18 Vintage Photos of The Cleveland Arcade

By on Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 1:33 pm

The Arcade opened in 1890. It was built at a cost of $867,000 by a company of which Stephen V. Harkness was president. The architects were Geo. H. Smith and John Eisenmann. The building is a cross between a light court and a commercial passage or shopping street. It consists of three structures: two 9-story office buildings connected by the 5-story iron-and-glass enclosed arcade. The 300-ft-long arcade is a covered light court ringed by 4 levels of balconies. The Superior Avenue front entrance features the original Richardsonian arch. The Euclid Avenue front was remodeled in 1939. The Arcade has been compared to the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele in Milan, Italy, according to the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.

Photos courtesy of The Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery

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Arcade Interior
Arcade Interior
Euclid Avenue street scene featuring the Colonial Arcade. Located at 520 Euclid Avenue, the arcade is a 439 ft interior passageway through to Prospect Avenue SE. c. 1952
Euclid Avenue street scene featuring the Colonial Arcade. Located at 520 Euclid Avenue, the arcade is a 439 ft interior passageway through to Prospect Avenue SE. c. 1952
Interior view of the Arcade, looking from the Euclid Avenue end toward Superior Avenue. c. 1959
Interior view of the Arcade, looking from the Euclid Avenue end toward Superior Avenue. c. 1959
Looking from the Euclid Avenue end toward Superior Avenue. Designed by Architects George H. Smith and John Eisenmann, the Arcade opened in 1890. c. 1895
Looking from the Euclid Avenue end toward Superior Avenue. Designed by Architects George H. Smith and John Eisenmann, the Arcade opened in 1890. c. 1895
Looking from the Euclid Avenue side toward the Superior Avenue side during construction. Designed by Architects George H. Smith and John Eisenmann, the Arcade opened in 1890. c. 1899
Looking from the Euclid Avenue side toward the Superior Avenue side during construction. Designed by Architects George H. Smith and John Eisenmann, the Arcade opened in 1890. c. 1899
Looking south in Superior Arcade. c. 1946
Looking south in Superior Arcade. c. 1946
Ornate ironwork in the old Arcade. 1976
Ornate ironwork in the old Arcade. 1976
Looking north toward the Superior Avenue end of the Arcade (401 Euclid Avenue and 412 Superior Avenue).
Looking north toward the Superior Avenue end of the Arcade (401 Euclid Avenue and 412 Superior Avenue).
Looking north on East 4th Street from Prospect to Euclid Avenues, showing a view of the Arcade on the north side of Euclid Avenue. Sol Bergman Diamonds and Mary Lee Candies are on the northeast corner of Prospect and East 4th. c. 1929
Looking north on East 4th Street from Prospect to Euclid Avenues, showing a view of the Arcade on the north side of Euclid Avenue. Sol Bergman Diamonds and Mary Lee Candies are on the northeast corner of Prospect and East 4th. c. 1929
Looking south across Euclid Avenue to the Colonial Arcade, 530 Euclid Avenue, and west to the Euclid Arcade, immediately to the right. Businesses visible on the first floor are Universal dry cleansing and dyeing, a shoe store, and a fur shop. Upper floors house dentists, tailors, a Christian Science reading room, and the Citizens Detective and Police Company. Designed by George Horatio Smith, the Colonial Arcade was built in 1898 and connects Euclid to Prospect. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. c. 1910
Looking south across Euclid Avenue to the Colonial Arcade, 530 Euclid Avenue, and west to the Euclid Arcade, immediately to the right. Businesses visible on the first floor are Universal dry cleansing and dyeing, a shoe store, and a fur shop. Upper floors house dentists, tailors, a Christian Science reading room, and the Citizens Detective and Police Company. Designed by George Horatio Smith, the Colonial Arcade was built in 1898 and connects Euclid to Prospect. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. c. 1910
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