Ore boat towed up the Cuyahoga River   Save
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Description: Caption reads: "River Traffic. Ore boat being towed up river from Superior Ave. bridge looking south. District #4, Cleveland, Ohio. Neg. File #215. Project Photographer: Frank Jaffa, 1940." Signs visible in this photograph include Huron Cement, Central National Bank (800 Superior Ave), Fries & Schuele, and Lederer Terminal. The CLEVELAND & BUFFALO TRANSIT CO. (C&B), a popular steamship line and later a trucking firm, was established by Morris A. Bradley in 1885 and incorporated in 1892, with Bradley as president. Passenger and freight service was initiated between Cleveland and Buffalo on the "State of Ohio" and the "State of New York," leaving Cleveland from the foot of St. Clair Ave, and in 1896, the "City of Buffalo" was added. The "City of Erie" replaced the "State of Ohio" in 1898, providing night service from Cleveland to Toledo. In 1914 Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay were added to the C&B route. As passenger service became increasingly popular, the luxurious "SEEANDBEE," a costly sidewheel passenger steamer, began regular trips between Cleveland and Buffalo in 1913. At that time, the C&B and the Detroit & Cleveland (D&C) line obtained a 50-year lease from Cleveland for property at the foot of 9th St. for $55,000. There the two companies built the E. 9th St. Pier and a new lake terminal, dedicated in 1915; in exchange, the city built a bridge over the E. 9th St. railroad tracks, paved the E. 9th St. approach, and provided a street railway to the pier.The destruction of the steamship "City of Buffalo" by fire in 1938, along with the Depression and increasing competition from trucks and railroads, caused the bankruptcy and liquidation of Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. in 1939. Their E. 9th St. Pier was transferred to the Lederer Terminal Warehouse Co., and both the "Goodtime" and the "City of Erie" steamers were sold for salvage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F08_25_01
Subjects: Cleveland(Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cuyahoga River (Ohio); Central National Bank; Steamships
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)