May 4, 20205 yr On 4/16/2020 at 1:09 PM, Dougal said: Jim's Steakhouse postcard from the late 1950s? I'm feeling very chuffed, as the Brits say. cleveland.com has apparently stolen my postcard. ? https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2020/05/jims-steak-house-remembering-clevelands-famed-restaurants-best-worst-days.html Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
May 12, 20205 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 13, 20205 yr Random question: does anyone know which building the old Cleveland stock exchange existed in before it was dissolved?
May 13, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Eastside said: Random question: does anyone know which building the old Cleveland stock exchange existed in before it was dissolved? I'm fairly certain it was in the Williamson Building (razed 1980 for the Sohio HQ)
May 13, 20205 yr stranger than paradise by clevelander jim jarmusch -- 1984 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088184/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 http://www.themoviedistrict.com/stranger-than-paradise/ 4942 track road aunt lottie's house -- 1614 ??? -- nearby john's track inn ? 1465 chester 6240 pearl road the making of ... by tom jarmusch Edited May 14, 20205 yr by mrnyc
May 20, 20205 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 21, 20205 yr SW corner of E. 12th St. & St. Clair Ave. in 1960 and today. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 21, 20205 yr So many dark, drab boxes in that area. I'm glad that the "Silver Chisel" deviated from the others, though I'm not too fond of their parking garage. I wonder if something might eventually be built on E 12th next to the garage? Edited May 21, 20205 yr by skiwest
May 21, 20205 yr On 5/13/2020 at 7:44 PM, mrnyc said: 6240 pearl road East Coast Custard!!!! My wife and I had our first date there
May 22, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, skiwest said: So many dark, drab boxes in that area. I'm glad that the "Silver Chisel" deviated from the others, though I'm not too fond of their parking garage. I wonder if something might eventually be built on E 12th next to the garage? There was a plan at one point maybe five years ago. Not sure how serious it was. I can't seem to find the rendering. It was a pretty decent design, including retail on the ground floor IIRC. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 23, 20205 yr Caption on back: "West from E. 14th Street, 1900." View looking west along the intersection of Huron Road and Euclid Avenue, in the heart of Playhouse Square. The brick house in the center is the last dwelling house left standing on this part of Euclid. Gradually all the fine homes that had lined Euclid between here and Public Square had been torn down to make way for business blocks. This house for years housed one of the best dressmaking establishments in the city. At the extreme right is a view of the Union Club. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 24, 20205 yr First Methodist Church, southeast corner of Euclid and East 9th in 1904, shortly before it was demolished for the Cleveland Trust Bank rotunda, today's Heinen's grocery store. Edited May 24, 20205 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 27, 20205 yr National Commercial Bank. Northeast corner of West 6th & Superior, in the Superblock -- now all parking lot but is Sherwin-Williams property as of a couple months ago. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 27, 20205 yr Damn shame to have lost that one! I'm curious about the tall building in the background of the shot of the church. It looks like it must have been on Huron about where the hotel is now.
May 27, 20205 yr On 5/27/2020 at 8:11 AM, X said: Damn shame to have lost that one! I'm curious about the tall building in the background of the shot of the church. It looks like it must have been on Huron about where the hotel is now. The Hotel Martinique on Huron, replaced by a Halle's expansion. Edited February 17, 20214 yr by Barneyboy
May 29, 20205 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 29, 20205 yr Memories from our own sordid history. The stuff that CPD did during the Glenville Shootout/Riot was appalling. Read some of the accounts.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 30, 20205 yr Trinity Cathedral and New Amsterdam Hotel on the left. In the background on the right, is the Keith Building. Circa 1920s "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 30, 20205 yr Those streetcar tracks make me sad. I know it's a lost cause but, damn, it is just so hard to build light rail in this town. Just watched a show on PBS about 10 towns that changed America. Among others it showed ruby red Salt Lake City of all places with a light rail sharing the road with cars going right through downtown. No real density there and yet they managed to get one built. There are a number of smaller cities like CLE in the US that have built new light rail but we can't manage it. I noticed when I lived in Europe any town with any density at all got one built and it SHARED the road with cars. but not here. And what really pisses me off is the astronomical cost per mile. WTF. We could build systems everywhere at 25-50% of the cost if we didn't have so many regulations in place. It's not rocket science. It's just a streetcar. It's a very old idea that should be easy to build but Nooo, can't do it here. We make it so much harder than it has to be.
May 30, 20205 yr Hard to afford new transit when we can't afford to maintain existing transit. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 8, 20205 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 14, 20205 yr So many memories.... Edited June 14, 20205 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 14, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: So many memories.... Such a shame. They should have kept the old buildings, added a casino and made it the Bourbon St of the north.
June 24, 20204 yr And Edited June 24, 20204 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 28, 20204 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 2, 20204 yr Osborne Building at Huron and Prospect, east side Erie Ave. (East 9th) in 1900. It was built three years earlier. It was still far away from downtown, but downtown was coming this way... Edited July 2, 20204 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 2, 20204 yr 7 hours ago, KJP said: Osborne Building at Huron and Prospect, east side Erie Ave. (East 9th) in 1900. It was built three years earlier. It was still far away from downtown, but downtown was coming this way... I used to always compare it to the Flatiron building, but it seems to be five years older.
July 4, 20204 yr It may be 90 degrees today. But this view from when Cleveland had real winters might cool you off. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 6, 20204 yr I still miss Terminal Tower lit up like that. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 6, 20204 yr Really nice pic! The first thing that jumps out to me is that most of the windows have lights on. That's a whole lot of office workers there. Comparing that image to now it looks much more alive back then even though we have larger structures now. Maybe it's the scale but things look more intact in that old photo. Just one little parking lot. Looks almost more European than American. Speaking of intact, like most (all?) of us on this site I can't wait to see the impact the SW building will have on that view along with the present buildings. We all hate those parking lots and seeing even those little buildings on the square really completes that corner.
July 6, 20204 yr @cadmen I'd be willing to bet that was a Monday Night Football game. I recall that, during the late-1980s and early 90s that downtown building owners were encouraged by the mayor to leave their lights on so that the MNF cameras would show a more positive, well-illuminated downtown Cleveland to a national audience. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 6, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, cadmen said: Really nice pic! The first thing that jumps out to me is that most of the windows have lights on. That's a whole lot of office workers there. Comparing that image to now it looks much more alive back then even though we have larger structures now. Maybe it's the scale but things look more intact in that old photo. Just one little parking lot. Looks almost more European than American. Speaking of intact, like most (all?) of us on this site I can't wait to see the impact the SW building will have on that view along with the present buildings. We all hate those parking lots and seeing even those little buildings on the square really completes that corner. The one thing that really sticks out in the image really is Terminal Tower being lit like that. That one little parking lot ended up being replaced with the state's tallest building. The 430 foot federal courthouse would now be visible in that image, as wouldthe Louis Stokes Wing tower of the Cleveland Public Library. I am sure the Mall is much improved since that image. Like you said, can't wait until SW squares off Public Square.
July 6, 20204 yr Yes, @KJP I'm sure there was a nationally televised event that night. No way there would be so many workers in those buildings at night, especially in the Cleveland Board of Education building which was being underutilized at the time. The old Cleveland Public Library east wing doesn't look so bad there. At least it blended in better with the surrounding buildings than the Louis Stokes wing which subsequently replaced it. Edited July 9, 20204 yr by skiwest
July 6, 20204 yr Monday, Sept 19 we played the Colts and won 23-17. Looks like there are still leaves on those trees
July 7, 20204 yr ^Fall of 1988 Key Tower would have been under construction or demolition well underway. I agree this is MNF game but earlier than 88. Further investigation required?
July 8, 20204 yr On 7/7/2020 at 12:31 AM, Clvlndr in LV said: ^Fall of 1988 Key Tower would have been under construction or demolition well underway. I agree this is MNF game but earlier than 88. Further investigation required? well that's on me then, not bjk -- i got the pic from top of the town twitter and it said 1988, but maybe they were mistaken. upon a quick google i think you are right though because emporis says key contruction was 1988-91. and ... we may have a bingo here below -- mnf home team in caps! Oct. 26, 1987 CLEVELAND 30, L.A. Rams 17
July 9, 20204 yr a rare summertime nugget! the ronettes backstage in cleveland (with no ronnie spector, phil would not let her on this tour in one of his nutty, jealous rages). opening for the beatles at the stadium august, 1966
July 10, 20204 yr 18 hours ago, mrnyc said: a rare summertime nugget! the ronettes backstage in cleveland (with no ronnie spector, phil would not let her on this tour in one of his nutty, jealous rages). opening for the beatles at the stadium august, 1966 The stadium was 35 years old at that point and looked like it was 70!
July 10, 20204 yr But the Ronettes looked nice. The stadium was operated by the city of Cleveland at that time and likely did very little maintenance since it opened.
July 10, 20204 yr How about then-n-now pics of the corner of East 6th (Bank) Street and Rockwell Avenue -- 1890s vs 2019 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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