Cleveland Greyhound Station
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I often take the Greyhound bus to and from Cleveland, Ohio. It’s usually a quiet overnight ride, and now that many Greyhound buses have both power outlets and WiFi, it’s actually somewhat comfortable. On this particular trip back to New York, however, I was detained by police outside of the Greyhound station and told that [...]
Playhouse Square Center
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Cleveland has the second-largest theater districts in the United States, and I was wandering about the back alleys of Playhouse Square when I was inspired to shoot the odd, quiet and chaotic mix. I find my work to be heavily influenced by the lonely, dark cityscapes of French painter Claude Lazar.
Triskett
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At some point I would like to photograph all of the stations on the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Red Line. There are 18 stations in all, and some are much more visually appealing than others. Maybe that will be a project for 2012.
Tower City – Public Square
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Beneath Tower City Center lies the Tower City – Public Square station for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. It is as close to a New York City subway you can get in Cleveland. I still enjoy taking the Red Line all the way from the Louis Stokes Station at Windermere in the east to [...]
DoubleTree by Hilton, Cleveland Downtown – Lakeside
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Since I was only staying in Cleveland, Ohio for one night, I decided to splurge (relatively speaking, of course) and let Expedia pick out a hotel for me. I ended up booking a room at the oddly-named “DoubleTree by Hilton, Cleveland Downtown – Lakeside,” which was once a Holiday Inn. If you ever find yourself [...]
Tower City Center
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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 [...]
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Colonial Arcade
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The Colonial Arcade is another one of those buildings that time (or at least the residents of Cleveland) has forgotten. There’s a few vendors and restaurants inside, but there’s also a ton of vacant storefronts. While walking through the Colonial Arcade, I briefly imagined what life would be like if I returned to Cleveland to [...]
Euclid Arcade
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If I remember correctly, the Euclid Arcade was the one of the first stops I would make when I would cut class in high school and head downtown. There were a few shops that sold, ahem, certain periodicals that I found particularly interesting. I was left to browse with no questions asked. Ah, the memories.
The Arcade
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The Arcade is a magnificent building in Cleveland that connects Euclid Avenue to Superior Avenue. It was also one of the sites for my first photography projects when I was in high school. The Arcade was one of the country’s first shopping malls, and was erected in 1890. In 2001, The Arcade was redeveloped into [...]
Free Stamp
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The Free Stamp is an outdoor sculpture located in Cleveland’s Willard Park. It always confused me only because it seemed way too modern and progressive for a city like Cleveland. It was originally intended to be displayed at the new Sohio building, but after Sohio was sold to BP, it was no longer wanted and [...]