Dennis Barrie, director of experience design for the Western Reserve Historical Society, stands by artifacts that will be on display to greet visitors to “Hollywood on the Cuyahoga: Northeast Ohio and the Movies” at the Cleveland History Center, as a woman works on one of the pieces. Barrie curated the exhibit, which opens in late Sept. and runs into October 2026. (Mark Meszoros – The News-Herald)
SOURCE: The News-Herald | Mark Meszoros
September 19, 2025
Cleveland is no stranger to a close-up.
The city has been featured prominently in numerous movies, most recently the blockbuster “Superman” and the comedy thriller “Eenie Meanie.”
And if you zoom out to a wider section of Northern Ohio, the region has produced or at least served as a home to myriad figures tied to the film industry, from Milan native Thomas Edison to the Russo brothers — a couple of proud products of Mayfield Village.
“And in between,” says Dennis Barrie, director of experience design for Northeast Ohio-based Western Reserve Historical Society, “there have been so many people who were actors, writers, directors, special-effects people, and we’re trying to capture all that in the exhibition.”
He’s referring to “Hollywood on the Cuyahoga: Northeast Ohio and the Movies,”which opens at the Cleveland History Center — the headquarters of WRHS — with a fundraiser celebration on Sept. 25 and runs through October 2026.
