligibility rules. The earliest in Cleveland was the New England Society of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, organized on 22 Dec.
The PAUL & MAXINE FROHRING FOUNDATION, INC., was established in 1958 in Cleveland by Paul R. and Maxine A. Prince Frohring (d. 1993) of CHAGRIN FALLS VILLAGE. (That same year, Paul's brother, William, founded the WILLIAM O.
PAWS, the PUBLIC ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY, was founded in 1976 as an alternative to animal shelters. The group rescues and doctors animals that have been abused, abandoned, or otherwise mistreated. PAWS places the animals in foster homes until they are adopted and pays for the animals' food and medicine and for the classified ads to find them permanent homes.
PAYER, ERNST (1904-April 1981) was a prominent Cleveland modernist architect. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1927 before going to study with Josef Hoffmann and Walter Gropius to receive his master’s degree in Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design in 1938. Payer worked in New York until the end of World War II as an architect.
PAYER, HARRY FRANKLIN (3 July 1875-12 Oct. 1952), lawyer, government official, and linguist, was born in Cleveland to Frantisek and Mary Kris Payer. He graduated from Western Reserve University in 1897 and from Cleveland Law School in 1899, and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1899. In 1900 he managed TOM L.