Lee–Miles is a historical area on the Southeast side of

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, comprising the two

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of Lee–Harvard and Lee–Seville. Once an independent municipality known as Miles Heights, it was

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by Cleveland after a referendum in 1932. Today, it most corresponds to Cleveland's Ward 1. A mostly middle-class

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neighborhood, Lee–Miles is bordered by the suburban cities of

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to the north, Warrensville Heights to the east, Maple Heights to the south, Garfield Heights to the southwest and Cleveland's

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neighborhood to the northwest.

Parks and recreations

*Kerruish Park (located along the Mill Creek) *Frederick Douglass Park *Lee–Harvard Community Service Center *John F. Kennedy Recreational Center

Education

*John F. Kennedy high school * Whitney M. Young *Charles W. Eliot School * Citizens Academy Southwest
Invictus High school
*Archbishop Lyke Campus * Harvard Avenue Community School * Ceogc Preschool * Adlai Stevenson * Charles W. Eliot School

Others

*Lee–Harvard Shopping Plaza *Cleveland Industrial Park – this community's largest development site. At 114 acres, this industrial park is located near I-480 with interchanges at Lee Road and Broadway Avenue, and was created by city government in 1981. Since 1998, the city has marketed opportunities for new business and successfully secured several industries who made commitments to create 600 new jobs in the $40 million industrial development. *Cleveland Fire Station #17 * MetroHealth Medical Center Lee–Harvard Hospital * Cleveland Public Library – Lee–Harvard Branch

References

External links

* Todd Michney
Lee–Harvard Neighborhood
''The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History'',

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* Todd Michney
Lee–Seville Neighborhood
''The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History'',

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Parks and recreations

Education

Others

References

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