Cleveland Vintage Blog

Anytime you've looked for a 3/4 baseball tee, you might have seen it called a Raglan shirt. You might even use that terminology yourself, but have you ever wondered why it's called that? What in the World Is a Raglan Shirt? I know I've asked myself this question billions of times, but I've never had the drive to discover the answer - until now!  And it's actually a pretty cool story as to how this type of shirt came to be, dating all the way back to the 19th century. You can thank Lord Raglan for these 3/4 shirts you...

Autumn is one of the most magical times of the year in Northeast Ohio, so let’s take a look at 27 of the best experiences/adventures/sights that Cleveland has to offer every fall season. 27 Things to Do in Cleveland During the Fall 1) Fall Colors: Is there truly any better place to start than a drive through any of the area Metropark parkways for a look at the truly gorgeous splashes of vibrant, brilliant colors of leaves? My personal favorite part of this experience is being to watch as breezes gently take them from the trees and send them into random...

If you are a lifelong Clevelander such as myself, who was here during the '70s, you probably remember the lime green Ford LTD police cruisers that were the butt of many a joke during that period. But as the late great Paul Harvey used to say, now you are going to hear the rest of the story. It was actually the National Highway Transportation Board that experimented from 1972-1978 with the lime green paint because of its high visibility earning it the nickname, “Safety Green.” The city of Cleveland actually stayed with the experiment until 1982, having all police cars...

As with any city, there are lost gems due to a variety of reasons, but it is usually due to an ever-changing landscape, and always in the name of progress. But in Cleveland, Millionaires' Row, the area that ran from East Ninth Street to roughly East 55th Street, remains a fond reminder of a time when Cleveland was considered second to none when it came to world-class residences. The Rise and Fall of Cleveland's 'Millionaires' Row' Even though the last of this incredible, continuous row of homes with immaculate grounds were pretty much gone by the late 1930s, these magnificent structures were...