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^ Nah, I haven't seen that lighting. Just the multi colored light strip along the base of the building.

I think the set back and the lawn isn't as bad as most people here said it was, but the general architecture of the building definitely made it all worse.

No, as of now there is still public access via the southeast part of the quadrant.

That'd be interesting. They just recently announced 2016 and 2017 so I'd be surprised to hear that 2018 and 2019 are already locked up. It was also conventional wisdom that DC would be hosting in 2018, but that would mean 4 years in a row at an NL park. In that case, there is also talk of Baltimore hosting 2018, which would then make sense to keep it in an AL city the following year (since it will be in the NL in '15,'16, and '17). Besides Baltimore, the only AL cities that have gone a longer time than Cleveland without hosting are Texas, Toronto, and Tampa Bay (TB never hosted it). Toronto and Tampa Bay have insufficient stadiums, and Texas hosted in '95. In addition to all that, Progressive Field will also be significantly rehabbed, and Cleveland has had some great press as a convention/sporting event location lately, so logically it would make sense to have Cleveland host in 2019. Edit: There are actually 4 AL cities that have gone longer without hosting (besides Baltimore)...I forgot about Oakland. They also fall into the insufficient stadium category though. How is the Skydome insufficent? The Rogers Centre* was decried as being obsolete not long after it was built. It was cutting edge when it opened, but it is now one of the last multi purpose facilities left in MLB. The team has said that the stadium needs hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrades in order to bring it up to par.

That'd be interesting. They just recently announced 2016 and 2017 so I'd be surprised to hear that 2018 and 2019 are already locked up. It was also conventional wisdom that DC would be hosting in 2018, but that would mean 4 years in a row at an NL park. In that case, there is also talk of Baltimore hosting 2018, which would then make sense to keep it in an AL city the following year (since it will be in the NL in '15,'16, and '17). Besides Baltimore, the only AL cities that have gone a longer time than Cleveland without hosting are Texas, Toronto, and Tampa Bay (TB never hosted it). Toronto and Tampa Bay have insufficient stadiums, and Texas hosted in '95. In addition to all that, Progressive Field will also be significantly rehabbed, and Cleveland has had some great press as a convention/sporting event location lately, so logically it would make sense to have Cleveland host in 2019. Edit: There are actually 4 AL cities that have gone longer without hosting (besides Baltimore)...I forgot about Oakland. They also fall into the insufficient stadium category though.

^ Exactly. It doesn't help either that E 21 St north of Euclid is an underpass that goes under campus, is 3 or 4 lanes wide and is a one way street. Cars go way too fast down that street and it can be dangerous with having so many pedestrians in the area. The building's facade sure doesn't help to curtail that at all.

From a public transit perspective, I agree with this too. I haven't had any issues at all with catching the bus that I needed or experiencing any significant delays because of it.

I have to pinch myself when I see this. Part of me can't believe it's actually happening. These views are going to take some getting used to over the next 15 months:

It kind of seems fitting in that CSU's MUPPD is known to be less "design" focused than other planning programs in the state.

The exterior finish is in the process of going up on the CIMP. Pictures taken 3/12.

Another DC streetcar article: "Transportation chief asks if troubled District streetcar system can be saved" http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/transportation-chief-asks-if-troubled-district-streetcar-system-can-be-saved/2015/03/08/9738f28e-c125-11e4-ad5c-3b8ce89f1b89_story.html

Be careful with that "G" word. Exciting stuff though.

The Speaker very rarely votes on amendments or bills.

The rendering has changed a bit. The original did not have any pool in it. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/plans_for_flats_east_bank_seas.html

Pretty sure that's Austin. I'd also imagine Nashville would be higher, among other cities.

^ According to this Litt article, Geis, Higley , Donley's and Turner were all contending for the contract and it looks like Donley's won out. I wasn't able to find anything besides the two links below. Perhaps someone else can fill in the details. http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2014/10/group_plan_commission_seeks_10.html http://www.donleyinc.com/news-events/?tag=/cleveland+public+square

Great, thank you! That's a good resource to have handy. Added a second link which is a comprehensive list of the 1906 street name changes. Found this when researching family history and trying to figure out where my great-grandparents lived in the old census listings of the late 1800's Cool stuff. Thanks. Also looking up family stuff, except great-great*-grandparents.

Great, thank you! That's a good resource to have handy.

I never really understood that. There's a lot of space between the Warehouse District and "Hingetown."

I'm trying to figure out where the intersection of Oregon St and Perry St would have been located in 1895. I tried looking through the old directories but was not able to find much. The only thing I found was that Oregon St. was changed to Oregon Ave., so I assume Oregon was an east west street. Does anyone know anything about this?

^ Even though it was defeated, it's a bit unsettling that 147 congressmen/congresswomen voted for that amendment.

Speaking of the RNC... Kind of sucks for us who solely rely on public transit... RTA rapid could close to public at times during 2016 RNC in Cleveland CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The RTA rapid might close to the public at times during the Republican National Convention in July 2016 as part of a plan to get convention-goers to and from the four-day event, officials said. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/03/rta_rapid_trains_could_close_t.html

^ This is exciting. I haven't been back in the old Shaker Rapid station area since I was a little kid.

I think it'd be more of a bummer if it actually was made of stone and we tore it down (wouldn't have put it past us to do that...) Edit: Also, I always thought the arc was erected in 1896 for the centennial of the city, not for the county. The picture seems to be a bit older than 1910 as well based upon the streetcar.

What the h*ll happened to that arch?! Was that made of stone? Why didn't it last? Would love to have it there today. I recall reading that it was made of wood and covered in plaster and only meant to be temporary for the centennial. I couldn't find a source at quick glance but I'll keep looking.