Chagrin Falls Park
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Chagrin Falls Park’s History
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Chagrin Falls Park is a neighborhood in Bainbridge Township, just beyond the eastern border of the Village of Chagrin Falls. For much of its history, the neighborhood was predominantly Black. Today, it is a more racially diverse community. The story of Chagrin Falls Park is part of the larger history of Chagrin Falls and the…
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Chagrin Falls Park Community Center
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The Beginning of the Community Center By the end of the 1940s, Chagrin Falls Park residents increasingly recognized the need for organized activities, especially recreation for children in the Park. Women in the community began raising money to hire someone to provide summer programming. They received contributions from employers for whom they worked in large…