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

Warehouse District Anthology

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026

1. Warehouse District Anthology Marker

Inscription.
Warehouse District Anthology is a collection of stories that tell the history of Cleveland's first neighborhood. Like street level book pages, each freestanding element was designed by artist Corrie Slawson based on the District's history, curated and written by Thomas Yablonsky.

Each chapter in the anthology is inspired by the evolution of the neighborhood. Imagery, style and graphics draw the viewer into the various eras of the District from Cleveland's early settlers to the City's innovative businesses and industries to the demise and rebirth of the residential neighborhood.

A walk through the neighborhood will reveal the Warehouse District's deep and continuing story that is rich in architecture, industry and heritage.

Corrie Slawson is an artist whose work is the result of a journalistic survey of properties and land; she builds cityscapes and landscapes that underscore development patterns, population loss, and land use through layers of printmaking. drawing, and painting. Her work has been exhibited in the U.S. and internationally and is represented by Warehouse District mainstay Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art. Slawson collaborated on this project with design firm Agnes Studio, run by principal partners Danielle Rini Uva and Katie Parland.

Thomas Yablonsky is a writer

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

with a prolific career in community and economic development. He has founded or helped initiate three historic preservation development programs in Cleveland, including the Warehouse District and The Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area. He has been integral to development in downtown since 1983 with a specific focus on historic preservation. His knowledge of Cleveland history is extensive from the early history of the Warehouse District to the box scores of the 1948 Cleveland Indians.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.

Location. 41° 30.028′ N, 81° 42.124′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It is on West 9th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1190 W 9th St, Cleveland OH 44113, 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: Nowy Port Lighthouse (here, next to this marker); The Early Years (here, next to this marker); Peter Weddell / Levi Johnson / Charles Otis (here, next to this marker); Lighthouse Park (a few steps from this marker); Surveyors' Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); William Bingham

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026

2. Warehouse District Anthology Marker

(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hardware Industry (about 600 feet away); The Garment Industry (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.