Rascals and Rogues column writer Ralph Horner continues his chronicles growing up in Cleveland neighborhoods in his newest series, Rumbles on E. 49th.
Growing up on East 49th Street in the 1950s, “the old neighborhood,” could be rough for a kid. In fact, according to a report on juvenile delinquency in the Jan. 8, 1955 Saturday Evening Post, crime and disorder committed by teenagers increased by 45% between 1950 and 1955. Horner recalls what life on the streets of Goodrich-Kirtland Park was like back then.