Prior to the erection of this building on Lakeshore blvd., members of the Euclid Jewish Center got together in a community center on Briardale. Today, this is the parking lot at Sticks Pub & Grille in the Briardale golf course.
Here's a picture fresh from the late 1950s:
In 1997, Ner Tamid in Euclid and Temple Israel in Mayfield Heights merged and became Temple Israel Ner Tamid. They did this, in part, as in 1996, they were lacking a permanent rabbi. They are still located at 1732 Lander Rd, Cleveland, OH 44124.
Today, the structure is home to New Life Christian Church International.
It looks incredibly similar still:
You'll notice that the decorative gray block work in the center of the photo used to be freestanding. A room was added and the blocks are incorporated into the new space. The brickwork match is very good, so much so that I didn't notice that they are slightly lighter until I realized it was added on.
My father,, Louis J. Rotman was the architect for this building in 1953.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I'm so glad it's still standing.
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