The Flats

When the Flats ( in German about: the lowlands ) is called the shallow, deep and strong industrial nature of the Cuyahoga Valley in the city of Cleveland in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is about 800 meters wide, 20 meters deep and extends from the estuary into Lake Erie for several kilometers to the southeast into the interior and divides the city into two halves.

In the flats was the original settlement core of Cleveland; However, this was gradually abandoned and above the north-eastern escarpment newly created due to the swampy terrain. The lakeside location, the expansion of the lower river course as docks and the construction of railways through the valley promoted the rapid industrial development. From the second half of the 19th century huddled along the Cuyahoga numerous blast furnaces, factories, mills, refineries and warehouses. The Flats grew to the largest and most important industrial area of ​​the entire region.

Since the decline of heavy industry since the early 1980s, the Flats are increasingly broke. Majority of remaining operation is the steel plant of Mittal Steel about five kilometers inland. In the area of downtown is increasingly establish other uses such as parks, stadiums, museums and even homes.

Due to its topography, the flats for a long time hindered the development of the city to the southwest. 1878 the valley was first overcome by the construction of the Superior Viaduct. Other bridges followed. Together with the old industrial plants, they dominate the skyline of Cleveland today.

Source

  • Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date is not in the ISO FormatEncyclopedia of Cleveland History: FLATS. Case Western Reserve University, accessed on 19 September 2009.

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