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MTS, thanks for the confirmation and tips....I'll have to check it out next time I am in town. A tip for you too....though you may already know being the power shopper that you are. The Merchandise Mart in Chicago has a sample sale also that is huge and open to the public, I have found some good stuff....Wilkhahn tables, Brayton chairs, Steelcase credenza to name a few http://www.merchandisemartdesigncenter.com/treasurehunt/

I just found out that DWR has a sample sale warehouse in Cleveland. Has anyone gone? Do they have a good stuff/deals? http://www.dwr.com/studios/cleveland ABOUT THE STUDIO Our Cleveland Studio-the largest studio in the country-is located in on Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere, and is part of the Eton shopping district. The spacious 9,175 square space houses a wide selection of furniture and is home to our largest display of outdoor selections anywhere. All items, including our classics from Herman Miller, Cassina, Emeco, Stua and Knoll, are readily available for test-driving. An interior designer by training and a big fan of modern, Studio proprietor Heather Bub oversees the showroom, providing expert, personalized assistance along with her equally skilled and friendly staff. Due to the large space, we also have a large selection of floor samples-always available at discounts from 15-50%. Please contact us-or stop in to see what is available.

Is underneath Central Pkwy where there infamous subway tunnels run? If so, thanks for the pics, I wanted a closer look.

I like the unique street lights, looks like they are the type that minimize light pollution. I am glad they didn't put up fake old fashioned ones.

I know of 2 recently abandoned elementary schools in the school district where my parents live. A new school was built and the 2 were combined into a new building. Both probably date back to the late 1800's. They are Canal Fulton Elementary and Clinton Elementary in the Northwest Local School District stradling NW Stark and SW Summit counties. I'll try to get some pics over the holidays.

^It's not my opinion, it's a fact stated by experts in the Tribune and the Sun Times. A city/state and it's commitment to improving and expanding existing transit is a big part of an Olympic bid. The state of cta today with it's horribly slow, deferred maintenance train system and break down prone 15 year old buses is leaving day to day operations here a giant mess. It's a daily occurrance for riders to wait as packed trains and buses pass by at capacity. The city simply cannot handle the added traffic and volume of people the Olympics would bring in the current state. All three of the agencies under the rta umbrella...cta, Pace and Metra have already taken money money from thier capital improvement budgets to subsidize day to day operations. The state of Illinois is not commited to providing funding present or future. Atlanta on the other hand has a relatively new, underutilized, reliable train system that I believe was expanded for the Olympics. They must have been able to prove that they would be able to move people around efficiently.

Not to mention, the city is trying to prove they can handle the Olympics! The abysmal state of the cta is going to kill that bid.

Typical travel writer fluff, but good national press anyway...focused on her stay at The Lofts. There is a video also if you check this link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-sleep_columbus_pmnov11,0,7203534.story SLEEPING AROUND Industrial chic Lofts delivers in cool Columbus The indie vibe of The Lofts fits right in. ---------- IN THE WEB EDITION: For a video look at The Lofts, go to chicagotribune.com/sleepingaround

Hey found an old pic from that one...it was 2004, and it is a bad pic, I think there was a fog machine. Notice the Lazarus/ Macy's Federated sponsorship

That party is a huge event....I went a few years ago when it was in a roundhouse/horse barn at a fairground. I met the couple that put it on...they own a salon near Downtown, and I believe they own the building the salon is in too. I was very impressed, and the guys seemed like good Dayton/ Downtown neighborhood activists. Glad it is still going strong.

^Both of you....my thoughts exactly! The National Building Museum in DC has a Breuer exhibit...no pics of this building, but in case anyone was wondering why he deserves some respect, check it out... http://www.nbm.org/Exhibits/current/breuer/gallery.htm

probably should have started with this....but here is how she made her entrance

Also priceless...when leaving the ribbon cutting...a true one of a kind Akron moment:

Ok, forgot to post this pic... Continental Flight $99 Quaker Square Crown Plaza $125 Tickets to see Chrissie Hynde $30 Chrissie serving me an Hors Doeuvre...priceless

What is the floor set for guns at the SYC site?

Those windows are great, and the ceiling height looks fine for residential....even exceptional. The bottom of the girder looks to be about 10' up....but it looks like the actual floor plate above might be 12'. Leave the girders exposed with those big windows, and you have a great space. I agree that the windows would need to open somehow. Yeah, that is what I was getting at. The W hotel could use the Rotunda as it's Lobby since they like to have the lobby be kinda clubby and open to the general public anyway. The lower floors could be the hotel rooms and the upper could be condo. The 9th street entrance could be used for the actual condos. Rooftop deck with that cool cutout as a feature...I'd buy there! And, there is already a parking deck. Done.

With all the interest nationwide about mid-century modernism, I really think there would be a market niche for this tower as condos. There isn't anything else like it Downtown with the cache of being designed by a famous internationaly known architect. Open any book about 20th century design, and Marcel Bruer's name is right there along with Mies, Le Corbusier, Florence Knoll, Louis Kahn....etc. http://www.natarus.com/News/essayitem.aspx?essayid=99

Genius...American enginuity never ceases to amaze :wtf:

Couldn't be the first....I'd bet my left nut that Les put the first one at Columbus City Center or Northland. before Structure...It was men's EXP on the 2nd floor of the Galleria women's Express. It's so weird to go into the Galleria today and peer into those old stores that look exactly the same...except no merchandise. Like the whole mall was vacated in a day.

Not really, it's more of a park and ride. There has been talk of extending it to Old Orchard Shopping Center....but with the budget crisis I doubt it will ever happen. The only thing to see here, besides some really nice homes is the Bahai Temple right by the lake. As for other stations on the Purple, Davis is the best station to get off for Downtown Evanston. There is a lot of shopping, restaurants and a cool old time Hobby store (Tom Thumb). If you want to ride to the end of a line for another nice Downtown, take the Green Line west to the Harlem stop (Oak Park) where you can walk to and see many of the Frank Lloyd Wright homes including the home and studio and the Unity Temple. Also along the Green line is the beautifully restored Garfield Park Conservatory at the Conservatory/Central Park Drive station. If you are a fan of Modernism, take the Green Line East to IIT to see the Mies designed campus. Rob, If you like the ethnic enclave of Devon, next time try the Argyle Station off the North Red Line....it is the center of Vietnamese culture in Chicago....little Saigon. There is also Cermak/Chinatown on the South Red Line for Chinatown. For a Mexican and Puerto Rican neighborhood, take the Pink Line to 18th street to see Pilsen.

Higbee's is also missing from the list...and some others that I think were original... Benetton, Nature Company, Barney's NY, Record Town and Body Shop.

I just realized I was in one of these pics hangin by "Sue's Home Made Pierogi". Good Times!

Wow!

^ I think LIC is right...I recall an episode with a bus coming to a crossroads of Cleve and Cincy, and it turning around.