You know you're from the Cleveland area when you measure distance in time.

Cleveland is two cities that share a downtown.

Born and raised in Cleveland. I always felt that the west side was in the Midwest and the East Side was East coast.

Westside: get robbed once a week Eastside: get robbed everyday

It seem like the sun shines brighter on the Westside

Great video, I literally just got homesick!!! I grew up in S. Euclid & hung out on the east side during my high school & college (Kent St) days. As far as getting downtown, I always cruised Chester in/out when I traveled there as if you drove 30-35 MPH, you'd hit all of the lights. Sneaking through the various neighborhoods was never an issue for me to get downtown, I found all of the shortcuts. When I didn't want to drive, the RTA 41 to Windermere could get me there or 34 to the Van Aken/Shaker rapid Lett in 90 when I joined the Navy, now currently living in the Virginia burbs near DC. The thing I miss most about CLE is it was a large city w/ o being so big. Trust me when I say I could get side to side in 30 minutes or less :) I've been to several of the world's largest cities over my lifetime (Singapore, LA, NYC, Chicago Tokyo, London, Paris to name a few) and we have just as much arts/culture as any of them, but they don't have the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!! I miss the Flats of the mid/late 80s and all of bars/clubs you could catch a live performance; Blossom, Peabody's, Agora, etc. I visit the 216 often as I still have family/friends there.

Thank you for the elaborate video breaking down the differences that also includes some awesome history of the city. I’m an out of state investor new to the Cleveland market and just recently stumbled upon your channel. So far enjoying every bit of it. Keep up the great work!

im from Cleveland Ohio it got too dangerous for me and cleveland too small to be that dangerous

Very nicely done. I'm from CLE living abroad, and this was like a nice trip home. I could tell you served in the military. Good briefing!

Lifelong suburban Clevelander here...I really enjoyed your detailed look at the area! You gave some really great information--I especially enjoyed learning about how the rivalry between eastside and westside came about--and you did an excellent job presenting it. One question: do you ever show houses a little further out in the suburbs? I love my hometown of Chesterland, Ohio, which is only about a 25 minute drive from downtown Cleveland. If any of your clients are looking to work in the city but come home to a semi-rural town, a place that's also 30 minutes from Lake Erie (north) or Middlefield's Amish country (east), a place almost equidistant from many shopping and dining options in Mayfield or Mentor, a place near to several excellent parks and most importantly, a place that's a bit cheaper than Shaker Heights, Solon or Beachwood, I recommend Chesterland.

Solid review!

Also Cleveland's economic restructuring & rise started well before the cavs and lebron

This is a great video for someone who is new to Cleveland or is planning to move to the area. AK's info is unbelievably accurate. All the major downtown venues are on the east side of the river. However I find that unless you're living in the areas just east of downtown, it is far easier to get into downtown from the westside suburbs than the eastside. Eastside neighborhoods seem to have the charm lacking in the westside. All in all, there's a place for everyone.

I was born on the east side raised over there I live on the west side now and we are two different cities forsure I'm a east side kid by heart and will never change that.

Good information. Thank you!

This is great. Subscribed

Doing research for sci fiction stories. This video helps a lot. Thank you!

The east side of Cleveland gets a LOT more snow than the west side and I can tell you exactly where it starts - East 185th street. You can be driving with good weather heading east from downtown, then as soon as you reach East 185th street, it is white out. I saw this happen many, many times.

Cleveland west side is definitely new money and majority white. The two sides rarely cross over depending on where you grew up.

The old money on the East side is also from the original Cleveland settlers. I would put it at 25% of the money that is in Shaker today is from those families. It's descendants from the families who bought the original parcels in downtown when it was surveyed out. They moved East. And they hated Ohio City trying to build up.

Okay thank you for explaining that because I actually live in Cleveland heights so being a Cleveland I already know that's going to be like up and down the hills and since I have to go to school that way it's so much bumpiness though so thank you for explaining that

Superb! As an ex=Clevelander looking to move back for family issues, you have NAILED it! What a superb site! Thank you!

Since I worked all over the Cleveland Akron Metro area and beyond, Granger Twp. in Medina County where I reside is 5-10 minutes from I-76, I-71, I-77, I-271 and the Ohio Turnpike I-80. This made commuting very convenient. Downtown Cleveland takes 25 minutes.

I've never watched/heard/read someone go into as much detail into CLE as you did. 😂

great video thanks

VERY informative, thank you.

I'm a life-long Clevelander and live in the Westpark neighborhood. What Alex didn't address is that What is now Cleveland proper started as two different cities: Cleveland on the east side if the Cuyahoga and Ohio City on the west. The separation is part of the underlying rivalry between east and west. Also, one reason for the limited highway access on the east side was the eastern residents' resistance to highway construction. There was a fear that more east-west highways would allow more access to the east from westsiders. Many of the comments are from "Clevelanders" who are from Greater Cleveland rather than the actual city. The term "Greater Cleveland" is used to encompass Cleveland and the inner-ring suburbs, and can include cities as different as Rocky River [higher-income whites] to East Cleveland [low-income blacks]. Often, people will say they are from Cleveland when more accurately they are from an outer-ring suburb in Cuyahoga County. Some will even take umbrage at being called a Clevelander. As far as racial makeup, Cleveland proper is 51 percent black, with most blacks living on the east side, though that is changing. Inner-ring suburbs, such as Parma are getting more blacks moving in. Cleveland has had a variety of black mayors, city council members, city council presidents, and police chiefs. Much of the crime in the city takes place in sketchy east side neighborhoods, though it is spreading west. Unlike cities such a Detroit, that fell on hard times with the loss of the auto industry, when Cleveland lost the steel industry and saw a diminution of auto part construction, it was lucky enough to fall back on the health industry, with world-class hospitals such as the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals.

Videos are getting better and better production 👌🏾

Great vid, from Orlando considering moving up there

I'm a recent transplant to CLE from the western US. I work on the east side. Wife works right between 71 and 77 off of 480, so pretty central. When looking for a place, I was really focused on the east side and the very eastern edge of the west side. We ended up in Strongsville, as far south and west as you can go in Cuyahoga County. Everytime I'm on the east side, I lament that we didn't move there, I love the history and the archetecture. I really wanted to move to Shaker. But the west side had more of what we wanted in a home, and the taxes are so much less than most of the east side. And the schools are still among the best in the area and still some of the highest ranked in the state. Though I'm not a fan of my 30 mile commute, easy freeway access helps and I'm really enjoying the west side. Live just off of the Mill Stream Reservation, and the Metroparks are by far the best urban parks system of anywhere I've ever lived in the US or UK.

Great job, young man. I learned a lot. Now I need to visit Cleveland some time and see all these neighborhoods. Thank you, sir.

Being from Cleveland this is a Great video very spot on 👌🏽🔥

I’m from Springfield Ohio and was looking to move over there so Tnx it was helpful

Great Video.. The divide started to lighten with the closing of the steel mills back in the day. The die hard's had to move out of their beloved city to find work leaving only the retired elder generation that died off over time. But yes, still a city divided, and us native Clevelanders still feel the pride that our city is 2 cities in 1.. We like it that way.. =D Those of us that us that are old enough to remember anyway Ha!

I'm trying to move back to Cleveland. Unfortunately for Game Developers, there doesn't seem to be an industry in Cleveland for us. I grew up in Fairview Park and Avon Lake before moving to the UK in the early 00's. My Grandaddy used to run Cleveland Yacht Supply back in the day and was a real active member in the Cleveland Yacht Club.

Born in Berea, grew up (until I was 9) in West Cleveland, but spent a huge amount of time with my grandmother in East Cleveland... my mom was East side born and raised, graduated from Shaw High

Good job explaining my hometown of Cleveland, OH

Wow! Born and raised on the east side of Cleveland. Specifically growing up in the very urban Kinsman Ave. Which is right around the corner from Shaker. This video was excellent. Well put together and chock full of info. Makes me miss living there. Good stuff!

I live in Indy now but was born and raised in Garfield. I had some family that lived on the west side and I used to hate going to my grandparents house because it took sooooo long. A good 45 minutes and that’s with getting on the highway. Love my hometown though. I remember when shaker used to be constantly in the top ten of most beautiful cities in the country.

In terms of walkability, Cleveland is a somewhat walkable city overall. But there are various very walkable neighborhoods in Cleveland. 4 are on the West side and three are on the East.

He talked about the hills and winding roads as i was literally driving on superior in cleveland hts.

We live in Twinsburg but I would definitely go west once my son graduates. All the cool stuff is on the west side.

Far East side, 23 miles east (AKA Geauga County) is very conservative.

Absolutely true!! Everything is 10-15-20 min away regardless where you’re going lol we all say the same thing

East Side put Cleveland on the map!!!! S/O to all my East Siders!!

Lakewood, Ohio City and Tremont has older architecture.

I grew up in Rocky River and I really liked this video.

I grew up on the east side of Cleveland moving around a lot so I’ve been in a lot of different neighborhoods and areas but I moved to Lakewood for 6 or 7 years and now I’m a west sider for the rest of my life I’m glad someone made a video about Cleveland that’s positive this is really a beautiful city that I’m proud to say I’m from, as a kid I hated it here wishing I was from a bigger city like a Chicago, LA, or NYC but now as an adult I appreciate it here more than ever. Also before I moved the the west side I heard more people saying that people on the west side were stuck up rather than the other way around and I liken the west side to being more like the south being that people seem to be more relaxed and easy going and the east to be more like a NYC everybody’s kind of into their own thing moving and going, busy and focused I don’t know if that makes sense or if anybody else feels that way but that’s my opinion. All in all I say all of this to say there’s no best side just preference all of Cleveland is great!

As for me i am pretty ok with rainy, snowy and cold weather Cleveland is featured. At the first glance it is comprehensive, full weigh mid sized, beautiful downtown.

Yeah, I grew up in Cleveland and graduated from Shaker...not until college did I notice Eastside doesn't have enough highway access.

7:38 I live right in the middle of that snow band lol. thinking about coming down there at some point

As an East Sider who lives near an RTA train station I gotta it is a shame that they don’t have more train lines

Overall a very good video! I would also add if you speak Spanish all of the Hispanic neighborhoods are on the westside. Also almost all of the Islamic community is centered on the westside. There a a few private Islamic schools as well as almost all of the mosques on the westside as well as a few shopping districts/markets with halal foods. Conversely if you are Jewish, most of the schools and synagogues are centered on the eastside. Hope that helps!

Born and raised on the West side. I always say you could blindfold me, drive me around, and I could tell if I was on the East side vs West side!

I’m not from the land but E.72nd to E.105th is my people. St.Clair ave all day. Great video and thank you.

We love in chagrin falls! East side all day. West side is nice for lake activities, but east side is rolling green hills, country clubs, estates, charm and more established. Both are great easy side just is prettier to drive through. Love Cleveland all of it! Come visit!

Born & raised on the east side of Cleveland!👌🏾 also I definitely recommend the west side of Cleveland as well

Just recently moved from Florida to Chesterland and we fall in love with the area. By the way we bought a house without looking at it. 😂

grew up east side, live west side now. fantastic analysis on the land.

I grew up in West Park in the 60s and 70s... so much different than today.

Hi Alex how are you today ? hope eveything is fine with you .Stay safe

I'm from the east side of Cleveland (E. 105th and Euclid). It ain't nothing to brag about.

Old money moved further east when Millionaires Row was on the decline. The Severances and the Wades are largely responsible for the cultural institutions of University Circle. I was reading somewhere how the Wade family was pushing to make the botanical gardens free again. At one point they used to be.

I've lived on the Southside of Cleveland (Miles,Lee,Harvard) area for about a year. I've lived on the Westside of Cleveland (Madison,Clark,West 25th) area for about a decade or more. And I've grew up on the Eastside ( East Cleveland, 105th,St Claire) area. For solitude and convince I recommend the Westside. For proximity to blue collar jobs I recommend the Southside/ Westside. For more space and spread out living conditions where you don't want to live piled on top of your neighbors I recommend the Eastside. The houses are so tiny and closed together on the Westside.

Love the video but saying Shaker Heights is like Rocky River is a bit crazy.... I get you for Westlake and Solon and maaaaaaaaybe Cleveland Heights and Lakewood

The streets dude, the streets! I love watching people not from the east side trying to navigate. It’s just so funny to me.

He didnt name any eastside area all outskirts

I lived in Westlake, right on the border with Bay Village, in the Westchester Townhouses from 2000-02, worked in Bedford Heights, and aside from Shaker Heights, there's no way in hell I'd ever live on the East Side....heading downtown from the west side, I wouldn't mind livin in the Tremont area, that was just startin to become gentrified when I enlisted in the Army and left Cleveland in '02...

I live on the west side, work on the east side. Found good people all around.

In terms of walkability, Cleveland is a somewhat walkable city overall. But there are various very walkable neighborhoods in Cleveland. 4 of those neighborhoods are on the West side and three are on the East.

Good video, the one issue I have is the comment about the East side being stuck up. I worked for many years at the Great Lakes Mall and I worked at Great Northern Mall. The customers on the east side were much easier to deal with. The West Siders were stuck up and entitled. The irony is that my fellow Mall workers were more friendly on the west side than east. But that could come down to an us vs them mentality.

In 1985 I got off the plane in Cleveland to see about a sick relative who's neighbor told me to take the red line to Windermere and get a cab to the condos on Green Road... the poor, sweet train driver wouldn't leave me by myself at the station at 0200am. After an hour NO taxi would come, so she got the CPD to give me a ride. My parent's left Cleveland in '64 a few months before I was born. Dad graduated from Cathedral Latin and Case Western. In the 1930s/40s tge family had a house on Paige Ave in East Cleveland. Several weeks ago I looked at it on Google maps and entire blocks were abandoned. The house was a 2 1/2 story Gothic... it looked like something out of the Adams Family. I understand that the City has "shot spotter" gunshot monitors and "real time crime" cameras all over the place. Enjoyed the video.

Great vid! You know you're in Ohio when 😜

I just love the Cleveland area everyone is so connected

One thing I can always laugh about is MGK says he's an Eastside Cleveland wild boy, but from Shaker

As a Lakewood resident I don't consider our sports teams as being on the East side. They feel like more a part of downtown. I feel the same about the West Side Market and The Flats.

I grew up on the east side. Learned to drive in South Euclid. It honestly and truly NEVER occurred to me how much of a pain in the neck it was to get to a freeway, until I moved to the west side, and had a freeway less than 5 minutes from my front door. As far as the "old money/new money", never had much of it, so, it doesn't matter to me. Honestly, the entire west/east thing isn't really that big of an issue to me at all. Cleveland is a great place to live, and it has it's pluses and minuses like everywhere else.

You need to include the south side, like Strongsville which is the largest land area in the county.

I was with you all the way till the last thing you said! 😆 I work as a server/bartender at a prime steakhouse for over a decade and have worked both east and west locations over the years. Without a doubt, west side peeps are way more snoody imo. Lol. Really liked this video though, you're a cool guy😀

I lived in Summit county for over a decade and traveled to Cleveland to work. The problem with all the cities in NE Ohio is all the cities in NE Ohio. That part of Ohio could completely change the quality of life of the citizens by consolidating towns and reducing the ridiculous number of separate municipalities.

Moved to SolonOhio, the east side and love it.

Cleveland native here, Westside to be precise. Living in the Middle East now for 20 years.. We have a small Ohio community here. We get together every sunday to watch the Browns and sometimes the Buckeyes. Hopefully this is the Brown's year.

I don't know that I agree with EVERYTHING he's saying, but I agree with alot. I currently live on the west side, but moved here from the east side. I feel like the west side has more of a big city feel than the east side, but that's just me.

Cleveland architecture is either really cool or really basic… compare Cleveland heights, shaker, and east side neighborhoods to Parma, willowick, brook park

I live on the east side - moved here a few years ago - and I must say that I haven't experienced any snobbish behavior. Mostly, people in the Cleveland area on both sides are fairly friendly, and most are eager to tell you about their favorite spots in and around the city. Also, while over all not impressed with the driving skills of Clevelanders, there's one area where they excel: winter is not a surprise here, so everyone seems to behave sensibly in the snow, and road clearance is darn good, so living in the "snow belt" isn't the disadvantage it might appear to be.

Fairview Park has flooding issues due to the sewers being clogged. also, the pool at the rec center has been shut down for like 3 years and it's not getting fixed because people want the sewers fixed first

Your just about right but I would break down east and west by food and restaurants as well. Also the Browns Stadium is considered the west side of Cleveland.

Wow... entertained by the suggestion that a bunch of freeway boxes are actually a good thing...

Born there in 53 moved out in 82 dont miss it at all, one of the best cities to move out of,,, very depressing place to live,,,,

I would recommend moving to berea and middleburg heights if your moving to the west side it is a nicer looking area than Parma or brook park

The west side is 100% safer

The west side is the start of true midwest and the east side represents the east coast feel of Cleveland. Its more appalachian on the east and more rural and country on the west.

Cleveland sounds interesting. I must come one day.

New money? I got no money! Very cool comparison between the two as a CLE rez.

Bruh Parma & Shaker Heights ain’t Cleveland though 😂

From the east side, hate it! I travel to the west side frequently.

East side gets too much snow 🤢 west side for life!

Greetings from Chicago and New York: I have slid past and visited Cleveland numerous times between Chicago and the East Coast. Cleveland does have some slight East Coast vibes to it. But, to me, Cleveland is solidly Midwest. The people are friendly, down to earth, and ready to make conversation. The architecture and development can be dense in some neighborhoods, but the pace is a little slower, and large swaths of the city are wide open and flat. The topography does start to change and become hillier on the other side of the Cuyahoga Valley. I feel the East Coast - Midwest divide at the Pennsylvania - Ohio border. The topography is so much steeper in Pennsylvania. Admittedly, Appalachia is kind of its own sub-region. Pittsburgh is not necessarily an East Coast city. If I were to draw my own map, I would color Appalachia with light shading, to show a transition effect into the East Coast. Driving from west to east via I-80, the Appalachian Mountains are a distinct barrier separating Great Lakes and Arctic Air from the Gulf Stream.

That Cuyahawga things sounds very Noo Yawkish to me. In the Youngstown area, most of pronounce the "O" in Cuyahoga.

This is outer-city Cleveland, not inner-city. You're only talking about the suburbs and exclusively the suburbs. You missed important communities on both end such as: the west side's Ohio City, Tremont, Cudell, and West Boulevard and the east side's Superior, University Circle, Collinwood, Fairfax, and so on. No, you actually picked out East Cleveland as a warning. There's some racism in that for sure. That should have been in the video title and description: that this is about the suburbs.