MayDay

Just for that, peabody - I hope "you DO make it a good day!"

"If someone from Fox8 got that close to me I'd take a swipe too." Don't you EVEN be dissing Wilma Smith! :whip:

I'm curious - as an architect, what projects have you worked on?

I won't be able to make it, but if someone could take notes, that'd be much appreciated! :-)

"Rather than trying to participate in a branding campaign that a) doesn't necessarily want our participation and b) imho, is as likely to fail as it is to succeed." That's a pretty "Cleveland" (aka jaded) thing to say, don't you think? Don't misunderstand me - I agree that there's an enormous divide of inclusion between people like us, and the entrenched elite who don't seem to get it (or don't want to). I also agree that it's best to do your own thing and if the powers that be catch on and give you support - so much the better. However (and this is just one small baby step of an example) I've been invited by the CVB to assist with their campaign targeting the LGBT community. Ten, hell - five years ago the very concept would have been unheard of. Maybe they're a little late but I think they deserve a little credit for trying, and I would hope that we could at least say "well, it's not my cup of tea but if it works, more power to 'em". If nothing else, we could at least give them credit for realizing that their approach hasn't been working and they're actually doing something about it. I would also caution everyone that the "inclusion" divide goes both ways. In my experience, people in the local architecture/planning circles (both in academia and the industry) can be just as aloof and exclusionary as anyone at the GCP, CVB, etc.

Yes, but until it's sold/closed/revamped, they have their amazing Tuesday $20 special - get it while you can!

Honestly I didn't even notice that until I downloaded the pics, but yeah it looked like there was *something* happening there.

There was, but I banned him for two months ;-)

^$20 for an appetizer, entree, and dessert. It's a great deal, indeed.

No - really guys - those are all my co-workers, and I paid them to walk around like that! :lol:

There really is something about calico cats - my ex had one and honest to god, it would bite, hiss, or scratch (or all three) at just about anything!

"wow...how many sq. ft is your crib? Kitchen the size of a closet? LOL" It all depends - my soon-to-be former apartment (a small one-bedroom) was a little over 500 sq. feet, but the kitchen was about 10x10 - enough room to put a two-top table and decent counter space. On the other hand, I knew someone in a similar building who had a larger one bedroom but the kitchen was maybe 3x6 - they literally had to set their microwave on their stove if they wanted to use it, and you couldn't open the refridgerator door completely. Btw, my place was going for $490 a month - heat and hot water paid, electric bills were about $10.00 a month ($15.00 in the summer with a window unit for A/C).

I wholeheartedly agree - 35 years is not that old, in fact it's very very very young - and it's quite relevant and vibrant!* *Speaking as a 34 year old ;-)

An article in the March issue of Metropolis: http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2550 Farewell, Marcel A Brutalist tower in Cleveland by Marcel Breuer looks destined to be razed. By Kelli B. Kavanaugh Posted March 14, 2007 Poor Marcel Breuer. Recent adaptive reuses of his work, such as Ikea’s partial demolition of the Armstrong Building, in New Haven, Connecticut, have significantly altered his original visions. In January, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, announced plans to tear down its Central Library. Even his masterpiece, the Whitney Museum, narrowly escaped the fate of controversial additions—all abandoned—by Michael Graves, Rem Koolhaas, and Renzo Piano. And now his 1971 Cleveland Ameritrust Tower is in danger of being demolished. Two years ago the Cuyahoga County government purchased a chunk of properties on the block where the building sits, with plans to consolidate several of its now scattered administrative offices into one complex. Six architecture firms submitted site concepts, and they all agreed on one point: to preserve the adjacent 1908 Rotunda Building. Only one, Davis Brody Bond, proposed to reuse the Breuer tower. Part of the problem is that while Breuer is hailed as a master, the public has not always had such a warm relationship with his work. The 28-story Brutalist skyscraper is not universally admired in Cleveland—and many of its defenders are ambivalent too. Steve Rugare, interim director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, which organized a forum advocating its preservation, has an office just a stone’s throw away from the tower. “It’s not an immediate public favorite,” he says. “It’s not a building that people love or identify with, even among designers.” Energy efficiency is another concern: Cuyahoga County wants a building that is LEED Silver certified, and commissioner Timothy Hagan says the tower “doesn’t meet the requirements of a new building as far as green architecture goes.” But Peter Jones, the only one of the commissioners still open to saving the structure, doesn’t buy that. He argues that preservation is inherently more sustainable than demolition and that retrofits could enhance its efficiency. Last October the county commissioners selected a design team—Cleveland-based Robert P. Madison International and Kohn Pedersen Fox—that sided with the majority regarding demolition. Although he studied under Breuer’s Bauhaus cohort Walter Gropius at Harvard, Madison says their proposal is driven by functionality and cost—not preservation. “As architects, of course, we are sentimentalists,” he says. “But it is our job to be responsive to clients, to be as objective as possible.” A study to determine the relative cost of demolition versus preservation was commissioned in January—Davis Brody Bond estimates that renovating the building would cost $20 million less—but with even its allies less than in love with its looks, it appears that the tower’s days may be numbered. “If I had to lay money,” Rugare says, “I certainly wouldn’t bet on its survival.”

Wellll, I can see where peabody99 is coming from - but I'm with you guys, it's great to get that many people downtown. I've posted a few threads from previous St. Pat's parades here and I'm half-Irish so if nothing else, I think of it as a fun day to watch the amateurs. :lol: However... there are times and things which are a little less than pleasant - the stench of bad watery beer in the Arcade, the nimrods who have those obnoxious plastic horns and blow their lungs out every two seconds, the underagers who can't hold their booze, the overagers who can't hold their booze and leave us with reminders thereof... you get the idea. Plus, the people who are too selfish to consider others' safety and get behind the wheel after being sloshed since 10am. Still - I ain't gonna knock it! :drunk:

Hi and welcome to the forum! :-) The Ashbury Towers project is currently stalled and in receivership - from what I understand the developers (Ameri-Con) have run into some sort of difficulty. I don't have a lot of details beyond that.

^I can't speak for the patch north of the Hampton Inn, but I agree it would make a nice "pocket park" with just a few touches. The KeyBank Center (aka 800 Superior - McDonald Financial was sold to UBS) plaza is considered private property and more or less an entry plaza from the attached parking garage. Oppressive and unfriendly? KeyBank? Surely you jest! :lol:

At some point, yes. I'm having my first meeting on Friday so I need to see how much (or little) they need from me before I open the floodgates.

"How do we market Blacks? Latino's? Gays/Lesbian? Teens? Children? The restaurant scene? The fitness scene? the Natural beauty/parks/outdoor spaces? Yes Cleveland has a decent job market - however, blacks, latinos, gays/lesbians all great economic pluses to a region are not sought after or used to provided insight on our region." You're right that there are so many issues to target and more could be done. However, just so you know, the CVB is putting together a campaign for the LGBT crowd and yours truly will be assisting. Rest assured I will do everything I can to make sure that the message reflects the diversity (gender, race, age, etc.) of the LGBT community in Cleveland.

In celebration of the first day where temps were high (we hit 70 degrees) and skies were blue: This small alley is called Theresa Court - no idea who she was... The Board of Education building's awesome light fixtures: Okay, these pedestrians were actually flown in for the photos - I had to pay them each a dollar ;-) Even under construction, there were a lot of people out on Euclid. Fyi - for those who are interested, Vivo was open for lunch (aka they've reopened after the kitchen fire): Nice details on the Arcade's Euclid Avenue tower: More pedestrians! Fire escape, anyone? At one point the building with the fire escapes might have been considered tall... East 4th Street: Prospect Avenue: I had to pay extra for the dog-walking pedestrian ;-) Landmark Office Towers: The penthouse units of the Park Building in the foreground (right side) will have awesome views of Public Square: Public Square was definitely hopping: Reflections, anyone? Bank signage, anyone? Pedestrians on East 9th: And in celebration of the first day the S.O. could put the top down on the convertible :-D Looking south on East 9th Street: Tower at Erieview and AT&T Lakeside: Looking south, this time on West 9th: Cornices for everybody! Terminal Tower plays peek-a-boo: I held the camera backward, and hoped I'd get a decent shot... not too shabby! Hope you enjoyed!

Welcome to the forum, and although I'm not a cyclist, I agree with your perspective.

Going by that logic, so is beer, chocolate, ice cream... wow, the possibilities!!! :-D

Welllll, it all depends on how you define "good for you". I'm a fan of the coco-ginger and the peanut sauces but neither is low on the calorie count. Thank god for the elliptical!

I'm not a fan of any sub shop that uses bread with a hard/crusty exterior - they end up being painful to eat. Ditto on the Teahouse lure! :-D

I was with my S.O. and some friends. He's very understanding but the friends don't quite understand why I would take photos of a Target.