I remember as a child growing up in Cleveland that going “downtown” was a very special treat. Not only was the Terminal Tower the tallest building in Cleveland at the time, but my mom would frequently take me to the huge department stores (Higbee’s, May Company and Halle’s) and I remember that she really liked the fancy chandeliers. Tower City Center, the shopping center inside of the Terminal Tower was once a very fancy mall, complete stores such as Gucci, Fendi, Calvin Klein, Barneys New York and Brooks Brothers. You can still see in the architecture how it was once a very high-end place to visit.
