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Yesterday, from the rear.

Beautiful, great job. Love the modernish look with cool public spaces. "The Avenue" building design would have made for a much more handsome Bridgeworks. Keep it coming.

To me, it's the ground floor treatment that hurts the look.

Is that scaffolding in the building indentations around the 15th floor? What are they doing in there?

Intend to be there.

I believe the relevant franchisee opened TH locations in Youngstown, none of which lasted very long. The Akron Ellet location failed. Only the US 224 location near Springfield Lake remains. I would think that Cleveland would be a tough doNUT to crack, as there are Dunkins up the wazoo. Then there is the franchisee's track record. Please correct me if the above is wrong. Also, I believe the presence of many TH's around Ohio is due to their old dalliance with Wendy's with whom they were sometimes co-located.

Brooklyn?

Would all of the north south streets have had underpasses or would numerous streets have been blocked at the tracks?

^ Coldest-est place in the system.

Maybe, once started, it will go quicker than Library Lofts. 😉

^ LOL, yeah, Bridgeworks, is it really that hard?

I think I may still have my "build the dome" button from the 1970's. Ironically, if that dome had been built, it would have been replaced by now.

Was this the old Gatsby's, that dates back to when I was young enough to play sand/beach volleyball? It was a cool place. There also are the old Berea station and the old Kent Pufferbelly's sitting quietly....

LOL, I have an original idea for Bedrock, a Casino, in the purple structure under the hotel.

These routes have been tried before (since the hub closure) and never lasted. Without reasonable connections to get more feed, they don't make sense. I don't know what Frontier was thinking.

Eagle Ave. Bridge used to connect W. 3rd., to Scranton and Carter. Now you have to go around via Canal St. A sad fate awaits. The amount of wasted land in this area is mind boggling.

At W 3rd.St. and Stones Levee. Not sure what they are up to. I think this is near the site of the new Cavs facility.

What are the similarities/differences between the shopping preferences of tourists/conventioneers vs local residents?

^ I was thinking about the relative lack of great retail, myself. The declines of retail at The Avenue, the Arcades, and lower Euclid Ave. make for a real "improvement opportunity." On the other hand, LOL, you still CAN buy a Cleveland t-shirt!

Yes, exactly. The suggestion to count was in response to a prior statement, "If anything, Cleveland is batting slightly ahead both of those cities on the direct flight front," although, granted, some the higher count at CVG and CMH is due to much less than daily flights from Breeze and Allegiant. At CLE, the count is fluctuating a bit due to Frontier's scheduling contortions. I suspect that @Libertyblvd is right in that the nonstop flight counts are not a primary determinant for conventions. After all, my wife is flying to MSN (Madison, Wi.) for one, and Cleveland attracted the RNC in 2016. Cleveland should now be quite competitive.

LOL!

^ Watching this process is like watching a really bad episode of "House Hunters" or "Love It or List It". Which will they choose?

Count the nonstop destinations at CLE vs. CMH vs. CVG

As for the "not fun" part, you have, right downtown: Playhouse Square's multiple entertainment type offerings, the Casino, casual to fine dining, Hilarities comedy club, Major League sports venues, the R&RHOF, the science center, Flats bars and restaurants, and seasonal boat rides on the river and Lake Erie. Beyond that your have UC's museums/culture, Ohio City and the WSM, the Metroparks with golf courses up the wazoo etc. New Orleans may have a Creole vibe and historic charm, but do they offer as much as we do, as listed above? Their winter and spring climate probably helps them in those seasons. To Cleveland's detractors, exactly what are we missing? Is it a vibe, a coolness factor, a lack of super luxe offerings, a place to hang out where beautiful people go? LOL, got me!

The "too few direct flights" thing is, in fact, a problem.