Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization

WELCOME TO DETROIT SHOREWAY

A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A VIEW, A COMMUNITY WITH A

VISION

Detroit Shoreway – “A neighborhood with a view,

A community with a vision”

Neighborhood Profile

Detroit Shoreway – “A neighborhood with a view,

A community with a vision”

Neighborhood Profile

• 15,000 people call Detroit Shoreway home

• Detroit Shoreway is in the center of the

Near West Side neighborhoods – a very densely populated community with 77,000 people

• If it were incorporated as a city, the Near West Side would be Ohio’s eighth largest city

• Detroit Shoreway is one of the few lakefront communities in Northeast Ohio where you can walk to the beach

• The 200-acre Edgewater State Park, Ohio’s most popular State Park, borders the northern end of the neighborhood

Detroit Shoreway – “A neighborhood with a view,

A community with a vision”

Neighborhood Profile

• As recently as the 1970 census, the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood had the highest number of people who walked to work

• The closure of the two largest employers, Westinghouse and Eveready Battery, sent the neighborhood into a tailspin

• By 1990, the neighborhood had a 40% poverty rate

and median home sales price of $16,000

• We’ve been dedicated to rebuilding the neighborhood’s housing market for the last two decades to attract private sector investment through market rate housing development and acquisition and redevelopment of multi-family buildings along Detroit Avenue

Detroit Shoreway – “A neighborhood with a view,

A community with a vision”

Grassroots Origins

• Founded in 1973 as a grassroots organization focused on working with residents and businesses toward the goal of revitalizing the neighborhood.

• DSCDO mission: Through collaboration, DSCDO aims to guide the physical, economic and social development of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood toward an improved quality of life.

Gordon Square Arts District - Leveraging the Arts as a Tool for Economic Development

$30M Capital Campaign

Renovation of Capitol Theatre

Renovation of Cleveland Public Theatre

Construction of Near West Theatre

Detroit Avenue Streetscape

Parking Improvements

Gordon Square Arts District - Leveraging the Arts as a Tool for Economic Development

1920s-era theatre fell into disrepair in 1970s and was vacant for 25 years

$7 million renovation of Capitol Theatre, completed in October 2009 The cornerstone of the Gordon Square Arts District (GSAD) will

bring over 100,000 people annually to GSAD

Capitol Theatre

Gordon Square Arts District - Leveraging the Arts as a Tool for Economic Development

Grassroots, intergenerational theatre with an emphasis on serving youth

A new performance center will provide a home for Near West Theatre in the Gordon Square Arts District

Near West Theatre

Gordon Square Arts District - Leveraging the Arts as a Tool for Economic Development

Built in 1911, it is the oldest standing theatre in Cleveland

One of the nation’s leading experimental & political performance venues sponsoring dance, music, poetry, and performance arts

Phase I Renovation: Establish foundation for

larger-scale renovation Expand available facilities Improve operational

capacity of the existing buildings

Cleveland Public Theatre

Gordon Square Arts District - Leveraging the Arts as a Tool for Economic Development

Parking Lot Expansion, Way-finding and Fencing

Gordon Square Arts District - Leveraging the Arts as a Tool for Economic Development

To date: 60 new businesses since 2006 520 new employees in the district

When completed in 2013: 643 jobs in GSAD 773 jobs in Cleveland 950 jobs in Ohio Economic output of $371 million

Team NEO – Economic Impact Study

Over 75 new businesses since 2006

Economic Development

Events pARTy in Gordon Square 12,000 visitors 2nd Saturday in June

Dia de los Muertos2,500 visitors1st Saturday in November

Dyngus Day5,000 visitors Easter Monday

Third Fridays1,500 visitors Monthly Artwalk

Wrapped in Tradition2,000 visitors 2nd Saturday in December