Land Use
•Early settlers of Brooklyn Township
were farmers who farmed wheat, rye, and corn
•Early Industries were saw & grist
mills, tin & sheet metal factories, shipbuilding and breweries
•Heavy Industry and stockyard
development became more abundant after the arrival of the railroads
•Retail development sprouted along
Clark Ave., Pearl St. (W. 25th) and Lorain Ave.
•Dense, working-class residential
housing developed within close proximity to the corridor