I recently got to tour the new and improved Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. I love a good tour! The FieldHouse is of course the home to the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Monsters. The team from Member Services there took us all around the FieldHouse, highlighting the new space, restaurants, bars, private clubs and artwork throughout […]
Joc-O-Sot (Walking Bear) was a Sauk Indian Chief born in 1810 and died, in Cleveland in 1844. In the 1830’s he moved to Cleveland where he offered his services as a hunting and fishing guide to the residents of Cleveland. He served as an Indian Ambassador to President Tyler and traveled the country and to […]
The Cleveland Clinic fire would occur on the morning of May 15, 1929 and claim 123 lives. The Cleveland Clinic is one of the best medical facilities in the world. It started in 1921 with a team of doctors who returned from France after World War I. The clinic was originally located near E. 93rd […]
This week a group of about 50 students and faculty from Highland High School in Medina joined us for a walking tour of downtown Cleveland. The group was comprised of American and French students. The French students were visiting from Saint Pierre de Mont, France as part of the school’s intercultural program. The Highland High […]
On November 16, 1895 around 7:00 pm, Cleveland City Railroad electric street car #642, plunged off the Central Viaduct bridge straight into the Cuyahoga River killing 17 people. The Central Viaduct bridge opened in December 1888. It was one of several bridges that traversed the Cuyahoga River. It was 101 feet over the river and […]
Bonjour! This afternoon, I am hosting students from Highlands High School on a walking tour of downtown Cleveland. The group will be comprised of American and French students who are part of their Intercultural Program. So to honor our French guests, today we highlight the Si Jolie! French Fashion in Cleveland exhibit currently at the […]
The worst industrial accident in Cleveland’s history occurred on October 20, 1944 when the East Ohio Gas Company exploded and wiped out an entire neighborhood. The East Ohio Gas Company was located near St. Clair and E. 55th Streets in the heart of the Slovenian community. It killed 130 people, 61 one of which were […]
New on Public Square – Prismatica. This is an interactive lighting exhibit where you get to play with the life size prisms. The exhibit is currently traveling the country and has landed in Public Square. It is comprised of 25, six foot tall prisms. I saw it during the day before one of our walking […]
On October 16, 1928, two men, Patrick Toolis and Patrick Cleary, were buried alive in concrete while working on the construction of Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland. They were working at the bottom of a 103 foot deep shaft in what would become a terminal death pit for them both. Construction of Terminal Tower would […]
Yesterday, I had the privilege of being at part of the Lakewood Health & Wellness Fair at the Cleveland Clinic. After all, a walking tour is a great way to get in your steps for the day! I was joined by many other vendors including my friend Brooke Willis from CWRU AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, […]
