Kamm's Corners is a
neighborhood
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on the West Side of
Cleveland
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,
Ohio
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. It is bounded by the
streetcar suburb
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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
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tracks (now
Amtrak
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) 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
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Irish immigration to the United States
From the 17th century to the mid-19th c ...
in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.
History
Kamm's Corners derives its name from local merchant Oswald Kamm. Kamm emigrated from
Switzerland
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to Cleveland and in 1875 he purchased four acres at the southwest corner of
Lorain Avenue and
Rocky River Drive. He opened a general store which also served as the local post office.
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.
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.
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.
References
Further reading
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External links
West Park Kamm’s Neighborhood Development(community development corporation)
{{Geographic Location
, North =
Lakewood
, Center = Kamm's Corners
, South =
Hopkins
, East =
Jefferson
, West =
Rocky River Fairview Park
Neighborhoods in Cleveland
Irish-American culture in Cleveland
Irish-American neighborhoods
Irish-American culture in Ohio