Rockefeller founded Standard Oil here in — continues to reinvent itself. But this city of nearly , residents is where millennial boomerangs are returning and transplants are arriving, bringing with them big ideas. Food and arts scenes are leading the revival of entire neighborhoods, including the East Bank of the Flats on the river, where the new Collision Bend Brewing Co. Julian Bruell, 27, is a prime example of the new, young energy in town. A graduate of the hotel school at Cornell University in New York, he now directs service at Collision Bend and several other restaurants run by his dad, chef Zack Bruell.
We are certainly a really good secret. Exhibits change constantly. Each time I visit I plan several hours to explore. One of the first things I did when I got to town was to buy a membership, which means a chance to snag early tickets for occasional Hall of Fame-produced concerts, which typically feature one or more rock legends.
Pei-designed building, with its striking glass pyramids, is a great photo op. My favorite party scene is outdoors on brick-lined East 4th Street, a block of renovated buildings connected by strings of twinkling lights. Cleveland connects its venerable cultural institutions to downtown with a minute ride on the RTA HealthLine bus, past the dozens of blocks belonging to the Cleveland Clinic hospital, to University Circle. Here clustered together are the Cleveland Museum of Art , with the surprising bonus of free admission; the Cleveland Museum of Natural History ; and beautiful, historic Severance Hall , home of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Architecture buffs will also want to take a peek at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland , housed in a stunning, multi-sided, gem-like building designed by Iranian-born London architect Farshid Moussavi. The sparkling new, taxpayer-owned Hilton high-rise has views of Lake Erie, especially from Bar 32 on top. Read more travel stories ». Plan to linger, because near the market are a number of craft breweries. A little farther out in the Gordon Square Arts District , local artists show off their talents at 78th Street Studios , dozens of galleries in a massive old American Greetings card complex this is the place to be Third Fridays when hipsters come calling.
Also in Gordon Square, the city is starting to show some fashion sense at Fount, featuring made-in-Cleveland luxury leather handbags and accessories. It should be unique and different. Kimpton Schofield Hotel , E. Ninth St. Among them were a retired business owner who shook his head about the disappearance of industry to foreign shores; a baseball stadium enthusiast; who was determined to make it out west to catch a Giants game at Oracle Park; a middle aged woman, who had retired from her nursing job because she had acquired seven rental properties in the last five years.
White papers from our partners Siemens Smart Infrastructure New criteria for a new, smart building era Siemens Smart Infrastructure Microgrids — the future of energy management Siemens Smart Infrastructure How the smart office acts as a team player in crisis management What I took away was that Clevelanders were a pretty friendly bunch, just the perfect balance between a Midwestern down to earth sensibility and an East Coast intellectualism without the snarky sarcasm.
By and large, the locals of this town were intelligent and thoughtful: this was a place where people had substance and were without pretentions. Cleveland was my kind of city. Sure, the city has seen a few pretty rough decades, especially since its heyday as a major industrial hub in the early half of the 20 th century, when it ranked alongside Detroit as one of the largest cities in the entire country.
In , Cleveland ranked as the fifth largest city in the country; by , it was 45 th. However, if you look hard, there is a certain beauty in the ugly, in the tribute to bygone glories represented by the heavy hulking skeletons of abandoned industrial dinosaurs that still dot the city.
A San Franciscan, accustomed to a buffet of gastronomic excellence and intellectual stimulation, would easily find themselves at home in this city. Poll Privacy Policy Award-winning restaurants, speakeasy jazz bars, independent bookstores all jostle for space in an increasingly crowded cultural scene. This impression is reflected in the numbers. This is reversing decades long patterns de-investment of the inner city for the suburbs, leaving our downtowns looking like donut holes with all of the wealth ringing outside of it.
I went to Cleveland knowing its story, yet being open minded to what I should expect. I haven't heard that in a long time. I prefer "the best location in the nation". Originally Posted by Milwaukee City. Don't get me wrong I have no problem with C-town I just kept hearing this term used and never understood what they meant.
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