The Terminal Tower is located on Public Square and is Cleveland’s signature landmark. It was the second-tallest building in the world when it was completed. The Terminal Tower stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City from its completion in 1930 until 1964.
Today’s Quote: There’s something strange and powerful about black-and-white imagery. – Stefan Kanfer
Today’s Photo: Cleveland Skyline from the Viaduct
Today’s Cleveland photo was taken from the old Superior Rd. Viaduct near the Stonebridge Waterfront Apartments. I really love the way the city looks from this vantage point.
Today’s Quote: It’s really kind of hard to be a suburb of nothing. If you don’t have a downtown, you really don’t have anything. It’s hard to build a community around parking lots and subdivisions – Ed McMahon
Today’s Photo: Merry Christmas Cleveland
Given that this is my last blog post of the week I wanted to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. This is one of my favorite photos of downtown at night so I thought I would share it with you.
Today’s Quote:
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! – Charles Dickens
Today’s Photo: Enter the tower
Today’s photo is of the entrance doors of the Terminal Tower. You can see the reflection of the key tower in the glass.
Today’s quote: “It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste” – Henry Ford
Today’s Photo: Cleveland’s Skyline
Cleveland really has an amazing skyline that can be enjoyed from many different vantage points. This photo was taken from across the Cuyahoga River on Columbus Rd. near the lift bridge.
Today’s Quote: “It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste” HenryFord
Today’s Photo: Tower City Center
“This is a photo of the fountain in the center of the Tower City shopping mall. Tower City Center (formerly known as Cleveland Union Terminal) is a large mixed-use facility located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The facility is composed of a number of interconnected office buildings, including the landmark Terminal Tower, a shopping mall, two hotels, and the main hub of Cleveland’s three rapid transit lines. On March 17, 1976, the tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places
as the Union Terminal Group.”
Read more about Tower City at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_City_Center
Today’s Quote: “Nothing was more up-to-date when it was built, or is more obsolete today, than the railroad station” – Ada Louise Huxtable
Today’s Photo: From a Distance
Today’s Photo is of downtown Cleveland from a distance. I just think it’s cool to see the flats, the bridges and all buildings downtown in the background. Have a great weekend.
Today’s Quote:
“From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace, it’s the voice of every man” – Bette Midler
Today’s Photo: Guitar Mania
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 Fender® Stratocaster® 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:
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. -Edmund Burke
Today’s Photo: The Greenbrier Suite
This is a photo of the 2 story Great Hall of the Greenbrier Suite. The Greenbrier Suite was secret residence of the Van Sweringen Brothers and it is located inside the Terminal Tower. That’s right, it is located on the 12th, 13th, and 14th floors of the Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland.
This stunning home was built to rival the mansions located on Euclid Ave. It was built in English Gothic style with oak paneling and marble fireplaces.
Who are the Van Sweringen Brothers you ask? Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen were two Clevelanders who created a $3 billion, 30,000-mi.
railroad and real estate empire. They also were the builders of the Terminal Tower and the real-estate developers of Shaker Hts.
For more information:
http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=VSOP
Today’s Quote:
“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams.” – Jeremy Irons
Today’s Photo: Cleveland Skyline from the top of the Terminal Tower
Did you ever wonder what the city would look like if you could climb to the top of the Terminal Tower, go past the observation deck and climb outside onto the roof? Now you know. This is one of my older HDR photographs but it is still one of my favorites. It is amazing how peaceful it is to see so far but hear only the wind. Here is the information on how you can get up to the observation deck and see an awesome view of our city.
Beginning, Saturday April 30th, 2011 and continuing through Sunday, December 18th, 2011, the general public will once again have the opportunity to go up to The Terminal Tower Observation Deck, and experience the breathtaking views of Downtown from this magnificent Cleveland landmark. The Observation Deck will be open on Saturdays from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. and on Sundays from 12 pm – 4 pm. Guests may now make reservations and purchase tickets on-line General admission cost will be $5 (plus a handling fee) per person with free admission for children 5 years of age and under. Based on availability, walk-up tickets may be purchased at Tower City’s Guest Services desk, located on Level 1, on the day of the tour only. For reservations and tickets visit websites below.
Terminal Tower Observation Deck Tour tickets:
http://www.eventbrite.com/org/570713222?s=3414901
Quote of the day: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. – Martin Luther King, Jr.