Fairfax is a neighborhood on the East Side of

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, Ohio. It is roughly bounded between Euclid Avenue to the north, Woodland Avenue to the south, E. 71st Street to the west and E. 105th Street to the east. Fairfax is located on the edge of

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, an area containing Cleveland's major educational institutions and museums. The

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is on the National Register of Historic places and is the nation's oldest African-American theater. The northeastern quadrant of Fairfax, along Euclid Avenue to 105th Street, is dominated by the

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Transportation

Fairfax has two main

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lines running through the neighborhood. The

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runs down Euclid Avenue. The Red Line stops at the East 105th–Quincy station.

Notable people

*The five Womack brothers:

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, Cecil, Curtis, Friendly Jr. and

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, members of the musical group,

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* Langston Hughes: playwright, poet, writer - lived in the neighborhood from 1916–1922 at 2266 East 86th Street.

Points of interest

(9500 Euclid Avenue), major U.S. hospital *

(E.89th and Quincy Ave), oldest African-American theater in the United States. * Baker Motor Vehicle Company Building (7100 Euclid Avenue), historic commercial building * Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center (E.93rd Street and Quincy Avenue)

References

Neighborhoods in Cleveland {{CuyahogaCountyOH-geo-stub