Chase Brass & Copper Euclid Ohio Tube Mill Photos

Some of the best pieces of local history are the ones that might otherwise be forgotten, old photographs tucked away in family albums, boxes, and desk drawers.

That’s exactly what happened when reader Dennis shared a collection of historical photographs of the Chase Brass & Copper Tube Mill in Euclid, Ohio. These images offer a fascinating glimpse inside and around one of the area’s important industrial workplaces, capturing the buildings, machinery, workers, and everyday scenes that helped tell the story of the company and the people who worked there.

For generations, places like Chase Brass were more than just factories. They were part of the community, providing jobs and becoming familiar landmarks in the landscape.

Thanks to Dennis for preserving these photographs and sharing them with us. Being a caretaker of history is an important task. Take a look back at the Chase Brass & Copper Tube Mill and a piece of Northeast Ohio’s industrial past.

Citizens for Euclid Square Mall

Euclid, Ohio, 1973.

It's short and to the point: Citizens for Euclid Square Mall. And it existed as a group that fought for the installation of the now long-gone Euclid Square mall. They were battling Carl Milstein and Milton Roemisch who really REALLY poo-pooed the whole idea.

25 High Quality Pictures from Chase Copper and Brass Productions in Euclid, Ohio Circa 1942

Because it's important to keep dirt and moisture from refrigeration tube, it is packaged in individual envelopes.

City Council Passes Euclid Square Mall Rezoning Ordinance

City Council Passed the Euclid Square Mall Rezoning Ordinance on August 21, 2017.

This 73-acre property was the home to the Chase Brass & Copper tube mill, a government financed build that took place during World Ward II and operated until 1973. It was demolished in 1975.

Unlike 2017, the vote in the mid-1970's to rezone the property was met with much hesitation and many opponents. Of course, it was eventually brought to a vote in the form of issue 22-C in November 1973, and the issue passed by about 66% of the vote. The property was rezoned from industrial to retail.

The mall went on to be built and opened in March, 1977. It lost a main anchor in 1998, and this propelled the eventual decline, but was certainly not the only reason. The last real tenant, Dillard's outlet store, left in 2013. This mall never even received the major makeovers that other malls saw in the 1990's, such as the addition of a food court.

There was some re-designing of signage in an attempt to modernize the mall, as well as some interior cosmetic changes, but the Euclid Square Mall structure, by and large, still smacks of 1977.

At least, for now.