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I didn't care for that either. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I wish he'd see this.

Finally - a worthy substitute for the building with the Hippodrome Theatre (or at least possibly worthy)! Now let's get on with it! Two floors of commercial? Reminds me of Toronto and other Real Cities....

I doubt if anyone would concede to giving up that parking lot but that's what happens in the most successful cities - few surface lots in central cities.

Maybe they were influenced by the "Corporations are not people" shout out. If this banner has actually been on display "for years" it really ruins the appearance of that house. A banner like that should only be on display a very short time, if at all, and never right in front of a house. I wrote a long article on that sort of thing for the old "Habitat" newspaper - things that are very tacky and could be handled more tastefully and be just as effective.

Unfortunately there's only one bldg. on the east side of South Moreland that I'd say looks like it's really well maintained, and it's not one of the best architecturally. Another bldg. in that stretch was missing its front door this fall but it has now been replaced. But for a bldg. to be missing an entrance door for months definitely says something.... A bldg. south of Buckeye was also without a door for a while.

Thank you!

How many floors will this be? I wish they'd always supply a prospective drawing..

Righto. It's Literary that Goes down the slope. Where does the name "Electric Gardens" come from?

University Road, in Tremont?

Somehow I don't associate "Little Italy"-type neighborhoods in various cities with having distinctive streetlights....

You're referring to North or South Moreland? What building had "burned out apartments?" I never noticed anything like that so visible from the street.

A lot of Cleveland and some of the suburbs' commercial streets are loaded with salons and barber shops, but to me the emphasis on Larchmere is galleries, antique and collectibles, vintage clothing, and restaurants and cafes.

Thank you. Any idea how far this proposal has gotten and what the chances are of it's succeeding? I think it will be the factor to give the vicinity of basically an "apartment district" with some houses mixed in, rather than visa versa, and that's fine with yours truly.

How much of the block between Clinton, W. 28th, Church, and W.29th is supposed to be occupied with the new apartment house project? Thanks.

That's what I was thinking of writing. There are many other types that might work well. The Beacon and Church and State, for example, are quite different and at least I'm quote happy with them. They're not as tall, but they certainly aren't the curtain wall type. Imagine a 34-floor tower in Tremont or Ohio City. Well, that might be a bit out of place....

The buildings along Shaker Boulevard east of the Square are far from "mediocre." Some of the bldgs. north of the Square are looking good, too, all the way up to Fairhill, and west of the Square. Even a few south of the Square. I've been posting about the wretched condition of the Square in regard to paint, architectural details, and about how awful many of the buildings south of the Square, in particular, are looking (mentioning a few notable improvements the past few months). I really keep up and "know the score." I hust take exception when someone makes a general statement about mediocrity [all] around the Square. Was the friend really mainly interested in a recently built building? There are the two on Larchmere and two more proposed. However, many of the not new - i. e. pre-1920 bldgs. - in Little Italy aren't looking so hot. I f the ownership of the Square isn't changing what is the owner/management going to do in 2020 with the maintenance? Were they holding out because of a possible sale? Obviously I was hoping some entity would come along abd throw some money into renovation (and particularly restoration)....

Also on Kinsman Road, from the bridge. You can say these loxatiobs, though in Cleveland proper, are "in the Heights."

They all have their unique character. When I came to Cleveland in 1973 Larchmere (technically Woodland-Larchmere) had just taken on a few antique shops, galleries, and boutiques. It was mainly ordinary, neighborhood-type shops and restaurants or bars. There were the Power House, Park Vew Savings (I think that was the name then - Woodland and N. Moreland, the Williamsburg-iinfluenced bldg.), and the Drug Mart.

I never park in the West Side Market lot since they started charging, on principle. I typically park down Bridge Avenue, sometimes around W. 28, or one of the side streets south of Lorain. The management of the Dave's has the nerve to now allow one to park there except when they are buying inside the store - not such a common policy, fortunately. In other words, one can go into the store, come out with groceries, and not be able to stay in the lot any longer if one has more neighborhood shopping to do. Someone working in the lots watches out for it. Even if there are many spots in the lot.

The new building will surely look better than the narrow house that was there.

I wouldn't assume the facades were neglected when that district was considered a luxury district of downtown - i.e. before 1960 or so. Look how frequently National City Center is cleaned.

Library Lofts will be between East 105th and East 107th.

I recall houses in the 1970s in the neighborhood around East 49th and Fleet with once-white aluminum siding. It took chutzpah but wasn't very smart....