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In 1938, Safety Director Eliot Ness implemented an extensive reorganization of the Cleveland Police Department. The 11th Precinct building, located at 1963 East 105th Street, was designated as the Headquarters…

In 1938, Safety Director Eliot Ness reorganized the police force, transforming what had been eighteen precincts into five districts, which were further divided into 32 zones. The newly formed 4th…

That same year, the City of Cleveland started the process of purchasing the old hospital building to serve as “a new detention home for girls and headquarters” for the newly…

When Eliot Ness reorganized the police department in 1938, he transitioned the force from what had been eighteen precincts into five, larger districts, which were further divided into 32 zones.…

When Eliot Ness reorganized the police department in 1938, he transitioned the force from what were then eighteen precincts into five, larger districts which were further divided into 32 zones.  …

When Eliot Ness reorganized the police department in 1938, he transitioned the force from what were then eighteen precincts into five, larger districts which were further divided into 32 zones.  …

“The Police play a role in the community,” says Jud Kline, “they keep everyone in the community safe.”  This was the inspiration for the beautiful murals that line the west…

The 17th Precinct began life as the West Park Village Hall.  Constructed in 1914 it housed the village offices and police department.  The West Park Fire Department was adjacent to…

As early as 1924, Councilman William J. Kennedy described conditions of the 16th Precinct in the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “The station house is no more than a place for…

As the population of the City of Cleveland grew at the turn of the 20th century, so did it’s boundaries. The City annexed a number of neighboring communities, including West…

When West Cleveland was annexed by the City of Cleveland in 1894, a condition of the annexation was that Cleveland would build a new station house within the former West…

The 11th Precinct was established in early 1889 and rooms were rented on the second floor in Ubersax’s Block, 10543 Euclid Avenue near Fairmount (now East 107th) Street.  The territory…

In 1939, the Tenth Precinct Station house was one of six vacant precinct stations converted into a Boys Town Recreation center by Safety Director Eliot Ness.  Organized to combat juvenile…

“The buildings will be of fireproof construction, pressed buff brick and stone exterior finish. The station will be 36 1/2 X 73 and the barns 43X52, and both buildings will…