Posted March 7, 200916 yr Sorry if this has already been done, but I was driving home on 90 from OH City tonight and couldn't help but notice that hideous structure at E.55...It used to be a hotel, I believe. http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/Cleveland%20Lakefront%20Hotel/DSCN1007.JPG
March 7, 200916 yr How young are you kids? Sheeeesh! :-P That's the old Howard Johnsons. Do a search, as there is discussion about it here on UO
March 8, 200916 yr There's also some great photos of the Howard Johnson's here on UO. The hotel was built only a couple of years before I was. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 8, 200916 yr The building across from Gus. Galluccis is terrible...how can they let that stand? There are also some eyesoards on St. Clair.
March 8, 200916 yr The building across from Gus. Galluccis is terrible...how can they let that stand? There are also some eyesoards on St. Clair. It was there long before GG's. Hopefully some of these buildings will be redeveloped. I don't want to see them torn down.
March 8, 200916 yr This bldg. drives me nuts: http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k139/ericb138/cleveland/justice.jpg
March 8, 200916 yr This bldg. drives me nuts: http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k139/ericb138/cleveland/justice.jpg really? I dont mind it. I think its unique and there are definitely bigger sores out there
March 9, 200916 yr How about the north and east facades on 1211 St. Clair Ave. Other than that, there are a couple eyesores that stand out to me: - Every single office park along I-271 (Progressive, Chagrin Highlands, etc). - The south facade of the Landmark Office buildings (beautiful building I'm sure... underneath all that grime). - Christie's cabaret on the west bank (only until you walk inside) - The current state of the FEB - The surface lots separating the WHD from public square - Peter B. Lewis Building (IMHO)
March 9, 200916 yr Parma. Period. The endless bungalows are either mind-numbing garbage or artwork not unlike printed circuit boards when viewed from the air. But I think Parma's ethnic churches are quite amazing considering how new they are. Very European or inner-city Cleveland. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 9, 200916 yr The lakefront HoJo's in better days: Randall Park Mall and that empty hotel in the parking lot. Euclid Square Mall. That pink and aqua building on Case's campus (where docbroc works?) Rhodes Tower. Fortress FBI. A new one for me: The United House of Prayer for All People http://www.courtadinc.com/_images/feature_unitedhouseofprayer.jpg
March 9, 200916 yr How young are you kids? Sheeeesh! :-P That's the old Howard Johnsons. Do a search, as there is discussion about it here on UO At one time it was quite nice, featuring a top floor "Red Coach Grill", Howard Johnson's high end offering, with a view of the lake. We also lost the lofty view at Top of the Town (38th floor of the Erieview Tower), which closed years ago. Maybe we could do one atop Key Tower, lol. I always enjoyed having a drink or dinner above it all.
March 9, 200916 yr I second the united house of prayer. It looks like it was copied from a wing of Excalibur in las vegas.
March 9, 200916 yr That pink and aqua building on Case's campus (where docbroc works?) Lol, yeah, that's where you can find me. The only upside of this building is that there are lots of windows, so it doesn't feel so lab-esque. However, they spent so much on the early 90's aesthetic of the building, that they could only afford one elevator in the end.... Now that one elevator has been broken for a month (with no end in sight), which leaves us with tired legs and absolutely no way to transport gas tanks or any other heavy research materials (chemicals, etc).....
March 9, 200916 yr In no particular order... - The strip mall across the street from the West Side Market, including the ridiculous ATM Tower at the actual corner. How dare they think they are "fitting in." - Surface lot on Public Square. - Cleveland Clinic front lawns. - The continued destruction of structures along Euclid.
March 9, 200916 yr In no particular order... - The strip mall across the street from the West Side Market, including the ridiculous ATM Tower at the actual corner. How dare they think they are "fitting in." That's near the top of my list too. That thing is offensive in so many ways. Its days may be numbered, but The Triangle development at UC has been a major, major eyesore since the day it opened.
March 9, 200916 yr My eyesore list: 1. The shutdown and falling apart gas station at E. 105th and Chester. The block that connects Cleveland Clinic to University Circle. 2. The corner of Coventry and Cedar (Cleveland Heights) - such potential and it's a field of dirt and grass. 3. The used car lot on Detroit and approx. W. 45th. More prime land AND views wasted. 4. All the surface lots in the WHD including Stark's building, "Titanic Tower" I believe it's called. Underneath it is the real building, but that facade is ugly as hell. 5. The Goodyear building at Prospect And E. 14th. Probably the biggest damn eyesore in town.
March 12, 200916 yr Old and broken down I can tolerate, but when somebody builds a brand new piece of horrific stupidity it is simply unforgiveable... I give you Club Cleveland http://www.visioarchitects.com/Images/Club_Cleveland_render.jpg And, it's evil twin, Christies Cabaret* *so disgustingly tacky, cannot even find it on google.
March 12, 200916 yr I can agree with Christie's, that building is hideous. My eyesores include: 1) All the boarded up, gutted out homes in neighborhoods citywide. After all the progress the city made within the last 10 to 15 years regarding neighborhood rehabilitation, we end up with empty neighborhoods which may very well take years to renew again. 2) Surface parking lots downtown- I know, Stark's plan fell through, but dammit... 3) The Scranton Peninsula. Proposing a convention center which would be facing this barren patch of land? Nice view for out-of-towners.
March 12, 200916 yr All the empty spaces where large and glorious apartment buildings used to be. Their eyesore value increases when you see old pictures.
March 12, 200916 yr All the empty spaces where large and glorious apartment buildings used to be. Their eyesore value increases when you see old pictures. Great pic at the law school of this. One of rows of houses where I think the Post Office, Tri-C, and the interchange are (around Pittsburgh and E.30th).
March 12, 200916 yr I know the one you mean. The law school is great for historical pictures. The collection of old post cards has some great shots in it. My favorite one depicts what used to be where NCB HQ is now. Also they have pictures of all the different buildings that once housed the law school. All of them cool looking, all of them gone.
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