If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Cleveland Heights must be appealing to residents elsewhere because some of our street names have been conscientiously copied in other communities. Neighborhoods in such divergent Northeast Ohio communities as Parma and Vermilion bear some of our illustrious Cleveland Heights names.

First, the closer locale: The developers of several tracts of the Evergreen (formerly, Tuxedo) Lake neighborhood of Parma from Snow Road north past Evergreen Lake gave their streets Cleveland Heights names Chestnut and Edgehill Drives, Oakdale and Overlook Roads, Dresden Avenue plus five Shaker Heights names. Nearby, just south of Snow Road, is a Chestnut Hills Drive. There are other Heights street names scattered around Parma and Parma Heights, including many in the Ridgewood development of Howard L. Stahl, a Shaker Heights resident.

The Lorain County segment of Vermilion–surely one time a desirable summer colony boasting some Heights area residents–also boasts many streets with Heights area names. Seen here are no fewer than 21 roads inspired by names originally chosen by OUR developers: Altamont, Arlington, Berkley (Vermilion spelling), Berkshire, Boynton, Cummings, Delamere, Devonshire, Edison, Elmwood, Essex, Fairfax, Guilford, Harcourt, Kensington, Marlboro(ugh), Mornington, Overlook, Roanoke, Roxboro, and Woodridge, plus several Shaker Heights names.

Far more fascinating is that our street names were actually used in the 1920s for a Florida subdivision! Here is a case where the image of Cleveland Heights must have brought delight to those on winter vacation in the Sunshine State.