The Birth Of Downtown Cleveland

Author : Bette Lou Higgins
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467140880
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Restaurants of Downtown Cleveland written by Bette Lou Higgins and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From humble and hungry beginnings, the city of Cleveland grew over centuries until it boasted a dizzying array of gustatory choices. City dwellers and travelers alike flocked to the eateries at Public Square and Terminal Tower, including the Fred Harvey restaurants with their famous Harvey Girls. A single block-long street, Short Vincent featured the Theatrical Grille, the longest-running jazz joint in the area. The walls of Otto Moser's were a veritable Hollywood roll call, and the New York Spaghetti House offered a complete dining and aesthetic experience. Fill your cup with the libation of your choice, grab a snack and join author Bette Lou Higgins on a historical tour of the restaurants that kept Clevelanders fed."--Publisher's description.

Author : Dave Ford
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439664722
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Birth of Downtown Cleveland written by Dave Ford and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1903 Group Plan for Cleveland's downtown laid out a vision of Neoclassical splendor, an open civic area filled with grand fountains, graceful sculptures and formal gardens. Like most projects of its kind, it was supposed to take only one generation to complete. But the path to prosperity and beauty did not run smoothly. The plan suffered delays and setbacks from all sides, thanks to two world wars, the Great Depression, human folly and politics. Today, the Group Plan Commission continues to develop the focal point of the original 1903 project, and as people move back into downtown, the city is poised to finally bring this vision to fruition. Presenting previously unpublished historic photographs, authors Brad Schwartz and Dave Ford detail a story more than a century in the making.

Author : Shawn Patrick Hoefler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738532028
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleveland's Downtown Architecture written by Shawn Patrick Hoefler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downtown Cleveland has many architectural landmarks that define this big, proud city on the lake. Most famous is Terminal Tower, the "grand dame" of Cleveland skyscrapers, which was the tallest office building outside of New York City from 1930 until 1967. Other notable high-rises such as the BP building, Key Tower (at 948 feet one of the tallest in the nation), and the new Federal Court House with its distinctive lighted cornice also dominate the city's beautiful Lake Erie skyline. And then there are the details-the terra-cotta "starburst" motif on the exterior of the Standard Building, the extensive metal decorative work inside the gargoyle-encircled atrium of The Arcade, and the immense stained-glass dome of the Cleveland Trust Rotunda.

Author : Dave Ford and Brad Schwartz
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467140155
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birth of Downtown Cleveland, The: A Vision Interrupted written by Dave Ford and Brad Schwartz and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1903 Group Plan for Cleveland's downtown laid out a vision of Neoclassical splendor, an open civic area filled with grand fountains, graceful sculptures and formal gardens. Like most projects of its kind, it was supposed to take only one generation to complete. But the path to prosperity and beauty did not run smoothly. The plan suffered delays and setbacks from all sides, thanks to two world wars, the Great Depression, human folly and politics. Today, the Group Plan Commission continues to develop the focal point of the original 1903 project, and as people move back into downtown, the city is poised to finally bring this vision to fruition. Presenting previously unpublished historic photographs, authors Brad Schwartz and Dave Ford detail a story more than a century in the making.

Author : Daniel R. Kerr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781613760277
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Derelict Paradise written by Daniel R. Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Shawn Patrick Hoefler
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531617929
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleveland's Downtown Architecture written by Shawn Patrick Hoefler and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downtown Cleveland has many architectural landmarks that define this big, proud city on the lake. Most famous is Terminal Tower, the "grand dame" of Cleveland skyscrapers, which was the tallest office building outside of New York City from 1930 until 1967. Other notable high-rises such as the BP building, Key Tower (at 948 feet one of the tallest in the nation), and the new Federal Court House with its distinctive lighted cornice also dominate the city's beautiful Lake Erie skyline. And then there are the details-the terra-cotta "starburst" motif on the exterior of the Standard Building, the extensive metal decorative work inside the gargoyle-encircled atrium of The Arcade, and the immense stained-glass dome of the Cleveland Trust Rotunda.

Author : Leah Santosuosso
Publisher : Images of America
ISBN 13 : 9781467110273
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book East Cleveland written by Leah Santosuosso and published by Images of America. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1800s, East Cleveland took root as a small trading post alongside a wagon trail that led from Buffalo, New York, to Cleveland, Ohio. This wagon trail, then known as the "Lakeshore Trail" forged by American Indians long gone, later became Euclid Avenue--"the showplace of America." In 1911, East Cleveland planted its municipal roots seven miles east of downtown Cleveland. New gas and waterlines, streetcars, and women's municipal suffrage greatly increased economic growth. With help from investor John D. Rockefeller, businesses such as the National Bindery Company, the Nickel Plate Railroad, and General Electric's Nela Park thrived in the city's favorable economic climate. East Cleveland's racial demographics diversified after several wars abroad, and the city later faced "white flight" during the 1950s and 1960s. Although fiscal emergencies shook the city's foundation throughout the 1970s to 1990s, East Cleveland has experienced a recent upsurge of urban renewal. Once home to "Millionaires' Row," it is now the perfect climate for urban farming, sustainable business practices, community education, and innovative civic engagement.

Author : Christopher Faircloth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738560762
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleveland's Department Stores written by Christopher Faircloth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originating as simple one- or two-room storefront operations, Cleveland's department stores grew as population and industry in the region boomed throughout the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th. They moved into ever larger and elaborate structures in an attempt to woo the shopping dollars of blue-collar and genteel Clevelanders alike. Stores such as Halle's, Higbee's, May Company, Bailey Company, Sterling-Lindner-Davis, and others both competed with and complemented one another, all the while leaving an indelible mark on the culture of northeast Ohio and beyond. From the humble origins of Halle's horse-drawn delivery wagons and the elaborate design of Higbee's on Public Square to Christmas favorites like Mr. Jingeling and the massive Christmas tree at Sterling-Lindner-Davis--it is all here in crisp, black-and-white images, many of which have not been seen in print for decades.

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Publisher : Gray Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781886228665
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleveland written by and published by Gray Publishers. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan F. Dutka
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439656754
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Movie Theaters of Downtown Cleveland written by Alan F. Dutka and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first movie theaters in Cleveland consisted of converted storefronts with sawed-off telephone poles substituting for chairs and bedsheets acting as screens. In 1905, Clevelanders marveled at moving images at Rafferty's Monkey House while dodging real monkeys and raccoons that wandered freely through the bar. By the early 1920s, a collection of marvelous movie palaces like the Stillman Theater lined Euclid Avenue, but they survived for just two generations. Clevelanders united to save the State, Ohio and Allen Theaters, among others, as wrecking balls converged for demolition. Those that remain compose one of the nation's largest performing arts centers. Alan F. Dutka shares the remarkable histories of Cleveland's downtown movie theaters and their reemergence as community landmarks.