yeah cleveland had tons of brick apartments during its peak decades. much of it was a lot of lower quality worker apartment buildings though and has already been clear cut, so young people get the impression cle never had a lot of brick.
in better news, thankfully, cleveland's overall population loss is currently righting and as of now is almost flat, which is a massive improvement. its far from all roses though, the majority african american population continues to struggle and continues to move on.
here's a recent cle plain dealer blurb:
The U.S. Census reported earlier this year that Cleveland’s population declined by 1,700 between 2017 and 2018. That is the smallest single-year loss in decades. The worst period was 50 years ago when losses averaged 30,000 a year. Today, movers into the city are numerically close to equalling movers out.
more:
https://www.cleveland.com/letters/20...opulation.html