And considering the great weather we've had (after such a brutal winter) it's about d@mn time I post some photos - mostly Cleveland, a little Towpath Trail.

 

Here's some happy warm weather music to enjoy while the pics load:

 

Watch where yer pointing that thing!

 

 

 

 

 

Is this building's rehab *ever* going to happen?

 

:roll:

 

Briefly taking it up a notch (aka going to Cleveland Heights)

 

 

Operative word, briefly - back downtown we go - first to the Arcade:

 

Over to Playhouse Square:

 

Coming this week - the world's largest outdoor chandelier - hey, better than a ball of twine!  :-D

 

 

 

 

Ah well, it's always good to get out of the concrete jungle every now and then. I'm nursing a minor knee injury so no rugged hikes, the Towpath Trail will have to do:

 

I know there are plenty of places to access the trail but somehow Peninsula always wins out - could have something to do with being able to have a few Dortmunders and then hitting the trail. Speaking of - when we were at the Winking Lizard, they had a limited selection of taps - but fear not, they're adding on to bring the total to 36  :-)

 

One of these times we'll check out the choo-choo:

 

 

Industrial ruins  :wink:

 

 

 

Her'on de Towpath, one often sees herons... get it?  :yap:

 

 

 

If it walks like a ... oh for crying out loud, I'll stop with the comedy:

 

 

Red-winged blackbirds - pretty sure it was mating season since they were all screeching like banshees:

 

 

 

Turtles and Turnpike shots:

 

 

 

 

 

Glaring grackel:

 

Snacking squirrel:

 

Note to others, this is a six-spotted tiger beetle (ecologically beneficial), not an emerald ash borer:

 

Time to lock up this trip ... d'oh! Yet another pun  :roll:

 

Would I love to get this shot at night, 28 miles south of downtown? Sure. Would it likely be my last as I'd have to set up in the berm on the turnpike bridge?  :oops:

 

Superbly Superior:

 

 

 

I think it was 55F when I took this - but after a brutal winter, I think most people would look for any reason to be outside:

 

Yes, yes I do - not that it's ever been easy  :-)

 

Remember when this was all pawn shops, wig shops and the only full-time residents were the cockroaches in the Wendys at East 4th and Euclid?

 

 

PleasePleasePlease let the May Company building get rehabbed soon:

 

Deconstruction of the old Innerbelt Bridge - more on that later:

 

The Columbus Road bridge in pieces/parts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The opening/lighting ceremony is this Friday - hope the weather cooperates:

 

Death to the dead zone on Euclid:

 

Flats East Bank isn't exactly flattened anymore:

 

 

 

A view soon to be blocked by 374 feet of Hilton glassiness:

 

But lets give some love to the Marriott:

 

Oh alright, Key Tower too:

 

Standard Building wants in on the action:

 

A convention center done right:

 

 

Perk Park, perking up for spring... aw geez, sorry folks.

 

Playhouse Square - amazing how busy this little stretch has become:

 

 

Let's not get bogged down by details... no, I think we *should*

 

 

 

 

 

It's all starting to get rather pedestrian if you ask me:

 

Again, PleasePleasePlease let the 925 Euclid building get rehabbed soon:

 

It'll be interesting to see this little stretch of roadway (Ontario Street) get eliminated in the re-unification of Public Square:

 

 

It's getting late, someone might want to take the lead... d'oh!!!

 

Okay, I mentioned the old Innerbelt bridge - here are some pics from University Road in the Tremont neighborhood:

 

 

 

 

Playhouse Square's 'mini-skyline':

 

West 3rd bridge - after being rehabbed/closed/rehabbed/reopened, it's now up and running... well, up if a ship is coming through, down if there's not... oh for pity's sake you know what I mean!

 

A quick trip to Malibu - nah, just a very contemporary-styled home. Sticks out like a sore thumb and I approve  :-)

 

Some of the infill is a little more in context with the older homes in the neighborhood:

 

Even so, it's a toss-up between the modern and traditional:

 

This sums it up pretty well:

 

Over to Professor Avenue, the main commercial strip of Tremont:

 

"Dendrite" - a newly installed sculpture marks the intersection of Professor/Fairfield/West 10th.

 

But... what if he has to blow his nose?  :wtf:

 

This pic shows how close the area is to downtown, and why buried utilities are a thing of beauty:

 

Still a smidge chilly but people are enjoying the sunshine:

 

 

No Guinness for this guy:

 

The pizza shop/bar of choice for Captain America and the Black Widow (Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson were spotted here during the filming of 'The Avengers')

 

New and old, that's Tremont for ya:

 

Gonna let this thread ride on out - hope you enjoyed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding photos MayDay! 

Funny you put the urbanohio sign where you did. I may have some news to share in the coming months about some actual signage (no, not for UO) going up in that very spot. Hopefully, if all goes according to plan, it may become some of the coolest signage in all of downtown.

^As I was Photoshopping that - I actually did think for a second 'why hasn't a certain company put up more prominent signage on this building' ;-)

Excellent collection. I especially like the Keith Building shot.

I don't know about that "world's largest outdoor chandelier" but the rest of the joint looks great!

Nice job! And, wow! Our ad budget must really be huge -- huge as this painted billboard.....

 

Cool turtles!

Feels like I'm there -- AWESOME!

 

Quite comprehensive!

 

The sculpture at Professor and W 10th is "Dendrite" by  Olga Ziemska and i see on her FB that she is doing somehting similar for the lobbby of the Westin as well

 

https://www.facebook.com/olgaziemskastudio

 

 

 

The clean up on the Breuer is remarkable

 

 

 

(about a year ago)

 

 

 

 

Wow I'm loving all the new (I think it's new...) Playhouse Square signage!