I've been keeping an eye on "Cleveland's equivalent of Allegheny City" for some time now. I was in the Ohio City neighborhood just yesterday and on each trip it seems to improve significantly. Ohio City is like Allegheny City in terms of having been a seperate city, in that both areas have a collection of historic homes and both have, or in the case of Ohio City had a struggling commercial district.
Today I found I could buy a Cuban Sandwich, artifacts from Thailand, furniture (at real prices, not the kind you rent) and the widest possible array of meats and vegetables. The meats and vegetables category was available before, as Ohio City is home to Cleveland's market house. (It also appears a Target store is opening as an employment center has set up in a storefront on the main street).
The housing stock in Ohio City has nothing on Allegheny City, however. What they do have has been nicely restored and a variety of infill housing that actually seems to represent a higher-density building model than the existing housing is cropping up. There's even a variety of stores mixed in with the housing on the back streets, including a Sushi restaurant.
Ohio City, like Allegheny City is in close proximity to downtown and residents of both locals can walk there. Unlike Allegheny City, Ohio City has a rapid transit station that allows convenient access when its not nice enough to walk, or if you can't walk. Allegheny City will have this in a few years as well, but it won't come close to residential parts of the area, unfortunately.
Ohio City also has a large, modern grocery store called Dave's if one was needed in addition to the wonderful market house.
If you've never been to Ohio City, make a point to visit. Here's a short slide show of some Ohio City and Cleveland photos...
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