Cleveland Vintage Blog

It's one of the great debates in our country: Do you say pop, soda, or are you some kind of freak who calls everything Coke? Have you ever wondered why you say the one you do?  The answer probably doesn't come as too much of a surprise: It really all comes down to where you're located. For those of us in Ohio, you most likely call it pop. It's the preferred term for most people in the Midwest and the West, though you might run into a few strays up in these parts who call it soda. That being said, soda...

Record Rendezvous is one of the most important record stores in the history of rock 'n' roll, and it was located right here in Cleveland, Ohio. But you wouldn't know it walking by 300 Prospect Avenue downtown and seeing the abandoned storefront today. It's a sad state for the place that was essential in helping Cleveland become the capital of rock 'n' roll. But let's go back for a second. Leo Mintz opened Record Rendezvous in 1938, moving to 300 Prospect Avenue in 1945, which is where the store sat until it closed in 1987. Mintz was instrumental (pun intended) in...

Bill Belichick had a somewhat unremarkable five-year run as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, finishing with a 36-44 overall record from 1991 to 1995, making the playoffs just once in the 1994 season.  You know the story here - Belichick was ultimately fired when the franchise moved to Baltimore and he eventually moved on to New England, where he's experienced unprecedented success and has been lauded as one of the greatest football coaches of all time. You know, typical Cleveland sports misery.  But while Belichick was in Cleveland, he did a segment with the late, great Mike Veneman, in...

The city of Cleveland was recently sent into a tizzy, as the legendary Christmas Story house was put up for sale. The certified Cleveland landmark was used in the exterior shots of Ralphie's home in the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, which has become a holiday classic thanks to its 24-hour marathon on TBS every Christmas. Since then, Clevelanders have loved the house, located at 3159 West 11th Street. And since it was purchased in 2004, underwent major renovations to mimic the interiors in the film, and opened itself up to public tours in 2006, the Christmas Story house has become...

You already know the Cleveland Cavaliers of course, but the city had a rich basketball past long before they came into the picture in 1970. The Cleveland Rosenblums were one of those long-gone teams from the early 20th century, but they were also one of the most successful - and innovative.  The Rosenblums - named for owner and Cleveland department store owner Max Rosenblum - were one of the original members of the American Basketball League (a league Rosenblum helped create), playing from 1925 to 1930. Though their run as a team was brief, the Rosenblums - also known as...