Cleveland Vintage Blog

Rocco Scotti was a beloved Cleveland baritone/tenor who sang the National Anthem more than anyone else - an estimated 10,000 times by the singer's own estimation. Scotti was the son of Italian immigrants and raised in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood. The popular local talent passed away in 2015 at the age of 95, but was well-known for all the times he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Cleveland Indians games, which dates back to his first time on Opening Day in 1952. Scotti even became good friends with Cleveland great Bob Feller over the years. One of his most famous renditions at Municipal...

Many of us longtime Clevelanders remember it like it was just this past Saturday afternoon. “Hello der” (dare) was how Marty Sullivan, aka “Superhost,” greeted his fans when coming on air or back from commercials during his successful run on local Cleveland television station WUAB. The show, in a variety of formats, enjoyed a nice long run of 20 years from 1969 to 1989. Sullivan performed a variety of jobs at the station prior to and during his run as Superhost. He was a floor director and an on- and off-air show host while also wearing a very baggy, cartoonish...

Cleveland is on a quest to become a more walkable and accessible city environment - a "15-minute city," if you will, with the idea being that a person's daily needs are within a 15-minute walk, bike, or transit ride from one's home. Part of that transformation into a far more inclusive and happier Cleveland includes shutting down vehicular traffic to certain streets. East 4th Street downtown has been open to just pedestrian access for decades now and it has revitalized the area into a prime destination for residents and tourists alike (the recent decision to turn East 4th into a Designated Outdoor...

“Every nineteen minutes the place goes crazy” was the slogan for Northfield Park during its heyday of promoting night racing, date nights and, even for a time, a micro brewery. The motto remains, though it's hardly ever heard anymore, and something even more interesting about Northfield Park might just be its ties to one Alphonse Gabriel Capone of Chicago. The spot where Northfield Park stands today began as Sportsman Park in the early 1920s and was originally a greyhound racing track. Details about the financial woes the track experienced seem to be centered around the fact that greyhound race betting...

The BottleHouse Brewery is a must-visit for anyone interested in sour beers, but the unique community-centric brewery also specializes in mead and a variety of other styles worth checking out. The Cleveland Sandwich Club recently visited their Cleveland Heights location, diving into the blackberry chicken sandwich, topped with coleslaw and sesame sauce. When we visited BottleHouse in early August, the chef was on vacation and the only person available to make food was Gilda, as the sign in front of the kitchen explained. But, if Gilda should ever read this, know you did a great job (and were incredibly friendly)!...