Superior Avenue Historic District

Superior Avenue Historic District is a stretch of industrial, commercial and institutional buildings on Cleveland's east side, running east from East 19th Street. It includes multi-story brick warehouses and loft buildings, a Romanesque Revival church, and an apartment building, ranging from one to eight stories. Most were built between 1891 and 1954, and most sit close to the sidewalk along one of the city's widest streets. The district mattered because it was the center of Cleveland's garment industry in the early twentieth century, when the city ranked second only to New York City in women's clothing manufacture. Firms such as Emsheimer-Fishel and the S. Korach Company worked here. The buildings were also designed by prominent architects, including J. Milton Dyer, Walker & Weeks, Tenbusch & Hill and Robert Kohn, who designed the Tower Press Building. Many retain original industrial sash windows, though some storefronts and windows have been replaced or boarded up.