Cleveland Vintage Blog — Culture

If you are a fan of the iconic film The Deer Hunter, which currently sits at number 78 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest films ever, you might also know that many of the most memorable scenes in the movie were filmed in Cleveland and other areas nearby.  The Deer Hunter Films in Cleveland: The Why and Where For starters, a unique thing about the film was the fact that every single scene was filmed on location; no sound stages were used at all. This is considered rare for any film and in rewatching The Deer Hunter, it's easy...

Chicago-style pizza, New York-style pizza, Detroit-style pizza... but what about Cleveland?  It wouldn't be surprising if this is the first time you've ever heard of Cleveland-style pizza, but there is a movement out there to solidify just what in the world that style of pizza might even be.  So is Cleveland-style pizza real? Like most things, it depends on who you ask. While everyone can identify, say, the deep-dish style of Chicago pizza, it's hard to exactly pinpoint what might make a pizza inherently Cleveland-style. But let's take a look at what constitutes a potential Cleveland style of pizza. A Look...

If you are even remotely aware of comic book history, then you know that Glenville buddies Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created arguably the greatest superhero ever, Superman, in Cleveland in 1938 (this of course meant there were plenty of Cleveland references within their Superman comics as well). But we are willing to bet that not many of even the biggest comic enthusiasts are aware of any of their other creations, either together as a team or separately for DC Comics and other publishers. Since Siegel and Schuster lost several legal challenges to the legal rights to Superman, both men still...

Paranormal activity knows no bounds, and chasing those strange occurrences took Fox Mulder and Dana Scully all over the United States throughout their time with the X-Files.  And in a recent rewatch of the show, I had forgotten about an early season-three episode that saw Mulder and Scully visiting Cleveland, Ohio. In "2Shy," the pair are investigating a series of murders in Northeast Ohio where a mutant killer is meeting unsuspecting women through online chat rooms and extracting their body fat for sustenance, essentially dissolving/liquifying the victims in the process. Our 2Shy mutant would certainly give the Torso Murderer a run...

The Richfield Coliseum had quite a rich history in Northeast Ohio, hosting all types of events throughout its run, including so many different sporting events and concerts. And on October 26, 1974, Frank Sinatra christened the Coliseum as the first event at the new venue, a sold-out concert. Opening its doors for the first time to Old Blue Eyes, the Coliseum began a twenty-year, ultimately ill-fated journey as an arena built in a tough location (though Larry Bird sure loved it). But the Coliseum's demise would be something to worry about later; the arena would get to play host to some of...