Edgewater is a

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on the West Side of

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. Located along the

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shoreline, it is situated approximately five miles west of

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. It extends east-to-west from the neighborhood of

Detroit–Shoreway Detroit–Shoreway is a neighborhood on the West Side of Cleveland, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Detroit–Shoreway consists of the streets between Lake Erie and Interstate 90, from West 85th to West 45th streets.streetcar suburb A streetcar suburb is a residential community whose growth and development was strongly shaped by the use of streetcar lines as a primary means of transportation. Such suburbs developed in the United States in the years before the automobile, when ...

of Lakewood and north-to-south from

to the neighborhood of Cudell. Edgewater is known for its Lake Erie frontage, tree-lined streets, and extensive Edgewater Park, part of the Lakefront Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. It also includes the ''Clifton Boulevard Historic District'' retail area. The neighborhood was part of the Village of West Cleveland from 1871 until its annexation to

in 1894. Some light industry is located along the rail line on its southern border, separating it from Cudell. Edgewater is represented in

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by Councilwoman Jenny Spencer as part of the city's Ward 15, together with Detroit–Shoreway and Whiskey Island.

Transportation

Edgewater has two main RTA public transit lines that run through the neighborhood. The Cleveland State Line is a BRT line that travels along Clifton Boulevard, which opened in 2014. The West 117th–Madison station is a

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on the RTA Red Line.

References

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