SixthCity

Damn right.

Awesome, if it gets done we will be the only American Great Lakes city to have this besides Chicago.

^ Don't forget Winton Manor on 1012 Prospect Ave - does anyone know how many units that one is?

Are those upper windows of the Hermit Club broken?

Holy crap, yes. I'm ecstatic I won't have to explain that to people anymore.

You're an unimaginative little rascal, arentchya?

Hmmmm this sounds interesting...anyone know anything about it? If MRN is involved it's usually a good thing. EC 2014-002 - The Cedar Lot - 3 Residential Demolitions Project Location: Cedar and E. 107th Project Representative: Josh Herman, MRN http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2014/04042014/index.php

^ Good catch, it would have been nice to include RTA shots. Weird that wasn't immediately recognized as an asset.

There's no doubt Cleveland still gets a bad rap but this punches that right in the face...true Cleveland style!

Wow, I like it. I was very skeptical after the whole "parking and hamburgers" debacle but this is actually pretty cool.

Oye, this thread makes my stomach turn.

Dope

'This is Cleveland' campaign slogan revealed as part of Positively Cleveland's new branding effort "This is Cleveland, where you don't need to move mountains to make a reservation or find parking, and even the most adventurous place typically has a burger on the menu," reads the website's food page, which highlights in large type the names of the city's top chefs, including Michael Symon, Rocco Whalen and Jonathon Sawyer. http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2014/03/this_is_cleveland_campaign_slo.html#incart_river_default Oh wow, we're off to a great start. Cleveland's leading advertised attributes are apparently easy parking and the fact that "the most adventurous place typically has a burger on the menu." Way to make a first class city sound like a dumpy strip mall full of hillbillies. Who honestly is in charge of this stuff? This is the best way to sell a city?

Scrap metal is big business 'round here!

Damnit

Uptown did not use wood framing. I am certain of that.

Hiding Out in Ohio: Bioscience Down the street from Jake Orville’s office in downtown Cleveland, you can hear the cutting of steel gears from a nearly 100-year-old manufacturer of machinery parts. Just beyond that lies Millionaire’s Row, a stretch of historic homes built by industrial tycoons like John Rockefeller and Western Union founder Jeptha Wade, who dominated the city in the late 1800s and early 1900s. But in the midst of these landmarks to the city’s legacy as a manufacturing powerhouse, Orville and his team are working on something Rockefeller and Wade could never have envisioned: patented technologies to test for heart disease http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/bioscience-and-big-money-spark-a-rust-belt-renaissance/6556.article Check out the bar graphs

^ Thanks

Question from an ignoramus: Why is concrete construction preferable to stick built construction?

I don't doubt that you do.

^ I'm familiar with that original discussion. Unfortunately it appears the bogus Times Square analogy has taken on a new life with this project - being both propagated by L&R... "...Bowen compared the concept to displays in New York, Las Vegas, London and Shanghai. He envisions the digital advertising as a downtown landmark, akin to the giant chandelier planned for PlayhouseSquare." - From http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/lr_seeks_demolition_of_herold.html#incart_river_default And from Michelle's Twitter: "Design review member Jeffrey Bogart says you can't compare East 4th and Prospect to Times Square. "That's ridiculous." Re: billboard plan." -From the design review meeting -https://twitter.com/mjarboe And even members of this site:

How can this "Times Square" thing be taken seriously? Does anyone honestly think East 4th and Prospect could or should be like Times Square? The East 4th neighborhood is a tasteful pedestrian entertainment district with a lot of housing. Do you think the people dining outside or the apartment dwellers would appreciate the epileptic glow of a giant billboard more? (sarcasm) Times Square is a flashy commercial and entertainment district with massive advertising 360 degrees around the block. In case we've forgotten, the south side of prospect has a massive surface lot and vacant buildings - where will the rest of the "Time Squaresque" advertising go? Maybe MRN will have a sudden change of heart and paper the outside of their successful apartment buildings on the north side of the street with giant flashing electronic billboards? L&R is trying to sell this stupidity by facetiously comparing it to Times Square whose only similarities to this project is that both contain electronic advertising - the connection stops there. It's a shit idea and the billboard is a cheap way to beef up revenue. There is nothing wrong with beefing up revenue except when it's a nuisance to an established residential and entertainment district that we use as an example of a tasteful urban revitalization.

Bin216 to replace former Sammy's at PlayhouseSquare in downtown Cleveland Bin216, a casual wine bar-style lounge featuring small plate dining and a variety of seating areas, is undergoing refurbishment and is expected to open in May. PlayhouseSquare Association will also remodel and expand the RJF President's Club, a restaurant and lounge open to Donors Circle members, in the theater complex. Both facilities will be operated by Driftwood Restaurants Group, which runs other PlayhouseSquare eateries: Cibreo Italian Kitchen, Cibreo Privado events center, and Rothschild Farms restaurant. http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2014/02/bin216_to_replace_former_sammy.html#incart_river_default On a somewhat related note - does anyone know what is going in the old "A Cafe" spot in the US Bank building? I saw they cut a new door on the eastern side of the space, the windows are papered over and there was some activity around the area. I overheard the barista at Starbucks saying no one knows what is going to occupy the space but she hopes it will be a Walgreens.

KJP - That is a great idea, has it ever been publicly discussed?

^ Franklin Castle???