Downtown in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Seltzer Way
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 2021
1. Seltzer Way Marker
Louis B. Seltzer
Editor of
The Cleveland Press
1928 to 1966
Louis Seltzer was a journalistic giant and a civic visionary. Under his leadership, The Cleveland Press came to be regarded as one of the nation's greatest newspapers. Through Mr. Seltzer's efforts, and those of his newspaper, Greater Clevelanders learned of the City's bold plans to completely revitalize the rundown property on East 9th Street and to create a proud new office center called Erieview. Implemented during the terms of Mayors Anthony J. Celebrezze, Ralph S. Locher, Carl B. Stokes, Ralph J. Perk, Dennis J. Kucinich, George V. Voinovich, and Michael R. White, the Erieview Urban Renewal District is a testament to the breadth of Seltzer's vision and to his faith in Cleveland's ability to rebuild, redesign, and renew itself.
Dedicated by Judge Anthony J. Celebrezze,
Mayor Michael R. White & Council President Jay Westbrook.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • Industry & Commerce •
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Location. 41° 30.301′ N, 81° 41.402′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It is on Seltzer Way just east of East 9th Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at knee-level on a retaining wall along Seltzer Way, about 60 yards east of East 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 East 9th Street, 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 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: October 23, 1956 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dennis Donahue (about 800 feet away); Carl Burton Stokes (1927-1996) / Cleveland's Mayor Stokes
2. Marker detail: Louis B. Seltzer
In everything man does, without exception, a catalyst is required to bring ultimate fulfillment to dreams and hopes to crown research with success, to bring reality to vision, to put bricks and mortar and sinew and life to a plan, a design, and to a citys future.
Louis B. Seltzer
June 8, 1964
Louis B. Seltzer
June 8, 1964
Also see . . .
1. Louis Benson Seltzer (Wikipedia). American journalist who was editor-in-chief of the Cleveland Press, a now-defunct daily newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1928 until his retirement in 1966. As editor of the Press, Seltzer became one of the most powerful and most well-known citizens of Cleveland, earning the nickname "Mr. Cleveland". Under Seltzer's leadership, the Press gained the largest circulation of any newspaper in Ohio. (Submitted on September 20, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Louis B. Seltzer, long-time editor of the Cleveland Press. Appointed editor in 1928, Seltzer held that position 38 years. Stressing the public-service role of the newspaper, Seltzer established close ties with the city's neighborhoods by personal involvement in civic and charitable endeavors.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 2021
3. Seltzer Way Marker
Mounted on a retaining wall along Seltzer Way.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 2021
4. Seltzer Way
Marker is about 60 yards east of this East 9th Street bus stop.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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