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I don't see it mentioned anywhere recently, so I will share this - during a hard hat tour of the building about a month ago, it was mentioned the severe diagonal cut and curve outwards on the East side of the building mirrors the mall plan below to the East. Once I saw the connection, my admiration for this building went above and beyond.

Wow. MayDay. This is truly amazing. thank you!

The uncovering of the original facade and hidden signage was a real treat to view on my lunch walk this week. Here are a few photos of what the Garfield looked like in the early 1900's.

Well, to be fair, there currently sits a productive skyscraper in that space. Yes, I'm a purist historian. I don't like destruction of historic buildings to be replaced by generic skyscrapers. I like skyscrapers, but not at the destruction of irreplaceable gorgeous buildings. So, your tagline, from the Cleveland Public Auditorium - I cringe every time I see 'builded by' while I'm out walking by this awesome building - any history on this incorrect sounding English?

This is actually the Crawford building (with water tower), which was just West of the Hickox (correct spelling) building. See alternate angle. Sad how much we've lost.

Walking around downtown today, during a perfect Summer day, and a great lunch at Walnut Wednesday, I was struck by what a slim and sleek profile the Hilton presents...From my office view on East 12th, the Hilton looks like just another high rise. Once on the street and closer, things change - This is a very slim glass tower, unlike anything else in Cleveland...

I just want to know how they are going to clean the inner glass...

Ok, the St. Clairsville photo is simply mind blowing...this looks like something out of a brilliant fantasy that would never exist in the real world. The crystal blue sky just adds to the fantasy...

Eridony, this is a beautiful and depressing post. I worked in Circleville for many many months at the old RCA plant, where they used to make glass TV screens. This was about 25 years ago, before I was into historic architecture. I never once made it into central Circleville, and seeing what I missed now makes me very sad. You have photographed some amazing architecture, thank you. On a separate level, as much as I love the architecture that you have photographed, I think it is important to note that Circleville was built over and completely destroyed a historic native American Indian mound dating to 500BC (Ref: http://tomclarkblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/squaring-circle-intrusion-dispossession.html)

wow. Sorry, that is Landmark Office Towers. I'm embarrassed as a historian that I could not figure this one out. The perspective is very strange to me...

Ok, I'm a pretty darn good fanatical Cleveland historical fan and I cannot figure out what the structure just to the left of the Terminal structure is - some type of U shaped building that is under construction? I don't show any record of anything like this. Can anyone help me under stand what this is? Looking at historical and current photos, nothing like this seems to have ever existed here...

WOW Eridony! Thanks for sharing these great photos. There is some VERY impressive historical architecture left in Chillicothe! Thanks to your photo set, I've added Chillicothe to my list of must visit Ohio locations!

Winter doldrums got them depressed and doing crazy stuff...

KJP, thanks for moving conversation, we did diverge from the original Residences at 1717 discussion. :) Your most recent question "Why can't you do anything about it?": My answer, because in the scheme of things, it is just another minor irritation of urban life. I'm an old man and trying to keep my family moving and I don't have the patience or will to push such and issue that I perceive as not being solved in my lifetime. I see your point - KSU has done some really cool things - their Rockwell plan a couple years ago comes to mind. Cool, but nothing ever came of it...maybe some seeds were planted. Ok, in the end, I guess I'm just complaining and I do not have the will to do anything about this issue. Chalk it up as a complaint and lets move on. We all have complaints and most of the time there is no solution.

Wow, that sure was defeatist. So 500 years from now Walnut will look exactly the same? Something will cause it to change, and mostly likely it will be the result of human decisions. So why not start now? Dear KJP, Let me rephrase so I don't sound so 'defeatist' to you, because I am not a defeatist, just a realist: "In the foreseeable future, this deadzone will not be eradicated. The only hope is that these poorly constructed garages will be demolished and replaced with something that includes ground level retail. But really, in the big picture of all things Cleveland, the likelihood of this happening in my lifetime is very low. So, my opinion is that I will have to just suck it up and deal with the dead zone." My problem is the use of the term "realism" when describing the future. Please consider all the ramifications of how silly it is to use the term "realism" for something that isn't yet real. Perhaps you should find another term that describes your expectation that nothing good will happen. As for priorities, I think anything that turns a dead street into one that's more lively should be higher than #134 on anyone's list. I do agree that enlivening Superior's side of these "Parking Deck Hallows" is a higher priority, but considering it's a federal route and a much wider, less intimate street, Walnut might be a lower hanging fruit -- so to speak. ;) Guys, I'm just expressing my anger over the many parking garages in Cleveland that have created a very uncomfortable walking zone. These 50 year old garages between 9-12/Superior/Walnut have me particularly frustrated because I have to live with them day to day [sadly, I park in one of them] and I see the effect on pedestrians. It is dehumanizing and saddening, and I can't do a darn thing about it. A - there is no demand for the retail, B - the cost to convert the street level space in a garage that was never designed for something like this is unrealistic. It is just like the Old Arcade - the spots are narrow and extremely expensive to convert to modern retail/commercial. When these garages were built, street level commerce was the LAST thing the developers/architects had in mind. All they wanted was to to park the most number of cars at this cheapest price. This problem plagues nearly every parking deck in Cleveland and it saddens me.