Today’s photo is of a cool looking birdhouse on a farm about 45 minutes East of downtown Cleveland.
Today’s Quote: “More than 15 percent of the jobs in Ohio are tied in some way to agriculture. A strong agriculture means a strong economy”. John Fisher
Today’s photo was taken from the top of the Terminal Tower and shows two more of Cleveland’s tall skyscrapers. Key Tower can be seen on the left side of the photo. It is the tallest building in Cleveland and the tallest in Ohio. The tower is visible from as far as twenty miles outside of downtown Cleveland. The tower on the right is called by its address 200 Public Square. This tower was built as the headquarters for Standard Oil of Ohio and it was called the Sohio Building. It was renamed the BP Tower when Sohio merged with British Petroleum. When by left the name of the building just became its address. 200 Public Square is the third tallest building in Cleveland and it is the fourth tallest in Ohio.
Today’s Quote – “It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world”. – Thomas Jefferson
Today’s photo is of the Hungarian Cultural Garden which is located off East Blvd in Cleveland. This garden was completed and formally dedicated in 1938 and is just one of the beautiful gardens located in this area. For more information:
http://culturalgardens.org/gardenDetail.aspx?gardenID=14
Today’s Quote: “The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget”. – Thomas Szasz
My blog today is going to be a little different. The photo above is one that I took of the Chagrin Falls Hardware Store last year for the SpoonDrawer Media Group. Chagrin Hardware is a family owned business that has operated in Ohio since 1857. It’s a very cool old store and it has recently gained national attention because of a “cash mob” of people that came out to support the business.
I took a photo of my TV with my phone last night. It shows my photo being used by ABC News last night when they did a story on the hardware store. I just thought it was cool to have one of my photos on the national news.
Today’s Quote:
“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success”.-John D. Rockefeller
Today’s Photo: Playhouse Square
Today’s photo is of a cold evening on Euclid Ave. in the Theater District. On the right you can see the sign for the newly renovated Allen Theater and the Idea Center.
Today’s Quote: “Action is the foundational key to all success”. – Pablo Picasso
Today’s Photo: Drury Theater
The Drury Theater is part of the old Cleveland Play House Complex. Founded in 1915, Cleveland Play House is America’s first permanently established professional theatre company.
For more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Play_House
Today’s Quote: “Experience is a good school. But the fees are high”. – Heinrich Heine
Everett Road Covered Bridge is one of the only remaining covered bridges in Summit County. However in the 19th century, it was one of over 2,000 in Ohio. The builders of Everett Road Covered Bridge used a truss pattern patented by Robert W. Smith of Tipp City, Ohio, in 1867. The bridge was also unlikely to have been built much after the 1870s.
Today’s Quote: “Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will. But rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law,’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.” Thomas Jefferson
From Wikipedia –
“The Fountain of Eternal Life, also known as the War Memorial Fountain and Peace Arising from the Flames of War, is a statue and fountain in Cleveland, Ohio designed by Cleveland Institute of Art graduate Marshall Fredericks and dedicated on May 30, 1964. The sculpture, which serves as the city’s major memorial to its citizens that served in World War II, is situated on Memorial Plaza, which is part of the Cleveland Mall.
The fountain was initiated and promoted by the Cleveland Press, which raised $250,000 in donations from private citizens and various organizations for the project. The centerpiece is a 35-foot (10.7 m) bronze figure representing man escaping from the flames of war and reaching skyward for eternal peace. The bronze sphere from which the figure rises represents the earth. Four granite carvings, representing the geographic civilizations of the world, are placed around the sphere. On the surface of the polished granite rim surrounding the fountain are bronze plates bearing the names of 4,177 Greater Clevelanders who perished in WWII and in the Korean War. Following a complete restoration during the construction of an underlying parking garage in connection with the neighboring Key Tower, the memorial was rededicated on Veterans Day in 1991”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Eternal_Life
Today’s Quote: “Beauty awakens the soul to act” – Dante Alighieri
Today’s Photo: North Coast Harbor
Today’s photo is of North Coast Harbor and it was taken from the top of the Terminal Tower on a cool fall evening. North Coast Harbor is home to the Great Lakes Science Center, Voinovich Park, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Browns Stadium, a massive old iron ore ship named the William G Mather, and much more.
Today’s Quote: “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great” – John D. Rockefeller
Today’s Photo: 2012 Rock Hall Induction in Cleveland
The 2012 Rock Hall induction is in Cleveland! Guns N’ Roses, the Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; how cool would it be to be there for this?
From Cleveland.com: “The 2012 induction ceremony will take place Saturday, April 14, at Public Auditorium in Cleveland. Guns N’ Roses, the Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donovan, Laura Nyro and the Small Faces/Faces will be inducted as performers. Late bluesman Freddie King will be ushered in as an early influence. Among the nonperformer inductees will be Don Kirshner, Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns and Cosimo Matassa.
The inductions here will be preceded by nine days of tie-in events, including the grand opening of the Rock Hall’s library and archives on Cuyahoga Community College’s Metropolitan Campus, the launch of a major new exhibition and a free “Concert for Cleveland.” Details for those events will be announced later, along with celebrity presenters for the inductions.
This will be the third induction ceremony in the Rock Hall’s hometown.”
http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2011/12/2012_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fam.html
Today’s Quote:
“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music” – Billy Joel