Whatever Happened to the Paper Rex Man?: And Other Stories of Cleveland's Near West Side

By May Dugan Center and The May Dugan Center

Book Overview

Longtime residents recall life on Cleveland's Near West Side during the first half of the 20th Century in these 72 essays, including ...

The "broken cookie store" Free dish night at the Marval Theater Saturdays at the Rollercade Crusin' on Lorain Avenue Riding the interurban The smell of fresh bread coming from the neighborhood bakery Summer afternoons at Perkins Beach Playing "cops and robbers" in the alley Hanging out at Heck's Visits from the "umbrella man" Penny candy at the corner store And lots more

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963076019
• ISBN13: 9780963076014
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Nostalgia personified!

Anyone living in Cleveland prior to 1950 will treasure this nostalgic stroll through their childhood. Charming!

The "Paper Rex" Man Review

The book is probably mainly of interest to those who grew up on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio; it's a collection of anecdotal stories and memories, with lots of black and white period photos (mid-Twentieth Century), most of which are unfortunately not captioned. Still, it's a great read if you knew Cleveland!

Memories

This little book has given me and my cousins,(all in our 60's and 70's)who grew up in this area great pleasure. My father taught us to "say sheeny, sheeny ifey what do you feed your wifey," just before he yelled "paper rex." The book is a treasure.

Whatever happened to the "Paper Rex" Man?

My family is from Cleveland OH. My Mother and my Uncle tell of the "Paper Rex" (Paper and Rags) man that would come by their house every week. Wonderful pictures and history of Cleveland.