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Georgia Pappas on the importance of gardens
In 1996 I remember I visited the garden because I was in charge of the Greek School of Annunciation. Our dancing group, which were the students of our school, they were asked to perform in the parade. And I remember there were many other…
Tags: Cleveland, Cultural Gardens, Greek, Pappas, School
Blue print for the Italian Cultural Garden ( Cleveland, Ohio)
This is the original blue print for the Italian Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio.
Tags: Blueprint, Cleveland, Cultural Gardens, Gardens, Italian
Italian Cultural Gardens
This is an aerial depiction of the Italian Cultural Gardens. Looking from above it is evident that the design shows a cross which emphasizes the importance of religion to Italian Americans.
Tags: Cultural Gardens, Italians, map
Crowd at Kosciuszko monument in Wade Park
Black and white photo from the Cleveland Press of a large crowd of people gathering in Wade Park at Kosciuszko statue.
Volodymyr the Great statue close-up, Ukrainian Cultural Garden
A statue of Volodymyr the Great by the Ukrainian-American sculptor Oleksandr Archipenko in the Ukrainian Garden at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Volodymyr was the grand prince of Kiev who converted to Christianity in the 10th century. He would…
[Audio] Teaching younger generations about the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Andrew Chakalis of the Greek Cultural Garden talks about the challenges in getting the newer generations of Cleveland's Greek-descended population interested in the Greek Cultural Garden.
Tags: Cultural Gardens, culture, Greek, Rockefeller Park
[Audio] The building and future upkeep of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Jeff Davis, of the American Legion Peace Garden, describes the original construction of much of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in the 1930s by laborers with the Work Projects Administration. Today, he says, the upkeep of the gardens depends, not on…
Tags: Cultural Gardens, volunteers, WPA
[Audio] The theme of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Paul Burik, representative of the Czech Cultural Garden, discusses the theme of the Cultural Gardens and how individuals can come together to work for a common goal during a 2009 interview at Cleveland State University.
Tags: Cultural Gardens, culture, Czechs, immigrants, peace