Cudell is a
neighborhood on the West Side of
Cleveland,
Ohio. Named after Frank E. Cudell, the neighborhood has been a part of Cleveland since 1904, upon the completion of
municipal annexation of the land by the city.[2]
For
Cleveland City Council, the Cudell neighborhood is split between the 11th[3] and 15th[4] wards, and is represented jointly by council members Danny Kelly and Jenny Spencer.
History
Cudell is located on land which was originally the property of Franklin Reuben Elliott, a horticulturalist and fruit farmer.[5][6] The land changed ownership multiple times before being purchased by Frank E. Cudell, an architect whose firm designed multiple buildings in Cleveland, including apartment buildings on W. 99th St.[7]
Cudell also deeded a portion of land along West Blvd. to the city which was used as a public park and eventually became home to Cudell Recreation Center. Today, the Cudell Tower, a memorial to Cudell from his wife, stands on the site of Cudell’s estate near the recreation center in an area known as Cudell Commons.[8][9]
Throughout the 20th century, Cudell was a working class neighborhood populated by workers from nearby factories.[10][11] Cudell’s population peaked at roughly 17,600 in 1940.[12] In the 1960s, Interstate 90 was constructed, isolating the southern portion of the neighborhood.[13][14]
As of 2021, Cudell had a population of 9,960.[1] Cudell is a racially diverse neighborhood. As of 2021, the population was 46.8% white, 32.3% black, 3.5% Asian-American/Pacific Islander, and 17.4% other races, with 21.3% of the population self-reporting as hispanic or latino.[1]
40.9% of Cudell’s population, 50.4% of Cudell’s child population, and 31.7% of Cudell’s senior population live below the poverty line.[1]
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^"ELLIOTT, FRANKLIN REUBEN". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^"District 1: Cudell". Cleveland City Planning Commission. Cleveland City Planning Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^"District 1: Cudell". Cleveland City Planning Commission. Cleveland City Planning Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^"District 1: Cudell". Cleveland City Planning Commission. Cleveland City Planning Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Roy, Christopher (9 May 2019).
"CUDELL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^"District 1: Cudell". Cleveland City Planning Commission. Cleveland City Planning Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2024.