The ZZ Top Eliminator in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This hot rod became a legend by appearing in several rock music videos.
For more info: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/zz-top-eliminator-hot-rod.htm
Today’s Quote: The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. ~Dudley Moore
2012 marks the 100th birthday of the Cuyahoga County Court House on Lakeside Avenue. The courthouse was designed by Charles Morris along with Lehman and Schmitt and is one of the finest examples of the Beaux-Arts style in the city.
For more info: http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=LAS1
“All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space”. – Philip Johnson
The Free Stamp by Danish artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen
From about.com:
“The 50-foot tall aluminum and steel replica of a hand stamp sits downtown at Willard Park on Lakeside Avenue, next to City Hall. The artwork was originally commissioned in 1982 by the Standard Oil Company to sit in front of their soon-to-be-constructed headquarters building on Public Square (now the BP Building). The piece was originally to sit with the “Free” stamp facing downward, hidden from view. However, before the piece could be installed, Standard Oil was acquired by the British Petroleum Company (BP) who did not favor the piece. “Free Stamp” sat in storage in Indiana for years before BP donated it to the city of Cleveland.”
More info: http://cleveland.about.com/b/2008/05/31/free-stamp-in-cleveland.htm
Today’s Quote: A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. –Oscar Wilde
From the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: “The Cleveland Union Terminal and the Terminal Tower, Cleveland’s most familiar landmark, was the largest construction project of the 1920s in the city. Originally intended for the north end of the Mall, the railroad terminal was located on Public Square Oris and Mantis Van Sweringan following a public referendum in 1919. Excavation of the site began in 1924. The entire depot and office complex was designed by Chicago architects Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. The unprecedented engineering for the project included foundations 250′ deep for the tower, the demolition of more than 1,000 buildings, and the construction of many bridges and viaducts for the railroad approaches. Construction on the steelwork began in 1926, and the 708′ Terminal Tower was completed in 1927, the tallest building in the world outside New York City until 1967.
For more info: http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CUT
Today’s Quote: “All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem”. – Martin Luther King Jr.
Settlers Landing Park represents the spot that Moses Cleaveland led a surveying team to in 1796. This park is located on the Eastern bank of the crooked Cuyahoga River in the Flats.
For more info: http://www.examiner.com/article/cleveland-s-settlers-landing
Today’s Quote: Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. – Frank Borman
“The Steamship William G. Mather is a retired Great Lakes bulk freighter now restored as a museum ship in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four in the Great Lakes region. She transported cargo such as ore, coal, stone, and grain to ports throughout the Great Lakes, and was nicknamed “The Ship That Built Cleveland” because Cleveland’s steel mills were a frequent destination.”
For more information:
http://www.glsc.org/mather_museum.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamship_William_G._Mather_Maritime_Museum
Today’s Quote: “History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside”. – John F. Kennedy
Today’s Cleveland photo is of Rockefeller’s Restaurant. The Restaurant is located inside an old Bank and has old iron chandeliers, a huge stone hearth, and a hand painted beams on the ceiling. All of this makes for an interesting and unique dining experience.
For more info: http://www.rockefellers-restaurant.com/
Today’s Quote: “Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body”. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Today’s Photo comes from the Cleveland Museum of Art. This statue is only about 1 1/2 feet tall but the wide camera angle makes it look much larger. The Cleveland Museum of Art was founded in 1913 “for the benefit of all the people forever.” The original neoclassic building of white Georgian marble was designed by the Cleveland firm of Hubbell & Benes and was constructed at a cost of $1.25 million.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is free and open for all to enjoy, take advantage of it!
Today’s Quote: “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new”. – Albert Einstein
I am going to finish the week the way a started it, with a photo of the old Cuyahoga County Court House steps. 2012 marks the 100th birthday of the Cuyahoga County Court House on Lakeside Avenue. The courthouse was designed by Charles Morris along with Lehman and Schmitt and is one of the finest examples of the Beaux-Arts style in the city. Have a great weekend everyone.
For more info: http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=LAS1
Guitar Mania Guitar near the Rock Hall in Cleveland:
“Guitar Mania is a Greater Cleveland community public art project that has raised $2 million for its two benefiting charities – United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s education programs. The project consists of large, 10-ft-tall FenderStratocaster guitars creatively transformed into works of art by local artists and national celebrities. The guitars are displayed on the city streets of Cleveland for residents and visitors to enjoy from the end of May through October, 2012. Corporations, organizations and individuals sponsor the guitars and select from a variety of local artists to paint, sculpt or decorate them. Celebrity artists also paint and decorate guitars.”
For more info: http://www.cleveland.com/guitarmania/
Today’s Quote: “Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can’t help but move to it. That’s what happens to me. I can’t help it.” – Elvis Presley