Posted March 12, 200619 yr Yesterday was a lovely, though at times dreary, day. I spent the latter part of the afternoon at Lucky's and then riding my bike back to Ohio City. As I rode, the sky cleared (much like in my tour of Detroit Shoreway housing!) and I ended up with some great shots at sunset. I'll start the tour at Lucky's... Lucky's (777 Starkweather) is my new favorite cafe...though they've been around for 3 years or so: Nice mural and metal work! Across the street, Hotz's has been around for a bit longer: Can't get more Cleveland than this! Starkweather & St. Tikhon...the building on the right is for sale by Progressive Urban: One of our most notable landmarks, the St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral: Behind St. Theo's, Brayton Avenue, with it's mish-mosh of densely-packed homes and a recent visit from the po-po! And just beyond, the industrial valley: More to come!
March 12, 200619 yr Venturing north from Lucky's, St. Theo's and Starkweather, I took some shots of the Valley View site (http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=7973.0) and continued up West 5th, which hosts an interesting mixture of affordable and market rate units. Towards Literary and the top of the hill, some of the more expensive new units caught my eye... Recent construction, Literary Bluffs, which go for over $300k apiece: More are being built: Across the street, the site of Bergen Village, which will begin construction this year: Around the corner, looking west on Literary, where many of the Tremont Ridge townhouses have been built: Continuing north on West 5th: Across the street, a nice little cluster that takes the hill down Railway Ave: Around the corner, a row of colorful, attached townhouses on Railway Avenue: And of course, the view is tremendous: How about a panorama before I leave Tremont?
March 12, 200619 yr Surprise! I couldn't get out of the neighborhood without a few more snaps. I continued along Railway until it turned into University Road. There are some classic spots in here, including a soon-to-be piece of history. I'll be posting some additional pics of the Innerbelt bridge route at this thread: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=3697.360. A University Road classic, Sokolowski's, established in 1923: Another classic, the river and the city: An intriguing look at several generations of infrastructure, transportation and construction: From West 14th, between Cleveland Cold Storage and the Innerbelt bridge: Under the current Innerbelt plan, this gigantic structure, familiar to many, will be demolished: On the Abbey Avenue bridge, one of my favorite views of Cleveland: A little closer up...I love how these bridges interact... Headed back to the OC!
March 12, 200619 yr From the Abbey Avenue bridge, I continued back towards Ohio City. On my way, I passed through "Duck Island" and the intersection of Abbey and Columbus, where CMHA and HUD are planning to build a significant number of new, mixed-income housing units. I'll be posting more pics of this location on the Riverview HOPE VI thread (http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=2492.180). What you'll see here is some more of the tremendous mixture of new and old that the Near West Side of Cleveland has to offer... Columbus & Abbey, looking northwest to the West Side Market: West 25th & Chatham, just north of where Columbus meets with 25th. This lesser-known stretch of 25th sports a scooter shop, tattoo parlour, a couple bars, and a new clothing store called Grind: Around the corner, just south of Chatham on West 26th, I'm pretty sure this is still in-use as an industrial building: Further west on Chatham, some of the more modern structures south of Lorain: This one is just about complete, north of Chatham on West 28th, I hope they're planning on building another one on the corner here, because this is no way to finish a facade! (the dog in the lower left hated me...) I do like the front and I marvel at the balls of the developer who built it! Just south of Chatham on West 28th, a nice blend of new and old: These were part of the Ohio City home tour and have been posted here elsewhere: I like! I just wish there was an entire block of 'em! The sun is down and my camera has no batteries...until next time!
March 12, 200619 yr I'm surprised I didn't see you as I was in that area as well. Amazing set of pics - thank you! :clap: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
March 12, 200619 yr That ballsy one is nice, just plant a nice and mannacured boxwood hedge along the entrance and some type of plant that drapes down from the upper balcony. It would look real nice.
March 12, 200619 yr Cool pics. I sure hope CMHA gives those Duck Islanders the bird. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 14, 200619 yr Excellent tour! In those last few, I love how the color and angle of the sunlight work with the colors of the buildings. I first learned of Tremont when I saw The Deerhunter (Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken) in Fort Wayne with my then-bf from Lakewood, who had once lived on Professor. The next time we went back to Cleveland, he gave me a tour.
April 19, 200619 yr Guess you'll just have to spend more time in Tremont then! What's the view like from where you are?
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