On Friday May 21, 2021 the Northern Ohio Chapter (NOCSIA) met for a day-long tour of the Battery Park neighborhood, which lies two miles west of Downtown Cleveland on a bluff overlooking Lake Erie. The meeting began with a talk by activist and neighborhood historian Jim Cutrone, about redevelopment …
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Battery Park Tour and Annual Meeting 2021
May 21, 2021 by
Haydite Mine in Independence
January 29, 2021 by
NOCSIA toured the former Haydite Mine location in Independence, Ohio on March 27, 2021. It was a long standing industrial site which began as a brick making concern and ran for 100 years as a haydite mine. They also explored remnants of an early sandstone quarry nearby along the new Hemlock Creek …
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Cleveland’s Garment Industry
August 13, 2019 by
NOCSIA Members toured the Cleveland Garment District on Tuesday, August 13, 2019.
10:15 am - Gather at National Bias Fabric Company, 4516 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, where we will meet David Breen.
10:30 am – One-hour tour led by David Breen.
Cleveland has a rich history of garment manufacture. By …
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Oberlin Outing
July 2, 2019 by
Tour took place on Tuesday, July 2, 2019
· 7:00-8:40 a.m. -- Oberlin Kitchen (opens at 7:00 a.m.), 51
South Main (440-774-2841) -- Meet up for breakfast (buy your own, order
whatever you like from the regular menu, allowing time to begin next activity
punctually).
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Altoona Tour and Picnic
October 5, 2018 by
BASIC SCHEDULE FOR THE PICNIC that occurred on Friday October 5, 2018
Plan to board the Pennsylvanian https://www.amtrak.com/pennsylvanian-train at
either Pittsburgh (7:30 a.m.) or Johnstown (9:03) or a station in
between. How you get to the train station is up to you, …
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Titan Aircraft Factory Tour
April 10, 2018 by
The free guided tour of Titan Aircraft near Geneva, Ohio occurred on Friday, April 27, 2018.
Titan manufactures sporty
propeller-driven aircraft, including WWII-era P-51 fighter replicas.
Please see website http://titanaircraft.com/index.php
Place Titan
Aircraft main …
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JH Industries Tour
March 24, 2016 by
Guided tour of JH Industries, a fabricator of custom loading dock equipment under the Copperloy brand name. This modern facility has CNC and robotic tools, special large-scale equipment to machine bases up to 40 feet in length, and in-house engineering to ensure products satisfy the unique needs of …
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Vitamix
March 7, 2015 by
We toured the Vitamix plant in Strongsville om Monday March 16, 2015. Vitamix designs and manufactures high-performance blenders for use in both the home and in the food service industry. The company is nearly 100 years old and has always operated in the Cleveland area. www.vitamix.com/ …
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Nela Park — Celebrating it’s 100th Year
July 28, 2013 by
Our first tour of the year was
August 26, 2013
at 3:00PM
Lighting & Electrical Institute
1975 Noble Road
Nela Park
Cleveland, Ohio 44112-6300
GE Lighting 100th Anniversary Press Release
Nela Park Historical Overview
Nela Park 100th Anniversary …
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Historic Cleveland Industrial Sites
January 22, 2012 by
On Saturday, March 3, 2012, NOCSIA and the Euclid History Museum sponsored Christopher Busta-Peck's presentation on Historic Cleveland Industrial Sites.
Christopher Busta-Peck shared the history of the Luster Tannery (circa 1850), a massive stone building at 16360 Euclid Avenue. The tannery, …
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