In Rehor's book on the Nickel Plate there is a great detailed discussion of the construction of Terminal Tower with original period construction photos.
After last night didn't King James turn Cleveland around?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
The Van Sweringen empire was built on borrowed money, probably a major reason that it fell apart when the economy went south.
I guess the fact that neither of the Vans ever married left them the money to buy railroads.
Having been from Shaker heights originally, the one pic looks very familiar. Taken from the corner I lived on!
Gonna read the whole article, love getting any history on the Vans.
Modeling the Cleveland and Pittsburgh during the PennCentral era starting on the Cleveland lakefront and ending in Mingo junction
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