Irishtown Bend is a window to Cleveland’s past — and future: Opinion – The Land – Oct 2, 2026

 

Irishtown Bend under construction. [Photo courtesy of James C. Sulecki]

With the coming of Cleveland Metroparks’ Irishtown Bend Park, this historic turn of riverfront is about to become a shining example of a new era for Cleveland: less populous but greener; freshly forward-looking, but ever mindful of its past.

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