Posted March 30, 200718 yr The weather has been on the chilly side (upper 40s, low 50s) - some of my favorite photo-taking weather because everything looks so crisp. From East 9th: Detail view of the Garfield Building: Work progressing on the East 4th storefronts: Meet Me Here! Guardians of Transportation, and Tremont's St. Theodosius Church in the background: Women's Final Four at the Q: Facade hodgepodge: I absolutely love what Zaremba is doing with the Avenue District and wish them nothing but the best, but world class signage? Geez... A view west down St. Clair Avenue: Over in the Warehouse District, facade details: Quite possibly one of the coolest alleys in the city: One of my favorites, the Bradley Building: More facades: How's that for contrast? Stonebridge Plaza is coming along nicely: People out and about on West 9th: Grabbing lunch at Constantino's Market: Yet another cool facade! A quick stop at the Arcade: Looking up from the Flats: Rooftops of East 4th buildings: The street's a mess with the Euclid Corridor Project but 668 Euclid has a green roof! :roll: The awesome cornice of the United Church of Christ headquarters: The not-often seen side of the Arcade's skylight: I kinda like Cleveland's Lady Liberty - she looks much more bad-@ss than NYC's :-D Zipping over the Main Avenue Bridge, with Stonebridge Plaza peeking up: Skyline shot from the Columbus Road bridge: I love how the sun is obscuring the Key logo in this shot :-) The Federal Courthouse tower catching some rays: 200 Public Square: One of these might not be around for long: Hope you enjoyed! clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
March 30, 200718 yr Whoa....fabulous detail shots!!! The UCOC cornice is amazing. Nice UO billboard as well. ;)
March 30, 200718 yr Thanks MayDay- know that your shots are greatly appreciated! The "Meet Me Here" shot reminded me just how awsome the public art element of Gateway was. Aside from the overbuilt parking, that complex is really top notch- urban design done right, IMHO. And without resorting to faux historical design (yeah, I'm talking to you Camden Yards!).
March 31, 200718 yr Loving the billboard ;). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 31, 200718 yr What a great photo series. Cleveland looks fantastic. Especially like the bridge guardians and St Theodosius' domes. Thanks for the tour.
April 5, 200718 yr i've been taking the bus downtown recently instead of the train for variety, and my route goes right past zaremba-ville. I giggle every time i see the signs.
April 7, 200718 yr Great shots. The bridge/Tremont/UO billboard view is superb! i've been taking the bus downtown recently instead of the train for variety, and my route goes right past zaremba-ville. I giggle every time i see the signs. Don't let JoeC's neglect of rail push you to "his" chosen mode! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 18, 200718 yr Loved the pics! I can't wait till the weather warms up a little and I can get our with my camera. Thanks!
September 27, 201410 yr Now that Marcel Breuer's tower has been resurrected and the 60s/70s thing has some good feel going on... how i wish that the Dollar Bank bldg (original name?) was still around (between Marriott residence and pre-restored 668 Bldg). It woulda been great. Especially if youre an aficionado of the good stuff like that
September 27, 201410 yr WOW.....The city has changed drastically since these photos were taken. MayDay[/member] should do (hint...hint) a downtown retrospective. He could tell a good story with just his photos.
September 27, 201410 yr ^In all seriousness, the good people at Fonthill Media are way ahead of you - I'm under contract to author my second book and the subject is (you guessed it) "before and after" photos of downtown Cleveland. I'm trying to get it all put together by next summer so it prints in time for the 2015 holiday season. :-) I know they're hoping for a historic slant on the 'before' shots but maybe they'd be cool with a few current but still 'before' shots mixed in? "how i wish that the Dollar Bank bldg (original name?) was still around" True story - at one point there was a proposal to convert that building into residential use and my partner was *this* close to buying one of the units. Ah well. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 27, 201410 yr ^Congrats! I'm a sucker for before/after photo books, so I look forward to your new project. If I'm not mistaken, Dick Pace was behind that proposal to convert the old Dollar Bank building into condos. I'm really bummed it never it happened. Like Clueless, I really miss that building- was a great example of evolved post-war modernism, with a little grooviness. Given how downtown residential has taken off, I wonder if K&D now regrets demo-ing that thing. Doesn't seem so implausible that they could have busted a driveway through the ground floor to access the parking garage without demoing the whole thing. The empty space there and the blank wall of the 668 Euclid read like a big scar from the street.
September 27, 201410 yr ^In all seriousness, the good people at Fonthill Media are way ahead of you - I'm under contract to author my second book and the subject is (you guessed it) "before and after" photos of downtown Cleveland. I'm trying to get it all put together by next summer so it prints in time for the 2015 holiday season. :-) I know they're hoping for a historic slant on the 'before' shots but maybe they'd be cool with a few current but still 'before' shots mixed in? "how i wish that the Dollar Bank bldg (original name?) was still around" True story - at one point there was a proposal to convert that building into residential use and my partner was *this* close to buying one of the units. Ah well. MayDay[/member] You know I've said this before, but you should explore being a photo journalist. You have a the skills.
September 28, 201410 yr ^In all seriousness, the good people at Fonthill Media are way ahead of you - I'm under contract to author my second book and the subject is (you guessed it) "before and after" photos of downtown Cleveland. I'm trying to get it all put together by next summer so it prints in time for the 2015 holiday season. :-) I know they're hoping for a historic slant on the 'before' shots but maybe they'd be cool with a few current but still 'before' shots mixed in? "how i wish that the Dollar Bank bldg (original name?) was still around" True story - at one point there was a proposal to convert that building into residential use and my partner was *this* close to buying one of the units. Ah well. Glad to hear it. I was under contract with Gray & Co. in 2000 to do a before-and-after of Cleveland with my historical narratives but my photo skills were lacking so they asked me to sub-contract with a professional photographer -- out of my own money. That was the end of that project! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 28, 201410 yr Congratulations MayDay on the book deal! I think i wouldve tried to get in the Dollar Bank Bldg too ^Congrats! I'm a sucker for before/after photo books, so I look forward to your new project. If I'm not mistaken, Dick Pace was behind that proposal to convert the old Dollar Bank building into condos. I'm really bummed it never it happened. Like Clueless, I really miss that building- was a great example of evolved post-war modernism, with a little grooviness. Given how downtown residential has taken off, I wonder if K&D now regrets demo-ing that thing. Doesn't seem so implausible that they could have busted a driveway through the ground floor to access the parking garage without demoing the whole thing. The empty space there and the blank wall of the 668 Euclid read like a big scar from the street. It looks almost turn-key for a rooftop bar, infrastructure already there. It added to the time-travel of architecture one can see when walking up and down Euclid Ave. A structural loss for sure The space left is not all that big - somewhat narrow- so, fortunately, its not a huge open space. Plus the varying backs and sides of the buildings around the space are kinda interesting and do a good job at creating a texture, SAVE FOR ONE. Im totally in agreement that the mammoth brick wall on the west side of 668 Bldg needs sth on it (painted wall signage, mural, living wall...etc)
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