Euclid in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Euclid v. Ambler Realty Site

<i>Euclid v. Ambler Realty</i> Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 5, 2019

1. Euclid v. Ambler Realty Site Marker

Inscription. By 1922, the Ambler Realty Company of Cleveland owned this site along with 68 acres of land between Euclid Avenue and the Nickel Plate rail line. Upon learning of the company’s plans for industrial development, the Euclid Village Council enacted a zoning code based on New York City’s building restrictions. Represented by Newton D. Baker, former Cleveland mayor and U.S. Secretary of War under Woodrow Wilson, Ambler sued the village claiming a loss of property value. In 1926, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Euclid and upheld the constitutionality of zoning and land-use regulations by local governments. The federal government eventually acquired the Ambler site during World War II to build a factory to make aircraft engines and landing gear. From 1948 to 1992, the site was used as a production facility by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors.

Erected 2015 by the City of Euclid and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 124-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location.

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41° 33.8′ N, 81° 32.511′ W. Marker is in Euclid, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is on Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) east of East 196th Street, on the right when traveling west. It is to the right of the Euclid Police Mini Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19691 Euclid Ave, Euclid OH 44117, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Collinwood, Lake View School Fire (approx. 1.8 miles away); Greenwood Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); East Cleveland Public Library (approx. 3.3 miles away); William E. Telling / William E. Telling Mansion (approx. 3.3 miles away); Forest Hill Estate / Forest Hill Park (approx. 3.4 miles away); Glenville High School (approx. 3.7 miles away); Curtis-Preyer Stone House / Lake View Wine Farm (approx. 3.9 miles away); Henry Kelsey Devereux and “The Spirit of ’76” (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.. “The Supreme Court agreed with the lower court’s denial of the dismissal motion, but overturned the outcome of the case and sided with the Village of Euclid. The Court held that the zoning ordinance was not an unreasonable extension of the village's police power and did not have the character of arbitrary fiat, and thus it

<i>Euclid v. Ambler Realty</i> Site and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 5, 2019

2. Euclid v. Ambler Realty Site and Marker

was not unconstitutional.” (Submitted on May 21, 2019.)

Additional keywords. Euclid v. Ambler Realty Site

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,970 times since then and 153 times this year. Last updated on August 2, 2021. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.