MayDay

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This suggestion has some merit - the Admins will discuss.

Folks, this thread is getting into speculation *and* being taken off track. Enough.

Any graphic designers out there with experience in the banking/finance industry, I know of an opening. Just to clarify, no banking/finance background = you would not be a good fit.

Yep, my favorite time of the year for photos.

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Pardon the crappy cellphone pic - structural steel is well underway at the county admin building:

It's not often I take I-77 northbound but I didn't realize the Ernst & Young tower is as visible as it is from this angle:

^I'm going to guess that it wouldn't open right away - we're not talking about a brand new store built from the ground up with a typical floorplate. They're going to have to be creative about the layout and that always adds time - in this case, I'm okay with that as long as the end results are worth it.

^Thanks for the clarification, Michelle - your responsiveness on cleveland.com and here is very much appreciated.

You know, I wondered if there were any plans for that - when I was in Indianapolis two years ago, one of their buildings on Monument Circle has similar windows (see below). I don't know if I'd want them to be as wackadoodle psychedelic as these but even a mild lighting accent might be nice?

Nice pics - thanks for sharing them! In all my photos of Cleveland, I've never taken any of all four sides of the Soldiers and Sailors monument so those were a treat.

Friday, Sept. 6th:

Yes the Chinese garden is very impressive - I have photos of it, but not from this event. It's at the southernmost point in Rockefeller Park and our start/end point was further north. Ah well, just another reason to go back. I should also mention that they have a citizenship ceremony at the One World Festival - I didn't attend, but if you ever get the chance to go to a citizenship ceremony - do it. Makes you realize that we have a lot to be grateful for in the USA. :)

Thanks everyone - I've added captions.

I've been trying to do a lot of "I've lived in Cleveland but never ______" this summer; not so much 'bucket list' stuff, just I've been here long enough so there's no excuse. Until a month or so ago, I'd never been to an Indians game and then when the One World Festival was announced for the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, I thought it'd be a great time to finally check them out. The Cultural Gardens are located near University Circle, primarily along a 1.5 mile stretch along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (main north-south artery), with some gardens connecting adjacent roads (East Blvd., etc.) as they have a terraced layout. Until recently, MLK was viewed as the quickest way from I-90 along the Lake to University Circle - a recent streetscaping made it more accessible for people wanting to visit the gardens. I'm hoping to go back to the gardens we missed sometime soon, but for now, here's what I saw. For more info, visit http://www.culturalgardens.org/gardens.aspx Obligatory skyline shot en route: The Temple on East 105th, which has quite an interesting history: One of the main features are the stone bridges along MLK - this happens to be my hands-down favorite: This bridge isn't too shabby, either :-) We made it to our first garden, the Irish Cultural Garden - note the layout is a Celtic Cross. I'm of Irish-German descent so this was a treat. Croatian Garden - one of the 'next time, we'll spend more time' spots: Shakespearean Garden entrance: One of several grand homes along East Boulevard: Over to the Hebrew Garden: Not easy to see here, but the layout is in the Star of David: Next up is the Hungarian Garden: German Garden - wrapped up my ancestry in one trip :-) This is the largest statue in the Cultural Gardens: More homes along East Boulevard: A good friend sculpted a few of the pieces in the Lithuanian Garden: One thing I really enjoyed about the festival was the occasional 'mash up' - see the Indian group? They're performing in the Greek Garden :-) Over to the statue of Dante in the Italian Garden - I loved the Italian Garden but that may have had something to do with the bar serving Peroni on a hot summer day ;-) Next up, the Slovak Garden which is undergoing renovation - to their credit, the people there were in full-on traditional costume and happy to share the new plans as well as their history in Cleveland: That's hand embroidered folks: This was a first for the Gardens to have a full blown 'festival' - hope they do it next year (and the year after): Another half-mile, another beautiful bridge: Another sculpture - this is in the Azerbaijan Garden: Next up is the Serbian Garden: Shrine to Nikolai Tesla in the Serbian Garden: At this point, we had to head back: The African-American Garden - for now, a rendering - in the future, who knows? Next door, the Ukrainian Garden: Sculpture at the Latvian Garden - the cutout is the silhouette of a traditional Latvian woman's garb: Next door is the Estonian Garden: Next up is the Finnish Garden: And of course, next to Finland is the Indian Garden :-) Probably my second favorite bridge along the route: But of course, nothing beats this beauty - hope you enjoyed!

Here's the email address for anyone who would like to express "appreciation" for Pelli Clarke Pelli's submission of the winning sketch from 'bring your kids to work day' for the CIHP at CSU: [email protected] On second thought, maybe the kids would come up with something more appropriate or creative.

One of my all-time favorite buildings, thanks for getting this great pic!

If you can snag Kona Brewing's Koko Brown or Pipeline Porter on draft, that would be great. If you can somehow get Maui Brewing's Toasted Coconut Porter (can or draft), I will have a new favorite place to grab a beer, and you will have my permission to violate every forum rule in existence :)

Eh, that mailer says a lot of things but "upscale" ain't one of them!

I suppose there's not really a good place to post this, but since the recent discussion is about the 5th Street Arcades... the Fitworks is closing as of Sept. 7th. Signs posted all over the place.

Nice shots - I saw some areas I didn't get to explore when I was there. Something about it didn't quite connect with me and I'm not sure what that was, but I can appreciate what it offers.

Very comprehensive tour - thanks for posting!

Added about 40 more photos - let me know if the thread takes too long to load.