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unusual facts about Cleveland Arcade


Stouffer's

In 1916, Abraham and wife Lena moved to the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, Ohio to manage the creamery business and, in 1922, Abraham resigned as president of the creamery to manage one of the company's dairy stands located on the lower floor of the Cleveland Arcade.


Shopping mall

The Cleveland Arcade was among the first indoor shopping arcades in the US and an architectural triumph.

Other large cities created arcades and shopping centers in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including the Cleveland Arcade, Dayton Arcade and Moscow's GUM, which opened in 1890.


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