Skyscrapers
Key Tower
Key Tower is the tallest building in Cleveland, as well as the tallest in Ohio, one of the tallest buildings in the United States (the tallest between NYC and Chicago) and the 38th tallest building in the world.
The tower is visible up to twenty miles away.
The tower, developed by the R.E. Jacobs Group, was originally built as the Society Center, and was renamed when KeyCorp acquired Society Bank. The tower faces two significant public spaces, Public Square and Mall A.
Key Tower features art deco-like setbacks leading to a stainless steel pyramidal crown. Key Tower is connected to the Burnham and Root-designed Society for Savings building.
Terminal Tower
The Terminal Tower is the “grande dame” of Cleveland skyscrapers and the most significant landmark of downtown Cleveland.
When it was built as part of the Van Sweringen brothers’ Union Terminal, it was the tallest building outside of New York City until 1967, when Boston’s Prudential Center was built. Also, the related earthmoving required for the Union Terminal complex was the second largest excavation in history after the Panama Canal.
Terminal Tower remains the second tallest building in Cleveland and Ohio.
BP Tower
The BP tower was built as the headquarters for Sohio, and renamed when Sohio merged with British Petroleum.
BP features multiple setbacks at its top which are intended to lessen its visual impact on the nearby Terminal Tower.
BP Tower also features an 8-story atrium, one of Cleveland’s largest, with numerous fountains and artwork throughout.
BP Tower is the third tallest building in Cleveland and Ohio.
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North Coast Harbor
Originally known (until 1987) as the Inner Harbor, comprises the 176 acres of lakefront property and its associated attractions stretching from approx. the mouth of the Cuyahoga River to the E. 9th St. area.
Planning for the future use of the area began in the early 1980s.
In 1985 North Coast Harbor, Inc. was created to plan and manage development.
The initial phase was the creation of a $10 million inner lake featuring a surrounding promenade and a 3-acre park at the southwestern corner of the harbor.
This project was completed in 1988 and dedicated on 9 Sept. of that year.
In 1990 the southeastern corner of the harbor was chosen as the location of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum.
In 1992 a master plan was completed by Sasaki Associates, Inc. of Watertown, MA, which would integrate existing elements with the new ones.
Existing features include the Port of Cleveland, the U.S.S. COD (SS 224) submarine, Cleveland Browns Stadium, the Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment, and Technology at the southwestern corner of the harbor, and the historic Donald Gray Gardens.
Future planned components of the harbor include the Great Waters Aquarium near the mouth of the river on Dock 20, , open space, a waterfront promenade, underground parking, and housing.
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Public Square
Public Square marks the center of the City of Cleveland.
The "Original Plan of the Town and Village of Cleaveland," prepared in 1796 by the Connecticut Land Co., called for a 9.5-acre public square bisected by 2 wide streets, Superior and Ontario.
It was conceived as the open space of a traditional New England town plan, intended to serve as a common grazing area and meeting place.
In 1857 Superior and Ontario streets were truncated at Public Square, and a white double-railed fence enclosed the grounds, which were landscaped.
In 1861 city council passed an ordinance changing the name of Public Square to "Monumental Park" in recognition of the memorial to Commodore Perry unveiled there, but "Public Square" continued in popular use.
Ontario and Superior were reopened to traffic through the Square in 1867.
Public Square was the site of the first successful demonstration of electric streetlights on 29 Apr. 1879.
In the late 19th century, 2 memorials were erected that were still prominent features of the Square in 1993:
a statue of Moses Cleaveland unveiled by the Early Settlers Assn. Of The Western Reserve in 1888, and the Cuyahoga County's Soldiers' And Sailors' Monument, dedicated on 4 July 1894.
The Tom L. Johnson monument joined them in 1916.
Over the next several decades, the Square grew shabby and neglected, functioning more as a transit hub than a public park.
In 1976 the Downtown Cleveland Corp. and the City of Cleveland, with grants from local foundations and the Garden Ctr. of Greater Cleveland, commissioned Sasaki Associates of Watertown, MA, and Cleveland architects M. Hisaka & Associates to prepare a redevelopment plan for Public Square.
Construction, funded by the city, Cuyahoga County, and the State of Ohio, was completed in 1986.
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Memorial Plaza
The War Memorial Fountain, also known as the "Fountain of Eternal Life," is Cleveland's major memorial to those citizens who served in WWII.
Its building was initiated and promoted by the Cleveland Press, which raised $250,000 in donations from citizens and organizations for the project.
It was designed by sculptor Marshall Fredericks and dedicated 30 May 1964.
The centerpiece is a 35' 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 superstitions and legends of mankind.
Four granite carvings surround the sphere and represent the geographic civilizations of the world.
On the surface of the polished granite rim surrounding the fountain are bronze plates bearing the names of 4,000 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 1991.
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Gateway Distict
Jacobs Field
Home to the Indians (Major League Baseball)
Gund Arena
Home to the Cavaliers (National Basketball Association) and Barons (American Hockey League)
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Other attractions / landmarks
Free Stamp
One of the most controversial works of art displayed in the City of Cleveland is Oldenburg and van Bruggen’s Free Stamp. Located in Willard Park to the East of City Hall, this massive aluminum and planted steel sculpture is difficult to miss with its large red handle sprawling across the lawn and metal base sinking into the ground displaying the word “FREE” in backwards letters to passersby on Lakeside Avenue. Some people see the Free Stamp as an inspiring work of Pop Art that represents our liberty as American citizens and reflects our City’s industrial progress. Others view it as an eyesore that is inappropriate for a location at the heart of the City’s Civic Center. This debate has been going on since the piece was first commissioned in 1982 and still echoes throughout the City today.
Hard Rock Cafe
Tower City Center
Tower City Center is located at the center of Downtown in the Terminal Tower building, the former city railway station.
Renovated in the 80's, Tower City now offers something for everyone.
Above the lower level Rapid Transit station you'll find a high profile shopping mall and the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
In March, the Hoyt Theater plays host to the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Tower City also features a Hard Rock Cafe restaurant, overlooking the industrial portion of the Cuyahoga River.
The Flats
The Cleveland Flats, once a warehouse and factory district along the banks of the Cuyahoga River is now the place to be for an evening of entertainment.
Lolly The Trolley
Trolley Tours of Cleveland offers tours and transportation throughout Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.
More than 20 miles of facts are covered in Trolley Tours' well known City Sightseeing Tour which is available in both a one-hour and two-hour length.
Goodtime III
The Goodtime III is the largest quadruple-deck 1,000 passenger luxury ship on the Great Lakes, and Cleveland's largest sight-seeing vessel.
Little Italy
Little Italy is a compact neighborhood focused along Mayfield Road and tightly bounded by the hills of Lakeview Cemetery on the east and north, the former Nickel Plate Railroad on the west. Today, Murray Hill Road has artist studios and craft galleries and sponsors regular art walks.
In the late 19th century, Italian immigrants were drawn to the area principally by opportunities for employment as stone cutters at the Lakeview Marble Works. Today, that heritage in appreciated in the abundant Italian restaurants and bakeries.
Coventry
Coventry Village, in Cleveland Heights, is considered Cleveland's "Soho" because of its eclectic mix of shops and restaurants. The Coventry area is known for its old-style properties filled with architectural character.
University Circle
University Circle (where OCPM is located) is an extraordinary cultural, medical, educational and religious district just minutes from downtown. In this one extraordinary square mile, you'll discover arts and sciences, museums and parks, galleries and restaurants.
From blockbuster art exhibitions to natural wonders of the planet, from world-class music to dazzling theater, the vast wealth of offerings in University Circle rivals that of any city in the world.
http://www.universitycircle.org/
University Circle Brochure Map
Warehouse District
The Historic Warehouse District comprises the former wholesale and commercial center of Cleveland. This Victorian district includes warehouses that contained large hardware distributors, marine suppliers and garment manufacturers; smaller wholesale and retail establishments for dry goods, grocers, tool suppliers and ship's chandlers; and major office buildings of the iron, coal, railroad and shipping industries. The garment industry slowly expanded and by the 1920s the city ranked close to New York City as one of the country's leading centers for manufacturing clothing.
Prior to its development in the 1850s, as the commercial heart of Cleveland, the Warehouse District was the residential section of the city. Indeed, Cleveland's earliest residents including Lorenzo Carter, the city's first permanent resident, and Levi Johnson, builder of Cuyahoga County's first courthouse and jail, lived in this part of town. Early residents erected simple, log cabins. However, as the city grew, the structures became more permanent in nature as more and more frame and brick buildings were constructed.
Today, the Warehouse District is the place to be for loft living, nightclubs and restaurants.
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Information courtesy: http://ech.cwru.edu, http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com, http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us
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