It's a neighborhood on the southern side of Cleveland.

Boundaries are informally Parma and Brooklyn Heights to the south, Cuyahoga River to the east, the zoo to the north, and brooklyn to the west.

Housing stock is mostly single-family homes, colonial styles.

Old Brooklyn isn't trendy nor a ghetto. It consists of middle and working class families and retirees.

Why visit ? There's the Cleveland Zoo. Memphis Avenue has one of the greatest densities of bars in Cleveland - consisting of mostly dive and sports bars.

Sub neighborhoods within Old Brooklyn include South Hills and Brooklyn Acres.