What defines Hough? Its ordinary streets have seen extraordinary events.
In 1966, the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland grabbed national headlines with explosive riots. Currently, Northeast Ohio sees these streets through the lens of the news headlines: murder, foreclosure. But the place and people of Hough are still largely invisible, its streets bypassed by commuters and its history walked by daily. Yet few people realize that Hough has been forged from immense forces: from glaciers and industry to immigration and racial segregation. Giants have left their footpr
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In 1966, the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland grabbed national headlines with explosive riots. Currently, Northeast Ohio sees these streets through the lens of the news headlines: murder, foreclosure. But the place and people of Hough are still largely invisible, its streets bypassed by commuters and its history walked by daily. Yet few people realize that Hough has been forged from immense forces: from glaciers and industry to immigration and racial segregation. Giants have left their footprints on its streets: Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Eliot Ness, Langston Hughes, Fr. Brian Paulson, S.J., Basheer Jones, Jesse Jackson, Carl B. Stokes, Jim Brown, Fannie Mae Lewis. Many of Cleveland's famous cultural, athletic, charitable, and educational institutions had their start in the neighborhood, and history continues to be made as this is written.
Within the boundaries of East 55th Street and Ansel Road, between Chester and St. Clair Avenues, explore the definition of a neighborhood. A Short History of Hough is as much a product of imagination as inquiry, creating answers to questions prompted by historical research. Readers will glimpse each era through chapters like African Mahogany Crotch, A Glass of Water, Unassisted Triple Play, A Tale of Blarney, Fannie's Mansions, and The Alhambra 1938/2008. The identity of Hough is composed of the same disorganized, glamorous, and terrifying kaleidoscope of influences that is the beauty and curse of an American heritage. You decide who deserves the pride-and shame-of responsibility for the past and future of the neighborhood.
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