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Gordon Square Arts District

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The newly created Gordon Square Arts District on Detroit Avenue, from West 58th to West 70th Streets in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood, is Cleveland’s most intact historic commercial corridor on the Near West Side. With architecturally significant storefronts dating primarily from the late 1890’s through the 1930’s, this high-density, high-reinvestment urban neighborhood is fast becoming one of the hottest areas for development in the City of Cleveland.

For several years, Detroit Shoreway has been working with Cleveland Public Theatre and Near West Theatre to create an arts and culture district in this same area. Included in the proposal is the restoration and reopening of the Capitol Movie Theatre on West 65th Street. This plan, coupled with the Gordon Square Arts District, will help drive commerce and attract the kinds of shops and restaurants identified as needs in a recent resident survey. Detroit Avenue from West 58th to West 73rd Streets is scheduled for streetscape and road improvements this Fall. The timing is perfect as pieces of the plans come together and the community drives the overall revitalization of the district.

For more information, please contact Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization at 216-961-4242 or by email at mwiederhold@dscdo.org .