Glendale Steps

At the end of Walnut Street to Glendale Avenue

Pedestrian stairway built by the depression era WPA

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Overview

The stairway covers a 200 foot drop. What were once well maintained flower gardens are now overgrown.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2016

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Coordinates:
+41.08618, -81.52308
41°05'10" N, 81°31'23" W

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Description

WPA project to allow easy access to a city park on Glendale Avenue by residents of the West Hill neighborhood. 242 steps of hand shaped sandstone were installed by masons as part of the Works Progress Administration. Although the stairway is showing its age and is in need of loving care, the fact that the stairway is still there and still in use stands in silent testimony to the quality of the work put in by WPA workers.

Update Log

September 23, 2018: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
October 9, 2016: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com