Lakewood, Ohio
Edanola Avenue
A blend of Edward and Viola, for Edward Gilbert and Viola Corrigan, who met at West High School around 1900.
They built a home at 1427 Arthur Avenue about 1906. Viola became first president of the Lakewood Civic League (later Woman's Club) and led the Cleveland YWCA and Lakewood Garden Club. Edward joined friend Herbert Mathews in a real estate venture that planned and named many streets.
Named for
Viola Corrigan Gilbert. First president of the Lakewood Civic League, later Woman's Club.
Homestead: 1427 Arthur Avenue
Sources
Romance in Lakewood Streets
Margaret Manor Butler · 1962 · p. 44