The Shore Cultural Centre, a staple in the Euclid community where dance companies, off Broadway plays and small businesses come together under one roof, is set to have a bit of an update.
According to Patrick Grogan-Myers, the Planning and Development manager for Euclid, the updates to the center, 291 E 222nd St., will improve the quality of life for everyone who visits, works, there.
He said the city was awarded $400,000 in capital appropriations funding from the Ohio House and Senate and the funding will go toward replacing 234 windows, most of which are 100 years old and have gaps and cracks in them.
“This will be the third phase of window replacement with the goal of this being the final one,” Grogan-Myers said. “There are several hundred windows in the center, and they all date back to when various parts of the building were built.
“The original glass panes, they have air gaps in them, so our boiler system is working harder,” he added. “In some of the cases, we have to actually turn up the boiler to compensate for the fact that further stretches of the building are colder because there are gaps in the window, which means that some units are incredibly hot and the other units are too cool.”
Shore Cultural Centre has many businesses that make crafts, use kitchen equipment, and even some, like dance classes, that need the ability to regulate the temperature within their units. He said that since the heat is controlled by a boiler and heat leaks out of the many cracks in the windows, it has made controlling the temperature difficult.
“It absolutely impacts the ability for those organizations that use Shore and provide services for residents and many people in the area,” Grogan-Myers said when asked if the community has been affected by the lack of climate control. “It impacts their ability to use the building, especially during the cool winter months and provide a controlled environment for whatever goods they are making or services they are providing.”
“The replacement of the windows focuses on a continued investment in our public facilities,” Grogan-Myers said. “But it also focuses on making sure we are supporting the businesses within Shore Cultural Centre who are providing services to the residents.”
Grogan-Myers wrote in a release that more improvements are planned for the facility, but the city was waiting for additional funding before they proceed, with more information to follow in the coming months.