Lolly the Trolley tour of Cleveland

We took a trolley tour through Cleveland the other day. It was something that the Great Grandma's could handle, and it was also an opportunity to mix "fun" with learning.

We learned a lot of interesting things about Cleveland. Did you know:

• Rockefeller developed a consistent buring oil (kerosene) which he called the "Standard" - and by the way, the bi product of it is gasoline, which they had no use for so they threw it away.


• Paul Newman got his start here.


• So did Chef Boy-ar-dee


• Cleveland was the first outdoor electrically lit city.


• We have one of the few free Art Museums left, and it has Marie Antoinette's bed in it.


• Cleveland is where the traffic light was invented


• It has one of the last working swing bridges


• Mail delivery was started here.


• Bob Hope's father built one of our bridges.


• Moses Cleveland, who whom the city was named, only lived in the "city" 90 days.


• There are several churches that were used in the underground railroad, one with a literal underground tunnel (pictured).


• The city had a bell that was rung to warn people to hide their runaway slaves.


• I wrote all these so that I don't forget :)
  
  
  
  
  

When the tour started we were told there would be one stop, but not told where. Would you believe it was a greenhouse?