O n June 26, 1915, Beachwood Village was incorporated as a village and is now 100 years old. In celebration of this centennial event, special programs have taken place throughout the year, some in conjunction with the Beachwood Historical Society. On the following pages are some articles that date back to when Beachwood was just a village. On August 14, 1965, The Cleveland Plain Dealer published an article titled “Beachwood at Fifty . . . A city where there are few working wives, family incomes are high, homes are well groomed, and there are no stores for the retail shopper.” As a recap of the article, take a look at the following comparisons to see how far we’ve come along in the past 50 years: 1965 $1.25 per hr. min wage < 50% developed 8,000 people 2,035 homes $25,000 - $90,000 homes Median housing value $35,000 K – 12 2,100 students 119 teachers 9-12 French/Spanish/German/ Latin 109 students in graduation class $15,724 median income County median income $6,943 1,589 married couples 36% self-employed No retail 2 manufacturers Employees in businesses 138 Tax duplicate value $38,841,367 Of this $36,054,440 is real estate valuation 89% is residential 10% is commercial 1% is industrial 2015 $8.10 per hr. min wage 99% 11,953 people 2,133 apartments; 724 condos, 2,846 homes Average sales price $274,896 $272,068 median housing value 1,526 students (2014) 161 teachers Hebrew, Spanish, Chinese, ASL 132 students (in 2014) $71,932 median income $43,804 median income 2,536 married couples 7.3 % self employed 1,542,665 square feet of retail As of 2012, 23 manufacturers 23,375 employees (2013) Tax duplicate value $806,226,910 Of this $796,372,620 is real estate valuation 41.33% residential 57.45% commercial 1.22% other Information was obtained from original article published in The Plain Dealer on August 14, 1965. 8 Beachwood Buzz n July 2015