Editing Lakewood, Ohio (section)

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Lake Road in Clifton Park.jpg|thumb|Houses on Lake Road in the Clifton Park Lakefront District]]
Historical housing throughout the city and an active historical society are the norm in Lakewood. The "Make Lakewood Beautiful" program involves contests in which residents compete to make their homes look and resemble their original design and architecture, and awards are given to several homeowners each year. The city offers tours of the most famous homes in the spring, summer, and fall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State of the suburbs: Lakewood |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/state-of-the-suburbs-lakewood/95-315851453 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=wkyc.com |date=June 9, 2014 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928154222/https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/state-of-the-suburbs-lakewood/95-315851453 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''Arts District''' - Centered around the [[Beck Center for the Arts]], on the west side of Lakewood.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
* '''[[Birdtown]]''' - Southeastern corner of Lakewood, a well-known 8-street residential district on the southeast side of the city that was built specifically for the workers of the nearby National Carbon Company in the 1890s. The houses are distinctive and most of the streets are named after birds.<ref name="birdtown">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Birdtown|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/birdtown|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|date=May 11, 2020|publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]]|accessdate=July 25, 2022|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429124527/https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/birdtown|url-status=live}}</ref> Birdtown was designated a National Register Historic District in 2006. It is adjacent to Madison Park, the former Union Carbide factory, and the W. 117th St. Rapid Transit Station.<ref name="birdtown"/> Many of the original houses built there were boarding houses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Birdtown|publisher=Cleveland Historical|accessdate=July 25, 2022|url=http://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/219|archive-date=December 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228204637/http://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/219|url-status=live}}</ref> Birdtown achieved National Historic Register status in 2006.
* '''Clifton Boulevard''' - Lined with big trees and multi-family homes, apartment complexes, and 4×4 brick structures, and turn of the century single family colonials, the seven-lane Clifton Boulevard is one of the busiest streets in greater Cleveland.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
* '''[[Clifton Park (Lakewood, Ohio)|Clifton Park]]''' - The wealthiest neighborhood of Lakewood is situated in the northwestern corner of the city, and consists mostly of magnificent Victorian mansions. It is bounded by Sloane on the south, Webb Road on the east, the Rocky River on the west, and Lake Erie on the north. Built in the late 19th century, this area has been historically, and continues to be, home to many of greater Cleveland's most prominent citizens. Includes the private Clifton Beach community.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Becker |first=Thea Gallo |title=Lakewood |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2003 |isbn=073852333X |location=Charleston, SC |pages=97–99; 103 |language=English}}</ref>
* '''Downtown Lakewood''' - The main section of Lakewood is centered at Detroit Avenue and Warren Road.  Downtown Lakewood spans from Bunts Avenue to the east and Arthur Avenue to the west along Detroit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.designwithdirection.com/work/downtown-lakewood/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825024552/http://www.designwithdirection.com/work/downtown-lakewood/|archive-date=August 25, 2014|title=Downtown Lakewood {{pipe}} Studio Graphique|date=August 25, 2014}}</ref> This district was formally identified when Lakewood was chosen as a member of the national MainStreet program in 2005. The area is lined with office buildings, restaurants, and variety shops. Lakewood Library, the [[USPS]], and the site of the former Lakewood Hospital are all located in this district.
* '''The Edge''' - This easternmost neighborhood includes many concert venues, pubs, and taverns.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
*'''Victorian Village''' - This was named after the large Victorian homes on Grace, Clarence and Cohassett Avenues on the city's east end. When constructed in the early 1900s, it served as residences for executives from the National Carbon Company.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Butler |first=Margaret Manor |title=The Lakewood Story |publisher=Stratford House |year=1949 |pages=256–257 |language=English}}</ref>
* '''The Gold Coast''' - Collection of high rises on the northeast end of Lakewood, bordering Lake Erie.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
* '''Rockport Square''' - Rockport Square (not to be confused with the former Rockport Township) is an urban renewal project along Detroit Avenue on the eastern side of the city. Construction began in 2004 of roughly 200 condos, lofts, and live-work spaces.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
* '''West End''' - The West End is the westernmost neighborhood of Lakewood, along the Rocky River Reservation. In 2002, the administration of Mayor Madelaine Cain proposed to seize homes in this area using eminent domain, to replace them with retail development. After a citizen-led resistance attracted national media attention from ''60 Minutes'', the West End proposal failed in a 2003 referendum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/the-read/articles/how-the-west-end-was-won|title=How the West End Was Won|website=clevelandmagazine.com|access-date=May 31, 2017|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130110416/https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/the-read/articles/how-the-west-end-was-won|url-status=live}}</ref>