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An artery in the city, Euclid Avenue

Thought it was laid out in 1815 by the trustees of the Cleveland village, this road had been in existence for a long time as the historic Lake Shore Trail of the Indians. Until 1825, this road was the major route to Buffalo and then known as the Buffalo Rd. It was recognized as a highway in 1832.

During the latter half of the 19th century, Euclid Avenue became known as "Millionaire's Row” as Cleveland ’s industrialists and financiers had settled in this area to escape the increasing crowdedness of the industrial downtown. Going from 9^th street to 55^th street , the “Millionaire’s row” was in fact one of the first suburbs in Cleveland , a "continuous succession of charming residences and such uniformly beautiful grounds." There are only four mansions left from this era among which only one remains from the 19^th century, the T. Sterling Beckwith House built circa 1863. It was purchased by Myers University to host its downtown campus. Beautiful churches still stand on Euclid Avenue as a testimonial of a wealthy past.  

     Euclid Avenue is certainly one of the main arteries in the city and a strong window of change. Known as the Euclid corridor, this avenue has seen a lot of changes: nowadays Cleveland State University , Myers University , Case Western Reserve University spread their campuses around Euclid Avenue , thus taking advantage of the proximity of the downtown. Major companies and health institutions in the country such as Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals have also chosen to settle their main locations around the corridor.