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Hough is one of Cleveland's oldest neighborhoods, named after Oliver and Eliza Hough, who first settled in the area in 1799. The neighborhood was incorporated into the city of Cleveland in 1873. At the start of the twentieth century, Hough was a community for primarily affluent white residents.
As racial tensions grew, Cleveland’s police department became a symbol of the city administration's alignment with white interests. Beginning on July 18, 1966, and lasting approximately one week, residents clashed with police as discontent over living conditions and systemic racial injustice surfaced in Hough.
Apr 2, 2019 · HOUGH is a 2 sq. mi. neighborhood and Cleveland Statistical Planning Area bounded by Euclid and Superior Avenues and E. 55th and E. 105th Streets. Originally part of E. Cleveland Twp., it takes its name from one of the area’s major streets, Hough Ave., dedicated in 1873 and named for early landowners Oliver and Eliza Hough.
Sep 13, 2023 · Decades ago, Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood was synonymous with urban decline. The uprising that occurred in 1966, in which four people died, was perhaps the ultimate result of years of...
HOUGH is a 2 sq. mi. neighborhood bounded by Euclid and Superior avenues and E. 55th and E. 105th streets. Originally part of E. Cleveland Twp., it takes its name from one of the neighborhood's major streets, Hough Ave., dedicated in 1873 and named for early landowners Oliver and Eliza Hough.
Feb 19, 2022 · As Black History month unfolds, the long-troubled Hough neighborhood on Cleveland's East Side could see $700 million in development projects over the next decade, raising questions over who...
Jul 14, 2016 · Cleveland's Hough Neighborhood Endures Amid 50 Years of Change. By Nick Castele. Published July 14, 2016 at 4:07 PM EDT. Listen. Fifty years ago, once the week-long riots had ended, Hough looked toward rebuilding and resolving the housing and employment problems facing the community.
