June 25, 200717 yr I always wondered why the Science Center did not advertise these type of movies more... or for that matter, why they do not have more movies like this.
June 25, 200717 yr I did like the movie, and I think a large part of that was seeing it on the Omnimax - it was so visually stimulating that I may have ignored/not noticed its faults as much....
June 25, 200717 yr I did like the movie, and I think a large part of that was seeing it on the Omnimax - it was so visually stimulating that I may have ignored/not noticed its faults as much.... Oh ok...I'll be sure to pass that on. Someone actually liked the movie...who knew!
June 25, 200717 yr I love Cleveland's early 20th century tudor apartment buildings, Corbo's bakery, Slavic Village's ethnic grocers and the Winking Lizard's cordon bleu sandwich.
June 25, 200717 yr "I didn't know Pallisades bowling alley in the Willoughby, or Willowick was the largest bowling alley in the country. I knew it was huge with 100+ lanes, but did not know it was the biggest." ^ Palisades Palace is in Wickliffe
June 27, 200717 yr There is so much going on or about to happen in Cleveland that I am 100% confident that this is going to be our city's renaissance. Let's begin with the downtown vicinity: Not only do we have 3 gigantic projects that are really entire districts in their own (The Avenue District, Stark, and Flats East Bank), but we also have a slew of other gigantic projects that are also going to completely change our downtown: Stonebridge, the Euclid Corridor project, College Town (The New Barnes & Noble competing with Nebraska Books will surely bring fire to the neighborhood), CSU's masterplan, Tyler Village, E. 4th St., and the convention center/medical mart. Add to that all of the smaller scaled projects that are occurring all over downtown. The ones that have me most excited are: The Rock Hall Of Fame library planned for Tri-C Metro, the apartment building rehab taking place next to Tower Press, Asia Plaza's expansion, and the proposed rehab of the building on Euclid near E. 30th St. into apartments/condo's. University Circle and The Cleveland Clinic: This entire area of Cleveland is changing so rapidly that it's becoming hard to keep up with every single development. Countless new projects are occurring, with the most important being: The Triangle, Cleveland Clinic's Heart Center, The VA expansion, Chester 82, UH expansion, Museum of Art expansion, and of course, the one I look forward to most: Cleveland Clinic spin-off developments: All of these new apartments, medical research facilities and retail that are either planned or already underway. I think it's safe to say that Chester 82, Parklane Villa, and the new rehab proposed at Stokes/Carnegie are all influenced by proximity to the Cleveland Clinic. The new medical research facility being constructed on Cedar near the Clinic will surely be the first of many. Has anyone noticed in the 7100 block of Euclid, that the historic showroom building is almost completely rehabbed and already has tenants!? Tremont: I've turned out to be a fan of Steelyard Commons. I won't lie, I shop at places like Home Depot, Target, and Staples on the sporadic occasion that I need items for my home. Finally, my tax dollars are going to Cleveland and not the suburbs! The biggest benefit of Steelyard is that it will bring more people into Tremont. I hope we can see the southern side of Tremont improve to similar standards of the Tremont we all know and love. But let's put Steelyard aside and look at how much stuff is going on in Tremont: Actually, I'm not able to list every single project because it's quite overwhelming to keep up with all the names of the different housing projects going on. I was in Tremont a few weeks ago for the neighborhood yard sale. There were a number of new infill projects on the eastern edge of Tremont that just appeared out of nowhere. They are in addition to all of the other different development projects already taking place. I won't name any, but we can assume 5-10 developers are currently building out the eastern side of Tremont into an entirely new neighborhood. Also noteworthy: Gospel Press! Ohio City: Jay Lofts, the entire stretch of Detroit from W. 25th to W. 35th, the proposed conversion of the building on Bridge near Fulton (from whatever it was into condo's), the entire stretch of Clinton including the desirable Townhomes Of Ohio City Phase II, Clinton Court, The Franklin Lofts, and on and on. Detroit Shoreway: This neighborhood went from a tough place to live to one of the most trendy in all of Ohio! The leading project is of course: BATTERY PARK. The large warehouse on the west edge of BP is supposed to be converted into lofts/condo's in the next phases. King's Terrace, and the countless projects on Tillman and Father Caruso that are either recently completed or underway. The most important redeeming factor for the DS is that W. 65th and Detroit is becoming a retail heaven: Gypsy Coffee, Cleveland Public Theatre, and all sorts of little taverns and eateries are popping up. One thing the DS has (similar to Ohio City) over Tremont is a retail center, which should prove to be worthy in the long run. This neighborhood is also subject to upgrades with the new Shoreway that will include access to Edgewater Park and Lake Erie. It will spur countless projects if and when this project takes place. The key factor is that all of this stuff is happening at once. 2007 is just the beginning of a surge in development for our city. Once all these big projects kick in, imagine what else might come out of all of this!!! And as for the list of projects above: I'm only mentioning the bigger projects in the trendier parts of Cleveland. Imagine if we compiled a list of every single project in every neighborhood. I didn't even mention projects like The Chicle Townhomes or St. Luke's Point which will add 100's of and 100's of new homes to the city! In my life and through research into Cleveland's past, I simply can't name the last time Cleveland experienced such tremendous growth. Maybe the 1920's? And this all comes in a time of a horrible housing market, a bad local economy in general, and it is definately a slap in the face to those who say Cleveland is the poorest city in the country. While we do have poor neighborhoods and a large povery problem, we also have wealthy neighborhoods and wealthy people moving into the city who are going to add millions and millions of dollars in spending, increasing the overall GDP. And when tax abatements expire, even more tax dollars will be brought in. Again, what an exciting time to live in Cleveland!
June 27, 200717 yr Good summary of what's going on. These are the things I tell people all of the time. I did a project last year the made me think of all the projects in the greater downtown area. So I made a map overlaying all of the various planning studies. I did not include the small single projects and I know I forgot a few things( like the Tow Path Trail), but it gives you an overall idea.
June 27, 200717 yr Musky & BizBiz (I always want to put the word "DJ" infront of your name! Are you a rapper on the DL?) nice work!
June 27, 200717 yr Great graphics and I agree with everything you said Biz Biz. I tell people around me that its not all that evident right now, but in a few years we'll be in the middle of a construction boom we haven't seen since what the mid nineties, maybe even later than that. When in other cities one thing that kinda gets me excited (I am a construction management major) is seeing new construction going up all over the place, I can't wait to see Cleveland be that "place" in the years to come.
June 27, 200717 yr Musky, do you want a clean copy of the Pesht street plan? I see you have the one on which I added arrows pointing to various stuff within the street grid. Lemme know "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 27, 200717 yr I'll e-mail it to you when I get home. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 2, 200717 yr I did like the movie, and I think a large part of that was seeing it on the Omnimax - it was so visually stimulating that I may have ignored/not noticed its faults as much.... Oh ok...I'll be sure to pass that on. Someone actually liked the movie...who knew! I've been a long time reader and as an Akron Highland Square ex-pat finally decided to jump in and say hello. MTS, about Superman Returns, I spoke recently with Bryan Singer, the director (he comes into the bar/restaurant where I work in West Hollywood, so we're on friendly terms) and he assured me the second Superman film will be better than the first. Akin to how vastly superior X-Men 2 was to the first. You may be pleasantly surprised!
July 3, 200717 yr ^Singer directed the first two X-Men movies. I didn't make that clear, but he seems to come into his own the second time around.
October 11, 200717 yr Just thought I'd update the thread with our latest national accomplishments: - The Cleveland Metroparks was awarded the 2007 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, an honor that signals that the Metroparks are the best managed park system of any large city in the country. It is the third time in the last fifteen years that the Metroparks have received the award, and cities are only eligible every five years. - GCRTA was named the best transportation system in North America (in the largest population category) by the American Public Transportation for 2007. From the APTA website: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), Cleveland, OH (Category: Providing more than 30 million annual passenger trips.) Serving more than 2 million people in Northeast Ohio, this is the second time that GCRTA has won this prestigious award, (1990 and 2007). Over the past several years, GCRTA has transformed its fleet from one of the oldest to one of the newest. During this same time period, it reduced operating costs by $25 million and dramatically improved efficiency ... ... More at http://www.apta.com/media/releases/071009_apta_awards.cfm
October 12, 200717 yr I can always use the line that Cleveland is the home of Superman. No it isn't. He was created in Cleveland, his adopted home, but a city to the north of Cleveland is, unfortunately, his official home. :roll: :roll: :roll:
October 12, 200717 yr Maybe Smallville was in Ontario, near London. Superman was fighting for "Truth, Justice, and The Canadian Way"!
October 12, 200717 yr According to that wiki, metropolis could be in new york, toronto, delaware, cleveland, or kansas or nowhere because it's not a real place
October 12, 200717 yr ... and yet Metropolis, IL, has done the most marketing around the idea that they are "Superman's hometown". Cleveland needs to step it up! Meanwhile, I think I've mentioned before that Cleveland should really be doing a better job of highlighting its Comics history ... not only are we home to Superman, but we also have the high visibility that American Splendor lent to Harvey Pekar, as well as local connections to the creators of Calvin and Hobbes, Funky Winkerbean and Ziggy.
October 13, 200717 yr I tried to look up cleveland and superman in the office, but got a lot "legal" and blocked files on both the WB and DC intranets. :? MTS correct me if I'm wrong. What I did get: Toronto - Superman's "home" and inspiration for "Metroplis City" and Toronto has used "Metropolis City" as inspriation for its skyline. The daily planet comes from the Toronto News paper. Cleveland - Birthplace of Action Comics and Superman. The Ohio Bell Building (I think thats the correct name, the building on prospect?) is inspiration for the Daily Planet building.
October 18, 200717 yr I tried to look up cleveland and superman in the office, but got a lot "legal" and blocked files on both the WB and DC intranets. :? MTS correct me if I'm wrong. What I did get: Toronto - Superman's "home" and inspiration for "Metroplis City" and Toronto has used "Metropolis City" as inspriation for its skyline. The daily planet comes from the Toronto News paper. Cleveland - Birthplace of Action Comics and Superman. The Ohio Bell Building (I think thats the correct name, the building on prospect?) is inspiration for the Daily Planet building. You can access to the "Fortress of Solitude"? You shouldn't. That's why you can't get informatoin. People at the other divisions shouldn't have access to FOS. My groups can't even see most of it or "development" projects until they are in production. hummm Yes your explanation is correct.
December 5, 200717 yr Cool article, but throughout it I kept thinking: "And, yep, we lost. Inferiority complex solidified." "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 10, 200817 yr According to a book I'm reading, Cleveland is the Subway restaurant capital of the world, with over 100 locations in the metro area.
April 10, 200817 yr I don't think that's a good thing... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 10, 200817 yr You don't love the Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki sub? I don't think we can be friends anymore.
April 11, 200817 yr I don't trust any place that microwaves my sub. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 11, 200817 yr No kidding, Subways are everywhere in Cleveland. There are in fact FOUR Subways within 1.2 miles of my house and seven within 2 miles.
April 12, 200817 yr ...or Mr. Hero's... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 12, 200817 yr yeah why not something like mr. hero's that is actually from the cleve, not some random non-ohio chain that took it over?
April 12, 200817 yr I'd rather Cleveland be known for subways, too! ;) See the following page more images: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2726.0.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 12, 200817 yr I'm picking romanburgers. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 12, 200817 yr I'd rather Cleveland be known for Subways rather than McDonald's or BK's. ^ Couldn't agree more. I was just thinking the other day that there seemed to be a lot of Subways on my end of town. If that many can be concentrated just within a few miles of my house, it seems logical that we have the most of any metro. mmm.... now I'm craving a footlong club
April 12, 200817 yr Folks, I'm really disappointed that this thread has taken this turn... Thanks to YOU, I'm jonesing for some waffle fries from Mr. Hero!!! Think of the carbs!!! :x clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
April 12, 200817 yr Well, atleast you won't look like Kate Moss anylonger. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 14, 200817 yr Too bad they saw such a crappy game by LBJ! But it sounds like they'll get to see one more game while they're here. VIDEO: http://www.wkyc.com/video/player.aspx?aid=60706&bw= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alaskan students take field trip to Cleveland Created: 4/11/2008 5:34:15 PM Updated:4/13/2008 10:17:34 PM Photos submitted by: Laura Barnett NALUTO, AK -- A small group of high school students from a remote village in Alaska are taking their senior trip in Cleveland, Ohio. Photos from Naluto, Alaska They could have gone to Hawaii, or Los Angeles, or any number of cities in the world, but they chose Cleveland, Ohio. The group arrives this weekend. "We chose Cleveland because we wanted to see the King, also known as LeBron James, play," explains Arnold Demoski, one of the students making the trip. "I also know that the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland." Classmate Henry Madros agrees. "The reason I selected Cleveland was because I wanted to meet LeBron James in person," Henry said. "Where I am from a lot of people watch the Cavs and I wanted to watch them play against a competitive team. In Alaska, we don?t have big teams like the Cavs. We only have small college teams," he explained. http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=87078&provider=gnews
April 16, 200817 yr Man, this is a good day for my happiness for downtown cleveland...new building with condos (and balconies!) pricing listed in CSU collegetown. New hotel tenant to be announced...Browns announcement of 3 home games nationally televised ....plus it's sunny out! Beautiful day in Cleveland!
April 16, 200817 yr ^I agree. Walking down Euclid with the construction, Bang and Clatter, The Park Building, apartments above corner alley, Terminal Tower renovations, Med Mart possibilities at Higbee's or May, Breuer in the background to the west, all in view from the north side of BP. Lot's going on.
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