City to Light Restored Euclid Beach Park Archway
Sep 24, 2026
CLEVELAND, OHIO—Tomorrow, Friday, September 25, 2026, at 7:00 pm, the City of Cleveland will relight the historic, newly restored, and outfitted Euclid Beach Park Archway on Lakeshore Boulevard, reestablishing a beloved landmark of the North Shore Collinwood community. The Euclid Beach Park Archway is a centerpiece of the new 1.55-acre Euclid Beach Arch Park.
Euclid Beach Park will become the newest municipal park. Euclid Beach Arch Park and the City’s Veterans’ Park bookend the MetroParks’ Euclid Beach, Villa Angela Beach, and Wildwood Park and Marina. The Arch Park sits on property that was once part of the Euclid Beach Amusement Park.
Euclid Beach Park opened in 1895, and the Humphrey family, who operated a popcorn stand at the park, purchased it in 1901. In 1921, the Humphrey family built the original arch, which, despite a century of weather, nearby construction, and car collisions, still stands today. The archway was designed as an uppercase “H” in honor of the park’s owners, and they added its perma-stone finish in 1942.
Euclid Beach Park closed its doors permanently on September 28, 1969, but the arch remained, straddling a narrow portion of E. 159th Street. In 1973, Cleveland City Council declared the arch a local landmark, but that didn’t protect it from being struck by cars. In 2007, a car accident significantly damaged the arch, requiring a major restoration effort, and it has been hit several times since then.
In 2025, the arch was moved by crane to a new location, 150 feet from where it had stood for more than a century. After months of preparation, the arch was moved by crane to its new location in roughly 10 minutes. Its new home is on land that McDonald's had gifted to the City.
For Clevelanders old enough to remember Euclid Beach Amusement Park, the arch will inevitably trigger nostalgia and memories of their youth. For those too young to remember, the renewed archway will be an interesting part of the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood and the re-imagining of Lakeshore Boulevard, and will instantly become one of Cleveland's most Instagram-able locations.
Ward 10 Councilman Mike Polensek, who represents the area and has vivid memories of visiting the park with his grandparents, said, “The amusement park was a beautiful place to be. The newly restored, relit, and protected Euclid Beach Arch Park will connect the neighborhood to its past and add to its charm.”
Councilman Polensek thanked the City’s Office on Capital Projects Staff for their due diligence, work, and support of this project, from engineering the arch’s move to creating the beautiful park space around it. “We couldn’t have done it without them,” Polensek added.
Tomorrow’s arch lighting takes place one day before Euclid Beach Park Day, which will be held Saturday, September 26, from noon until 4:00, at the Collinwood Recreation Center, 16300 Lakeshore Boulevard.