(Cleveland State University. It also makes for a great view (Shreyas Banerjee/The Observer) The defining feature of the Flats is the river itself, with the entire area built around it. 36,966 were here. Cleveland's newest Beach Bar located along the Cuyahoga River in the Flats East Bank. Lobby Court at Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Square, 216-696-5600: Tarzan made his silver screen debut when this swinging spot opened in 1918. My guess is that you're thinking of the Harbor Inn on Elm St. in the West Flats. OK, so what else do you need to know? For over 220 years, the Cleveland Flats generated all kinds of grit - malaria, skirmishes, the thunder of railroads, bootlegging, smoke stacks, fire and sweat equity. Dec. 23, 1982, Cleveland Heights. I read the article someone posted above "Who Killed The Flats" and if it is all true about what M. White was doing to harass the independentsand bully the place into hiring blacks, then by all means a lot of the decline was inevitable. It's easy! 7150 Pine Street, Chagrin Falls; 440-247-8068;thegreenvilleinn.com: This storied old spot claims to be a Cleveland tradition since the 1800s and the oldest saloon in the area. 3244 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, 216-771-4727: Owner Joe Lasic and his adorable dog Elvis have been keeping the spirit of Old Cleveland going for 47 years at this spot. a gay bar. On top of that, the rich history of the Flats was inspiring many, including private developers. Official Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl. The long-running favorite at the corner of Old River Road closed in 2000. If you turned 19 before July 1987, you were grandfathered in and were allowed to drink even after the law became 21. Cleveland developed slowly until the arrival of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which brought a trade route from the Ohio River and other southern Ohio cities. The FLATS are located along the CUYAHOGA RIVER within the City of Cleveland where the river pursues a sinuous course through a valley about one-half mi. I didn't mean to imply he city was too small. You see, Close Quarters isso cozy that a dozen drinkers will pack the place. But owner Pat Hanych makes all kinds feel at home in this homey old joint. Now, it only gathered crowds on the weekends and then, much reduced from the Mardi Gras-like atmosphere in the late-80s and early-90s. By 1930 Cleveland had 1,073 restaurants with 5,959 full-time employees, doing $27,084,127 worth of business. I turned 21 in '86 and the drinking age had been 21 for many years, at least since the 70's. You'd see open flames from gas runoff and these ear pinging sounds from the factories across the river.". Special Collections). And, in just one click, you can completely disconnect. After all, its been Carneys for 41 years and counting. A history of the Cleveland area from its industrial roots to the dive bars of the 1960s, the punk scene of the '70s, the club scene of the '80s and '90s and its reemergence as an entertainment . Raise a glass to the oldest bars in the area. Truly the most depressing thing to think about. The nautical name came from its location near the river and the passing ships that carried cargo from the nearby steel mills and other factories down the Cuyahoga. Our guests praise the clean rooms in our reviews. That would have been the second part of the answer if I wasn't being lazy. Yeah, the pink flamingo on the glass says Parma, but this circa-1934 place resides in another time back when neighborhood saloons in the inner-ring suburbs became regular stops after work. Now, granted, places like Fagans had more than others, but the vast majority were minor infractions that could have been corrected. It lasted in the location more than 100 years before its moved to Euclid Avenue. But this place plays on. A former Christmas-themed pop-up bar in the Flats East Bank reopened Friday as CLover Bar. So when the snow starts to fall in The Land, thats when the real party gets started. I think we have some threads in UrbanBar about the flats. The Flats Oxbow Association was formed to help redevelop the Flats, and housing development soon followed on both sides of the river, with new construction and warehouses being converted into condominiums and apartments. This bottom land, the floodplain of the river separating the high plateaus on which the city stands, is known as the "Flats." Although Cleveland's earliest settlers chose the lowlands near the mouth of the river as the site for their . ), We built this city on rock 'n' roll? "It was the entertainment Mecca.". But then three high-profile drowning deaths went down in a month, and it wasn't long before most of the East Bank would go dark, food for the wrecking ball. They might remember when it was Ginleys, though probably not. Yes, anyone who did not get a chance to see the place at this time..oh you missed a great time! The Columbo looks and feels like its been untouched since opening in 1969 and, yes, it blows my mind to see it. You kids missed a damn good time! But is there a find that's more classic and vintage than the Academy Tavern? We offer dinner, lunch, and our award winning Sunday brunch menu. In 1920 Cleveland had 76 hotels, serving 796,841 townspeople. But all that is dead.time to see if we can get this place into something more respectable now than a pile of dirt. The bar goes back to the 1940s, with Strongsville Cafe coming into play in the late-'60s. "Before the Cove there were some drinking bars like the Anchor bar and Jicky's After Dark," a disco on Columbus Avenue, says Hudson. Subscribe now to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox. Early settlers included Lorenzo Carter, whose land holdings included much of what makes up today's East Bank entertainment district, including Whiskey Island, which was created when the mouth of the river was straightened by the Corps of Engineers. We've been going back every few months to check on things. It's been . Coming home at 3 a.m. then getting up for work at 7 a.m. Then do it again. Waterside dining establishments are prime and offer a good return on investment. The most . We are minutes away from downtown hotels, Rocket Mortgage Field House, Progressive Field, Browns Stadium and the Convention Center. The worst was at Mirage where three people were killed in one year -- the same Mirage where county auditor Frank Russo held a fundraiser and lobbied to keep the club open when the city, under Campbell, tried to shut it down. By Ohio City's rise, fueled by the produce that flowed from Medina County farms along U.S. 42 to the West Side Market, was soon viewed as a threat to Cleveland's development. Cleveland Gay Bars. 3908 Denison Ave., Cleveland, 216-351-9826: Sometimes you want to go with an Ugly Broad. My best memory was going to Noisemakers (ironically!) Now based in Nashville, Leatherwood got a call from Fairmount Properties a couple of years ago. The opening of the riverfront phase of Flats East Bank Neighborhood issued in a new era in downtown Cleveland's beloved Flats. There were biker bars, mob hangouts and shot-n-beer pubs where longshoremen from the docks came to drink before and after work. The project, for which planning began back in 2008 but was put on hold due to the recession, has seen a dozen new venues open. Located in a circa-1915 building, the Phantasy started rolling in 1973. 1204 Old River Rd. Woohoo, let'sparty like its 1939. 13437 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-521-0301: Call Madison Avenue the Embassy Row of old dive bars there are so many that you could crawl for a weekend (and then proceed to stagger for a week). 7001 Denison Ave., Cleveland; 216-651-0888;facebook.com/sachsenheim.hall: They come en masse for the taco nights, served with vintage vibes on the side. Early residents found the Flats inhospitable with humid summers that brought airborne illness and harsh winters with strong winds and snowfall off Lake Erie. It makes me feel off-balance, says Tom Newman, executive director of the the Flats Oxbow Association, about the lack of symmetry today at the mouth of the Cuyahoga. We also know that it was a general store that did some bootlegging during Prohibition and reverted to a bar after the repeal and that it's been owned by three generations of the Hurst family since 1955. Hang out with a few mob guys for a while. Don't underestimate the emergence of the WHD as at least a factor in the Flats' demise. 11609 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 216-226-2767; brotherslounge.com: You mean this place is as old as "Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues"? It opened in 1936, when Henry Gunselman took over the Pastime Caf and made coming to the corner of 215th and Lorain an 80-year tradition. The way that area was completely destroyed was extraordinary, maybe even unprecedented. Prost! . Photo courtesy of Cleveland State University. But consider for a second the idea of recalibrating that whole concept of "connection" in one of the most well-connected places in Cleveland - the Flats. The West faced its own decline though, as most venues in the Powerhouse eventually closed to make way for the Cleveland Aquarium in 2012. And whatever your opinion of the Flats in the 1990s, they did something that few current Cleveland bar districts do--bring in people from outside of the region. The reggae club called Splash was a Jamaican drug dealers hangout. They saw no need for the "unnecessary" expense of safety.until it was too late. Either way, it looks like a roadhouse in some western where you shoot pool, do shots and wait for Clint Eastwood to walk in and say, "Hey, fella, you know if the popcorn over there is free?". Post-war recessions and production shifts to China and Europe hit the steel industry hard. And not just because the cast in the 1983 movie drank here in between shoots. Moses has a statue in Public Square Lorenzo deserves a bar in his honor. At some point the current plan was floated and the city decided to back it 100%, to the point of forcing out all the old owners so they could tear down all the old buildings. Anyway, much thanks for the thoughtful and thorough retrospective KJP. 6088 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Heights; 440-442-2755; dicillotavern.com: Signs of modernity are all around Mayfield Road, but this comfy spot continues to serve as a time capsule. People said it was because these drunk college kids were falling into the river and yuppie bars were worried about liability but what's the point of being next to the river if you don't see it?". Leatherwood believes the success is based on Clevelanders reborn love for the reborn Flats. : This storied old spot claims to be a Cleveland tradition since the 1800s and the oldest saloon in the area. 18616 Detroit Avenue; 216-521-4413; atccafe.com: This circa-1974 institution has been a hangout decades, with a roster of regulars that go back to Day One. You'll feel those real connections from head to toe - on the boardwalk sidling on the Cuyahoga River, along bike paths adorned with public art, as you guise skyward at majestic bridges, and while filling your belly and brain with good food and great conversation. "It was one of the first (entertainment districts). The other guy, a convicted felon, later bought a bar on Old River Road, as did other shady characters. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland punk-rocker Mike Hudson remembers when the Flats used to be a scary place. [4] The initial opening restaurants and bars included Ken Stewart's, Lago, Flip Side and Wileyville. For other uses, see, "Irishtown Bend Archeological District: Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary", "RTA's Waterfront Line stations will get repairs with Flats East Bank on the way", https://www.clevescene.com/media/pdf/thunderbird.pdf, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Flats&oldid=1135401257, Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the United States, All articles with bare URLs for citations, Articles with bare URLs for citations from March 2022, Articles with PDF format bare URLs for citations, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 12:59. This bar was opened by none other than Sam Leatherwood, who managed Howl at the Moon back in the day. The Cleveland Heights club-bar-restaurant-institution has been doing it since 1965 and looks like something out of the Blue Note heyday. As the Flats owners starting losing more and more customers, they turned to the ultimate entertainment establishment killer; Really cheap beer and over 18 nights. Moses Cleaveland might have founded the city, but he high-tailed it out of here three months after landing on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, 1796. People are excited, they feel like the city is coming back and they want to stand up and support the new places. Others claim it dates back to around the 1920s. Cleveland's oldest bars: 50-plus classic taverns, cafes and clubs, Story by John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer(First photo, of DePompei's Broadway Garden, courtesy of Blaise DePompei. The Wolstiens letting any club that would pay the rent in. Michael Schwartz Library. More restaurants opened. Send a News Tip. (National Archives). Cleveland, sixth city : railroad and industrial map 1 : 158400 Cleveland Chamber of Commerce (Cleveland, Ohio). Yes, the demolitions were. The reggae club called Splash was a Jamaican drug dealers hangout. "When Monday Night Football came to Cleveland, they would always get that aerial shot of the Flats, to show how great the Flats were," remembers Joe Mastro, who says he helped manage the kitchen at Shooters on the West Bank in the late 80s. Night Clubs. Bernie Sokolowski, owner of Sokolowski's University Inn in Tremont, remembers seeing Eric Burdon and Pere Ubu at the club "and walking home from there. Thousands of office workers are being joined by hotel guests and apartment dwellers as well as waterfront restaurants to remake part of Old River Road. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company on the East Bank was putting Cleveland on the map as an industrial power. It still has a workingman'svibe, and not just because of the partyers it attracts. Thanks, Santa. (The sewer work was mandated by the feds before the redevelopment project was even announced.). 1201 Clark Ave., Cleveland, 216-344-9999, tinyurl.com/nfynwxs: Some say this joint dates back 80 years. Transportation Committee Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee. Three drowning deaths in one month in 2000, along with a city crackdown on fire and health code violations led to the closing of many bars. I can't get on board with the "easy way out" approach but I think it's important to understand how it came to that. Welcome to another era. The Flats' 20th century heyday as an entertainment destination was short-lived. The building is from 1886. Perhaps a few more like Shooters. If you are trying to fight this is the spot. Cleveland's Flats peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when bars and clubs all featured a deck on the Cuyahoga River and patrons chased cheap beer and liquor. Wolstein offered the city an easy way out, and I can't blame him or them for taking it. They lost faith in the city. Sengaon town Total population is 8455 and number of houses are 1708. I was not down there for New Years 2000, in fact I think I was at Spy bar. --John Berger. Whatever wasn't owned by a national chain became the property of a motley group. Margaritaville Cleveland Restaurant East Bank Flats 1150 Front Ave. Cleveland, OH 44113 (216) 615-8855 Sunday - Thursday: 11:00am - 9:00pm Friday & Saturday: 11:00am - 10:00Pm REMEMBER THE FLATS? The mills were the pillar of the city's economy and the largest consumer of water and electricity. The building dates back to the 1880s, when the area was farmland. The vintage vibes make still worth the trek, even if the Ted Stepien-era Cavs and that Muhammad Ali-Chuck Wepner bout are a distant memory. The Flats East Bank would be Party Central seven days a week. 15607 1/2 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216-226-4080: Art Carver opened Merry Arts in 1932 in the middle of the Great Depression. Glad to see Wolstein finally delivering after killing our tourist destination! At a converted ex-workhouse in Cleveland Street, W1, owners of private flats will enter at the front, while owners of affordable homes will have a "poor door" round the back. But this old haunt and classic bar recalls a more recent time the 1970s, when people would stop down en route to the Richfield Coliseum. Then that terrible summer happened ^This was my point. Plans for the East Bank suggest . You have a great start to a lightly fictionalize murder-crime mystery. By the early 2000s, Wolstein stepped in and started buying up properties. Menus, Photos, Ratings and Reviews for Bars in The Flats - Bars We've detected that you may be using an ad blocker while visiting our site. Ah, but it feels like a time capsule that goes back to the 1930s. DePompei's, you see, dates back to 1934 and little has changed ever since from the fabulous rectangular bar to the woodwork. At night, it was turned over to young adults and parents who kept their kids at home. Michael Schwartz Library. The Flats have come back to life thanks to a multi-million-dollar makeover. But help is on the way, at least the first trickles. By 2017, the Flats was once again vibrant and tourist friendly. est. 1219 Main Ave. Or, perhaps, the year-round fish fry. Or, to the West Bank, which had experienced a resurgence as the East Bank was declining with the development of the Powerhouse and the never-ending appeal of Shooters on the Water. Sitting along the water on one of the decks with friends on a summer evening after work while the sun went down was magical. Hotz Cafe. The courts ultimately forced Cleveland to rebuild its half of the Main Street Bridge, but the damage had been done, and Ohio City soon became the first area to be annexed by the larger city. It would have psychologically provided more of a connection with the history and familiar architecture that made the Flats unique. And, thanks to all the attention brought to the efforts in Cleveland, both the 1972 Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) came to be. Otto Moser's on Euclid Avenue in Playhouse Square might not seem like an old joint. It makes what these watering holes have managed to do all the most amazing thrive and survive and ride out tough times and serve a shot and a beer, not to mention serve as a refuge from the world to generations of regulars. If you turned 19 before July 1987, you were grandfathered in and were allowed to drink even after the law became 21. Whoa, you mean it's 2017? But the revelry became a nuisance, which led to health & safety inspectors cracking down on the nightly madness. It also holds the record for longest-running fish fry in the area. 2529 West 10 th Street. You see, when it comes to classic Cleveland, Jerman's aka Mitzi's -- has enough to pack a time capsule. ", He also recalls the Harbor Inn as a big draw in 1978. Here at Rum. While this may sound like a strange first suggestion, Hofbrauhaus is one of the best downtown Cleveland spots with a patio. When we were children my father would load us into the car at night and drive us down there. ft. office tower is all Class A office space and features a green, open-air rooftop terrace. This had to be a huge draw from other states for tourism of young people and helped fuel the boom of the flats in the early years. Mike White may have did what he did, but I think that the Campbell Administration were the one's who were in a position to resurect the Flats but they neglected it leading to the eastbanks death. 31635 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted, 440-777-4917: The woodwork summons you to another century, er, make that two centuries. Blame the beach club, and anyone else who turned into 18 and over dance clubs. Before that 18 year olds could only buy 3.2% beer. In 1796, Moses Cleaveland and his survey party landed on the banks of the Cuyahoga upon their arrival from Connecticut. The owners had trouble booking bands, which opened the door for us.". Then later that year, outside the Flat Iron Cafe, two men who worked for George and formerly worked for then-La Cosa Nostra boss Joe "Loose" Iacobacci were shot by several Lake County drug dealers. In the mid-1980s, the Flats saw a resurgence as an entertainment destination. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. (BTW, do they keep such records? All rights reserved (About Us). He pissed off too many legitimate developers so they went elsewhere, including up the hill to the Warehouse District. I think that is why there was lax enforcement of the 21 drinking age and so many 18+ bars. Our piano bar in Cleveland, OH, features a live show where you request the music our performers play. She previously managed Tiffany's strip bar in the Flats. Three drowning deaths in one month in 2000, coupled with a crackdown on under age drinking and code violations, were the nails in the coffin. : Anyone who's had the Pastrami, Corned Beef and Swiss Sandwich and a shot of Jack will plead a case for Barrister's. But the vibe comes a la carte at this neighborhood joint that's been open for 76 years. And, from there an ill-fated narrative was constructed. The East Bank of the Flats went dark, abandoned. Today, the Flats is a symbol of sophistication - private investment, healthy waterways, historic preservation, upscale residences, refined culinary offerings, entrepreneurship and chic nightlife. ", "It was always a scene down there," says Collins. W. 6th also stole a lot of the crowd the bars desired and left the riff-raff. So, if anything, the Flats East Bank project moved up the timing of that work, she said. This is the view from the West Bank today, all this splendor just a water-taxi-to-hell away. One of the few old-school joints left standing, its a nook of a bar you might see in a movie, where bar veterans and locals pull up for an Old Milwaukee. Yards away, a small plaque nestled alongside the river marks the northern terminus of the Ohio-Erie Canal.Although settlers landed in the Flats forty years earlier, the area only began to prosper and grow with the creation of the Ohio-Erie Canal, which first connected Cleveland with the city of Akron in 1827. cleveland flats bars 1990s workday holiday login May 21, 2022. siobhan smith ethnicity 4:21 pm 4:21 pm Shooter's, Fagans, D'Poo's, Peabody's, Harbor Inn, RumRunners and the Flat Iron Cafe are among the many memorable places that gave . Plans were first unveiled in the summer of 2005 include leveling most of buildings in the East Bank and creating a new "neighborhood" that included mixed use live/work spaces, a movie theatre, shopping, a grocery store and riverwalk. They could've gone here, which is right across from the Christmas Story house in Tremont. Phase 3 openings will start in spring of 2016. 7. 1219 Main Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-3232; These new-fangled whippersnappers might boast a longer list, but this comfy symbol of the Old Flats has attracted beer adventurers since 1895. Used to be, back before ex-mayor Mike White had his goons harassing bars out of business on the East Bank of . One of the patrons says the 1880s. However, My favorites were in either 95 or 97 when they were televising World Series Games from Nautica on the Big Screen. Not true. Before long, anyone over the age of twenty five and with money starting to go the Warehouse District instead of the Flats. 2205 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, 216-589-8588; leatherstallion.com: The longest-running Cleveland gay club used to let in only leather boys and bikers when it opened in 1970. That's when the Cuyahoga River, which had been heavily polluted from decades of heavy industrial manufacturing, caught fire. 6918 St Clair Ave, Cleveland, 216-431-9593: Look, this circa-1940 bar-bowling alley will blow your mind. ^ Enjoyed that film! But it was 21 for all other kind of alcohol. Plato (1748 E. 22nd, Cleveland) - One of the first bars for the college crowd, started in 1967 and located near the Cleveland . The '70s-themed disco bar opens in Cleveland's Flats East Bank this weekend. Open since 1939, it looks like some place Eliot Ness would've hung out in or busted up. Cue up Didnt I (Blow Your Mind This Time) and not just because it was probably played here when it came out in 1970. Start with the investigation of the murder of one of the club owners around 2002 and work the story to the days of the longshoreman's bars. Those around in the 1980s will remember the Cleveland Crunch, Geauga Lake, Grand Prix of Cleveland, National Rib Cook-Off and even Cleveland Opera. The Flats during their peak in the the 1990's had the highest concentration of bars in the Midwest, and on both sides of the river warehouses were converted into condos and apartments. By the time White actually tried to clean up the flats, it was too far gone. (Ken Stewart's has announced that it will close on Saturday; it will be replaced by Bold Food and Drink.). Shooter's, Fagans, D'Poo's, Peabody's, Harbor Inn, RumRunners and the Flat Iron Cafe are am. (The area's famous water taxis will even take you from one rockin' side of the Flats to the other to help you explore.) 1424 Hamilton Ave, Cleveland; 216-621-2622; barristersdeli.com: Anyone who's had the Pastrami, Corned Beef and Swiss Sandwich and a shot of Jack will plead a case for Barrister's. Burn it all down and start over. LTV's repeated bankruptcies finally led to the closing their plants in 2000 (including Cleveland's plant), until investors formed ISG and resumed scaled-back operations. 3275 West 25th Street, Cleveland, 216-741-9774: This well-worn bowling alley and bar is an old-school gem, where every day is a throwback Thursday and yesterday keeps rolling on today. Grab a brew at Collision Bend. D'Poos meanwhile had a grittier feel, a true corner bar in the Flats. 11802 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, 866-257-6252; phantasycleveland.com: Is there a club with a more colorful past or a pirate ship? Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast, and a fitness center. These days, there aren't as many working guys coming in and "back in the day" can mean any number of things, like when the White Stripes played their first show outside of Detroit. We could really see the difference every time we visited.". The Flats' industrial legacy, however, would be defined by its steel mills, located along the river south of the Tremont neighborhood and west of the Slavic Village. ", Then one day "we went away and came back and there were these big barriers erected so you couldn't see the river anymore. In September 2010, Cleveland Rowing Foundation closed a deal to reclaim 6.5 acres (2.6ha) of vacant, industrialized land to create Rivergate Park, a public park devoted to rowing, canoeing, kayaking and dragon-boating. Agree with stpats44113 but I think the story continues from there. 2233 West Third St., Cleveland, 216-621-8044;patsintheflats.com: "The Working Man's Bar" has been a bastion of saloon stability in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood since the 1940s - even as Tremont has changed. Feb 26 - Feb 27. Lumberyards lined the river with freshly cut wood waiting to be shipped. Brings back good memories. The Powerhouse, built to power the city's cable cars, was renovated to include multiple bars, restaurants, and an outdoor music venue. Am I out of line on this? By the second half of the 19th century, Cleveland was an international hub for commerce and manufacturing. Michael Schwartz Library. 1167 Front Ave. Cleveland, OH 44113. Later you had the Warehouse District and Ohio City, but there wasn't anything like this before the Flats.". (Courtesy of Blaise DePompei). This, my friend, is the Flats. Not the most professional video, but the pop ups are very informative to someone who doesn't really know that much about the Flats clubbing history. Cleveland Flats, Ohio 1156 W. 11th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 (216) 621-2000 contact.cle.oh@beerheadbar.com Hours We Are Open! (Lonnie Timmons III/The Plain Dealer), 11526 Clifton Blvd., Cleveland; 216-631-6111, ticktocktavern.net: Forgot that clock at the Tick Tock. Either could get city or county health officials to look the other way. 2053 Ontario St., Cleveland, 216-861-6446: So many new places talk about being authentic. This little-known downtown institution from 1976 doesnt have to. 1550 Chester Ave., Cleveland (Downtown) *This patio (er, biergarten) is confirmed to be dog-friendly! Address: 1250 Old River Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113 | Video Tour. 595 East 185th St., Cleveland, 216-481-9509, cebars.com: Most bars are hung over on Sundays. We combine live music, comedy, and audience engagement to . Those were great times. 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