No, not that dead. I am talking about one of my favorite local run routes.
Lake view cemetery is a few hundred feet to the north of my Coventry Road Apt. The entrance is at the top of Mayfield hill above Little Italy in Cleveland.
I usually take this run on Wednesday because I have day hours available before my bar shift later in the evening.
This past Wed. I headed down Hampshire and made a right into burial site of some many great Clevelander's like Rockefeller, President Garfield, Inventors Garret Morgan and Charles Brush, lawman Elliot Ness, and poet/friend Dan Thompson. Dan died from Leukemia 3 years ago.
Lake view cemetery is a few hundred feet to the north of my Coventry Road Apt. The entrance is at the top of Mayfield hill above Little Italy in Cleveland.
I usually take this run on Wednesday because I have day hours available before my bar shift later in the evening.
This past Wed. I headed down Hampshire and made a right into burial site of some many great Clevelander's like Rockefeller, President Garfield, Inventors Garret Morgan and Charles Brush, lawman Elliot Ness, and poet/friend Dan Thompson. Dan died from Leukemia 3 years ago.
Lakeview is a Vitorian landscaped masterpiece that I imagineto be like the gardens around Sherbourn Castle(IMUK Marathon rt). This time of year really brings out its best. The Variety in trees are all changing on independent schedules. The contrast in color is brilliant. Like an impressionist painting stretched into a panorama above an amazing collection of gothic monuments dedicated to the memories of the industrial giants that built Cleveland a century ago,
The hills through out Lakeview make the run one of the toughest workouts of my week. Built against the first foothill of the Alleghenies. The climb from the wadechapel to the Garfield Memorial is one that will boost your heart rate thru the trees.
My favorite markers include: My friend Matt's new grave that is still with out a stone. I Stop to make sure the flowers atop him are standing straight.
I also make a point to stop by former Cleveland Indian Ray Chapmens site. The stone is decorated with old balls and caps along with a bat or two. It is one of the only graves to not be swept clean of its offerings every month. Chapman died after being struck by a pitch during the 1920 World Sreies run.
On the Superior end is a tree with hundreds of shoes hanging from each branch by the laces that have been tied together. I don't know the signicance of the shoe tree, but I always imagine the shoes are remembrances of young people that have died to violence in the nearby East Cleveland neighbor hoods.
The 285 Acre graveyard is divided by a ravine that has been damed to protect the city downstream. At the east end of the dam is one of the great views of the Cleveland skyline as well as, of course Lake Erie.
I have seen Deer, Coyote, and many a bird with many a feather.
The cemetery is well staffed with security and I awlays feel safe running through it.
If anyone ever wants to join me, let me know. Lakeview is a true history lesson. I know the grounds well.
2 comments:
Lakeview was my favorite getaway when I lived on Coventry. It is so beautiful, and always a history lesson to walk around and read the plaques.
Thanks so much for the shout out for the L&L society and your donation. I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. Thankfully, it seems like there are some really great new therapies on their way into the clinic. Such a sad disease that effects so many young people. My graduate program also lost a student last year to Leukemia.
Jodi
This sounds like a lovely run. In high school we had a route that went through the local cemetary. I will keep my eye on the forum to see when your next run there will be.
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