A Ward 15 Treasure
On a snowy afternoon while Tim was researching Riverside Cemetery he stumbled onto the Barbarowa Neighborhood site. Tim and I had a hard time pronouncing the neighborhood’s name until one of our friends (who goes to church at Saint Stanislaus Church over on East 65th) told us that we should be pronouncing the “w” as if it were a “v” — much simpler. This site recounts the history of a neighborhood in Ward 15 that surrounds Saint Barbara?s Church. There are family trees, maps, historical information, all sorts of anecdotal tidbits, and photographs. Did you know the Big Creek that runs through the Metroparks Zoo was originally called Countryman?s Creek? If you are interested in the history of Cleveland, genealogy or just a curious soul, this site is worth exploring. Tim and I were amazed at the number of streets that are now totally gone, the lakes that were filled in, and the amount of woods that came down to make way for the Jennings Freeway. Check out the site–it is a treat.
January 15th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
Just surfing from Georgia(following the Ladder 42 issue) and found your site.It’s good to get personel views on events in my former home of Old Brooklyn.My family was from Barbarowa.I was Baptized at St.Barbara’s. You know that “The Jennings Freeway” took nearly 40 yrs to complete? My, how time has changed Cleveland! All except the politics.The town is dying a slow death.