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 […]
Back in 1851, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cleveland, OH became the first church in the United States to place a Christmas tree in the sanctuary. The church was located where Public Auditorium stands today. Reverend Henry Schwan began his tenure that year and being of German descent was used to Christmas tree in his […]
Cleveland was home to one of the largest retail districts in the country in the early 20th century. Six major departments along with many other retail establishments lined Euclid Ave from Public Square to Playhouse Square. At Christmas time they put on quite the performance in their display windows. Planning for the Holiday display windows […]
Today, I would like to thank Haymarket Cleveland for their support of Tours of Cleveland, LLC this year. We recently partnered with them on a giveaway contest on Instagram. Haymarket Cleveland offers stylish home decor, furnishings and entertainment ideas perfectly suited for downtown living. They are located in the 5th Street Arcades. They are currently […]
I have written about the statues of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton that sit in front of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse but do you know the who the other two statues that sit on the backside of the Courthouse are? They are John Marshall and Rufus Ranney. John Marshall served as the Chief Justice of […]
