I sat scrunched up in the mouth of a tall, skinny window where its glass panes had been broken away, with my back and feet against each side of its frame. My feet kicked away bits of the cracking paint from its edges as I sat with a vast world of silence on either side of me; each one its

Let’s now take a venture down Taylor Road of East Cleveland, about 4 miles from Case University. This road just off of Euclid Avenue once housed Cleveland’s amazing space observatory and school; The Case School of Applied Science, or better known as ‘The Warner & Swasey Observatory.” The structure was built in 1919 by Worchester R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey

On Sunday, August 5, 2001 a report was filed for 30 center residents escaping from the institution. Now free to roam the streets and yards throughout the city, leaving civilians in a state of panic, fearing for their homes and safety. It was common for residents to carry police scanners with having the center located in the center of their neighborhood.