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A court battle put the reins on Linndale's right to patrol it's miniscule patch of interstate -- putting the kibosh on the village's primary source of income -- but Linndale is still alive and kicking.

To say Linndale is tiny is an understatement. The village is about six blocks long and two blocks wide. That it survives at all is a testament to its colorful history, which includes its incorporation in 1902 as an independent entity by maverick businessman Geo. Linn, a stint as a primary railroad switching yard in the era of the locomotive, and a reputation as a notorious gambling district during prohibition.

By virtue of its close proximity to I-71's Bellaire Road interchange, Linndale is centrally located for easy access to downtown or the south suburbs. Most of the homes in this residential-only community would be characterized as starters or fixer-uppers, but many residents take pride in their homes, which is not surprising, given it's status as a blue-collar, two-fisted, working class town.

Although it has no commercial district of its own, Linndale residents have easy access to the Brooklyn area or Brookpark for just about anything. Also, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is right up the road.

Not one to forget its own, Linndale -- despite its diminutive stature -- boasts a large monument to its fallen heroes. On the grandly named Avenue of Peace, (which is actually nothing more than a lazy residential side street,) there is a granite wall on which is inscribed the names of its war dead. Next to that is a flag pole, from which flies both Old Glory and a POW-MIA flag. And next to that is a powerful statue of a man reaching toward the heavens, inscribed on its base are the words: "Through Knowledge . . . Peace."