CLEVELAND, Ohio -- She's a tough one, even at 105 years old. Even when she sat closed and neglected, her light never stopped flickering.

EUCLID TAVERN

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Come Oct. 9, the flicker will come to life when the local institution is reborn as the Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern.

The project will operate as an East Side satellite of the Happy Dog while staying true to the spirit of the storied Euclid Tavern, according to co-owner Sean Watterson.

"We don't want to change too much here," he says, "because we see ourselves more as caretakers of the club."

Since 1909, the Euc has been one of the most recognizable draws to the area that has come to be known as Uptown. The Euc has played host to scruffy rockers, blues buffs andcollege students for decades. Chrissie Hynde and Peter Laughner played there. So did Mr. Stress, Jesus Lizard and Green Day. So did Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox, in the 1987 flick "Light of Day."

It closed in May 2013 when the building that housed the Euclid Tavern, 11702 Euclid Ave., was sold to University Circle Inc., a development organization in the area.

In November, the owners of the Happy Dog signed on to take it over, hot dogs and all. That was thrown in doubt when Happy Dog co-owner Sean Kilbane died in a tragic accident – until Watterson had a conversation with himself and asked, "What would Sean (Kilbane) do?"

"We wanted the Euc to have its own separate identity, but we did bring one thing over from the