I was out this past weekend showing my architect buddy the city.  The day was beautiful and I came away with some amazing pictures. 

 

 

There are also some great interior shots.  Some may not realize this but Cleveland has some amazing interior spaces in many of the downtown buildings.  Unfortunately I can't take pictures of the bank lobbies.  They are just incredible especially the Hunnington Bank Lobby.

 

 

Apparently Jesus Christ super star bought his own brick in front of the old stone church!

 

 

This is a picture of a parking lot in the Warehouse district.  You can see the old alley way running through it.  Goosh this area of downtown really disappoints me!!

 

This is one of my favorite warehouse buildings.  Its where the RTA is housed.

 

 

 

For such a beautiful day I felt the Settler's Landing Park lacked vibrancy..

 

 

 

 

Ahh the beginnings of the flats-east bank project!

 

This is so cool!

 

I wonder who this guy is.  This is a memorial to him near the Detroit Superior bridge

 

 

The beautiful interior of the Renaissance.  Its amazing I had no difficulties walking into the lobby. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now the inside of Towercity..

 

This design seems to popular in a lot of Cleveland buildings.  I have seen it in some of the playhouse square theaters.

 

 

This ain't good.  It looks like water damage..

 

 

 

Soldiers and Sailors Monument:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a new condo currently being developed.  What an amazing location!

 

I have no idea why there is pig infront of the May Company bldg!

 

I love this building

 

Would this be considered an Art Modern Building?

 

Here are a number of pictures of the Cleveland Arcades.  For some who may not know, Cleveland has three wonderful arcades.  I actually wonder if it used to have more. 

 

Unfortunately this arcade is almost completely empty..

Love the terracotta!

 

Here is the arcades directly next to the terracotta one...

 

Damn I forgot to take pictures of the three and grandest arcade.  Hopefully I will get it another time.

 

Here are some pictures of the gateway district.  I noticed there are a lot of mid-rise terracotta buildings.  It almost seems fitting to called this the terracotta historical district.  Overall I love the architecture of the neighborhood but I feel that it is significantly underutilized.  Especially the areas south of Prospect Avenue by the Armory Building.  This district has the potential to be an amazing downtown district with East 4th and Jacobs Field on the west, Cleveland State and  the Playhouse Square on the East.

 

Here is a redevelopment project.  Is this going to be condos?

 

 

 

 

Part of what makes the Gateway district so interesting are corner intersections like this one..

 

 

 

How in the world did this building get converted into a parking garage?!!

 

 

The Armory Building...

 

This is the most under-utilized part of the neighborhood...

 

 

This building is going to lost very soon..

 

 

 

 

 

 

I still wonder if the Rotunda is ever going to be redeveloped...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"This is a picture of a parking lot in the Warehouse district.  You can see the old alley way running through it.  Goosh this area of downtown really disappoints me!!"

 

Thank years of stupid, stupid demolition for that.

Thanks!

Quick search on Strawbridge is that he was the president of Higbee's during the 60s/70s and was a celebrated patron of the arts.

 

http://www.clevelandartsprize.org/awardees/herbert_strawbridge.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higbee's

Downtown Cleveland looks good! I'd love to see a photo thread of the Warehouse District.  It looks like a cool area.

Good good pics!

Well, its no Middletown.

Quick search on Strawbridge is that he was the president of Higbee's during the 60s/70s and was a celebrated patron of the arts.

 

http://www.clevelandartsprize.org/awardees/herbert_strawbridge.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higbee's

Thanks for the links.  Its a shame that this memorial is not in a more prominent spot.  This man really had his hands in everything in Cleveland.

Love that RTA building...I'm also diggin' the corner building in the gateway district.

Boy, do I feel old when I see posters asking who Herb Strawbridge is.  In addition to being the president of Higbees he was a catalyst for the early redevelopment of the flats.  I think, among other things, he had is hands in the redevelopment of the Western Reserve Building at the corner of W9th and Superior.

 

By the way, RTA is right next door to the Bradley Building.  They are connected and look similar.  They did a very good rehab of the building about 10 years ago.