TRANSPORTATION has been of vital importance to Cleveland—a principal factor that explains why the city grew into a major metropolis. Initially, that meant Cleveland's access to water; a town site along the mouth of the CUYAHOGA RIVER made real sense.
TRANZONIC FOUNDATION, 30195 Chagrin Blvd., was incorporated in 1976 by Tranzonic Companies, which manufacture and distribute paper, cloth, and vinyl products. As a company-sponsored enterprise, the foundation supports Jewish welfare, community funds, health and social services, and community development, primarily in northern Ohio.
The TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY, a free service for people in difficulty away from home, was established in Cleveland in 1920, 3 years after the National Travelers Aid Society. As a member of the Welfare Federation, the society was first supported by the Community Chest. The Travelers Aid Society was the idea of Brian Mullanphy, mayor of St.
TRAVIS, PAUL B. (2 Jan. 1891-23 Nov. 1975), artist and teacher, was born on a farm in Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio to William M. and Elizabeth Bough Travis. He won an engineering scholarship to Washington & Jefferson College, but instead taught in the country school.
The TREMCO FOUNDATION, in BEACHWOOD, was established in 1950 by Tremco Manufacturing Co. (later TREMCO, INC.).
TREMCO, INC., a manufacturer of sealants, protective coatings, and weatherproofing compounds, was established in 1928 by WM. C. TREUHAFT with capital of $100,000. In 1942 the company moved from its first location at 393 E. 131st St. to 8701 Kinsman Rd. and by 1958 the firm had doubled its number of products to 250.
TREMONT is an industrial/residential neighborhood on Cleveland's near west side. Its boundaries include the CUYAHOGA RIVER to the east and north, Valentine Ave. and Steelyard Commons to the south, and West 25th St. to the west.
TREMONT WEST DEVELOPMENT CORP. (TWDC), a nonprofit citizens' group founded in 1979 by MERRICK HOUSE, helped stabilize and revitalize the TREMONT area, a transitional neighborhood. In its community organizing, the corporation emphasized housing renovation, crime prevention, and neighborhood economic development.
TRENKAMP, HERMAN J. (27 Feb. 1865-27 May 1943), business leader, helped found the CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION of Cleveland (1918) with Roman Catholic Bishop CHARLES LEBLOND and served as its vice-president and on its executive committee. He became honorary trustee for life in 1936.
The TRENTINA CLUB was one of many "hometown" societies formed by Italian immigrants in Cleveland to provide financial assistance to needy members and to offer a friendly refuge in a new and different world.
The TREU-MART FUND was founded in Cleveland in 1980 by Elizabeth M. Treuhaft and WILLIAM C. TREUHAFT to address the needs of CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
The TREUHAFT FOUNDATION distributed funds for charitable purposes in Cleveland and elsewhere from 1955 to 1991. Founded by WM. C. TREUHAFT with EUGENE H.
TREUHAFT, WILLIAM C. (21 Oct. 1892-24 Dec. 1981), industrialist and civic leader, was born in Cleveland to Morris and Bertha Treuhaft. From 1910-14 he attended both Case Institute of Technology and Adelbert College in a 5-year engineering and humanities course but left after 4 years to go into business. In 1916 he became president of Sterling Prods. Co., which consolidated with Arco Co.
TRI-STATE MOTION PICTURE COMPANY was an important Cleveland-based motion picture studio in the 1930s. Tri-State specialized in making SPONSORED FILMS. Theatrical films are movies made for showing in theaters to paying customers.
TRINITY CATHEDRAL and its parent Trinity Parish constitute not only the present-day seat of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio but also one of Cleveland's original religious organizations. Trinity Parish was organized at the house of Phineas Shepherd in BROOKLYN on 9 Nov.
TROLLEYVILLE, U.S.A., the Gerald E. Brookins Museum of Electric Railways, Inc., is a museum of streetcars and transportation located at 7100 Columbia Rd. in Olmsted Twp.. Gerald Brookins, who was involved in the mobile home business and whose holdings included Columbia Mobile Homes Park in Olmsted Twp., had a long-time interest in trolley and streetcar transportation.
TROOP A, also known as the 1st City Troop, the 1st Cleveland Cavalry, and the Black Horse Troop, was an independent military organization established after the Railroad Strike of 1877 raised fears about the ability of the militia to maintain law and order. Led by Dr. Frank Wells, Augustus G. Stone, DAVID Z. NORTON, John Tod, and Col. William H.
TROSKY (TROJOVSKY), HAROLD ARTHUR "HAL" (11 Nov. 1912-18 June 1979), first-baseman with over 200 home runs for the CLEVELAND INDIANS (1933-41), was born in Mansay, Iowa and signed to play BASEBALL with the Cleveland Indians farm team at Cedar Rapids in 1931 after completing high school.
The TRUE TEMPER CORP., a major manufacturer of hand tools, began as the American Fork & Hoe when 17 tool-making firms merged in 1902. Although incorporated in New Jersey, the company had its general offices in the Keith Bldg. at 1623 Euclid, and in 1910 it was reincorporated in Ohio.
TRUEMAN, JAMES R. (25 April 1935-11 June 1986) was the founder of the Red Roof motel chain as well as one of the nation's leading race car drivers, owners, and sponsors. A native of Cleveland, the son of George and Alma Trueman was raised in EUCLID. He was a 1953 graduate of Benedictine High School, where he became an outsrtanding runner in cross country and track.
TRW, INC., headquartered in Cleveland, was a major international corporation recognized for its leadership in the AUTOMOTIVE, AEROSPACE, and electronics (see ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS) industries. The company was founded as the Cleveland Cap Screw Co.
TUBBS JONES, STEPHANIE (10 September 1949 - 20 August 2008) was the first African American woman from Ohio elected to the United States House of Representatives, and served the state's eleventh congressional district for nearly ten years. Prior to her election to Congress, Tubbs Jones was Chief Prosecutor of Cuyahoga County.
TUCKER, BEVERLEY DANDRIDGE (4 Feb. 1882-4 July 1969), sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio (1938-52), was born in Warsaw, Va. to Anna Maria (Washington) and Beverley Dandridge, an Episcopal clergyman. He received a B.A. from the University of Virginia (1902); graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary (1905); and earned a B.A. (1908) and M.A. (1912) at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
TUCKERMAN, JACOB E. (23 Aug. 1876 - 27 Feb. 1967) was born in Austinburg, Ohio, son of Mary Ellen (Hopkins) and Dr. LOUIS B. TUCKERMAN, social reformer and an eminent physician. He received his medical degree in 1902 from the Cleveland College of Physicians & Surgeons, and interned at ST.
TUCKERMAN, LOUIS BRYANT (15 Feb. 1850-5 Mar. 1902), reformer dubbed the "Father of Cleveland Liberalism" by TOM L. JOHNSON, was born in Rome, Ashtabula County, Ohio, to Elizabeth Ellinwood and Jacob Tuckerman. He graduated from Amherst College, attended Yale Theological Seminary, and received his medical degree from Long Island in 1877.
TULLIS, RICHARD BARCLAY (12 July 1913 - 31 Oct. 1999) was an industrialist and civic leader who headed Harris Corp. and University Circle Inc. Tullis was born in Western Springs, IL, to Ester Izelah (Gilmore) and Lauren Barclay Tullis. He graduated in 1934 from Principia College in Elsah, IL, where he studied mathematics and physics. Tullis worked for two years with Dictograph Products Co.
TURK, F. JEROME (20 May 1923 - 6 Dec. 2011). Born in Cleveland and raised in EUCLID, Jerome “Jerry” Turk was a writer, radio and TV director, and producer.
TURKS immigrated to Cleveland in two distinct periods. The first Turkish immigrants were part of a movement of various ethnic groups from the former Ottoman Empire to the United States which began in earnest in the 1890s and ceased in the early 1920s with the advent of new, restrictive immigration laws and the almost simultaneous rise of the modern Turkish Republic from the remains of the Ottoman state.
TURNER, ALBERTA (1919 - 2003) was born in 1919 in Pleasantville, New York. Alberta Tucker attended Hunter College, earning her master's and Ph.D. at Wellesley College and Ohio State University. At OSU she met and married Arthur Turner, graduate student who wore leg braces as a result of polio. In 1947, Arthur began teaching English at Oberlin College.
TURNER, CARRIE STARK (1 July 1901-14 Oct. 1992), social worker and lecturer, was the first Clevelander to be named Handicapped Citizen of the Year by the U. S. Department of Human Services (1980).
TURNER, JAMES K. (6 May 1864-27 Sept. 1916), expert on industrial mediation and the labor questions of his time, was born in Chicago, son of James K. and Ellen (Brady) Turner. He received his early education in Athens, New York. In 1899 he came to Cleveland to continue his writing on the need for mediation and education to promote cooperation between capital and labor on a basis of equaliy and justice.
TURNER, RACHEL WALKER (1868-12 Nov. 1943) was a black soprano who began her career in Cleveland and later toured the U.S. and Europe singing classical selections as well as songs such as "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Swanee River." Rachel Walker, daughter to T.W. and M.L.
TUSSEY, RICHARD B. (7 Nov. 1918-5 June 1981) was an ardent campaigner for liberal causes. A dedicated unionist, his motto was "to make life better for working people." Born to Jesse and Romaine Berlin Tussey in Pittsburgh, PA, Richard completed elementary and high school there, and then pursued course with various labor organizations.
TUTTLE, BLOODGOOD (23 Jan.1889-23 Feb. 1936) made his reputation as an architect on the residences he designed for suburban SHAKER HTS. in the 1920s. The son of Chicagoans Wiley F. and Frances Tuttle, he graduated from the Univ. of Chicago and studied architecture at the Beaux Arts in Paris. After launching his career in Detroit, he came to Cleveland in 1920.
The TW EASTON CORP. (formerly Thomas W. Easton's Sons, Inc.) was established by Thomas W. Easton in 1870 as an industrial moving concern. The firm's services included the rigging and hauling of heavy machinery and equipment, as well as steel erection, crane and equipment rental, and warehouse services.
TYLER, ALICE S. (27 Apr. 1859-18 Apr. 1944), librarian, began her career as the first professionally-trained assistant at the CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (CPL), hired by WILLIAM HOWARD BRETT.
TYLER, RALPH C. (15 Jul. 1921-17 Aug. 1998), a pioneer for black engineers, was a chief design engineer and chief project engineer for interstate construction projects throughout northeast Ohio. Tyler was also a gifted athlete. He was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, to Katherine (Mason) and Ralph M. Tyler, a Deputy U.S. Marshall and later a hotel manager. Tyler moved to Cleveland as a child and graduated from Central High School.
TYPOGRAPHICAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL NO. 53, the oldest existing trade union in Cleveland, received its charter on 26 July 1860 from the National Typographical Union (later renamed the Intl. Typographical Union—ITU). After an unsuccessful strike in 1865, it disbanded but was reorganized in 1868.
The U.S. COAST GUARD was created in 1915 when the federal government combined the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life Saving Service with the Steamboat Inspection Service into one organization. In 1939 the Lighthouse Service was added. The Lighthouse Service started operations in Cleveland in 1829, with the building of the first lighthouse on a bluff at Main and Water (W.
The U.S. COAST GUARD STATION was located on the West Pier at the mouth of the CUYAHOGA RIVER for exactly a century, from 1876-1976. The first government appropriation providing life-saving boats on the Great Lakes was made in 1854, but the U.S. Life-Saving Service was not established until 1876. The Life-Saving Service became the U.S.
The U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE, CLEVELAND DISTRICT OFFICE, is responsible for enforcing customs and tariff laws and collecting import revenues for the Midwest region. The District Office, located at 55 Erieview Plaza, services Ohio and parts of Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia, as well as 200 mi. of Lake Erie Shoreline. In 1986 the Cleveland office had a staff of approx.
The U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (Cleveland District Office) has regional responsibility to foster and promote domestic and international business. The Cleveland District office (along with Cincinnati, one of 2 in Ohio), located at 600 Superior Ave., assists and supports area firms in developing exporting capabilities by providing business leads and export control advice.
U.S. GENERAL HOSPITAL AT CLEVELAND was a pavilion-style, 320-bed Civil War Army hospital, located on Univ. Hts. (see TREMONT) in Brooklyn Twp. from 1862-65. Construction began on 14 Nov.
The U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL, located on Erie (E. 9th) and Murrison streets, opened in 1852 to provide medical care for sailors in the U.S. Merchant Marine, the Coast Guard, the U.S. Lighthouse, and U.S. veterans. It was part of a network of 26 government-owned hospitals for seamen, authorized by Congress and the president in 1837. U.S.
U.S. SANITARY COMMISSION (Cleveland Branch, see also SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY OF NORTHERN OHIO) was organized 20 Apr. 1861 to provide aid and medical care for soldiers during the CIVIL WAR.
The U.S. STEEL CORP., a large producer of steel and a major manufacturer of wire and wire products, had 9 divisions of its American Steel & Wire subsidiary in Cleveland at one time. The Cleveland-based firms that eventually became part of U.S. Steel dated back to 1857 when DAVID AND JOHN JONES founded the Jones & Co.
The U.S. SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, NORTHEAST OHIO CHAPTER, was founded in 1968 to help preserve the memory of the 3,505 U.S. submarine sailors who died during WORLD WAR II. Chapter members must have served on a U.S. Navy submarine between 7 Dec. 1941 and 31 Dec. 1946. The first president of the Northeast Chapter was Ted Poelking of Cleveland.
The U.S.S. COD (SS 224), named after the world's most popular food fish, is the last fully intact World War II fleet submarine in existence. The Gato-class submarine is docked on Cleveland's lakefront (N. Marginal Rd., between E. 9th and BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT) as a memorial and historical tour.