Original October 1928 night photograph of Cleveland, Ohio, taken from the city’s historic High Level Bridge, now known as the Detroit–Superior Bridge.

The image looks east toward downtown Cleveland and captures a dramatic nighttime streetscape with wet pavement, glowing streetlights, illuminated advertising signs and long automobile light trails.

Several period advertisements are clearly visible, including:

• Large CHRYSLER sign

• Chrysler 65 / 75 automobile billboard

• Camel cigarettes

• Maxwell House Coffee

• Engineers National Bank

• Additional illuminated commercial signage

The reverse is penciled:

“From High Level Bridge

Oct 1928”

The large Chrysler advertisement is especially notable, showing contemporary late-1920s automotive marketing against the Cleveland skyline.

The long exposure creates striking reflections and light trails across the roadway, giving the photograph strong visual appeal beyond its documentary value.

A particularly nice image for collectors of:

• Cleveland history

• Detroit–Superior / High Level Bridge

• 1920s urban photography

• Chrysler automobile advertising

• Vintage neon and billboard advertising

• Ohio transportation history

• Night photography

Details:

• Location: Cleveland, Ohio

• Viewpoint: High Level Bridge / Detroit–Superior Bridge

• Date: October 1928

• Size: Approx. 8 x 10 inches

• Format: Black-and-white photograph

• Original/Reproduction: Original

• Subject: Downtown Cleveland / Night Traffic / Advertising

• Era: 1920s

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