MayDay

^Most people picking up souvenirs for the shows usually pick them up at a stand that's set up in the respective theatre lobby - more flexible and less overhead.

^800 Superior (KeyBank Center). Thanks alanr - I didn't realize they had that many locally but that's great. Are they big enough to anchor a new office tower? Maybe not, but they'd at least take up a healthy amount of space.

^Law firm - not one of the big ones like Squire or Jones Day, but not tiny either.

Oddly enough, the Public Square site is still empty in that rendering! :laugh: (If a tower was built there, the view of 200 Public Square would be obstructed).

^Depends on how much space they'd need (like any other potential tenant).

"this area requires literally no investment. what does it take for clevelanders to take notice of this stuff?" cyclovert, I certainly admire your passion and yes, the area around the E. 79th station has some existing stock that could (in an ideal world) make for an interesting TOD. However, it takes much more than a location adjacent to a rapid line - look at the criteria 3231 has pointed out. Plenty of people (including us "myopic" Clevelanders who aren't blessed with your vision :roll: ) can see that there's some potential in the buildings themselves, but "requires literally no investment"?!? Maybe if you're a shady flipper on HGTV who doesn't give a rat's @ss about the contamination of a former industrial site. Maybe if you don't care about the structural integrity of the buildings you're planning to renovate, etc. And don't just look at the existing buildings but the neighborhood beyond - the abandonment and blight is staggering. The areas adjacent to the buildings you refer to are urban prairies or junkyards, and few amenities exist in a reasonable walking distance - aside from CMHA housing and some churches. The buildings in question (upper right) - note that the few buildings (except for one house) on East 79th south of the complex are abandoned. Some aren't just abandoned, they aren't even boarded up any more - that's "too far gone" in my book: And to the north of the rapid station.

"Welcome to Rocky River (or, for the pretentious, simply “River”)" It's not being pretentious, it's conserving oxygen! ;-) Great photos - I think if I had to live in the burbs, Rocky River would be high on the list, specifically the area north of 90 and east of Bradstreets Landing. Outside of that, it may as well be Fairview Park. :-\

^And Houston.

I am SO glad that Cesar Pelli's design won.

Just for sh!ts and giggles - a ballpark guesstimate:

The PD articles get obliterated after two weeks, but here are links to the posted articles from the forum: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,1782.0/msg,42248.html http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,1782.0/msg,33837.html

^I kinda liked the pagoda-meets-industrial look (from a KPF book I own):

^Not that I often quote modern day teeny-bopper movies, but "BRING IT ON!!!!" Pretty please? :-D

I was just glad to zing him before he even got his schpiel out!

Guess who approached me this morning on my way into work? Sure as sh!t, some scruffy looking guy wearing his requisite hard hat and safety vest, standing in front of the Crowne Plaza (no doubt hitting up some convention-types waiting out front). He approaches me and he gets out "excuse me s..." and I yell "SORRY REBAR GUY - JUST LIKE I COULDN'T HELP YA THE LAST TIME YOU F#CKED UP YOUR STUPID GAS TANK!". He *bolted* across the street after that! :laugh:

Thowwwwy :-)

As IF I'd want to be demoted from my spot as HBIC on this forum! ;-) Sorry gotribe, did you mean this (on the western section): Or this (the mystery hole/Ayers Rock)?

New pics - no panorama since things haven't changed too drastically, but some new items of note: Panning for gold? Structural steel for something? The steel is visible behind the truck in the center of the pic:

^I'm guessing a party that's predominantly populated by "your" people. :-D

^Uh, no. You earned his retort because you clearly suggested on more than one occasion that the units weren't being worked on (or the pace had slowed), or that there were issues with them. So what if he called you out on a few off-base comments and cleared things up? Just thank him for the clarification and move on :roll: "I expect the Corner Alley apts will start a-building once again." "I didn't say they stopped or quit, like Jay Lofts; just were perhaps subjected to slow downs." "It could contractor issues or problemss with change orders: who knows, but it does seemed to have slowed down... but not to worry, these units are going to get built."

You can thank Filth-Turd for the lovely signage:

Would you care to share some details - such as your area of expertise, maybe some insider knowledge of port operations?

Brotherhood? Puhleeze, ours is a COVEN! :evil: And it's very simple: 1. Good booze (we don't do "weak" drinks). 2. Good eye candy at "our" places, dancing sans shirts. 3. Said eye candy isn't interested/available.