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Mall B/C prior to 2011 reconstruction

The Church+State crane and Ohio City skyline from the Jake.

The Drury Plaza just south of Pinecrest (from 271 North).

Views from Tuesdays game.

I don't know if this is the right thread for this (BM/BW or NEO skiing?), but the owner of Northeast Ohio's three ski resorts (Boston Mills, Brandywine & Alpine Valley) Peak Resorts, has been bought out by Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts is one of the largest operators/owners of ski resorts in the US, owning Vail, Breck, Stowe, Whistler and Park City among other well-known mountains. The conglomeration has acquired a few other eastern resorts within NEOs Alpine Valleys and BM/BW size range, but mostly focuses on larger resorts where they can undertake real estate developments (a major aspect of their business model). The whole ski industry has been heading towards consolidation, worrying many patrons of local mountains about the effects management from an outside entity. Numerous resorts have however received notable capital investments once under the management of these larger corporations, usually in the form of upgraded lifts and snow making capacity. They claim this will be to the tune of $15 million over the next two years at former Peak Resorts. My guess is that most of this will go towards the larger resorts in Peak’s portfolio further East, skipping their four new Ohio resorts. Peak Resorts has done aright job with BM/BW since they’ve been under their control for the past 15+ seasons, however many were upset with Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family (OxyContin patent holders) recently becoming majority owners. This acquisition will however be most beneficial to Northeast Ohio’s most avid skiers as it ropes them into their “Epic Pass” system. In its various forms it essentially serves as a season pass for all resorts under Vail ownership/management, meaning that an Epic pass you buy for Ohio of Pennsylvania skiing can get you into Whistler or Mount Snow. Vail Resorts now essentially funnels Northeast or Midwest skiers from local resorts to their larger mountains. If you ski locally, but also spend over 3 days a season on larger mountains further east or out west, this is great news. TL;DR – Larger ski resort conglomerate (Vail) acquires smaller ski resort conglomerate (Peak), owner of Boston Mills, Brandywine and Alpine Valley. Large local capital investments are unlikely. New passes available for regions skiers who vacation at larger mountains. http://news.vailresorts.com/corporate/peakresorts.htm

The image below is a compilation of the Cumberland Lakefront proposal, the Green Ribbon Coalition's Land Bridge proposal, and the Multimodal Station concept. This is just to show an idea of three downtown lakefront proposals / concepts from the past few years. Land Bridge: https://www.greenribbonlakefront.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Land-Bridge-Proposal_GRC_2019-01-10_4.9.pdf Multimodal: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/engineering/OTEC/2016 Presentations/Wednesday/52/Collier_Lemasters_52.pdf These plans within this less than .5 square mile of Cleveland could include a new multimodal (intercity/commuter bus and Amtrak) station, an additional (lakefront) downtown hotel, a K-8 school, useable greenspace, an extended lakefront and public promenade, ~1000 apartments, a “creative workspace” in an existing structure, office and retail space while re-connecting downtown to the lakefront. This all complements the existing Stadium, Science Center, William G. Mather Museum, Rock Hall, light rail stations and Pace’s developments on E 9th. This could all be improved on with stalled, dropped or theoretical plans discussed by forum members such as a convention center expansion, connecting the land bridge (or Mall D) with the new Multimodal station, parks atop the Willard and Huntington garages, retooling/removing parts of the Shoreway, regional commuter rail (with the lakefront freight rail bypass), a downtown rail loop, a Browns museum / Pro Football HOF exhibit space, Lake Erie Island / Canada bound ferries, and a water taxi connecting the North Coast with the flats and Wendy Park. Development could spill over into “the Pit,” Muni Lot, and the surface lots in front of Burke. (Once that’s all done, we can move on to Burke. /s) TL;DR - The proposal from Pace, if implemented, will help push forward other existing and theoretical proposals for the area. It’s an important step for the city and harbor area which has CRAZY potential.

Steel and cranes rising at the two previously mentioned projects.

Progress on the Topgolf facility at the southeast corner of the 480/77 interchange in Independence (taken from 77 north). Supposed opening of this Sep/Oct. https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/topgolf-cleveland-construction-underway-expected-to-open-this-fall/95-c7258d3d-5434-4600-b169-390805cdf5a5 https://topgolf.com/us/cleveland/

From Payne behind the greyhound station.

Progress on the new University office and optometry clinic building at Neil and W11th avenues (former location of Adriatico's and University Flower Shop). Directly across Neil Ave is the site of the new dental school building (third photo).

Looking north from Med Center Drive at the new and old Cannon Dr.

Elevator Shaft progress for the new parking garage on 3rd (viewed from 4th).

Former Gyro George building and One Midtown on the other side of East 73rd. I took these while riding my bike down Euclid earlier this month.

/\ I agree with you on their recently uploaded Restaurant Weeks videos, however DCA has produced some of the best promotional videos on Cleveland. These examples are well executed and show off downtown's assets well. You & Downtown Cleveland (2014): Downtown Cleveland - You Are Here (2015): Downtown Cleveland - One More Time (2016): Downtown Cleveland - Just Getting Started (2017):

Ya some of the census track selections in CLE seem a little strange. Here is a map of proposed (red) and selected (green) tracts . https://fusiontables.googleusercontent.com/embedviz?q=select+col0>>1+from+1fDkrV_2PGtT98Psp0vgG1l98-PFYoJ5PctB9dJSm&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=41.47097764148716&lng=-81.69983881650114&t=1&z=11&l=col0>>1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML

/\ 3 of the four census tracts in the area are designated as Opportunity Zones.

The construction along the northern end feels more restrictive than I though it would have with Huron down to only two lanes and one sidewalk. The streetscape will eventually be improved though, especially without the northern pedestrian bridge. Glass has been removed from the Huron facing atrium/awning (2nd image).

Looking down the 3rd base line at the Jake. Much of the structure/crane can be seen from sections left of 450/550 in the upper deck. Its a great addition to one of my favorite views in CLE.

View from near E118th down Euclid towards One University Circle (right edge of photo). Seeing a building with this height at the end of straight, dense section of Euclid is great. It helps demonstrate the effect a building on the Jacobs Public Square lot would have on downtown.

Cleveland Institute of Arts new dormitory at Euclid and E117th St.

Centric viewed from Uptown, Triangle Apartments and Mayfield Rd.

New York won 26 in a row. That can be a somewhat contentious point as an asterisk has traditionally been added to the Giants 1916 streak because of a "tie" on September, 18 against Pittsburgh in what would have been their 13th straight win. The game ended 1-1 in the eight do to a rain delay and not being able to play at night. This game would technically be made up (by playing a whole new game) the next day in a double header. So yes, technically the 1916 Giants have a 4 game longer unbeaten streak than the Tribe as of tonight. This unbeaten streak should be put in some context though. It was in the dead-ball era, during a 30 game home stand in a baseball world 5 years before the radio and 30 years before integration. That isn't trying to nullify the accomplishments of that team 101 years ago, however the radical differences in the game should be acknowledged. The 22nd straight victory of the Tribe is definitively the longest in the AL, the longest in the modern era and longer than the 1935 Cubs record. The win tonight may not have broken the 1916 Giants* record, but it is a once in a lifetime (or every 100 year) experience for not only for Cleveland, but the entire country. The Tribe is also finally getting the national media attention they deserve, endearing themselves to much of the country. Getting the next 5 to pass the Giants will be difficult though as they would have to come against two teams fighting for the Wild Card (KC and Anaheim) compared to the Toledo Mud Hens a couple of days ago. TL;DR - Technically the 1916 Giants tie game was replayed in the middle of their 26 consecutive game win streak. The Indians also clinched a playoff spot with the Angels loss tonight.

That was the most playoff like regular season game I have ever seen. The Tribe now has THE LONGEST UNINTERRUPTED WINNING STREAK IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY! Replay of the 10th inning walk off: https://streamable.com/902c3

What an amazing way to get the 20th, a complete game shutout from Kluber. After tonight, he definitely has proven why he deserves the Cy Young. Also the last out was against Cabrera which almost seemed poetic as it signifies the future of the relationship between our two clubs. The days of Tigers dominance over the Tribe have come to an end. The drive from Columbus to witness this historic game was truly worth it. Although I won't be able to see the Tribe possibly break the AL streak record Wednesday, I have a lot of confidence in their ability to keep this thing going. They are truly dominant over these past few weeks in a way the 2002 A's never were.