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Cleveland, Ohio, The Arcade, Superior and Euclid , vintage postcard photo

The Arcade, Superior and Euclid, Cleveland, Ohio. The Arcade opened in May, 1890 as the first indoor shopping center in America and was also known as Cleveland's Crystal Palace. The five story shopping area was built at a cost of $875,000 which was an enormous amount of money at the time. Adjoining this building are twin multi-story towers of business offices. This postcard view is from about 1910.

A sixty million dollar renovation of the historic building was completed in 2001. The building is now known as the Arcade Cleveland and houses a number of retail shops and restaurants and includes the Cleveland Hyatt Regency Hotel.

A vintage postcard of

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An historic photo of interior of The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio from about 1910. This photo is by Detroit Publishing Company. See the additional views below.

A vintage postcard interior view of the Euclid Avenue Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio. Clearly visible is the glass greenhouse like center court ceiling. This view is from about 1908. See the addition view below.

An historic photo of the exterior of The Arcade building from about 1900. This photo is by Detroit Publishing Company.

Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio