33 Facts About Cleveland Division

1. Cleveland Division Water's rates support critical investments throughout the water system.

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2. Cleveland Division is home to the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia.

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3. Cleveland Division is served by two three-digit interstates, Interstate 480, which enters Cleveland briefly at a few points and Interstate 490, which connects I-77 with the junction of I-90 and I-71 just south of downtown.

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4. Cleveland Division has a bus and rail mass transit system operated by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.

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5. Port of Cleveland Division, located at the Cuyahoga River's mouth, is a major bulk freight terminal on Lake Erie, receiving much of the raw materials used by the region's manufacturing industries.

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6. City of Cleveland Division has a higher than average percentage of households without a car.

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7. Cleveland Division is home to several major hospital systems, two of which are in University Circle.

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8. Cleveland Division is directly served by 31 AM and FM radio stations, 22 of which are licensed to the city.

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9. Cleveland Division is home to a number of colleges and universities.

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10. Cleveland Division is served by the firefighters of the Cleveland Division of Fire.

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11. In October 2010, Cleveland Division had two neighborhoods appear on ABC News's list of 'America's 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods': both in sections just blocks apart in the city's Central neighborhood on the East Side.

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12. Cleveland Division is home to four of the parks in the countywide Cleveland Metroparks system, as well as the: Washington Park, Brookside Park and parts of the Rocky River and Washington Reservations.

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13. Cleveland Division hosts an annual parade on Saint Patrick's Day that brings hundreds of thousands to the streets of downtown.

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14. Cleveland Division is the site of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, established by poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf in 1935, which recognizes books that have made important contributions to understanding of racism and human diversity.

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15. Cleveland Division was the home of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, who created the comic book character Superman in 1932.

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16. Cleveland Division serves as the setting for fictitious insurance giant Great Benefit in The Rainmaker; in the film, Key Tower doubles as the firm's main headquarters.

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17. Cleveland Division has often doubled for other locations in the film.

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18. Cleveland Division has served as the setting for several major studio and independent films.

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19. Cleveland Division is home to Playhouse Square Center, the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York City's Lincoln Center.

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20. Downtown Cleveland Division is centered on Public Square and includes a wide range of districts.

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21. Cleveland Division was hailed in 2007 by local media as the "Comeback City".

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22. In December 1978, Cleveland Division became the first major American city since the Great Depression to enter into a financial default on federal loans.

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23. In November 1967, Cleveland Division became the first major American city to elect a black mayor, Carl Stokes.

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24. Cleveland Division emerged in the early 20th century as an important American manufacturing center.

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25. Cleveland Division serves as a destination for iron ore shipped from Minnesota, along with coal transported by rail.

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26. Cleveland Division is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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27. Cleveland Division is a major city in the US state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County.

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28. Cleveland Division established on the banks of the Cuyahoga River near the shores of Lake Erie.

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29. Cleveland Division hosted the AL Wild Card Game, but was defeated by Tampa Bay in the Tribe's first trip to the playoffs since 2007.

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30. Cleveland Division is known worldwide as the rock and roll city, due to Cleveland radio disc jockey Alan Freed, who popularized the phrase "rock and roll", breaking new ground and sparking a music explosion.

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31. Cleveland Division was awarded with the top overall pick in the 2003 draft, and they selected LeBron James.

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32. Cleveland Division is a city filled to the brim with history.

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33. On 11 November 1879, the Tingalpa Cleveland Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.

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