St. Clair - Superior
SAINT CLAIR/SUPERIOR
Bounded on the North by Lake Erie
Bounded on the South by Superior
Bounded on the West by E. 55th St. (called Willson Ave. before 1906)
Bounded on the East by E. 77nd St. and E. 99th St.
This neighborhood was originally part of Cleveland and East Cleveland Townships.
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The St. Clair/Superior Neighborhood was home to more than 23 different nationalities. There are ethnic restaurants, shops and markets located there, including Chinatown, as well as Notre Dame Academy.
MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS:
Slovenian, Lithuanian, Croatian, German, Poles, Jews.
NEARBY CEMETERIES: For a Spreadsheet showing where records can be found for the cemeteries mentioned below, see this site: http://usgenwebsites.org/OHCuyahoga/Cemeteries/index.html
Erie Street Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
St. Joseph Cemetery
St. John Cemetery
Lakeview Cemetery
CHURCHES: Click here to see church histories and possibly pictures of the churches below
St. Vitus, E. 61st and Glass
St. George Lithuanian, E. 40th & St. Clair
St. Francis Catholic
St. Josephat Catholic
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Slovenian National Home, E. 64th and St. Clair
LINKS:
Cleveland Township Histories: https://sites.google.com/site/clevelandanditsneighborhoods/home/cuyahoga-county-townships/cleveland-township?authuser=0
East Cleveland Township Histories: https://sites.google.com/site/clevelandanditsneighborhoods/home/cuyahoga-county-townships/east-cleveland-township?authuser=0