Kamm's Corners is a neighborhood on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is bounded by the streetcar suburb of Lakewood to the north, the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks and the suburbs of Rocky River and Fairview Park to the west, the New York Central Railroad tracks (now Amtrak) to the east, and Puritas Road to the south. Kamm's Corners Plaza and Warren Village are the major retail centers of the neighborhood. According to the 2019 U.S. census estimate, the neighborhood has the highest concentration of Irish Americans in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.[2]

Kamm's Corners
Neighborhood of Cleveland
Kamm's Corners clock, at the intersection of Lorain Avenue (SR 10) and Rocky River Drive (SR 237)
Coordinates: 41°26′39″N 81°49′07″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Cuyahoga County
City	Cleveland
Neighborhoods	list
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	25,357
Demographics[1]
• White	77%
• Black	13%
• Hispanic (of any race)	14.6%
• Asian and Pacific Islander	4.7%
• Mixed and Other	5.3%
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	44111, 44135
Area code	216
Median income[1]	$54,092
Source: 2020 U.S. Census, City Planning Commission of Cleveland

History

Kamm's Corners derives its name from local merchant Oswald Kamm.[3] Kamm emigrated from Switzerland to Cleveland and in 1875 he purchased four acres at the southwest corner of Lorain Avenue and Rocky River Drive.[4] He opened a general store which also served as the local post office.[5] The original store was torn down in 1900 and a second store was built on the same site which still stands in the Kamm's Corners retail district.[6]

The neighborhood is one of four sub-neighborhoods that comprise the larger historical neighborhood of West Park, the others being Jefferson, Bellaire–Puritas, and Hopkins.[5] Named for early settler John West, West Park was annexed to Cleveland in 1923 and became the last large suburb to become part of the city.[7]

References

Further reading

• Pfingsten, Ralph A. (2004). From Rockport to West Park. Cleveland: John Marshall High School Alumni Association. ISBN 0-9759618-0-2.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamm's Corners.

• West Park Kamm’s Neighborhood Development (community development corporation)