The GREATER CLEVELAND GROWTH ASSN., a leader in promoting BUSINESS,
GREEN, HOWARD WHIPPLE (25 Apr. 1893-8 July 1959), a statistician who studied population trends in Greater Cleveland for 30 years, was born in Woonsocket, R.I., to George Walter and Alice Judson Paine Whipple. He received his B.A. from Clark University, and attended Harvard University before receiving his B.S. from MIT. Green worked for H. Koppers Co. in Lorain; as a bacteriologist for the War Dept.
GRISWOLD-ESHELMAN CO., one of Cleveland's most prominent advertising agencies, was founded by Chas. Eshleman and Ray H. Griswold in 1912 with $200 in capital. Known initially as the Advertising Dept. Co., the firm had no home office but maintained desks in the offices of its clients. By 1913 it had become Griswold-Eshleman agency. By 1927, the year that Charles J.
GRUBER'S RESTAURANT was a popular fixture in Greater Cleveland for almost 60 years. It was founded in 1907 by Max Gruber, Sr. During its first years, the restaurant moved frequently. It was originally located at Columbus Rd. and Willey Ave.
The GUARDIAN SAVINGS AND TRUST CO., one of Cleveland's principal banks in the early 20th century, opened 10 Dec. 1894 at W. 9th and Superior with capital of $500,000 and 4 employees. In 1898 Henry P. McIntosh became president. An "uptown" office in the ARCADE was added in 1902 and 4 years later the growing bank erected a 12-story building at 322 Euclid Ave.
The GUND BREWING CO. was a small independent brewery located at 1476 Davenport St. on the city's near east side. It was known as the Jacob Mall Brewing Co. when Geo. F. Gund (1855-1916) purchased it in 1897. Born in La Crosse, WI, Gund served as president of the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co. in Seattle, WA, from 1895-97 before moving to Cleveland and buying the Mall brewery, where he served as president and treasurer.
H. W. BEATTIE & SONS, INC., one of Cleveland's foremost diamond merchants, was founded by Hugh W. Beattie, a Canadian jeweler and watchmaker who came to Cleveland in 1884. At first he carried on his own jewelry business while working as a watchmaker at the Chas. Stein store at the corner of Prospect and Ontario, but soon established his own store at Scovill and Kennard (E. 46th) streets.
HAGGINS, ISAAC SR., (18 Aug.
The HALLE BROTHERS CO. was one of Cleveland's leading department stores noted for its quality merchandise and service. It opened its doors on 7 Feb. 1891, when brothers Samuel H. and SALMON P. HALLE bought T. S. Paddock & Co.'s hat and furrier shop at 221 Superior St. In 1893 the Halles moved their fur business to Euclid Ave. and Sheriff (E.
HALUPNIK, EUGENE A. (September 24, 1929-August 7, 1993) was a civil engineer who played a major role in the construction and rehabilitation of roadway bridges throughout the Greater Cleveland area. He was an employee of the Cuyahoga County Engineer's Office from 1968 to 1992, serving in the positions of Bridge Engineer, Chief Engineer, Chief Deputy Engineer, and Special Projects Engineer.
HANDY, TRUMAN P. (17 Jan. 1807-25 Mar. 1898), banker and financier, was born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y. to William and Eunice (Parmalee) Handy. He entered banking at 18 as a clerk. In 1830 he helped organize the Bank of Buffalo and was a teller. He moved to Cleveland in Mar. 1832 at the request of historian Geo.
HANNA, DANIEL RHODES (26 Dec. 1866-3 Nov. 1921) was born in Cleveland, the son of Charlotte Augusta (Rhodes) and MARCUS A. HANNA. He was owner and publisher of the CLEVELAND NEWS and Sunday News-Leader, and, as a partner in the M. A.
HANNA, DANIEL RHODES, JR. (28 May 1894-13 Sept. 1962), publisher and journalist, was born in Cleveland to DANIEL RHODES HANNA, SR., and May Harrington Hanna and had 2 older brothers, Marcus Alonzo Hanna II and Carl Harrington Hanna.
HANNA, HOWARD MELVILLE (23 Jan. 1840—8 Feb. 1921), a founder of the M. A. HANNA COMPANY, was active in the shipping industry on Great Lakes as well as in the development of the oil, steel, and tobacco businesses locally. Brother to MARCUS ALONZO HANNA and Leonard C. Hanna, he was born to Dr.
HANNA, MARCUS ALONZO (24 Sept. 1837-15 Feb. 1904), businessman, national Republican leader, and U.S. senator, was born in New Lisbon, Ohio to Leonard and Samantha Converse Hanna. His family came to Cleveland in 1852, where Hanna attended CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, and later Western Reserve College in Hudson (1857-58).
HAPPY DOG is a restaurant and live entertainment venue that has been owned and operated by Sean Kilbane and Sean Watterson since 2008. The business has gained fame for serving hot dogs that can be paired with a wide variety of toppings and sauces.
HARKNESS, STEPHEN V. (18 Nov. 1818-6 Mar. 1888), financier who provided crucial support for the STANDARD OIL CO., was born in Fayette, N.Y. and apprenticed to a harnessmaker after his formal education ended at 15. When his apprenticeship ended at 21, he moved to Bellevue, Ohio. Moving often in the 1850s, Harkness soon left harnessmaking for other ventures.
HARRIS CALORIFIC CO., a pioneer in the production of gas welding and cutting apparatus, was founded by John Harris, who discovered the oxyacetylene (oxygen flame) method of cutting and welding tools in 1899 while conducting research on the manufacture of synthetic rubies. His discovery led to the manufacture of the nation's first flame-cutting torch. After exhibiting his cutting torch at the 1904 St.
HARRIS CORP., a worldwide leader in the information processing industry, was founded in Niles, Ohio, in 1895 as the Harris Automatic Press Company. In the early 1890s, two brothers - Alfred and Charles G. Harris - began work to develop an automatic sheet feeder as a way to reduce the laborious nature of the hand-fed printing process.
HARSHAW CHEMICAL CO., a diversified industrial chemical producer, was founded by Wm. A. Harshaw as the Cleveland Commercial Co. in 1892 to deal in chemicals, oils, and dry colors. In the mid-1890s the company bought interests in several manufacturing firms, acquiring Ralph L. Fuller and Wallace B. Goodwin as partners, and formed the C.H. Price Co. in 1897 to operate a small linseed-oil mill in Elyria.
HASKELL, COBURN (31 Dec. 1868-14 Dec. 1922) was a prominent Cleveland businessman and sportsman, known as the inventor of the modern golf ball. Son of William A. and Mary Haskell, he came to Cleveland from Boston in 1892 as the result of a friendship between his father and MARCUS A. HANNA.
HAVILAND, ROBERT E. (9 Nov. 1914 – 24 Jan. 2003). was a filmmaker, musician, and life-long resident of the Cleveland area. Haviland was a still photographer in the 1930s when he was assigned to take photos for H. H. Timken at the Timken Roller Bearing Company in Canton. The images so moved Timken that he cajoled young Haviland into making a film with a $10,000 advance.
HAYS, KAUFMAN (9 Mar. 1835-12 Apr. 1916), merchant and banker, was born to Abraham and Bertha (Hexter) Hays of Storndorf, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. He immigrated to Cleveland in 1852, and worked in retail stores before joining SIMSON THORMAN in his hides-and-wool business in 1860, leaving to establish Hays Bros. (1864-85) clothing store.
HEINEN'S, INC., is one of the chief grocery-store chains in the Cleveland area. The company was established in 1929 when Joseph H. Heinen, a German immigrant who had worked at various food and meat markets since childhood, opened his own neighborhood butcher shop on Kinsman Rd.
HEINTEL, CARL C. (29 Sept. 1917 - 16 Sept. 1997) was a banker who pioneered the redevelopment of OHIO CITY, Cleveland's first major neighborhood rebuilding effort. He was born on Cleveland's West Side, the son of Margaret Grosser and Charles S. Heintel, a stone contractor who later became president of West Side Federal Savings and Loan.
