2021 Miscellany #15—more late summer stuff

Mural on parking lot side of a saloon up for sale in Barberton Ohio. Instead of going around the painting, two pvc electrical pipes were run over it. Plastic pipe does not fare well exposed to sunlight.

Slovenian Independent Society Home, Barberton

 Second Street Barberton

once a beautiful house in Glenville Cleveland

 

sunflowers as tall as greyhounds

from Maria's Field in Avon, perhaps last season

early Hallowe'en pirate skeleton saloon, Bay Village O.

Russell & Company. Compound Traction Engine.

The company had been the largest employer in Massillon.  They made farm, and railroad machines, beginning in 1842 until 1962.

Meyer Pool Octopus, across Lincoln-West High School, Cleveland

graffiti on a warehouse on East 82nd Cleveland

 

Saint Dymphna a saint for our times

Saint Dymphna, a 7th century Irish saint, took refuge in Geel among the Flemish. The glass shows an Irish harp, a crown (she was daughter of a kingling), and the sword he beheaded her. She is the patroness, primarily, of mental illness; but also: anxiety, depression, stress, mental and neurological  conditions. Beyond that, she is also a patroness, of runaways, and survivors of incest and sexual assault. One would think she would be better known considering her scope of patronage, and how all those ills  are so serious, and widespread among us.

The first church dedicated to her is in G(h)eel, i read that the first in the United States was in Massillon Ohio. Geel has been known since, at least, the 13th century for the successful treatment of mental illness. In a practice that is still considered too radical, and revolutionary; patients stay in town with a unrelated family, and return to hospital at night. For it was in Geel she went to hide from the incestuous attentions of her father.

A chapel and shrine to St. Dymphna was built on the grounds of  Massillon State Hospital, and was dedicated on her feast day (May 15th) 1938. Catholic Order of Foresters paid for the building. In 1892, the hospital opened as Eastern Ohio Mental Asylum, and was the first state hospital in the United States. Its name has been changed three times, it is now called Heartland Behavioral Health Center. When it was built, the hospital had many employees and over three thousand patients. The patients dwindled to well under two hundred. The chapel was closed in November 2012, and the shrine moved to St. Mary's in Massillon. I heard that, the chapel burned. Some of the religious items, and sacred art went to St. Mary's. The fotos above are from a three panel window, now part of a light box in the baptistery room of St. Mary's.

Very early in the afternoon of August 4th, 2015 a fire began by an electrical outlet in the baptistery of St. Mary Massillon. The statue of Dymphna became charcoal. The baptismal fount had a granite base, temperatures of 2900°F melted some of the stone. Black soot coated the rest of the church. Months of scaffolding was needed to clean the ceiling, and walls, and then to paint them. Mass was then held on Christmas Eve of 2016.

The present church was built in 1876 in Gothic Revival, as a German parish. The stone tracery of a rose window has a star. The nave windows are newer, and are dalles de verre, and i did not get good fotos of them.

The front of the church has statues of Mary and Child, Peter, and Paul. This is Peter above. That is not a crown, but spikes to deter pigeons.

The parish has a graveyard in the back.

lost and found window sill

lanterns coming down

Outside a food court building, going anti-clockwise, the wiring and the lantern stands are being disconnected and taken down; or the noodles were poisoned.

Outside the rhino enclosure, one of a group of lantern rhinos. For the fourth year, Cleveland Zoo has an impressive and large display of lantern sculptures. Of course, they are Chinese; but with two currents of semantic politics, they are advertised as "Asian", just as Chinatowns, with more rationale, are labelled "Asiatowns", so as to be more inclusive, and to divert attention from China. This year, the Pittsburgh Zoo had a similar event, and Cleveland's management was upset. This long summer promotion brings income, and those in charge are jealous of others getting into the act. Although out of state visitors may come to the zoo, it is really a local, and regional draw.

The zoo has become more of an amusement park, than an animal park. There are fewer animals, and more diversions. Over a series of years, they have expanded habitats for highlighted animals:  new enclosures for the elephants, tigers, and the most recent—rhinoceroses. They have removed the bird building, monkey island, the greenhouse. There is a movie theatre, a carousel, and a banquet hall.

One good thing about the installation is that teaches, and showcases something new to many. This is one of two kylin chimeras there. To quote its lantern description board, "It has the body of a deer, horns of a dragon, feet of a horse and tail of an ox." Further, it mentions it is the lead of the "four spirits". The others being, tortoise, dragon, and phoenix.

This gorilla looks formidable. He could stay for the Hallowe'en cast.

This is a night time interactive prop. This pentagon shed amplifies sound, and the metallic mirror surfaces are fascinating to see.

Many years ago, i saw a cartoon in der Spiegel (German news magazine). A caged panda says, he doesn't think this is a world to bring up children in.

Seeing other peoples fotos of the lanterns, the cobra tunnel was the stand out.

Across from the elephant enclosure, there are lanterns in the conifers. 

end of summer magic

Barberton Ohio has a bunch of signage, murals, and other stuff to show off its nickname, the Magic City. The high school is the Magics. O.C. Barber, match king, planned the town. Before 1890, there were farms. He had a railroad depot built, on what is now 4th & Rubber. The village was founded the next year. Immigration came. In 1893, an Akron reporter wrote that the place grew like magic.

Magic Man

The last weekend in summer is the Mum Fest at Lake Anna Park.

top of the floral arch

This year's theme is Paradise, which includes three flamingos, a parrot, a gull, and a beach ball.

Usually, this is a floral clock. The ball in the center is in flight.

While working on his sand castles, we talked about Antoni Gaudí and Barcelona.

Tom Morrison's completed castles

east 72nd detour

This was an industrial building. I was sent there for one day in the late 1990s for some electrical work. Now it is hosting a musical, video show of Van Gogh's works. That show has been in other cities, and last 35 minutes, i read. Tickets are $40, and $50, i also read. I have many records, tapes, and discs, and i have seen Van Gogh paintings. Don McLean had a song Vincent.

not a frequent seen sign

from Vincent Van Gogh. Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat. 1887. New York City.

East 72nd from the interstate to this point, passes Gordon Park, and then industrial buildings, with some residences before hitting St. Clair. Some lots once had buildings; overall, not a scenic drive.

Civil engineering, urban planning 101: hydrant placement

Massillon Tigers

"In the beginning when The Great Creator was drawing plans for this world of ours, He decided there should be something for everyone. He gave us mountains that reach to the sky, deep blue seas, green forests, dry deserts, gorgeous flowers and gigantic trees. Then he decided there should be football and he gave us Massillon. He created only one Massillon. He knew that would be enough."  — Ron Maly, Des Moines Sunday Register

Here is more of the mural, which has the Maly quote. Eric Grohe. 1997. Massillon.

AP National Champions 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961 

Massillon was the Notre Dame, New York Yankees, and Boston Celtics of high school football.

Tiger Stadium was also a 1939 WPA project. In 1976 it was renamed Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.The current year's schedule is posted. Normally, one would expect a team's schedule would be half at home, and half on he road. Other teams, including out of state teams, want to play Massillon. This year, they have 7 home games, and three on the road.

under the Eye of the Tiger, cue Survivor

Paul Brown starting quarterback 1923-24 (15-3)

Paul Brown's Massillon Washington High coaching record: 1932–40 (80–8–2)

Brown went on to coach the land grant agricultural college team in Columbus. He was drafted to coach in the Navy. He started a professional team in Cleveland, and then in Cincinnati. The Cleveland team was named after him, it has a statue of Brown outside the stadium, it is of some other Brown.

In Berea, i drove up to see the building that is the indoor training facility. Massillon has such a building too, but it is larger. I saw a statue outside, i went to take a picture. I was surprised, it was not of Paul Brown; but a former owner of the expansion Browns. Then i started to walk over to take a foto of the Lou Groza outdoor mural. Someone came out of the building, and told me to leave the property immediately. In Massillon, before i could take a close up of the Paul Brown statue, the grounds keeper took me, my nephew, and our two greyhounds inside the stadium for a quick tour.

They have a great logo, and mascot, "Obie". Paul Brown, in 1938, had a struggling football player dress up in a tiger skin. Since then, there has been a sideline mascot. From 1970 to 2020, a caged tiger was brought to the big rivalry game with Canton McKinley.

They have fans inside the school, and outside the school.

 part of the next door neighbour's display

Ohio City & Tremont foto safari

West 56th & Clark. Sunflowers, bird, woman, with a white frame of bricks.*

This is beautiful, and looks very recent. How does one enter the calligraphy onto google translate?

Working the bricks on former Holy Ghost Byzantine. Building has been sold, and will become a wedding hall.

Used tree lot is full on Train Avenue. New arrivals are put on the sidewalk.

faux flamingo on W. 41st & Lorain

Dante Rodriguez. House Puma. Lincoln Park gazebo.

David Biro. Jali. Detroit & c.West 43rd.

Last year at this time, Biro had a similar art work in the same spot. [click] This is lattice filigree work of thin wooden sheets, in Indo-Moslem architectural style. He has a sign describing it, and with a message of more public art is needed.

Choose your shade of blue.

To-day was sunny, the next three days are scheduled for rain. Good day for fotos. Chalk drawing will be greatly diminished.

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*this mural has changed. It is now with the word "peace" in several languages. I think it has a self portrait of the artist.  Kubra AlHilali. Peace. 2021.