North Ridgeville took root when 17 men; mostly members of the Beebe and Terrell families; left Waterbury; Connecticut; traveled west to Ohio; and established the first permanent settlement on May 10; 1810. Ridgeville Township was organized in 1813; centered at State Routes 20 and 83; and by the mid-1800s welcomed many people of German and English descent. In 1829; due to frequent mail mix-ups with Ridgeville; a town near Dayton; the postmaster general requested that the post office be named North Ridgeville. What was once a small farming community began to grow and prosper; and by 1958; North Ridgeville was incorporated as a village; two years later it became a city. Today the population nears 30;000; and North Ridgeville is flourishing; thanks to the hard work; determination; and pride of its forefathers.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Remnants of the PastBy Anthony SolI was stationed at Alameda Naval Airbase near Oakland during the Vietnam era and a trip to downtown was pretty much it as far as finding an evenings entertainment was concerned. This was before the BART interurban trains made transport to San Francisco very easy so excursions to Oakland were a big deal. Many Oakland theatres had already closed by the 1960s but a few remained and they were welcomed. That landscape has changed completely and. as often happens in memory. one begins to doubt whether many of these landmarks ever even existed. Theatres of Oakland brings back many images of these locales and it was like flipping through an old photo album to find many of them still preserved and remembered. The Images of America series can always be counted upon for evocative views of vanished landscapes. but this book is a standout. Especially welcome were glimpses of the famous Fox Oakland with its East Indian Fantasia interior and the enormous Paramount. easily the grandest monument to Art Deco on the West Coast. So much of our architectural heritage has been lost. but Arcadia Publishing makes the past readily accessible to all of us with its Images series.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Just Like I Remembered It!By JACK FRANKLINI grew up cutting school in Oakland and spending the days in all those wonderful old movie houses. I saw movies Inever heard of. and at what a bargain! Now-days downtown Oakland has not one movie theater (we dont count the Paramount). so this is the one way to relive those days. My favorite was "The Broadway". open all night (when I ran away from home). bad hot dogs. and 2 movies. previews. news and cartoon. for .25 cents.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Long awaited photo history of the downtown and neighborhood theaters ...By john brennanLong awaited photo history of the downtown and neighborhood theaters that dotted the Bay Area during the 1900s. A loving walk down memory lane.
