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The genesis of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park System began with a vision by William Albert Stinchcomb in the early 20th century. [4] A self-taught engineer working as a surveyor for the City of Cleveland in 1895, Stinchcomb was appointed chief engineer of the City Parks Department by Mayor Tom Johnson in 1902, and shortly thereafter began to conceptualize an Emerald Necklace for the city. [5]
Amenities building and a baseball field at Gordon Park Gordon Park beach, circa 1900s. Gordon Park is a public park located in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.A part of the Cleveland Public Parks District, the park opened in 1893 and is situated on 122 acres (49 ha) of land adjacent Lake Erie on the city's East Side.
League Park was built for the Cleveland Spiders, who were founded in 1887 and played first in the American Association before joining the National League in 1889. Team owner Frank Robison chose the site for the new park, at the corner of Lexington Avenue and Dunham Street, later renamed East 66th Street, in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, because it was along the streetcar line he owned.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has one of the largest collections of primates in North America, [4] The Zoo is a part of the Cleveland Metroparks system. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ) was founded in 1882. It is one of the most popular year-round attractions in Northeast Ohio with an attendance of 1.32 million in 2023. [3]
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In 1987, the National Park Service (NPS) purchased the Cleveland-Akron line for $2.5 million, intending to expand passenger train service on the line to attract visitors to the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. [8] [12] The Cuyahoga Valley Line resumed its excursion operations in 1988. [8] [12]
That put the main stand in the northwest corner, near Payne and Sterling.[Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 27, 1887, p.3] During 1887-1888 the newspapers called it "Association Park", and during 1889-1890 the papers called it "National League Park" or just "League Park". After the 1890 season the Spiders moved to League Park.