Photos From The Potter Village Block Party

The 5th Annual Potter Village Block Party was held Aug. 24 on Castleton Road in Cleveland Heights.

Potter Village is the neighborhood of the seven connected streets of Castleton, Woodridge, St. Albans, Boynton, Radcliffe, Haselton and Edison, in Cleveland Heights.  It is named after a family named Potter, who had a large dairy farm that covered most of the present neighborhood in the early 1920s.

In 1923, the land of the former Potter farm was redeveloped into a residential neighborhood. This year, residents celebrate the 90th anniversary of their neighborhood as a neighborhood.

Activities at the Potter Village Block Party included rock 'n roll by The David Loy Band, a huge pot luck, a visit by a Cleveland Heights fire truck and firefighters, a water balloon toss, card games. arts & crafts, an old-fashioned cake walk, and a raffle with prizes donated by more than a dozen local merchants.

More than 150 residents attended this year. According to the leaders of the Potter Village Good Neighbor Association, an organization of residents, it is the largest citizen-run block party in Cleveland Heights.