Fairfax, Cleveland

The Fairfax neighborhood is on the East Side of Cleveland, 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 University Circle, an area containing Cleveland's major educational institutions and museums. The Karamu House 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 Cleveland Clinic.

Fairfax
Neighborhoods of Cleveland
Coordinates: 41°29′2″N 81°35′26″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Cuyahoga County
City	Cleveland
Population  (2000)
• Total	7,352
	18.1% decrease from 1990 Census
Demographics
• White	2.2%
• Black	95.4%
• Hispanic	>1%
• Asian	>1%
• Other	>1%
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	44106, 44104
Area code(s)	216
Median income	$16,799
Source: 2000 U.S. Census, City Planning Commission of Cleveland [1][2]

Transportation

Fairfax has two main RTA lines running through the neighborhood.

The BRT HealthLine runs down Euclid Avenue.

The Red Line stops at the East 105th–Quincy station.

Notable people

• The five Womack brothers: Bobby, Cecil, Curtis, Friendly Jr. and Harry, members of the musical group, The Valentinos [3]
• Langston Hughes: playwright, poet, writer - lived in the neighborhood from 1916–1922 at 2266 East 86th Street.[4]

Points of interest

• Cleveland Clinic (9500 Euclid Avenue), major U.S. hospital
• Karamu House (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

1. "Buckeye-Shaker Neighborhood Fact Sheet" (PDF). Cleveland City Planning Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
2. "Fairfax: 2000 Census" (PDF). Cleveland City Planning Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
3. "Bobby Womack, legendary soul singer, dies at 70". June 28, 2014.
4. Petkovic, John (October 24, 2013). "Cleveland home of literary great Langston Hughes on the market for $85,000". cleveland.com.