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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 330452" data-attributes="member: 9701">Well, when you consider that the river was classified as a fire hazard not that long ago, it's come a long way.At least 13 fires have been reported on the Cuyahoga River, the first occurring in 1868.The largest river fire in 1952 caused over $1 million in damage to boats, a bridge, and a riverfront office building. On June 22, 1969, a river fire captured the attention of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)" target="_blank">Time</a> magazine, which described the Cuyahoga as the river that "oozes rather than flows" and in which a person "does not drown but decays". The fire did eventually spark major changes as well as the article from Time, but in the immediate aftermath very little attention was given to the incident and was not considered a major news story in the Cleveland media. Furthermore, the conflagration that sparked Time's outrage was in June 1969, but the pictures they displayed on the cover and as part of the article were from the much more dangerous and costly 1952 fire. No pictures of the 1969 fire are known to exist, as local media did not arrive on the scene until after the fire was under control. The 1969 fire caused approximately $50,000 in damages, mostly to an adjacent railroad bridge.I love this town!</blockquote>