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Warehouse District Information
Cleveland’s Warehouse District is a region of the city center consisting of an eight-block district north and west of Superior Avenue and W. 3rd Street. In the first half of the 19th century this neighborhood was part of Cleveland’s original residential area. In the late 19th century, the Warehouse district was home to the late wholesale commercial area, and was occupied by warehousing and distribution terminals for more than 100 years. Although it fell into serious disrepair after the businesses of its namesake had moved on, after the late 1980s it became a hot night spot for twenty-something's and urban professionals. This most recent transformation from empty, run-down warehouses to hip, happening clubs and restaurants is only the latest in a long lifecycle for the historic area. Following in the footsteps of the then burgeoning Flats entertainment district, the Warehouse District grew to the point of supplanting its older sibling as Cleveland’s premier weekend place-to-be.
The metamorphosis to the Warehouse District’s current state began with the opening of Hilarities Comedy Club in the late 1980s (Hilarities has since moved to E. 4th Street). The transformation of the district initially sought to attract artists in live-work spaces, but rent and popularity became to high, and drove artists to nearby Cleveland neighborhoods of Tremont or the St. Clair Superior.
Although more than half of the original eight-block area has been razed and
replaced by parking lots, by 2000 the remaining restored buildings were home to
many restaurants and clubs. West Sixth Street is known as the heart of the
district and on this street can be found live music at the Blind Pig, the Velvet
Dog's rooftop patio bar, and the restaurant and bar Panini's. The Metropolitan
Cafe, Blue Pointe Grill, and Johnny’s Downtown serve food on W. 6th as well,
while the Cabaret Dada theater has provided improvisational comedy for over a
decade.
The neighborhood has seen many of the rehabilitated warehouses converted to
office and residential space. The ornate Victorian age facades of these historic
warehouses are often preserved and restored, while the interiors of the
buildings experience complete transformation into contemporary and trendy
spaces. Its apartments and condominiums are responsible for a large portion of
downtown Cleveland's recent population growth. Most of the remaining structures
have been rehabilitated, and developers have started to plan and build infill
construction projects.