May 2, 201213 yr The led billboard doesn't look bad. The only thing that I find interesting is the angle of the parking structure detail makes the frame feel off kilter. It has always felt to be a design flaw.
May 2, 201213 yr The led billboard doesn't look bad. The only thing that I find interesting is the angle of the parking structure detail makes the frame feel off kilter. It has always felt to be a design flaw. Is that a "Tilited Kilt" reference?
May 12, 201213 yr Added: View shots in front of Tower City, and a distant pic from the Flats Damn those are awesome! That first picture is nearly perfect! If only that lift wasnt in the way. Still incredible though. Same as for the picture that shows both the casino and TT. Thanks!
May 12, 201213 yr So they just said on WKYC news that parking is $35 in new casino garage and valet is $70??? Again, they stated (as I'd heard before) that if you are high level casion club member - or if you play long enough - parking is free - but I pity the fool who doesn't make the cut, so to speak. Also noted that the adjacent lots are raising their costs, too.
May 12, 201213 yr ^ At least the cheapskates who still want/have to drive will have to park further away and experience the city on the walk in!
May 12, 201213 yr Are those spotlights on "Tower City Center" new? Or did I just not notice. Anyways the front of TC is looking better and better but I feel we need some lighting pointing up onto the tower itself.
May 12, 201213 yr Are those spotlights on "Tower City Center" new? Or did I just not notice. Anyways the front of TC is looking better and better but I feel we need some lighting pointing up onto the tower itself. Maybe we just need to get a few of use out there everynight with flashlights until they get the hint! :-P
May 12, 201213 yr Great idea. Don't stop till the place is lit like the Avengers, rotating spots and all!
May 12, 201213 yr ^ At least the cheapskates who still want/have to drive will have to park further away and experience the city on the walk in! They could always build more enclosed overhead walkways! :-P EDIT: yes, that first photo of the Tower City portico lighting is just about perfect. Nice job! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 12, 201213 yr thx for this thread and i hope you keep it going with the updates! its great to see signs of life and all the redevelopment action. repurposing higbees as a centralized urban casino could not be classier.
May 12, 201213 yr Added: View shots in front of Tower City, and a distant pic from the Flats Damn those are awesome! That first picture is nearly perfect! If only that lift wasnt in the way. Still incredible though. Same as for the picture that shows both the casino and TT. Thanks! When I took the first picture and then looked at the shot at home, I must say I was blown away by how good the portico looked. It sounds crazy but I took these in the wee hours of the morning one day this past week because other times of the day I wouldnt be able to set up the tripod and *think* about what I was doing...other times of the day and night there are just too many distractions (pedestrians and vehicles, and of course it's only going to get busier around-the-clock starting very soon). I think the lift in front is not that bad...goes with the 'work-in-progress' theme. Are those spotlights on "Tower City Center" new? Or did I just not notice. Anyways the front of TC is looking better and better but I feel we need some lighting pointing up onto the tower itself. The words 'Tower' 'City' and 'Center' always had light banks on them but I dont think they were all working the last several months or years. The lights in between the palladian? windows (on the columns) are new. thx for this thread and i hope you keep it going with the updates! its great to see signs of life and all the redevelopment action. repurposing higbees as a centralized urban casino could not be classier. EDIT: yes, that first photo of the Tower City portico lighting is just about perfect. Nice job! Thanks!
May 15, 201213 yr Are those spotlights on "Tower City Center" new? Or did I just not notice. Anyways the front of TC is looking better and better but I feel we need some lighting pointing up onto the tower itself. Maybe we just need to get a few of use out there everynight with flashlights until they get the hint! :-P Agree. I wish the rest of Tower City was lit up like the Shoe in the Hig. https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
May 15, 201213 yr Are those spotlights on "Tower City Center" new? Or did I just not notice. Anyways the front of TC is looking better and better but I feel we need some lighting pointing up onto the tower itself. Maybe we just need to get a few of use out there everynight with flashlights until they get the hint! :-P Agree. I wish the rest of Tower City was lit up like the Shoe in the Hig. "The Shoe in the Hig"? As a person who shopped in Higbee's, I'll never be able to say that.
May 15, 201213 yr ^Sorry, no disrespect intended. Now will it be known locally as the 'shoe, sort of like the 'Q' Arena? https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
May 15, 201213 yr I think it will be know as just "the casino", nothing fancy. Example: "Hey want to go the the casino?"
May 15, 201213 yr The intersection of Prospect and Ontario has to have the highest percentage of beige facades on earth.
May 16, 201213 yr Thanks all for the words of enthusiasm (^especially MurrayHill) Cant wait to go this weekend. Tribe will be in town and it'll be 80 degrees... will be fun downtown!
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