by Erik Weber | Jun 1, 2018 | 1913 + Earlier: Before Beachwood, 1914-1919: Early Beachwood
The text below has been taken straight from William Mill Butler’s Beachwood Directory and Who’s Who, 1924. Life Work of the Founder of Beachwood Bertram Chapman Mayo, son of Noah and Eveline R. Mayo, was born March 23rd, 1865, in Boston,...
by Erik Weber | Jun 1, 2018 | 1914-1919: Early Beachwood, 1920-1929: Roaring Twenties, 1930-1939: Great Depression, 1940-1945: World War II, 1946-1959: Postwar + Parkway Boom, 1960-1969: Space Age + Spaced Out
Below is Ruth Perry’s 1967 work of a brief report on the first fifty years of the incorporation of the Borough of Beachwood (noting the original resort, when still part of Berkeley Township, opened Decoration (Memorial) Day weekend, 1915). PREFACE The Reverend...
by Erik Weber | Dec 1, 1918 | 1914-1919: Early Beachwood
Beginning in late 1918, the Beachwood Property Owners’ Association published and distributed this booklet outlining the first handful of years in the resort borough, detailing its progression from New York City-based newspaper land promotion to independent...
