Goodrich - Kirtland Park in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Upbeat

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2009

1. Upbeat Marker

Inscription. From 1964 to 1971, the WEWS studios were home to Upbeat, one of America's premier music television shows.

From the first TV appearance of Simon & Garfunkel , to the last by Otis Redding, virtually every major rock, soul, jazz, country and pop artist performed on Upbeat with producer, Herman Spero and host, Don Webster.

Dedicated April 13, 2000

Erected 2000 by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is April 13, 1947.

Location. 41° 30.163′ N, 81° 40.018′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Goodrich - Kirtland Park. It is on Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) near East 30th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of the WEWS studios. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

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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 walking distance of this marker: Journalist Dorothy Fuldheim (a few steps from this marker); University Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sarah Benedict House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trinity Cathedral (approx. 0.4 miles away); Help Six Chimneys, Inc. (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Malvin (approx. half a mile away); Colonel Charles Young (approx. 0.6 miles away); Birth of Rock 'N' Roll (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Marker location, in front of the WEWS studios image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck

2. Marker location, in front of the WEWS studios

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,398 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.