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| map_caption = Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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{{redirect|Cleveland}} ''For the Cleveland area, see Greater_Cleveland.''
'''Cleveland''' is the County_seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of Ohio. The municipality is located on the southern shore of Lake_Erie, in the Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga_River, approximately 60 miles (100 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the river, and became a Manufacturing center owing to its location at the head of numerous Canals and Railroad lines. With the decline of heavy manufacturing, Cleveland's businesses have diversified into the service economy, including the financial services, insurance, and healthcare sectors.
As of the 2000 Census, the city proper had a total population of 478,403, making it the 33rd largest city in the nation and the second largest city in Ohio. Recent estimates from the United_States_Census_Bureau show it to currently be the 36th largest in the nation. It is the center of Greater_Cleveland, the largest Metropolitan_area in Ohio, which spans several counties and is defined in several different ways by the Census Bureau. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area has 2,250,871 people and is the 23rd largest in the country. Cleveland is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined_Statistical_Area, which is the 14th largest in the country with a population of 2,945,831 according to the 2000 Census.
City residents and tourists benefit from investments made by wealthy residents in the city's heyday, in arts and cultural institutions, and philanthropy also helped to establish a robust public library system in the city. More recent investments have provided the city with tourist attractions in the downtown area, such as Jacobs_Field, the Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame, and Playhouse_Square_Center. In studies conducted by ''The_Economist'' in 2005, Cleveland and Pittsburgh were ranked as the most livable cities in the United States,"Vancouver tops liveability ranking according to a new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit". Accessed October_11 2005. and the city was ranked as the best city for business meetings in the continental U.S.Copestake, Jon. "Where business is a pleasure", The_Economist. (December_23, 2005) Nevertheless, the city faces continuing challenges, in particular from concentrated poverty in some neighborhoods and difficulties in the funding and delivering of high-quality Public_education.
Residents of Cleveland are usually referred to as ''Clevelanders''. Nicknames used for the city include ''The_Forest_City'', ''Metropolis of the Western Reserve'', ''The New American City'', ''America's North Coast'', and ''C-Town''. Its nineteen sister cities include Volgograd, Russia; Bratislava, Slovakia; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Miskolc, Hungary; Bangalore, India; and Alexandria, Egypt.
==History==
{{main|History of Cleveland, Ohio}}
Cleveland obtained its name on July_22, 1796, when surveyors of the Connecticut_Land_Company toured Connecticut's Western Reserve and named an area in Ohio "Cleaveland" after General Moses_Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party, a month after white settlers had signed a treaty with local Native Americans to acquire the land. Cleaveland laid out the plan for the modern Public_Square area before returning home, never again to visit the area. The first settler in Cleveland was Lorenzo Carter, who built a cabin on the banks of the Cuyahoga River. The village of Cleaveland was incorporated on 23_December 1814.Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. The spelling of the city's name was later changed to "Cleveland" when, in 1831, an "a" was dropped so the name could fit a newspaper's masthead.
Image:Cleveland_map_1904.jpg
Though not initially apparent—the city was surrounded by swampland and the harsh winters did not encourage settlement—the location proved providential. The city began to grow rapidly after the completion of the Ohio_and_Erie_Canal in 1832, turning the city into a key link between the Ohio_River and the Great_Lakes (becoming a critical link between the Atlantic_Ocean via the St._Lawrence_Seaway and the Gulf_of_Mexico via the Mississippi_River), and particularly once the city railroad links were added. The rapid growth resulted in Cleveland's incorporation as a city in 1836. The following year, the city, then located on the eastern banks of the Cuyahoga_River, nearly erupted into open warfare with neighboring Ohio City (since annexed), over a bridge connecting the two. As a halfway point for Iron_ore coming from Minnesota across the Great_Lakes and for Coal and other raw materials coming by rail from the south, the site flourished. Cleveland became one of the major Manufacturing and population centers of the United_States, and was home to numerous major Steel firms. Standard_Oil founder John_D._Rockefeller made his fortune there, and by 1920, it was the fifth largest city in the country. The city was also one of the centers of the national progressive movement, headed locally by Mayor Tom_L._Johnson. Many Clevelanders of this era are buried in the historic Lake_View_Cemetery, along with James_A._Garfield, the 20th U.S. President.
Image:Cleveland_ohio_1937.jpg in December 1937. The Cuyahoga_River winds through The_Flats.]]
In commemoration of the Centennial of Cleveland's incorporation as a city, the Great_Lakes_Exposition debuted in June 1936 along the Lake_Erie shore north of downtown. Conceived as a way to energize a city hit hard by the Great_Depression, it drew 4 million visitors in its first season, and 7 million by the end of its second and final season in September 1937. The exposition was housed on grounds that are now used by the Great_Lakes_Science_Center, the Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame, and Burke_Lakefront_Airport, among others.
Immediately after World_War_II, the city experienced a brief boom. In sports, the Indians won the 1948_World_Series and the Browns dominated professional football in the 1950s. Businesses proclaimed that Cleveland was the "best location in the nation". The city's population reached its peak of 914,808, and in 1949 Cleveland was named an All-America City for the first time. By the 1960s, however, heavy industries began to slump and residents sought new housing in the suburbs, reflecting the national trends of White_flight and Urban_sprawl. Like other major U.S. cities, Cleveland also began witnessing racial unrest, culminating in the Hough_Riots on July_18–23, 1966, and the Glenville_Shootout on July_23–25, 1968. The city's nadir is often considered to be its default on its loans on December_15, 1978, when under Mayor Dennis_Kucinich it became the first major American city to enter default since the Great Depression. National media began referring to Cleveland as "the mistake by/on the lake" around this time, in reference to the city's financial difficulties, a 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River (where industrial waste on the river's surface caught on fire) and its struggling professional sports teams. The city has struggled to shed this nickname ever since, though in recent times the national media have been much kinder to the city, using it as the poster child for Public-private_partnerships, downtown revitalization and urban renaissance.
The metropolitan area began a recovery thereafter under Mayors George_Voinovich and Michael_R._White. Redevelopment within the city limits has been strongest in the downtown area near the Gateway complex—consisting of Jacobs_Field and Quicken_Loans_Arena, and near North_Coast_Harbor—including the Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame, Cleveland_Browns_Stadium, and the Great_Lakes_Science_Center. Although Cleveland was hailed by the media as the "Comeback City," many of the inner-city residential neighborhoods remain troubled, and the public school system continues to experience serious problems. Economic_development, retention of young professionals, and capitalizing upon its waterfront are current municipal priorities.
==Geography and climate==
===Geography===
Image:Public_Square_1912.jpg in 1912.]]
Cleveland is located at {{coor dms|41|28|56|N|81|40|11|W|}}{{GR|1}}. According to the United_States_Census_BureauCleveland, Ohio Fact Sheet (United_States_Census_Bureau). Accessed October_11 2005., the city has a total area of 82.4 mi² (213.5 km²). 77.6 mi² (201.0 km²) of it is land and 4.8 mi² (12.5 km²) of it is water. The total area is 5.87% water.
The shore of Lake_Erie is 569 feet (173 m) above sea level; however, the city lies on a series of irregular bluffs lying roughly parallel to the lake. In Cleveland these bluffs are cut principally by the Cuyahoga_River, Big Creek, and Euclid_Creek. The land rises quickly from the lakeshore. Public Square, less than a Mile (2 km) inland, sits at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m), and Hopkins Airport, only five miles (8 km) inland from the lake, is at an elevation of 770 feet (235 m).
Cleveland shares borders with the following suburbs: Bratenahl, Brook Park, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, East Cleveland, Euclid, Fairview Park, Garfield Heights, Lakewood, Linndale, Maple Heights, Newburgh Heights, Parma, Shaker Heights, South Euclid, and Warrensville Heights.
===Cityscape===
Cleveland's downtown architecture is varied. Many of the city's government and civic buildings, including City Hall, the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, the Cleveland_Public_Library, and Public_Auditorium are clustered around an open mall and share a common Neoclassical_architecture. Built in the early 20th century, they are the result of the 1903 Group_Plan, and constitute one of the most complete examples of City Beautiful design in the United States. The Terminal_Tower, dedicated in 1930, was the tallest building in the United States outside New_York_City until 1967 and the tallest in the city until 1991. It is a prototypical Beaux-Arts Skyscraper. The two newer skyscrapers on Public_Square, Key_Tower (currently the tallest building in Ohio) and the BP_Building, combine elements of Art_Deco architecture with postmodern designs. Another of Cleveland's architectural treasures is The Arcade (sometimes called the Old Arcade), a five-story arcade built in 1890 and renovated in 2001 as a Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Image:Terminal_Tower.jpg, with The_Warehouse_District, the Cuyahoga_River, and Lake_Erie in the background.]]
Running east from Public Square through University Circle is Euclid_Avenue, which at one time rivaled New York's Fifth Avenue for prestige and elegance. Known as "Millionaire's Row", Euclid Avenue was world-renowned as the home of such internationally-known names as Rockefeller, Hanna, and Hay.
The countywide Cleveland_Metroparks system, often referred to as the "Emerald Necklace", includes four parks in Cleveland. In the Big Creek valley sits the Cleveland_Metroparks_Zoo, which contains the largest collection of primates of any zoo in the United States. The other three parks are Brookside Park and parts of the Rocky River and Washington Reservations. Apart from the Metroparks is Cleveland Lakefront State Park, which provides public access to Lake Erie. Among its six parks are Edgewater Park, located between the Shoreway and Lake Erie just west of downtown, and Euclid_Beach_Park and Gordon Park on the east side. The City of Cleveland's Rockefeller Park, with its many Cultural Gardens honoring the city's ethnic groups, follows Doan Brook across the city's east side.
===Neighborhoods===
Downtown_Cleveland includes mixed-use neighborhoods such as The_Flats and The_Warehouse_District, which are occupied by industrial and office buildings, and also by restaurants and bars. The number of downtown housing units in the form of Condominiums, lofts, and Apartments has increased over the past ten years.
Image:P1220330.JPG and the Cuyahoga_River in Downtown_Cleveland.]]
Cleveland residents often define themselves in terms of whether they live on the east side or the west side of the Cuyahoga_River.Neighborhood Link. Accessed October_14 2005. The east side comprises the following neighborhoods: Buckeye-Shaker_Square, Central, Collinwood, Corlett, Euclid-Green, Fairfax, Forest Hills, Glenville, Payne/Goodrich-Kirtland Park, Hough, Kinsman, Lee Harvard/Seville-Miles, Mount Pleasant, Nottingham, St. Clair-Superior, Union-Miles Park, University_Circle, Little Italy, and Woodland Hills. The west side of the city includes the following neighborhoods: Brooklyn Center, Clark-Fulton, Detroit-Shoreway, Cudell, Edgewater, Ohio City, Old_Brooklyn, Stockyards, West Boulevard, and the four neighborhoods colloquially known as West Park: Kamm's Corners, Jefferson, Puritas-Longmead, and Riverside. Three neighborhoods in the Cuyahoga Valley are sometimes referred to as the south side: Industrial Valley/Duck Island, Slavic_Village (North and South Broadway), and Tremont.
Several inner-city neighborhoods have begun to gentrify in recent years. Areas on both the west side (Ohio City, Tremont, and Edgewater) and the east side (Hough, Fairfax, and Little Italy) have been successful in attracting increasing numbers of artists, gays, and young professionals, which in turn is spurring new residential development.Kennedy, Maureen and Leonard, Paul. Dealing with Neighborhood Change: A Primer on Gentrification and Policy Choices. Brookings_Institution (April 2001). Furthermore, a live-work Zoning overlay for the city's near east side has facilitated the transformation of old industrial buildings into loft spaces for artists.Gill, Michael. "Can the Creative Class Save Cleveland?". Free_Times (October_29, 2003)
===Climate===
The Lake Erie shoreline is very close to due east-west from the mouth of the Cuyahoga west to Sandusky, but at the mouth of the Cuyahoga it turns sharply northeast. This feature is the principal contributor to the Lake_effect_snow that is a mainstay of Cleveland (especially east side) weather from mid-November until the surface of Lake Erie freezes, usually in late January or early February. The lake effect causes snowfall totals to range greatly across the city; while Hopkins Airport has only reached 100 inches (254 cm) of snowfall in a given season three times since 1968Cleveland Snowfalle (sic) Statistics (National_Weather_Service). Accessed October_13 2005., seasonal totals approaching or exceeding 100 inches are not uncommon in an area known as the "Snow Belt", extending from the east side of Cleveland proper through the eastern suburbs and up the Lake Erie shore as far as Buffalo.
The all-time record high in Cleveland of 104 °F (40 °C) was established on June_25, 1988, and the all-time record low of −20 °F (−29 °C) was set on January_19, 1994.The Weather Channel (1995-2005). Monthly Climatology Graph. Retrieved October_16 2005. On average, July is the warmest month with a mean temperature of 71.9 °F (22.2 °C), and January, with a mean temperature of 25.7 °F (−3.5 °C), is the coldest. Normal yearly precipitation based on the 30-year average from 1971 to 2000 is 38.7 Inches (930 mm).NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data (National Weather Service). Accessed April_5 2006.
==Demographics==
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year !! align="right"| Population !! align="right"| Rank |- | colspan="3"|
|- | align="center"| 1820 | align="right"| 606 | |- | align="center"| 1830 | align="right"| 1,075 | |- | align="center"| 1840 | align="right"| 6,071 | align="right"| 67 |- | align="center"| 1850 | align="right"| 17,034 | align="right"| 41 |- | align="center"| 1860 | align="right"| 43,417 | align="right"| 21 |- | align="center"| 1870 | align="right"| 92,829 | align="right"| 15 |- | align="center"| 1880 | align="right"| 160,146 | align="right"| 11 |- | align="center"| 1890 | align="right"| 261,353 | align="right"| 10 |- | align="center"| 1900 | align="right"| 381,768 | align="right"| 7 |- | align="center"| 1910 | align="right"| 560,663 | align="right"| 9 |- | align="center"| 1920 | align="right"| 796,841 | align="right"| 5 |- | align="center"| 1930 | align="right"| 900,429 | align="right"| 6 |- | align="center"| 1940 | align="right"| 878,336 | align="right"| 6 |- | align="center"| 1950 | align="right"| 914,808 | align="right"| 7 |- | align="center"| 1960 | align="right"| 876,050 | align="right"| 8 |- | align="center"| 1970 | align="right"| 750,903 | align="right"| 10 |- | align="center"| 1980 | align="right"| 573,822 | align="right"| 18 |- | align="center"| 1990 | align="right"| 505,616 | align="right"| 23 |- | align="center"| 2000 | align="right"| 478,403 | align="right"| 33 |} As of the 2000 Census{{GR|2}} , there were 478,403 people, 190,638 Households, and 111,904 families residing in the city. The Population_density was 2,380.9/km² (6,166.5/mi²). There were 215,856 housing units at an average density of 1,074.3/km² (2,782.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.49% White, 50.99% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 7.26% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Ethnic groups include German (9.2%), Irish (8.2%), Polish (4.8%), Italian (4.6%), and English (2.8%). Image:DSCN4532_clevelandtrueholiness_e2.jpg congregation. Cleveland's diverse cultural populations have left their mark on the city through architecture, especially with many of the older church structures which have new life serving succesor congregations.]] There were 190,638 households out of which 29.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.5% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were nonfamilies. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.19. The population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,928, and the median income for a family was $30,286. Males had a median income of $30,610 versus $24,214 for females. The Per_capita_income for the city was $14,291. 26.3% of the population and 22.9% of families were below the Poverty_line. Out of the total population, 37.6% of those under the age of 18 and 16.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Cleveland was hit hard in the 1960s and early 1970s by White_flight and Suburbanization, further exacerbated by the busing-based Desegregation of Cleveland schools required by the United States Supreme Court. Although busing ended in the 1990s, Cleveland continued to slide into Poverty, reaching a nadir in 2004 when it was named the poorest large city in the United States.The Associated Press. "Cleveland rated poorest big city in U.S." Accessed via MSNBC, October_12 2005. The 2005 rankings announced the city had dropped from first in poverty to twelfth, with the rate dropping from 31.3% to 23.2%.Exner, Rich, and Smith, Robert L. "Cleveland no longer poorest U.S. big city", The Plain Dealer. (August_31 2005) ==Government and politics== Cleveland's position as a center of manufacturing established it as a hotbed of union activity early in its history. This contributed to a political progressivism that has influenced Cleveland politics to the present. While other parts of Ohio, particularly Cincinnati and the southern portion of the state, have historically supported the Republican Party, Cleveland commonly breeds the strongest support in the state for the Democrats; Cleveland's two representatives in the House of Representatives are Democrats: Dennis_Kucinich and Stephanie_Tubbs_Jones. During the 2004 Presidential election, although George_W._Bush carried Ohio, John_Kerry carried Cuyahoga County, which gave him the strongest support in the state. The city of Cleveland operates on the mayor-council (strong mayor) form of government. The mayor is the chief executive of the city, and the office is currently held by Frank_G._Jackson. Previous mayors of Cleveland included progressive Democrat Tom_L._Johnson, Republican Senator George V. Voinovich, two-time Democratic Ohio governor and senator Frank_J._Lausche, and Carl_B._Stokes, the first African_American mayor of a major city. {{see also|List of Mayors of Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland City Council|Notable Cleveland politicians}} ==Economy== Image:Cleveland_Skyline.jpg from Lake_Erie.]] Cleveland's location on the Cuyahoga_River and Lake_Erie proved providential in the growth of the city and its industry. Cleveland experienced explosive growth after the opening of the Ohio_and_Erie_Canal, establishing the city as one of the manufacturing centers of America. Steel and many other manufactured goods were major industries. The city was hit hard by the fall of manufacturing, but the city has diversified its economy to include service-based industries. Cleveland is the corporate Headquarters of many large companies such as National_City_Corporation, Eaton_Corporation, Forest_City_Enterprises, Sherwin-Williams_Company, and KeyCorp. NASA maintains a facility in Cleveland, the Glenn_Research_Center. Jones_Day, one of the largest law firms in the world, traces its origins to Cleveland, and its Cleveland office remains the firm's largest. Cleveland has also become a world leader in Health_care and Health_sciences. The world-famous Cleveland_Clinic, the area's largest employer, is one of the highest-ranked hospitals in the United States as tabulated by ''U.S._News_and_World_Report''.U.S._News_&_World_Report (2005). Best Hospitals 2005: Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved October_16 2005. Cleveland's healthcare industry also includes University_Hospitals_of_Cleveland, a noted competitor of the Clinic's which is ranked #18 in cancer researchU.S. News & World Report (2005). Best Hospitals 2005: Cancer. Retrieved October_16 2005., and MetroHealth medical center. Cleveland is emerging as a leader in Biotechnology and Fuel_cell research, led by Case_Western_Reserve_University, the Cleveland Clinic, and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Cleveland is now one of the top areas in receiving seed money for biotech start-ups and research. Case Western Reserve, the Clinic, and University Hospitals have recently announced plans to build a large biotechnology research center and incubator on the site of the former Mt. Sinai Medical Center, creating a research campus to stimulate biotech startup companies that can be spun off from research conducted in the city. Additionally, city leaders stepped up efforts to cultivate a technology sector in its economy in the early 2000s. Former Mayor Jane_L._Campbell appointed a "tech czar", whose job is to actively recruit tech companies to the downtown office market, offering connections to the high-speed fiber networks that run underneath downtown streets in several "high-tech offices" focused on the Euclid_Avenue area. Cleveland_State_University hired a Technology Transfer Officer to work full time on cultivating technology transfers from CSU research to marketable ideas and companies in the Cleveland area, and recently announced the appointment of a Vice President for Economic Development that will be working to leverage the university's assets in expanding the city's economy. Case Western Reserve University is also involved in technology initiatives such as the OneCleveland project, a high-speed fiber optic network connecting all nonprofits in the area at high speeds, intended to breed collaboration among the area's major research centers and produce jobs for the city and region. OneCleveland's work attracted the attention of Intel and in mid-2005, Cleveland was named an Intel "Worldwide Digital Community" with Corpus_Christi,_Texas, Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania, and Taipei, Taiwan. This distinction will eventually bring to the region around $12 million for use in marketing and expanding regional technology partnerships, creating a city-wide WiFi network, and developing a tech economy. Progress has been delayed by Intel's recent focus on the recovery of New Orleans and Cleveland's recent mayoral election; however, Mayor Jackson has pledged to continue the work on the Digital Communities Initiative.Gomez, Henry "A Wireless Future? Give It Some Time", The Plain Dealer. (December_4 2005). In addition to this Intel initiative, in January 2006 a New York-based think tank, the Intelligent Community Forum, selected Cleveland as one of its seven finalists for the "Intelligent Community of the Year" award, the only city in the United States that was chosen. The group announced that the city was nominated due to the OneCleveland network and its potential broadband applications.Gomez, Henry J. "Top U.S. Broadband town: Cleveland", The Plain Dealer. (January_20 2006). ==Education== Image:Adelbert_Hall.jpg.]] Cleveland is home to a number of colleges and universities. Most prominent among these is Case_Western_Reserve_University, a world-renowned research and teaching institution located in University Circle. Case is a private university, the top rated university in Ohio and #37 in the nation as rated by ''U.S._News_&_World_Report'', and is the home of several top-ranked graduate programs. University Circle is also home to the Cleveland_Institute_of_Art, the Cleveland_Institute_of_Music, and the Ohio_College_of_Podiatric_Medicine. Cleveland_State_University, based in downtown Cleveland, is the city's public four-year university. In addition to CSU, downtown hosts the metropolitan campus of Cuyahoga_Community_College, the county's two-year higher education institution, as well as Myers_University, a private four-year school that focuses on business education. The Cleveland Municipal School District is the only district in Ohio that is under direct control of the mayor, who appoints a school board. It is the largest K-12 district in the state, with around 69,500 students enrolled for the 2005-2006 academic year. ==Culture== Image:DSCN4568_clevelandrockandrollhallofame_e.jpg on the coast of Lake_Erie.]] Five miles (8 km) east of downtown Cleveland is University_Circle, a 500-acre (2 km²) concentration of cultural, educational, and medical institutions, including Case_Western_Reserve_University, Severance_Hall, University Hospitals, and the Cleveland_Museum_of_Art. Cleveland is also home to the I._M._Pei-designed Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame, located on the Lake Erie waterfront at North Coast Harbor downtown. Neighboring attractions include Cleveland_Browns_Stadium, the Great_Lakes_Science_Center, the Steamship Mather Museum, and the USS ''Cod'', a World_War_II submarine. Cleveland is home to Playhouse_Square_Center, the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York's Lincoln_Center.Playhouse Square Center. Accessed August_14, 2006. Playhouse Square includes the State, Palace, Allen, Hanna, and Ohio theaters within what is known as the Theater District of Downtown Cleveland. Playhouse Square's resident performing arts companies include the Cleveland_Opera, Ohio_Ballet, and the Great_Lakes_Theater_Festival. The center also hosts various Broadway musicals, special concerts, speaking engagements, and other events throughout the year. One Playhouse Square, now the headquarters for Cleveland's public broadcasters, was originally used as the broadcast studios of WJW Radio, where Disc_jockey Alan_Freed purportedly first coined the term "Rock_and_roll". Additionally, Cleveland is home to the Cleveland_Orchestra, widely considered one of the finest Orchestras in the world, and often referred to as the finest in the United States.Walsh, Michael. "The Finest Orchestra? (Surprise!) Cleveland", Time. (January_10 1994) It is one of the "Big Five" major orchestras in the United States. The Orchestra plays in Severance_Hall during the winter and at Blossom_Music_Center during the summer. Image:Free_Stamp.jpg and Coosje_van_Bruggen in downtown's Willard Park.]] Cleveland is home to many Festivals throughout the year. Cultural festivals such as the annual Feast of the Assumption in the Little Italy neighborhood and the Polish Festival in the Slavic Village neighborhood are popular events. Vendors at the West_Side_Market in Ohio City offer many different ethnic foods for sale. Cleveland hosts an annual Parade on Saint_Patrick's_Day that brings thousands to the streets of downtown. In addition to the cultural festivals, Cleveland also hosts the CMJ_Rock_Hall_Music_Fest, which features national and local acts, including both established artists and up-and-coming acts. The city recently incorporated an annual art and technology festival, known as Ingenuity, which features a combination of art and technology in various installations and performances throughout lower Euclid Avenue. The Cleveland_International_Film_Festival has been held annually since 1977, and its 11-day run draws about 43,000 people. Cleveland also hosts an annual holiday display lighting and celebration, dubbed Winterfest, which is held downtown at the city's historic hub, Public Square. Cleveland also served as the location for several noteworthy movies, including ''The_Fortune_Cookie'' (1967) with Walter_Matthau and Jack_Lemmon, the Academy Award-winning ''The_Deer_Hunter'' (1978), and the holiday favorite ''A_Christmas_Story'' (1983).IMDb: Movies made in Cleveland. Accessed January_24, 2006. Scenes for the upcoming movie ''Spider-Man_3'' were filmed in Cleveland in April 2006.Cleveland.com: 'Spider Man 3' in Cleveland. Retrieved May_20, 2006. Cleveland is the lifelong home of cartoonist Harvey_Pekar and setting for most of his autobiographical comic books. Additionally, the city was also the setting for the popular sitcom, ''The_Drew_Carey_Show'' which starred Cleveland-native Drew_Carey. Cleveland is also the birthplace of the legendary comic book character Superman, created by Joe_Shuster and Jerry_Siegel, in 1932. Both attended Glenville_High_School, and their early collaborations resulted in the creation of "The Man of Steel". ===Media=== {{main|Media in Cleveland, Ohio}} Cleveland is served in print by ''The Plain Dealer'', the city's sole remaining daily Newspaper. The competing ''Cleveland_Press'' ceased publication on June_17, 1982, and the ''Cleveland_News'' ended its run in 1960. Cleveland also supports several Alternative_weekly publications, including the ''Free_Times'' and ''Cleveland_Scene''. Cleveland is ranked as the 16th largest television market by Nielsen_Media_Research.Nielsen Media Research: Metered Markets. Accessed October_11 2005. The market is served by stations affiliated with major American networks including WKYC 3 (NBC), WEWS 5 (ABC), WJW 8 (FOX), WOIO 19 (CBS), WUAB 43 (UPN), and WBNX 55 (WB). Cleveland is also served by WVPX 23 (i) and Spanish-language channel WQHS 61 (Univision). WVIZ 25 and WEAO 49 are members of PBS. A Cleveland first in television was ''The_Morning_Exchange'' program on WEWS, which defined the morning show format, and served as the inspiration for ''Good_Morning_America''. Cleveland is also served by over 35 AM and FM Radio_stations directly, and dozens of other stations are heard from elsewhere in Northeast_Ohio. ===Sports=== Image:Jacobs_field_scoreboard.jpg, home of the Cleveland_Indians, features the largest scoreboard in North America.]] Cleveland's Professional_sports teams include the Cleveland_Indians (Major_League_Baseball), Cleveland_Browns (National_Football_League), and Cleveland_Cavaliers (National_Basketball_Association). Annual sporting events held in Cleveland include the Champ_Car Grand_Prix_of_Cleveland, the Cleveland_Marathon, the Mid-American_Conference College_basketball tournament and the Ohio_Classic College_football game. The city hosted the Gravity_Games, an Extreme_sports series, from 2002 to 2004. Local sporting facilities include Jacobs_Field, Cleveland_Browns_Stadium, Quicken_Loans_Arena, and the CSU Wolstein_Center. Cleveland has long been known as a "football town", and the Browns dominated the NFL from 1950 to 1955. The city's franchise is one of the most storied in football, though it last won an NFL championship in 1964 and has never appeared in the Super_Bowl. The Cleveland Indians last reached the World_Series in 1995 and 1997, though they lost to the Atlanta_Braves and Florida_Marlins, respectively, and have not won the series since 1948. Between 1995 and 2001, Jacobs Field sold out for 455 consecutive games, a Major League Baseball record. The Cleveland Cavaliers are experiencing a renaissance with Cleveland fans due to LeBron_James, a native of nearby Akron and the number one overall draft pick of 2003. The city's recent lack of success in sports have earned it a reputation of being a cursed sports city, which ESPN validated by proclaiming Cleveland as its "most tortured sports city" in 2004.Darcy, Kieran. ESPN.com: Page 2 : Mistakes by the lake (July_13 2004). Accessed October_11 2005. At the 2005 Major_League_Soccer All-Star Game in Columbus, MLS commissioner Don_Garber announced that Cleveland was one of several top areas in contention for an Expansion_team in 2007. Cleveland fielded an NHL team, the Cleveland Barons, from 1976 to 1978, which was later merged into the Minnesota_North_Stars. The city remains without major-league hockey to the present, and the most recent incarnation of the Barons, the AHL affiliate of the San_Jose_Sharks, moved to Worcester,_Massachusetts in 2006. The tradition of professional hockey in Cleveland stretching back to 1937Sports E-cyclopedia: Cleveland Barons (1976-1978). Accessed October_11 2005. is slated to resume in 2007 when an AHL team purchased by Cavaliers owner Dan_Gilbert begins play.Cleveland Pro Hockey. Accessed May_24 2006. Cleveland was also home to the Cleveland_Rockers, one of the original eight teams in the WNBA in 1997. However, in 2003, the team folded after owner Gordon_Gund dropped the team from operation. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Club !! Sport !! Founded !! League !! Venue |- | Cleveland_Indians | Baseball | 1901 | Major_League_Baseball''':''' AL | Jacobs_Field |- | Cleveland_Browns | Football | 1946 | National_Football_League''':''' AFC | Cleveland_Browns_Stadium |- | Cleveland_Cavaliers | Basketball | 1970 | National_Basketball_Association | Quicken_Loans_Arena |- | Cleveland_Fusion | Football | 2002 | National_Women's_Football_Association | Bedford_High_School {{fact}} |} ==Transportation== Image:Cuyahoga_river_and_downtown_cleveland.jpgs, while the high-level bridge in the background is fixed.]] The city is home to two Airports. Cleveland Hopkins_International_Airport is the city's major facility and a large International_airport that serves as one of three main hubs for Continental_Airlines. It holds the distinction of having the first airport-to-downtown rapid transit connection, established in 1968. In 1930, the airport was the site of the first airfield lighting system and the first air traffic Control_tower. In addition to Hopkins, Cleveland is served by Burke_Lakefront_Airport, on the north shore of downtown between Lake Erie and the Shoreway. Burke is primarily a commuter and business airport, though it did welcome commercial air service through the early 1990s, and recently a Cleveland-based charter company, Destination One, announced its intentions to return limited commercial air service to Burke in 2006. Cleveland currently has a Bus and rail mass transit system operated by the Greater_Cleveland_Regional_Transit_Authority, also known as "RTA". The rail portion is officially called the Cleveland_Rapid_Transit, but is better known as ''The Rapid''. It consists of two light rail lines, known as the Green and Blue Lines, and a Heavy_rail line, the Red Line. RTA is currently installing a Bus_rapid_transit line, coined the "Silver Line", which will run along Euclid_Avenue from downtown to University Circle.The Euclid Corridor Transportation Project. Accessed October_11 2005. Three two-digit Interstate_highways serve Cleveland directly. Interstate_71 begins just southwest of downtown and is the major route from downtown Cleveland to the airport. I-71 runs through the southwestern Suburbs and eventually connects Cleveland with Columbus. Interstate_77 begins in downtown Cleveland and runs almost due south through the southern suburbs. I-77 sees the least traffic of the three interstates, although it does connect Cleveland to Akron. Interstate_90 connects the two sides of Cleveland, and is the northern terminus for both I-71 and I-77. Running due east/west through the west side suburbs, I-90 turns northeast at the junction with I-71 and I-490, and is known as the Innerbelt through downtown. At the junction with the Shoreway, I-90 makes a 90-degree turn known in the area as Dead_Man's_Curve, then continues northeast, entering Lake County near the eastern split with Ohio 2. Cleveland is also served by two three-digit interstates, Interstate 480, which enters Cleveland briefly at a few points and Interstate 490, which connects I-77 with the junction of I-90 and I-71 just south of downtown. Two other limited-access highways serve Cleveland. The Cleveland_Memorial_Shoreway carries Ohio 2 along its length, and at varying points also carries US 6, US 20 and I-90. The Jennings Freeway (Ohio 176) connects I-71 just south of I-90 to I-480 near the suburbs of Parma and Brooklyn Heights. A third highway, the Berea Freeway (Ohio 237 in part), connects I-71 to the airport, and forms part of the boundary between Cleveland and Brook Park. ==Sister cities== Cleveland's nineteen sister cities are: {| |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|Egypt}} - Alexandria, Egypt * {{flagicon|England}} - Cleveland, England, United_Kingdom * {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} - Bahir_Dar, Ethiopia * {{flagicon|Germany}} - Heidenheim, Germany * {{flagicon|Guinea}} - Conakry, Guinea * {{flagicon|Hungary}} - Miskolc, Hungary * {{flagicon|India}} - Bangalore, India * {{flagicon|Ireland}} - Mayo, Ireland * {{flagicon|Israel}} - Holon, Israel * {{flagicon|Lithuania}} - Klaipėda, Lithuania |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|Nigeria}} - Ibadan, Nigeria * {{flagicon|Peru}} - Lima, Peru * {{flagicon|Poland}} - Gdańsk, Poland * {{flagicon|Taiwan}} - Taipei, Republic_of_China * {{flagicon|Romania}} - Braşov, Romania * {{flagicon|Russia}} - Volgograd, Russia * {{flagicon|El Salvador}} - Segundo_Montes, El_Salvador * {{flagicon|Slovakia}} - Bratislava, Slovakia * {{flagicon|Slovenia}} - Ljubljana, Slovenia |} {| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%; margin: 0.5em auto;" |- |width = 35% align="center"| |width = 30% align="center"|'''North:'''
Bratenahl, Lake_Erie, Lakewood |width = 35% align="center"| |- |width = 10% align="center"|'''West:'''
Lakewood, Rocky River, Fairview_Park |width = 35% align="center"|'''Cleveland''' |width = 30% align="center"|'''East:''' Bratenahl, Euclid, East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Maple Heights, Warrensville Heights |- |width = 35% align="center"| |width = 30% align="center"|'''South:''' Brook Park, Brooklyn, Linndale, Parma, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, Newburgh Heights, Garfield Heights, Bedford Heights |width = 35% align="center"| |} ==See also== * Cleveland_East_Ohio_Gas_Explosion * Cleveland_Torso_Murderer (Kingsbury Run murders) * Flag_of_Cleveland,_Ohio ==References==
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Cuyahoga | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Frank_G._Jackson (D) | area_magnitude = 1 E8 | area_total = 82.4 mi² / 213.4 | area_land = 77.6 mi² / 200.9 | area_water = 4.8 mi² / 12.5 | population_as_of = 2000 | population_total = 478,403 | population_metro = 2,250,871 | population_density = 2,380.9 | timezone = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | latd = 41 | latm = 28 | lats = 56 | latNS = N | longd = 81 | longm = 40 | longs = 11 | longEW = W | elevation = 177 | footnotes =
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year !! align="right"| Population !! align="right"| Rank |- | colspan="3"|
|- | align="center"| 1820 | align="right"| 606 | |- | align="center"| 1830 | align="right"| 1,075 | |- | align="center"| 1840 | align="right"| 6,071 | align="right"| 67 |- | align="center"| 1850 | align="right"| 17,034 | align="right"| 41 |- | align="center"| 1860 | align="right"| 43,417 | align="right"| 21 |- | align="center"| 1870 | align="right"| 92,829 | align="right"| 15 |- | align="center"| 1880 | align="right"| 160,146 | align="right"| 11 |- | align="center"| 1890 | align="right"| 261,353 | align="right"| 10 |- | align="center"| 1900 | align="right"| 381,768 | align="right"| 7 |- | align="center"| 1910 | align="right"| 560,663 | align="right"| 9 |- | align="center"| 1920 | align="right"| 796,841 | align="right"| 5 |- | align="center"| 1930 | align="right"| 900,429 | align="right"| 6 |- | align="center"| 1940 | align="right"| 878,336 | align="right"| 6 |- | align="center"| 1950 | align="right"| 914,808 | align="right"| 7 |- | align="center"| 1960 | align="right"| 876,050 | align="right"| 8 |- | align="center"| 1970 | align="right"| 750,903 | align="right"| 10 |- | align="center"| 1980 | align="right"| 573,822 | align="right"| 18 |- | align="center"| 1990 | align="right"| 505,616 | align="right"| 23 |- | align="center"| 2000 | align="right"| 478,403 | align="right"| 33 |} As of the 2000 Census{{GR|2}} , there were 478,403 people, 190,638 Households, and 111,904 families residing in the city. The Population_density was 2,380.9/km² (6,166.5/mi²). There were 215,856 housing units at an average density of 1,074.3/km² (2,782.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.49% White, 50.99% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 7.26% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Ethnic groups include German (9.2%), Irish (8.2%), Polish (4.8%), Italian (4.6%), and English (2.8%). Image:DSCN4532_clevelandtrueholiness_e2.jpg congregation. Cleveland's diverse cultural populations have left their mark on the city through architecture, especially with many of the older church structures which have new life serving succesor congregations.]] There were 190,638 households out of which 29.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.5% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were nonfamilies. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.19. The population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,928, and the median income for a family was $30,286. Males had a median income of $30,610 versus $24,214 for females. The Per_capita_income for the city was $14,291. 26.3% of the population and 22.9% of families were below the Poverty_line. Out of the total population, 37.6% of those under the age of 18 and 16.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Cleveland was hit hard in the 1960s and early 1970s by White_flight and Suburbanization, further exacerbated by the busing-based Desegregation of Cleveland schools required by the United States Supreme Court. Although busing ended in the 1990s, Cleveland continued to slide into Poverty, reaching a nadir in 2004 when it was named the poorest large city in the United States.The Associated Press. "Cleveland rated poorest big city in U.S." Accessed via MSNBC, October_12 2005. The 2005 rankings announced the city had dropped from first in poverty to twelfth, with the rate dropping from 31.3% to 23.2%.Exner, Rich, and Smith, Robert L. "Cleveland no longer poorest U.S. big city", The Plain Dealer. (August_31 2005) ==Government and politics== Cleveland's position as a center of manufacturing established it as a hotbed of union activity early in its history. This contributed to a political progressivism that has influenced Cleveland politics to the present. While other parts of Ohio, particularly Cincinnati and the southern portion of the state, have historically supported the Republican Party, Cleveland commonly breeds the strongest support in the state for the Democrats; Cleveland's two representatives in the House of Representatives are Democrats: Dennis_Kucinich and Stephanie_Tubbs_Jones. During the 2004 Presidential election, although George_W._Bush carried Ohio, John_Kerry carried Cuyahoga County, which gave him the strongest support in the state. The city of Cleveland operates on the mayor-council (strong mayor) form of government. The mayor is the chief executive of the city, and the office is currently held by Frank_G._Jackson. Previous mayors of Cleveland included progressive Democrat Tom_L._Johnson, Republican Senator George V. Voinovich, two-time Democratic Ohio governor and senator Frank_J._Lausche, and Carl_B._Stokes, the first African_American mayor of a major city. {{see also|List of Mayors of Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland City Council|Notable Cleveland politicians}} ==Economy== Image:Cleveland_Skyline.jpg from Lake_Erie.]] Cleveland's location on the Cuyahoga_River and Lake_Erie proved providential in the growth of the city and its industry. Cleveland experienced explosive growth after the opening of the Ohio_and_Erie_Canal, establishing the city as one of the manufacturing centers of America. Steel and many other manufactured goods were major industries. The city was hit hard by the fall of manufacturing, but the city has diversified its economy to include service-based industries. Cleveland is the corporate Headquarters of many large companies such as National_City_Corporation, Eaton_Corporation, Forest_City_Enterprises, Sherwin-Williams_Company, and KeyCorp. NASA maintains a facility in Cleveland, the Glenn_Research_Center. Jones_Day, one of the largest law firms in the world, traces its origins to Cleveland, and its Cleveland office remains the firm's largest. Cleveland has also become a world leader in Health_care and Health_sciences. The world-famous Cleveland_Clinic, the area's largest employer, is one of the highest-ranked hospitals in the United States as tabulated by ''U.S._News_and_World_Report''.U.S._News_&_World_Report (2005). Best Hospitals 2005: Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved October_16 2005. Cleveland's healthcare industry also includes University_Hospitals_of_Cleveland, a noted competitor of the Clinic's which is ranked #18 in cancer researchU.S. News & World Report (2005). Best Hospitals 2005: Cancer. Retrieved October_16 2005., and MetroHealth medical center. Cleveland is emerging as a leader in Biotechnology and Fuel_cell research, led by Case_Western_Reserve_University, the Cleveland Clinic, and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Cleveland is now one of the top areas in receiving seed money for biotech start-ups and research. Case Western Reserve, the Clinic, and University Hospitals have recently announced plans to build a large biotechnology research center and incubator on the site of the former Mt. Sinai Medical Center, creating a research campus to stimulate biotech startup companies that can be spun off from research conducted in the city. Additionally, city leaders stepped up efforts to cultivate a technology sector in its economy in the early 2000s. Former Mayor Jane_L._Campbell appointed a "tech czar", whose job is to actively recruit tech companies to the downtown office market, offering connections to the high-speed fiber networks that run underneath downtown streets in several "high-tech offices" focused on the Euclid_Avenue area. Cleveland_State_University hired a Technology Transfer Officer to work full time on cultivating technology transfers from CSU research to marketable ideas and companies in the Cleveland area, and recently announced the appointment of a Vice President for Economic Development that will be working to leverage the university's assets in expanding the city's economy. Case Western Reserve University is also involved in technology initiatives such as the OneCleveland project, a high-speed fiber optic network connecting all nonprofits in the area at high speeds, intended to breed collaboration among the area's major research centers and produce jobs for the city and region. OneCleveland's work attracted the attention of Intel and in mid-2005, Cleveland was named an Intel "Worldwide Digital Community" with Corpus_Christi,_Texas, Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania, and Taipei, Taiwan. This distinction will eventually bring to the region around $12 million for use in marketing and expanding regional technology partnerships, creating a city-wide WiFi network, and developing a tech economy. Progress has been delayed by Intel's recent focus on the recovery of New Orleans and Cleveland's recent mayoral election; however, Mayor Jackson has pledged to continue the work on the Digital Communities Initiative.Gomez, Henry "A Wireless Future? Give It Some Time", The Plain Dealer. (December_4 2005). In addition to this Intel initiative, in January 2006 a New York-based think tank, the Intelligent Community Forum, selected Cleveland as one of its seven finalists for the "Intelligent Community of the Year" award, the only city in the United States that was chosen. The group announced that the city was nominated due to the OneCleveland network and its potential broadband applications.Gomez, Henry J. "Top U.S. Broadband town: Cleveland", The Plain Dealer. (January_20 2006). ==Education== Image:Adelbert_Hall.jpg.]] Cleveland is home to a number of colleges and universities. Most prominent among these is Case_Western_Reserve_University, a world-renowned research and teaching institution located in University Circle. Case is a private university, the top rated university in Ohio and #37 in the nation as rated by ''U.S._News_&_World_Report'', and is the home of several top-ranked graduate programs. University Circle is also home to the Cleveland_Institute_of_Art, the Cleveland_Institute_of_Music, and the Ohio_College_of_Podiatric_Medicine. Cleveland_State_University, based in downtown Cleveland, is the city's public four-year university. In addition to CSU, downtown hosts the metropolitan campus of Cuyahoga_Community_College, the county's two-year higher education institution, as well as Myers_University, a private four-year school that focuses on business education. The Cleveland Municipal School District is the only district in Ohio that is under direct control of the mayor, who appoints a school board. It is the largest K-12 district in the state, with around 69,500 students enrolled for the 2005-2006 academic year. ==Culture== Image:DSCN4568_clevelandrockandrollhallofame_e.jpg on the coast of Lake_Erie.]] Five miles (8 km) east of downtown Cleveland is University_Circle, a 500-acre (2 km²) concentration of cultural, educational, and medical institutions, including Case_Western_Reserve_University, Severance_Hall, University Hospitals, and the Cleveland_Museum_of_Art. Cleveland is also home to the I._M._Pei-designed Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame, located on the Lake Erie waterfront at North Coast Harbor downtown. Neighboring attractions include Cleveland_Browns_Stadium, the Great_Lakes_Science_Center, the Steamship Mather Museum, and the USS ''Cod'', a World_War_II submarine. Cleveland is home to Playhouse_Square_Center, the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York's Lincoln_Center.Playhouse Square Center. Accessed August_14, 2006. Playhouse Square includes the State, Palace, Allen, Hanna, and Ohio theaters within what is known as the Theater District of Downtown Cleveland. Playhouse Square's resident performing arts companies include the Cleveland_Opera, Ohio_Ballet, and the Great_Lakes_Theater_Festival. The center also hosts various Broadway musicals, special concerts, speaking engagements, and other events throughout the year. One Playhouse Square, now the headquarters for Cleveland's public broadcasters, was originally used as the broadcast studios of WJW Radio, where Disc_jockey Alan_Freed purportedly first coined the term "Rock_and_roll". Additionally, Cleveland is home to the Cleveland_Orchestra, widely considered one of the finest Orchestras in the world, and often referred to as the finest in the United States.Walsh, Michael. "The Finest Orchestra? (Surprise!) Cleveland", Time. (January_10 1994) It is one of the "Big Five" major orchestras in the United States. The Orchestra plays in Severance_Hall during the winter and at Blossom_Music_Center during the summer. Image:Free_Stamp.jpg and Coosje_van_Bruggen in downtown's Willard Park.]] Cleveland is home to many Festivals throughout the year. Cultural festivals such as the annual Feast of the Assumption in the Little Italy neighborhood and the Polish Festival in the Slavic Village neighborhood are popular events. Vendors at the West_Side_Market in Ohio City offer many different ethnic foods for sale. Cleveland hosts an annual Parade on Saint_Patrick's_Day that brings thousands to the streets of downtown. In addition to the cultural festivals, Cleveland also hosts the CMJ_Rock_Hall_Music_Fest, which features national and local acts, including both established artists and up-and-coming acts. The city recently incorporated an annual art and technology festival, known as Ingenuity, which features a combination of art and technology in various installations and performances throughout lower Euclid Avenue. The Cleveland_International_Film_Festival has been held annually since 1977, and its 11-day run draws about 43,000 people. Cleveland also hosts an annual holiday display lighting and celebration, dubbed Winterfest, which is held downtown at the city's historic hub, Public Square. Cleveland also served as the location for several noteworthy movies, including ''The_Fortune_Cookie'' (1967) with Walter_Matthau and Jack_Lemmon, the Academy Award-winning ''The_Deer_Hunter'' (1978), and the holiday favorite ''A_Christmas_Story'' (1983).IMDb: Movies made in Cleveland. Accessed January_24, 2006. Scenes for the upcoming movie ''Spider-Man_3'' were filmed in Cleveland in April 2006.Cleveland.com: 'Spider Man 3' in Cleveland. Retrieved May_20, 2006. Cleveland is the lifelong home of cartoonist Harvey_Pekar and setting for most of his autobiographical comic books. Additionally, the city was also the setting for the popular sitcom, ''The_Drew_Carey_Show'' which starred Cleveland-native Drew_Carey. Cleveland is also the birthplace of the legendary comic book character Superman, created by Joe_Shuster and Jerry_Siegel, in 1932. Both attended Glenville_High_School, and their early collaborations resulted in the creation of "The Man of Steel". ===Media=== {{main|Media in Cleveland, Ohio}} Cleveland is served in print by ''The Plain Dealer'', the city's sole remaining daily Newspaper. The competing ''Cleveland_Press'' ceased publication on June_17, 1982, and the ''Cleveland_News'' ended its run in 1960. Cleveland also supports several Alternative_weekly publications, including the ''Free_Times'' and ''Cleveland_Scene''. Cleveland is ranked as the 16th largest television market by Nielsen_Media_Research.Nielsen Media Research: Metered Markets. Accessed October_11 2005. The market is served by stations affiliated with major American networks including WKYC 3 (NBC), WEWS 5 (ABC), WJW 8 (FOX), WOIO 19 (CBS), WUAB 43 (UPN), and WBNX 55 (WB). Cleveland is also served by WVPX 23 (i) and Spanish-language channel WQHS 61 (Univision). WVIZ 25 and WEAO 49 are members of PBS. A Cleveland first in television was ''The_Morning_Exchange'' program on WEWS, which defined the morning show format, and served as the inspiration for ''Good_Morning_America''. Cleveland is also served by over 35 AM and FM Radio_stations directly, and dozens of other stations are heard from elsewhere in Northeast_Ohio. ===Sports=== Image:Jacobs_field_scoreboard.jpg, home of the Cleveland_Indians, features the largest scoreboard in North America.]] Cleveland's Professional_sports teams include the Cleveland_Indians (Major_League_Baseball), Cleveland_Browns (National_Football_League), and Cleveland_Cavaliers (National_Basketball_Association). Annual sporting events held in Cleveland include the Champ_Car Grand_Prix_of_Cleveland, the Cleveland_Marathon, the Mid-American_Conference College_basketball tournament and the Ohio_Classic College_football game. The city hosted the Gravity_Games, an Extreme_sports series, from 2002 to 2004. Local sporting facilities include Jacobs_Field, Cleveland_Browns_Stadium, Quicken_Loans_Arena, and the CSU Wolstein_Center. Cleveland has long been known as a "football town", and the Browns dominated the NFL from 1950 to 1955. The city's franchise is one of the most storied in football, though it last won an NFL championship in 1964 and has never appeared in the Super_Bowl. The Cleveland Indians last reached the World_Series in 1995 and 1997, though they lost to the Atlanta_Braves and Florida_Marlins, respectively, and have not won the series since 1948. Between 1995 and 2001, Jacobs Field sold out for 455 consecutive games, a Major League Baseball record. The Cleveland Cavaliers are experiencing a renaissance with Cleveland fans due to LeBron_James, a native of nearby Akron and the number one overall draft pick of 2003. The city's recent lack of success in sports have earned it a reputation of being a cursed sports city, which ESPN validated by proclaiming Cleveland as its "most tortured sports city" in 2004.Darcy, Kieran. ESPN.com: Page 2 : Mistakes by the lake (July_13 2004). Accessed October_11 2005. At the 2005 Major_League_Soccer All-Star Game in Columbus, MLS commissioner Don_Garber announced that Cleveland was one of several top areas in contention for an Expansion_team in 2007. Cleveland fielded an NHL team, the Cleveland Barons, from 1976 to 1978, which was later merged into the Minnesota_North_Stars. The city remains without major-league hockey to the present, and the most recent incarnation of the Barons, the AHL affiliate of the San_Jose_Sharks, moved to Worcester,_Massachusetts in 2006. The tradition of professional hockey in Cleveland stretching back to 1937Sports E-cyclopedia: Cleveland Barons (1976-1978). Accessed October_11 2005. is slated to resume in 2007 when an AHL team purchased by Cavaliers owner Dan_Gilbert begins play.Cleveland Pro Hockey. Accessed May_24 2006. Cleveland was also home to the Cleveland_Rockers, one of the original eight teams in the WNBA in 1997. However, in 2003, the team folded after owner Gordon_Gund dropped the team from operation. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Club !! Sport !! Founded !! League !! Venue |- | Cleveland_Indians | Baseball | 1901 | Major_League_Baseball''':''' AL | Jacobs_Field |- | Cleveland_Browns | Football | 1946 | National_Football_League''':''' AFC | Cleveland_Browns_Stadium |- | Cleveland_Cavaliers | Basketball | 1970 | National_Basketball_Association | Quicken_Loans_Arena |- | Cleveland_Fusion | Football | 2002 | National_Women's_Football_Association | Bedford_High_School {{fact}} |} ==Transportation== Image:Cuyahoga_river_and_downtown_cleveland.jpgs, while the high-level bridge in the background is fixed.]] The city is home to two Airports. Cleveland Hopkins_International_Airport is the city's major facility and a large International_airport that serves as one of three main hubs for Continental_Airlines. It holds the distinction of having the first airport-to-downtown rapid transit connection, established in 1968. In 1930, the airport was the site of the first airfield lighting system and the first air traffic Control_tower. In addition to Hopkins, Cleveland is served by Burke_Lakefront_Airport, on the north shore of downtown between Lake Erie and the Shoreway. Burke is primarily a commuter and business airport, though it did welcome commercial air service through the early 1990s, and recently a Cleveland-based charter company, Destination One, announced its intentions to return limited commercial air service to Burke in 2006. Cleveland currently has a Bus and rail mass transit system operated by the Greater_Cleveland_Regional_Transit_Authority, also known as "RTA". The rail portion is officially called the Cleveland_Rapid_Transit, but is better known as ''The Rapid''. It consists of two light rail lines, known as the Green and Blue Lines, and a Heavy_rail line, the Red Line. RTA is currently installing a Bus_rapid_transit line, coined the "Silver Line", which will run along Euclid_Avenue from downtown to University Circle.The Euclid Corridor Transportation Project. Accessed October_11 2005. Three two-digit Interstate_highways serve Cleveland directly. Interstate_71 begins just southwest of downtown and is the major route from downtown Cleveland to the airport. I-71 runs through the southwestern Suburbs and eventually connects Cleveland with Columbus. Interstate_77 begins in downtown Cleveland and runs almost due south through the southern suburbs. I-77 sees the least traffic of the three interstates, although it does connect Cleveland to Akron. Interstate_90 connects the two sides of Cleveland, and is the northern terminus for both I-71 and I-77. Running due east/west through the west side suburbs, I-90 turns northeast at the junction with I-71 and I-490, and is known as the Innerbelt through downtown. At the junction with the Shoreway, I-90 makes a 90-degree turn known in the area as Dead_Man's_Curve, then continues northeast, entering Lake County near the eastern split with Ohio 2. Cleveland is also served by two three-digit interstates, Interstate 480, which enters Cleveland briefly at a few points and Interstate 490, which connects I-77 with the junction of I-90 and I-71 just south of downtown. Two other limited-access highways serve Cleveland. The Cleveland_Memorial_Shoreway carries Ohio 2 along its length, and at varying points also carries US 6, US 20 and I-90. The Jennings Freeway (Ohio 176) connects I-71 just south of I-90 to I-480 near the suburbs of Parma and Brooklyn Heights. A third highway, the Berea Freeway (Ohio 237 in part), connects I-71 to the airport, and forms part of the boundary between Cleveland and Brook Park. ==Sister cities== Cleveland's nineteen sister cities are: {| |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|Egypt}} - Alexandria, Egypt * {{flagicon|England}} - Cleveland, England, United_Kingdom * {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} - Bahir_Dar, Ethiopia * {{flagicon|Germany}} - Heidenheim, Germany * {{flagicon|Guinea}} - Conakry, Guinea * {{flagicon|Hungary}} - Miskolc, Hungary * {{flagicon|India}} - Bangalore, India * {{flagicon|Ireland}} - Mayo, Ireland * {{flagicon|Israel}} - Holon, Israel * {{flagicon|Lithuania}} - Klaipėda, Lithuania |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|Nigeria}} - Ibadan, Nigeria * {{flagicon|Peru}} - Lima, Peru * {{flagicon|Poland}} - Gdańsk, Poland * {{flagicon|Taiwan}} - Taipei, Republic_of_China * {{flagicon|Romania}} - Braşov, Romania * {{flagicon|Russia}} - Volgograd, Russia * {{flagicon|El Salvador}} - Segundo_Montes, El_Salvador * {{flagicon|Slovakia}} - Bratislava, Slovakia * {{flagicon|Slovenia}} - Ljubljana, Slovenia |} {| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%; margin: 0.5em auto;" |- |width = 35% align="center"| |width = 30% align="center"|'''North:'''
Bratenahl, Lake_Erie, Lakewood |width = 35% align="center"| |- |width = 10% align="center"|'''West:'''
Lakewood, Rocky River, Fairview_Park |width = 35% align="center"|'''Cleveland''' |width = 30% align="center"|'''East:''' Bratenahl, Euclid, East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Maple Heights, Warrensville Heights |- |width = 35% align="center"| |width = 30% align="center"|'''South:''' Brook Park, Brooklyn, Linndale, Parma, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, Newburgh Heights, Garfield Heights, Bedford Heights |width = 35% align="center"| |} ==See also== * Cleveland_East_Ohio_Gas_Explosion * Cleveland_Torso_Murderer (Kingsbury Run murders) * Flag_of_Cleveland,_Ohio ==References==