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^ Is the Cleveland International Film office still there? I always wondered why they chose that high profile location because they never seem to do any sort of visible promotion or events there.

The City hates all trees in general lol.

Have you been to Perk Park since the redesign? I think that fits your description. In my experience it's a great template for more parks along the Lakefront.

All sounds great. I have to say the very much maligned exterior of the Fed building actually looks pretty darn cool from this view!

Paywalled article but you can see the pics: August 23, 2021 02:59 PM Circle Square developers say dramatic street overhaul will cost $8.9 million MICHELLE JARBOE https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/circle-square-developers-say-dramatic-street-overhaul-will-cost-89-million

The roof on 45 looks like it could really be a tremendous asset...it also scares me seeing people up there lol. I seem to remember having some fairly recent Cleveland Bar conferences in that building. Or maybe I'm mistaking for another building. Has it been vacant long?

^ Anyone have a good handle of timeframe?

While this is most likely true, you have to admit that this is the exact opposite of good planning.

Should be interesting to see what the value of a Trump endorsement will or will not be come election time.

I caught that!

^ Now that was pretty good....but it's strange lack of Carl Monday bumps it down to an A- haha

Friend with NEORSD said "Yes." "Next couple of years on Baldwin Creek in Berea. Maybe 5-10 years on the larger dam in Berea. Nothing in Olmsted Falls yet."

Now this is actually a point well-taken. I think it is kind of ridiculous that Cleveland is really desperate for places like an IKEA, Target, etc. and I really wished the region had its own homegrown version of such stores. Anyhow I honestly hope in that regard that Tower City can somehow end up being that perfect mix of local color and the familiar old reliable national retailers.

Okay not for siting inside of Tower City mind you, but FWIW just look at the Riverside Plan: there's "historically" been tons of indoor parking for Tower City Mall aka "The Avenue" and this plan is going to need that and a lot more, which I'm sure will all be well structured and not surface lots. I'm not aware of the Buffalo situation, but to me an outdoorsy-oriented retailer that rents or sell kayaks, sells fishing equipment, etc. is a nice amenity for a city and desperate to energetically re-embrace it's waterfronts.

They need a whale...like the most epic Bass Pro or Cabelas right on the river. That's something that would be a great fit for both the downtown crowds and the Towpath/riverwalk crowds.

It taints the org, not JT.

Wow.

The Joe Thomas pick was a bit tainted by the subsequent Brady Quinn waste of a first round pick.

In the quest to ruin college football, some food for thought. If the BIG16 and SEC become as one expert just predicted, "the AFC and NFC of college football," here are some of the schools that look to be screwed by being relegated to an underclass. Here's last years top 25: 25. San Diego State Aztecs 12-2 (NR) MOUNTAIN WEST 24. Utah State Aggies 11-3 163 (NR) MOUNTAIN WEST 23. Iowa Hawkeyes 10-4 171 (17) BIG 16 22. Oregon Ducks 10-4 364 (15) PAC10 21. Arkansas Razorbacks 9-4 371 (22) SEC 20. NC State Wolfpack 9-3 382 (18) ACC 19. BYU Cougars 10-3 435 (14) INDEPENDENT 18. Kentucky Wildcats 10-3 446 (25) SEC 17. Houston Cougars 12-2 513 (21) AMERICAN 16. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 13-1 517 (16) SUN BELT 15. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 11-3 533 (20) ACC 14. Clemson Tigers 10-3 538 (19) ACC 13. Pitt Panthers 11-3 741 (13) ACC 12. Utah Utes 10-4 851 (10) PAC10 11. Ole Miss Rebels 10-3 926 (8) SEC 10. Oklahoma Sooners 11-2 966 (14) SEC 9. Michigan State Spartans 11-2 1026 (11) BIG 16 8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-2 1039 (5) INDEPENDENT 7. Oklahoma State Cowboys 12-2 1177 (9) BIG 12 6. Ohio State Buckeyes 11-2 1247 (7) BIG 16 5. Baylor Bears 12-2 1259 (7) BIG 12 4. Cincinnati Bearcats 13-1 1349 (4) AMERICAN 3. Michigan Wolverines 12-2 1361 (2) BIG 16 2. Alabama Crimson Tide 13-2 1464 (1) SEC 1. Georgia Bulldogs 14-1 1525 (3) SEC

A paralegal friend is lamenting a company mandate to return part-time, spending 2 or 3 days a week in the office. His theory: the older partners of the firm are driving this, because at home their spouses aren't too impressed by them; they miss being a "big deal" and bossing people around in the office.

If the Detroit-Superior and Hope Memorial bridges weren't enough to accommodate traffic, I could envision an addition route through the Flats with a drawbridge, like this one. You would have to assume it would be a lot cheaper than retaining Shoreway bridge, which admittedly is awesome, but that price tag is crazy. https://bridgehunter.com/nj/ocean/1515151/

Oh man. Yeah. By all accounts the stress of the pandemic has been life changing.

There's apparently still a Wall Street Journal from March 16, 2019 on my office desk from the last day I was in there lol. A co-worker told me it helps create that cozy feel of a post-cataclysmic dystopian future.

From what I understand the lifespan of the structure is close to the end. Does anyone have any indication of how long it could support vehicular traffic?

That could be really cool. I had the rare opportunity to bike across it once following some friends in the Cleveland Marathon. A hail and then snowstorm broke out and it was just like a sheet of ice! If your idea does happen I'd welcome some pretty tall plexiglass around the perimeter, because it's actually pretty terrifying up there lol.