March 14, 20196 yr @KJP haha man you are persistent with this stuff. I don't doubt that you see lots of cars with out of state plates. Isn't that normal for a big city? Especially in a state that is so proximate to so many other states? It'd be weird if you DIDN'T see out of state plates. Also, you were right next to a prestigious private university that attracts a lot of out of state students... There absolutely could be a mass influx of people from other states to Cleveland. I just don't think looking at license plates proves much of anything. There are rental cars, people driving through town, visitors...any number of factors that could contribute to this. But I've said my peace on this subject. If you want to keep photographing and talking about out of state license plates, go for it! More power to you.
March 14, 20196 yr Author Yes, it probably is normal for a big city. But this isn't a normal big city. Remember that my old forum signature said the city had 9 building permits (for new housing) in 1976? That was weird. So was it for being the bombing capital of the USA in 1976. That was weird. The lack of out-of-state cars was weird, the river catching on fire was weird, the mayor's hair catching on fire was weird, the city going into default was weird... need I go on? Maybe some of you young folks don't remember the 1970s or 80s. In fact, when we went out of town, we never said we were from Cleveland. We were too ashamed. We said we were from Highland Heights and, later, Chagrin Falls. So try to encourage people to live here?? Why, so we could lose them as friends?? And you know why the "I love Cleveland" thread exists here -- because we were trying to counter the haters in the 2000s who kept saying "Worst city for this, and worst city for that...." So yes, I'm enjoying seeing people actually wanting to move here. The last time that happened was more than 50 years ago, before I was born. And I don't know if it's a mass influx, but I've cited other anecdotal information to make my case, not just license plates...... http://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2018/03/cleveland-redefined.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 14, 20196 yr 20 minutes ago, KJP said: Yes, it probably is normal for a big city. But this isn't a normal big city. Remember that my old forum signature said the city had 9 building permits (for new housing) in 1976? That was weird. So was it for being the bombing capital of the USA in 1976. That was weird. The lack of out-of-state cars was weird, the river catching on fire was weird, the mayor's hair catching on fire was weird, the city going into default was weird... need I go on? Maybe some of you young folks don't remember the 1970s or 80s. In fact, when we went out of town, we never said we were from Cleveland. We were too ashamed. We said we were from Highland Heights and, later, Chagrin Falls. So try to encourage people to live here?? Why, so we could lose them as friends?? And you know why the "I love Cleveland" thread exists here -- because we were trying to counter the haters in the 2000s who kept saying "Worst city for this, and worst city for that...." So yes, I'm enjoying seeing people actually wanting to move here. The last time that happened was more than 50 years ago, before I was born. And I don't know if it's a mass influx, but I've cited other anecdotal information to make my case, not just license plates...... http://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2018/03/cleveland-redefined.html Thanks again KJP. Since you've mentioned numerous Corporate acquisitions, you missed what I believe is the second largest one in NEO -- Parker Hannifin's $4.3 Billion acquisition of Nashville-area's Clarcor in 2017: http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PARKER/menuitem.31c35c58f54e63cb97b11b10237ad1ca/?vgnextoid=90cd1603c868a510VgnVCM100000e6651dacRCRD&vgnextchannel=9104fbdc71fd7310VgnVCM100000200c1dacRCRD&newsroom=Y&vgnextcat=News+Release+Details&vgnextfmt=EN Edited March 14, 20196 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
March 14, 20196 yr I'm siding with @KJP on this. I've lived in the area my entire life. My entire adult life has been Downtown, Little Italy, Edgewater and Lakewood since the early 1990's. Its only been in the last 2-3 years that I've noticed these out-of-state plates everywhere. There is definitely a shift going on.
March 14, 20196 yr ^ I had posted in the Cleveland population thread, but I'll repost here. For what it's worth: My wife and I recently toured Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital maternity ward for our upcoming kiddo. Six couples were on the tour, and we had our group introductions. Five of the six couples had relocated to the Cleveland area within the past 9 months -- no joke! A couple were boomerangs (including us), but they were also returning with +1 or +2 or +3 back to the metro area. And a few were completely new to the area. The nurse even made a comment about how all her recent tours have been mostly newcomers...or something to that effect. ---- We can probably put this in the same bucket as out-of-town license plates...but it seemed like too odd of an experience not to report back here. Edited March 14, 20196 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
March 14, 20196 yr BTW love seeing all the new construction in Little Italy! The boom in new construction following the overhaul (and relocation, right?) of the RTA station is a true TOD success story! What is the beautiful brick building in the 9th pic down?
March 14, 20196 yr Author 1 hour ago, edale said: BTW love seeing all the new construction in Little Italy! The boom in new construction following the overhaul (and relocation, right?) of the RTA station is a true TOD success story! What is the beautiful brick building in the 9th pic down? RTA built a new station where the Van Sweringen brothers began building one in 1928 for a rapid transit line. But construction was halted by the Great Depression. CTS finished building the rapid transit line in 1955, but rejected Mayfield Road as the local station site. Instead, CTS built it at Euclid-East 120. As a result of the Euclid Corridor project planning, it recommended closing that station and building one instead at Mayfield. When the Mayfield station opened in 2015 (87 years after construction began), the Euclid-120th station was closed. The brick building in the background is this one: http://murrayhillcondos.net/ There is no neighborhood in Cleveland that has a more East Coast or European feel than this, IMHO "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 15, 20196 yr Author By the way, talk about TOD success story I tweeted this on the All Aboard Ohio account.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 19, 20196 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 25, 20196 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 31, 20196 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 1, 20196 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 9, 20196 yr Not sure who likes today's low humidity weather more - me or my camera ? clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
April 14, 20196 yr Wandered around Tremont a bit today and snagged this. Didn't think to try a wider shot to get the Lumen crane though, darnit. Pictures really don't do the view justice!
April 22, 20196 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 6, 20196 yr View from the Lookout Ridge Trail at West Creek Metroparks. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
May 7, 20196 yr 21 hours ago, MayDay said: View from the Lookout Ridge Trail at West Creek Metroparks. Beautiful! I have a new running trail to check out the next time I’m in Cleveland.
May 20, 20196 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 31, 20196 yr Some photos from today's Over the Edge event (in support of LifeBanc) from the roof of Oswald Centre. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
June 1, 20196 yr 20 hours ago, musky said: That's a great perspective of the Hilton Agree. It's a wonderful modern addition to a classic Big City downtown.
June 1, 20196 yr I love the majestic Art Deco crown to the AT&T Tower. If only they could remove the heliport and logo. It should be lit at night
June 1, 20196 yr I agree! But I often wonder if historic tax credits could be used to expand the height to what was originally intended. The building was designed in a gothic idiom and was over 30 stories tall. The final design maintained a short version and an a more deco styling. It was clearly inspired by Eliel Saarinen's Tribune Tower competition design, which ultimately wasn't selected.
June 20, 20195 yr Author photo by Amy Snell "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 6, 20195 yr Author Downtown Cleveland last night. Photo courtesy of LAND studio. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 8, 20195 yr The crowds walking around downtown Saturday was awesome. There were so many people around Public Square hanging out by the fountains and taking photos of this very shot. This was around 11:00 PM
July 15, 20195 yr Author A friend of mine from Toronto (and who lived here 5-10 years ago) came to visit over the weekend. He had a hard time getting a hotel downtown and had to pay $400 for one of the remaining rooms. He asked "What's going on downtown?" I told him the Tall Ships were in town but I couldn't imagine that's what filled up all of the hotels. When I met him for lunch on Friday at Vincenza's at a busy 5th Street Arcade, moments after he arrived in town, he remarked "What's with all the new buildings??" He took a few photos while here and left impressed.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 15, 20195 yr ^I know Key Tower dims a portion of the lighting on its crown late at night in the interest of migratory birds - not sure if that's the case here, but maybe? clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 2, 20195 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 5, 20195 yr Almost as if this was professionally photographed - this is one of the best still shots I've ever come across on Google Earth, and it just happens to be a random house in Cleveland Heights lol https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4904211,-81.5732898,3a,75y,110.44h,93.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svSDpHKq0-VvJiABRbfNs1A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DvSDpHKq0-VvJiABRbfNs1A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D274.60492%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656
August 5, 20195 yr That's a good shot! I actually just "visited" my house in Lakewood on google street view....looks absolutely terrible. They haven't been on my street since 2014!
August 6, 20195 yr 20 hours ago, YABO713 said: Almost as if this was professionally photographed - this is one of the best still shots I've ever come across on Google Earth, and it just happens to be a random house in Cleveland Heights lol https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4904211,-81.5732898,3a,75y,110.44h,93.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svSDpHKq0-VvJiABRbfNs1A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DvSDpHKq0-VvJiABRbfNs1A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D274.60492%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656 This whole neighborhood is gorgeous!
August 13, 20195 yr Author Tweeted by MegDShaw of WEWS.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 16, 20195 yr Author Cleveland this morning, courtesy of WEWS "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 24, 20195 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 24, 20195 yr Good morning from Franklin Boulevard (Irishtown Bend). clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 29, 20195 yr The Warehouse District was looking mighty fine yesterday evening❤️ Edited August 29, 20195 yr by urbanetics_
September 1, 20195 yr This Cleveland urban photography IG has great close-ups like this in & around the city—here's a crazy angle of the Beacon "We each pay a fabulous price for our visions of paradise." - ????, ???????
September 4, 20195 yr Might have a few more to post from the other day, but here's a teaser. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 13, 20195 yr I'm thinking about starting an Instagram to showcase some Cleveland's unique architecture (and possibly starting real estate photography as a side hustle) I've taken around the city. I'm always impressed by the incredible architecture in the city. Here are some of my favorite photos I've taken thus far... Feedback on these/the idea?
September 14, 20195 yr From this morning. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 19, 20195 yr Author Pretty bad a$$, if you ask me. This is from Aerial Agents a couple of years ago....... Full size..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 19, 20195 yr I've always loved the complexity of that interchange because it accommodates the original freeway and its expansion over the river.
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