Barneyboy

I saw a video interview with the Union Club President who said that the intended purpose of owning the lot next door was to help facilitate its development, although none is imminent.

Why? It's merely a temporary and necessary barrier closing off a construction site and not intended to be a permanent fixture. I'm confused by your outrage.

Euclid Ave near Belvoir looking east. I used to live near this area back in the early 80s. Much has changed.

I worked for Daffy Dan as a graphic artist back in the 80s in that building and I can give a qualified WOW!!!!

Prospect houses next to YMCA.

Playhouse Square restaurants and hotels of the past.

I've always been intrigued by Doan's Corners, especially since it no longer exists, but I've never seen this particular photo. I just wish it was better quality, but still, wow.

Penton building on the same site (non-extant).

Kinda reminds me of the living accommodations in the Sci-fi classic THX-1138.

This was built at the same time (1947) as the Hanny's store in downtown Phoenix AZ. There's just too much similarity to be coincidental IMHO. Question is, which is the original?

Other than Key Tower, in my lifetime I'd never seen anything but a parking lot at this site on Public Square, which was a blight for decades. Prior to being razed, the Chamber of Commerce building was a handsome example of Peabody & Stern's revival architecture. But what I didn't know until now was the original idiom was to be French Renaissance. Other than a rusticated base, figurine pillars, and a trio of arches near the cornice, this is an entirely different design from what was built.

Hubbell & Benes designed this building to be taller. If they aren't taking advantage of historic tax credits, what a kick it would be if they took advantage of the structural ability to add on, sort of like how 515 Euclid is built on top of a garage.

Just because I wish the best for Stark and that this project goes forward, I think about the proposed preservation and re-purposing of these buildings along Prospect. Let's not forget the very real historic nature of this location. I've mentioned earlier upthread that this would be a very do-able restoration of a rock-n-roll landmark.

I lived in Little Italy in the mid-1980s and there was an itty-bitty grocery/convenience store, not on the corner or in a strip or plaza, but smack dab in between a couple houses on Murray Hill Rd. (currently Club Leo). They sold mostly beer and wine but also carried all those little "oh crap, I'm out of_____" sort of things that you just don't want to have to get in the car to get. I'd come home from work via the red line and walk past this place and they'd have just about anything you needed. Kind of harkens back to a by-gone era.

Aside from the history and density, no great loss, but a replacement of the current plaza would be equivalent to replacing the Triangle in University Circle with Uptown.

Looks to me to have been the Hotel Martinique, which was razed when Halle's expanded their foot print. It apparently was a rather nice hotel, as evident from this Cleveland News photo:http://www.gettyimages.pt/detail/fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/women-in-large-carriage-on-street-for-cleveland-fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/90002900#women-in-large-carriage-on-street-for-cleveland-new-party-hotel-picture-id90002900

Their "ground floor" is sub-grade, meaning as you enter the building, you take a half flight of stairs down to the Daffy Dan's showroom. I worked at DD's as a graphic artist in the early 80s and my office was at the corner. All you could see of people walking by were their calves and ankles.

Whole Foods Market (WFM) has recently introduce a value-driven brand of stores called 365 by Whole Foods. 365 is their house brand and therefore more in line with mid-market pricing. It's very possible, if not likely that an up and coming neighborhood like Ohio City which quite honestly is still rough around the edges demographicallly would be a good fit for this, as opposed to an actual WFM.

for your amusement.

I sure hope so. I'm visiting Cleveland the first week of June for the first time in 2 years so...I'm counting on it!

Let's also not forget that the first photo I posted is where the Rose Building now stands. Sometimes residential districts simply gave way to something much bigger.

Prospect was almost as affluent as Euclid Ave, but with smaller lots. The houses on the south side of Euclid which backed-up to these brownstones were comparable in size and design to what was on Prospect. Because the houses were smaller, more of them are extant. I personally think there are enough residential structures left in the urban fabric to build more, such as infill. I would hope that, if that ever happened, the design would be less contemporary and more of a continuation of these houses. BTW, even that elm tree in those photos is an ancient and protected landmark with its own plaque.

This is a relevant link...http://www.shakeronline.com/dept/planning/Warrensville-VanAkenTransitOrientedDevelopment.asp

My grandpa went to the Cleveland National Air Races in 1934 and held on to the program (maybe because Mary Pickford was in the crowd and signed the cover). There are a few ads inside I thought were interesting.[/img]

I'm curious about where THIS project stands. http://www.wrldesign.com/projects/performing-arts/new-theatres/fine-and-visual-arts-facility I'm more enthused by the design and where it's situated than by anything I've seen built on campus lately, but haven't heard a thing about it.