I walk by the Nationality Broadcasting Network facility which is located in the Birdtown section of Lakewood. Unfortunately the only thing I could find out by googling the company name was this:
The Cleveland RTA red line train services Lakewood. The 117th Street station was recently renovated and is situated on the boundary of Cleveland and Lakewood. When I travel east I pick up the train either at the 117th Street station or the Triskett Station which also is situated on the boundary of Cleveland and Lakewood at approximately 137th Street.
When I was a little girl I often spent the summer at my grandmother's house in Pennsylvania. I have fond memories of going with her once a week to play bingo. I wonder what bingo at St. Gregory's Hall is like - I think someTuesday or Wednesday I'll have to check it out the action. Unfortunately the sign doesn't tell us what time to show up!
Lakewood Chapel is located at 2150 Warren Road at the corner of Warren and Alger Roads. This is an evangelical church and part of the "Ministries of Kingdom Culture" - they have a website which explains what happens at their worship services, the activities that take place at the Lakewood Chapel, etc. The website states that the Lakewood Chapel has been in Lakewood for twenty years, however, he building that Lakewood Chapel is now in was a different type of church when I first moved to town. 
Does wet primer act different than wet paint? hmmmm.....
It seems as if people in my town really like to be precise! I hope the doctor's appointment went okay - I looked for another sign the next day when I was walking by, but nothing was up. I guess I should have dropped in and asked.
One of my favorite activities while I taking a walk is to be on the lookout for animals. I like watching both 'wild' animals (can we really call a squirrel or a chipmunk wild?) and animals that we turn into pets. In the later category of animals we can find cats and dogs often sitting in windows, hanging out on a house's porch, orwaiting patiently outside a shop while their human is inside taking care of business.
I have only lived in Lakewood for three years so I never saw the original bridge that went over the Rocky River. The Detroit Avenue Bridge connects Lakewood with Rocky River. However, according to this marker on the current bridge it sounds as if it was a real beauty. Unfortunately, I can't find a photo of the old bridge, I'm sure there's one out there. I'll keep looking and when I find a photo I'll make sure to post it.
This bridge is very well traveled with car, foot, and bike traffic. I like walking across the bridge for it has a lovely view. Because of safety issues the bridge has a high wire fence erected which makes it problematic to take a decent photograph of the view of the river and marina below from the bridge. But to the right you can see the view looking north just past the last bridge is Lake Erie.
On the western boundary of Lakewood lies the Rocky River. The Rocky River is a relatively short river and touches the cities of Cleveland, Lakewood, and Rocky River (the town). Running along one boundary to the river valley in Lakewood is Riverside Drive. Riverside Drive is primarily the home to many single houses, a few double homes and a handful of apartment houses like this stately one. I expect the upper floors have views, views, views! maybe the first floor apartments have a nice view too.
The mice were off on a bit of a weekend jaunt and we would like to apologize for our absence and lack of posts over the weekend.
I have to applaud the quick response and action of the Lakewood Fire Department. Just minutes after the top of a tree came down blocking the street the fire department was on the scene. The street was soon filled with members of the fire department working on clearing the debris and neighbors visiting and watching the fire department at work.
Hobby Keyworks is one of two locksmiths operating in Lakewood. Hobby Keyworks is located at 2007 Carabel Avenue - the phone number is 216.226.5835.
Phoenix Coffee is a locally owned company with a few thriving coffeeshops/cafes in the greater Cleveland area. The Lakewood establishment is very popular as a community gathering spot, in fact I've noticed that soon the shop will be moving at a larger location (two storefronts away from it's present location at 15108 Detroit Avenue) and along with serving up a mighty fine cup of coffee (and hosting local music) it will be expanding to offer food!
Lakewood High School 14100 Franklin Boulevard - attached to LHS is the Lakewood Civic Auditorium. Over the entrance to the auditorium is the sculpture entitled Early Settler by Viktor Schreckengost. In 1954 Schreckengost's terra cotta sculpture won first prize at the third Architectural Cermanic Sculpture Competition. In order to build the addition which houses the auditorium an orchard of apple trees had to be cleared. The trees were believed to have been planted by Johnny Appleseed. This fact may have been the inspiration for Schreckengost. You can read more about Viktor Schreckengost is sometimes referred to as America's DaVinci by visiting the Viktor Schreckengost Foundation website.
Normally on sundays I post a snap of a local Lakewood house of worship. however, this Sunday I'm on the road. Currently I am in metro DC, which I have observed is the epicenter of vanity license plates. When I saw that I had this snap fromLakewood with me, I though it was a good substitute for my usual sunday church door photo - it was taken in Lakewood, gets in God, and even connects with where I am now!
Bar2 is located at 15625 Detroit Avenue.Bar2 is styled to be a downtownesque night club in the heart of Lakewood. Bar2 has two rooms--a fire room with restaurant seating, a seperate bar, couches and a fireplace, and an ice room--with a larger bar, DJ and a dance floor.
crates on the back of the red wagon farms truck at lakewood's wednesday farmer's market. the farmer's market continues from 11 to 2 on wednesdays until october 1st. to see information about all the north union farmer's markets in the greater cleveland area visit here.
at my main mousehole I'm celebrating the alphabet during the month of september to mark back to school. the other day while walking to the local 7-11 (oh thank heaven's for 7-11!) this convergence of b things tickled my photographer's eye.... how many b's can you find.
there are big threes and then there are BIG trees. this tree is quite simply enormous and the fact that it is thriving on one of lakewood's residential streets and not in some park is even that much more amazing. the plaque on tree identifies it as a white oak and has named it the 'moses cleaveland tree' in honor of the first settlers. if you are curious as to what the plaque says, click on the picture to the right it will enlarge.
I encounter this fashionable duo last week during my daily constitutional. I thought they had a very unique sense of fashion and seemed as if they were good buds. I ran into them as they were heading out for their evening's entertainment at one of the watering holes along madison avenue. as with the two friends I featured last week, I wondered if they coordinated they outfits before heading out!
I could not discover if lakewood, ohio has any official sister cities - I discovered that lakewood, colorado has several. however, I am not dissuaded from playing in city daily photo's theme day and have declared dublin, ireland as lakewood's sister city.
