![]() The American Institute of Steel Construction praised the Lorain Carnegie Bridge as one of the most beautiful bridges of 1932, giving it an honorable mention in the Prize Bridge Awards. Built in 1932, this landmark steel bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ![]() The Hope Memorial Bridge, also known as the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, is a major high-level bridge that spans over the Cuyahoga River valley in downtown Cleveland and provides a gateway into downtown Cleveland from the West Side. Hope Memorial (Lorain-Carnegie) Bridge | Cleveland Construction completed 1932 We Italian people are very proud of what we do, especially in working with our hands.” “I remember seeing the heads, the shoulders and the vehicles of the pylons being formed,” Henry Chiocchio said. Henry said when he was just a little boy living near the stone carving shop in Little Italy, his father and Uncle Jim took him many nights after supper to see the days work. Henry Chiocchio, related to Antonio and Gennaro, was interviewed for a 1983 Plain Dealer article about his family’s involvement with the pylons. The Italians living in Little Italy were very excited and proud of this project. The Guardians of Traffic were carved in Little Italy at the Ohio Cut Stone Company which was located at 2066 Random Road in what is currently known as the Singer Steel Building. Where were the Guardians of Traffic carved? This is a list of the known names of the individuals who worked on the Guardians of Traffic in Settled in the Little Italy and other Italian neighborhoods of Cleveland. Immigrants from Oratino, Italy, a small paese (village) in the Province of Campobasso and who Many of the stone carvers and other workers on the crew who created the Guardians were Italian Who was on the crew that created the Guardians? What they fail to mention, however, is that the majority of thisĬrew were Italian immigrants who not only “assisted” but proudly and diligently applied theirĪbilities and talents to bring the statues to life. A few sources do mention that a crew of workmen helped in the creationĪnd installation of the Guardians. Of famous comedian Bob Hope, who assisted with stone carving and whom the bridge wasĪ project of this magnitude and depth, however, requires the work of a team of uniquely skilledĪnd talented people. ![]() There is also mention of William Henry “Hank” Hope, the father Prominent Cleveland architectural firm of Walker and Weeks as the designer and Henry Hering Many sources on the history and creation of the Guardians of Traffic credit Frank Walker of the The correct name as given by the designers, ![]() Sometimes called the Guardians of Transportation. Vehicles represent the progress made in transportation over time. Have been proudly overseeing the Hope Memorial Bridge since 1932 and have become iconic inĮach Guardian holds a different mode of transportation in its hands, including a hay rack, aĬovered wagon, a stage coach, a passenger automobile, and four types of motor trucks. They were modeled after the Greek god, Hermes. The artistic style can be described as transitional, between a stylized classicism and the Guardians face the east and the other two sets face the west. Hope Memorial Bridge, formerly Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Guardians of Traffic are eight large figures sculpted on four Berea sandstone pylons on the ![]() By: Pamela Dorazio Dean WRHS Curator of Italian American History / Director, IAMCLE ![]()
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