The City Club of Cleveland is one of the nation’s oldest continuous independent free speech forums. It was founded in 1912 and is often called Cleveland’s Citadel of Free Speech. The mission of the City Club is “to create conversations of consequence that help democracy thrive”. They have hosted everyone from sitting presidents to community […]
The Cuyahoga County Courthouse on Lakeside Ave opened in 1912. It was the fifth home of the courthouse which moved throughout the years around Public Square. It was part of the Group Plan of 1903. The buildings architects would be Lehman and Schmitt who would create the Beaux Arts structure modeled after the Hotel de […]
The Cleveland Public Library this week, just opened their new exhibit called Cleveland 2020: A Photographic Exploration of Cleveland, in conjunction with the Cleveland Print Room. I was able to attend the grand opening on Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). The exhibit is a celebration of Cleveland through photography. Cleveland 2020 contains works […]
Cora Holden was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1895 but moved to Cleveland to attend the Cleveland School of Art (now Cleveland Institute of Art) where she earned her graduate degree in 1918. She would also teach at the school throughout her life. Locally she worked with architects Walker and Weeks. They would hire her […]
I have done several posts (March 2018 and September 2018) on the two eagles that once sat in front of the old Chamber of Commerce Building downtown. They have found their new home outside Post Office Plaza and they look fantastic! First these are not live eagles, they are two 5,000 pound pink granite statues. […]
The Allen theater is one of the 11 theaters that make up Playhouse Square and one of the five original theaters. The theater opened in 1921 as a movie palace. It showed it’s last picture, Bonnie & Clyde, in 1968. 1970’s at the Allen Theater In 1971, it hosted the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. At the […]
The Arcade is one of the most fascinating buildings in downtown Cleveland. Recently I led a private group tour of the Arcade and with the good folks at the Hyatt Regency We were granted access to the top floor for part of the tour. We got to see the griffins up close and personal. There […]
The Cleveland Monsters are our city’s American Hockey League ice hockey team. I went to my first Monsters game last night. It was a lot of fun although they did not win this particular game. The Cleveland Monsters have been in Cleveland since 2007 although we have a long history of ice hockey here. The […]
I wanted to highlight the old Cleveland Trust Company Bank Building, which of course today is Heinen’s Grocery Store. Just last week, the lights that back-light the beautiful stained glass dome were fully replaced! It was a large undertaking but they are fixed. It is amazing what a difference it makes. The Cleveland Trust Dome […]
Public Square is one of the most festive spots in all of Cleveland at Christmas time! The prep work begins back in October to get ready for Winter Fest which kicks off the season with the tree lighting and fireworks the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It will remain lit and festive throughout the month! All the […]
