photographs of abandoned places #30

 Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention 1931 – 2011

This building was once a national model for the juvenile justice system. A detention facility addition was built in 1964. It would prove insufficient. There was a remodel in the 1980's. A bigger building was needed.

Look at the stone work bas-relief sculptures. They look like ornaments for a school, or library.

Sunday, July 5, 2020 just after dark, a fire took place inside. Firemen came, and put out the fire. to a suspicious mind, it looks like arson. The timing, during the quietest time of a three day holiday. The building sits in what the city calls the campus district (CleveStateU, CuyComCol), and is next to St. Vincent Charity Hospital campus. The building has been up for sale, and deals have fallen through. The plywood seen above, covers some metal work that was visible before the fire. This is above the main entrance.

When i was kid, other kids and adults would scare you about JuVee.

This building appeared in the 1949 movie, The Kid from Cleveland. In Mexico it was called Los indios de Cleveland. The Indians won the 1948 World Series, their last such win. Many of  the Indians played themselves in the movie, and film of the Indians and Braves was used in the movie.

[supra, infra] there is a pair of each, like bookends