82-496: Playhouse Square is a theater district in downtown Cleveland , Ohio , United States . It is the largest performing arts center in the US outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). Constructed in a span of 19 months in the early 1920s, the theaters became a major entertainment hub for the city for much of the 20th century. However, by the late 1960s, the district had fallen into decline and its theaters had closed down. In
164-455: A Wyndham Hotel at Playhouse Square . In an unprecedented move for a not-for-profit performing arts center, Playhouse Square established a Real Estate Services Division in 1999 to support the organization's arts operations. Playhouse Square is active in area development in order to give visitors a lively, welcoming and entertaining destination, while also creating a neighborhood with a robust business environment. In 2002, Playhouse Square opened
246-642: A statue of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry commemorating the Battle of Lake Erie , a statue of Clevelander Jesse Owens , and the Cleveland Police Department memorial of officers killed in the line of duty. A major addition to the area is the $ 465 million Global Center for Health Innovation and Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland . Cleveland's financial district, the area around East 9th street from Lake Erie south to Prospect Avenue, serves as corporate or regional home to many firms in
328-590: A $ 45 million Center for Innovation in Health Professions. One block north of campus along Chester Ave, the privately developed Langston Apartments will add over 300 apartments units. The $ 54 million project opened Phase I in 2012, with Phase II opening in 2013. Relocation of the Cuyahoga County Administrative Headquarters, being developed by Geis Company, is spurring a $ 200 million mixed-use development at
410-471: A $ 500 million expansion. Recently completed projects include a new Student Center ($ 55 million), Euclid Commons Dorms (5 buildings costing $ 60 million), "College Town" (373 new residential units), Middough Building ($ 20 million) and College of Education and Human Services Building ($ 37 million). Upcoming projects include converting the Mather Mansion into a boutique hotel and the construction of
492-460: A 550 space parking garage. The Tower opened in 2020. Downtown Cleveland Downtown Cleveland is the central business district of Cleveland, Ohio , United States. The economic and cultural center of the city and the Cleveland metropolitan area , it is Cleveland's oldest district, with its Public Square laid out by city founder General Moses Cleaveland in 1796. Downtown Cleveland
574-409: A 750,000-square-foot Convention Center. The LEED Silver-certified Convention Center includes a 225,928-square-foot exhibit hall divisible into three halls, as well as 46,166 square feet of total ballroom space, made up of three grand ballrooms totaling 32,193 square feet and two junior ballrooms totaling 10,937 square feet. Views of Lake Erie from a 9,520-square-foot patio completes the northern border of
656-704: A Seatube. The attraction was constructed around the building's architectural characteristics—including its smokestacks, columns and narrow hallways. Developers were not allowed to modify the structure or paint some walls because the old complex is on the National Register of Historic Places . The Greater Cleveland Aquarium was the first in the United States by New Zealand -based developer Marinescape NZ Ltd., who has built more than 20 aquariums in Europe , Asia , and Australia . Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
738-502: A dozen other dining and retail storefronts. The neighborhood is home to hundreds of residents who live in the apartments and loft condominiums above the storefronts. East 4th is also adjacent to the historic Cleveland Arcade , the first indoor shopping mall in the United States, built in 1890. Originally an early residential neighborhood, the Warehouse District was built into a warehousing and shipping neighborhood during
820-623: A great deal, and CSU opened its second residence hall, a complete retrofit of Fenn Tower, in the fall of 2006. Over the past decade, CSU has partnered with the city and other area stakeholders to transfer technology research into startup companies and enterprises, improving the economy of the area and stimulating downtown life in the Quadrangle. As part of CSU, the Wolstein Center , formerly the CSU Convocation Center,
902-647: A large public fountain. The Consulate-General of Slovenia in Cleveland (formerly the Consulate-General of Yugoslavia in the city) is located in the 55 Public Square building. Notable buildings on Public Square include the Terminal Tower , home to Tower City Center , 200 Public Square - the former BP Building (renamed in 2005), as well as Key Tower , the tallest building in Ohio and one of
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#1732780680552984-695: A non-profit group named the “Playhouse Square Association” with the Junior League of Cleveland, Inc . The cover of the February 27, 1970 issue of Life was a two-page pull-out of James H. Daugherty's The Spirit of Cinema America , a mural in the State Theatre's lobby. Plans to raze the Ohio and the State Theatres in 1972 and 1977 caused a public outcry, and in 1973 the newly formed Playhouse Square Foundation obtained long-term leases for
1066-619: A regional network including WCPN ) and WCLV , as well as TV station WVIZ , incorporated together as Ideastream Public Media . In 2008, the HealthLine opened with a station at Playhouse Square. The line connects Public Square to University Circle via the Cleveland Clinic . Also in 2008, the Hanna Theatre underwent a thorough renovation with improvements to its stage including a new hydraulic lift system. The Hanna
1148-573: A row of theaters on Euclid Avenue between East 14th and East 17th streets. Laronge and New York City business magnate Marcus Loew , among others, founded a partnership called Loew's Ohio Theatres to develop the area. The organization's first two theaters, the Ohio and State (now known as the KeyBank State), were designed by eminent architect Thomas W. Lamb in the Italianate style. It
1230-667: A shopping mall, but today serves as a mix of small stores, office space, gardens under the glass , radio headquarters, and a food court. The 31-story One Cleveland Center is nicknamed the "silver chisel" due to its distinct shape. The seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland , the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist , is located at the heart of the district on E.9th. There is a large cluster of high-rise downtown housing in this area, largely concentrated in
1312-614: Is a 500-acre (2.0 km ) downtown Cleveland neighborhood just east of the central business district. The district is bordered by Lakeside Avenue to the north, Broadway Avenue to the south, East 17th Street to the west and East 30th Street to the east. Members of the Campus District include Cleveland State University, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cuyahoga Community College and more. Cleveland State University has in past years been derided as an open enrollment commuter school, but has moved to dispel that belief. The university
1394-593: Is a 5000-seat outdoor amphitheater. In 2012, it underwent in $ 1 million upgrade that included a new entrance constructed 200 feet north of the old one, creating space for an expanded riverfront plaza. Other upgrades included new brick pavement for the plaza and new fencing. In the fall of 2010, the Trust for Public Land and the Cleveland Rowing Foundation successfully purchased seven acres of commercial riverfront land for $ 3.2 million. The partnership
1476-530: Is all Class A office space and features a green, open-air rooftop terrace. Two Waterfront Line Rapid stations , Settlers Landing station and Main Avenue station received $ 375,000 upgrades. Work at both stations includes replacing brick and concrete pavers, repairing the glass shelters, and demolishing ticket booths. At Settlers Landing , crews will restore eight etched glass panels that act as wind screens. The artwork depicts scenes of Cleveland's settlement and
1558-599: Is bounded by Lake Erie to the north, the Cuyahoga Valley to the west, and Interstate 90 to the south and east. It encompasses several subdistricts, and its diverse architecture includes the Cleveland Mall , one of the most complete examples of City Beautiful design in the United States . Downtown's residential population has grown significantly since the 2000s and especially 2010s, registering
1640-659: Is causing the population to continue to climb, along with some new construction—totaling over 1500 additional new units. Located in the east bank of the Flats , the 150-room Aloft Hotels -branded hotel opened in the summer 2013. The hotel is part of a $ 500 million mixed-used project known as the Flats East Bank . A $ 64 million renovation and new branding of the 484-room Westin Hotel was completed Spring 2014. Junior League Too Many Requests If you report this error to
1722-568: Is converting the vacant concrete-covered site into Rivergate Park , a new recreational center in the Flats. Officially opened in May 2011, the park preserves public access to the Cuyahoga River for access to activities including kayaking, canoeing, rowing and dragon boating. Long-term plans include a canoe/kayak launch facility, concessions, and public restrooms. Cleveland Metroparks will replace
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#17327806805521804-486: Is located in the Campus District, and serves as the home of CSU Men's Basketball and various concerts and special events throughout the year. Located north of Campus District is the Superior Arts District. The district once served as the center of Cleveland's garment industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, "second only to New York." However, as Cleveland's garment industry declined, many of
1886-780: Is now home to Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland's classic theater company which previously performed at the Ohio Theatre. Through a collaboration called “The Power of Three,” Cleveland Play House , Cleveland State University and Playhouse Square partnered to create the Allen Theatre Complex, featuring a reconfigured Allen Theatre (re-opened 2011) and two new theaters that opened in 2012. Cleveland Play House and Cleveland State University's Department of Theatre and Dance are now resident companies at Playhouse Square. The Cleveland Play House administrative offices and all of Cleveland State University's arts programs are now located in
1968-435: Is progressing through a master plan to raise standards, enrollment, and rebuild its fortress-like campus. CSU plans to build a college town adjacent to downtown, including new retail, restaurants and housing to serve an increase of resident students planned to be in the thousands. The university's desire to attract more traditional college students and begin to raise its stature as a research university figure into these plans
2050-498: Is relayed over a regional network, including WCPN ( 104.9 FM ). Residents of the district also include Cleveland Playhouse and Cleveland State University performing arts. In spring 2014, a $ 16 million outdoor streetscape transformation was completed. Focusing primarily on lighting and signage, a centerpiece of a 4,600-piece LED crystal chandelier hangs over the Euclid Avenue and East 14th Street intersection 24-feet off
2132-840: Is the Justice Center Complex , consisting of the Cleveland Police Department headquarters and Cuyahoga County Jail. Other notable structures include Cleveland City Hall , Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Municipal Courts, Public Auditorium , Cleveland Public Library main buildings, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland , the Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse , and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District administration building (now occupied by
2214-500: The 14th Street Theatre as a home for Second City Cleveland and a venue for improvisational comedy, musical comedy and avant-garde fare, often for extended runs. The venue was closed in 2013 and transformed into the private dining space Cibreo Privato, part of the Italian restaurant Cibreo operated by Driftwood Restaurant Group. In 2003, the area of East 14th Street near Playhouse Square was renamed Memory Lane- Bob Hope Way in honor of
2296-730: The Drury Plaza Hotel ). The Public Malls , Malls A, B, and C, also known as the Burnham Malls, hold public green space and gardens fronting the lake. The Fountain of Eternal Life , also known as the War Memorial Fountain, is centered on the Mall A. On the western edge, Willard Park is host to the controversial public art, known as the Free Stamp . On the eastern edge sits Fort Huntington Park, containing
2378-604: The PNC Center ) and the demolition of long-time Short Vincent establishments in the late 1970s. Home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum , Great Lakes Science Center , FirstEnergy Stadium , Steamship William G. Mather Maritime Museum and the USS Cod , North Coast Harbor is the tourist district of downtown Cleveland. The North Coast District is home to the city's port, although there are long-term plans to move
2460-563: The 1940s and 1950s. Short Vincent became the "gathering place for gamblers, sports figures, racketeers, lawyers, and newspapermen" and "offered good food, underworld gossip, and the odds on anything." The street's Theatrical Grill served as the "headquarters" for notorious mobster Shondor Birns , but also hosted visiting celebrities such as Frank Sinatra , Marilyn Monroe , Dean Martin , Lauren Bacall , Tony Bennett , Judy Garland , and Milton Berle , among many others. Mobster Danny Greene and boxing promoter Don King were also regulars on
2542-462: The 1970s, the district was revived through a grassroots effort that helped usher in a new era of downtown revitalization. For this reason, the revival of Playhouse Square is often locally referred to as being "one of the top ten successes in Cleveland history ." Following World War I , local developer Joseph Laronge, who had previously opened the Stillman movie house on East 12th street, envisioned
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2624-484: The 2020 census, there are 7,244 occupied units in Downtown out of a total 9,569 units, which is a 75.7% occupancy rate and, despite Crain's optimistic numbers, the census also reports 13,338 people living in the Downtown area. The demographic composition of Downtown in 2020 was 53.1% white, 32% African American, 10.1% Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.9% mixed and other groups. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.3% of
2706-834: The East 12th Street area. Alexander Mann's U.S. headquarters and Medical Mutual headquarters are present here. The City Club of Cleveland is housed in the City Club Building, which is at the corner of East Ninth and Euclid. WKYC , the local NBC affiliate , has its broadcast center on Lakeside Avenue on the northern end of the district. WOIO , the CBS affiliate, and WUAB , the CW affiliate, both owned by Gray Television are housed in Reserve Square on East 12th Street. Good Karma Broadcasting houses its station, WKNR , inside
2788-523: The East Bank as an extension of Downtown. Historically significant, the Flats served as the location of Moses Cleaveland 's first landing when he founded the city. It was also the location of some of the earliest populations of Cleveland. Lorenzo Carter , the first permanent European settler in the city, built his cabin on the banks of the Cuyahoga in the Flats. Throughout much of Cleveland history,
2870-549: The Euclid Avenue streetscape, rebuilding the street from storefront to storefront, removing old vaults and streetcar tracks, and building new sidewalks, lighting, and landscaping. The project included a large public arts component, with different areas of the Euclid Corridor route being addressed by local and national artists. The project is expected to spur investments in residential, retail, office, and mixed-use redevelopments, including over 4,000 residential units along
2952-438: The Flats area was almost entirely industrial. By the 1980s, it had become a popular nightlife district in Cleveland. Its demise in the early 2000s spurred a complete redevelopment where a majority of the existing buildings were demolished. In its place, an 8-story Aloft Hotel and a 21-story office tower were built. Restaurants, apartments, and a riverside promenade are planned for Phase II of this mixed-use project. The West Bank of
3034-536: The Flats contains the majority of the district's residential population, primary stemming from a set of apartments and condos known as Stonebridge. The areas also boasts bars, restaurants, jet ski rental, strip clubs, and, most recently, the home of the Greater Cleveland Aquarium . The current state of the Flats is in mixed-use redevelopment. In December 2020, Crain's Cleveland Business estimated Downtown's population to be 20,000. According to
3116-489: The Galleria at Erieview . Short Vincent , located between East 6th and East 9th Street, is short street that once served as one of Cleveland's major entertainment districts and a center for the city's nightlife. Densely packed with restaurants, dive bars, jazz clubs, and bounded by the risqué Roxy Burlesque Theater and the art deco Bond Clothing Store, the district first emerged in the late 1920s and reached its height in
3198-596: The Hanna Theatre was the only one of the group not to close in 1968 or 1969, it was overshadowed by the revitalization of the Euclid Avenue theaters during the 1980s, and closed in 1989. However, the Hanna reopened in March 1996 – the 75th anniversary of its original opening. In 1999, the Playhouse Square Foundation acquired the Hanna, making it the fifth and last of the original theaters to be purchased by
3280-558: The Idea Center, the facility includes high definition television studios, control rooms, radio studios, and performance space fronting Euclid Avenue, as well as a variety of high-tech business startups and other tenants located on the building's upper floors. Since 2005, Ideastream's broadcast properties have been located at the Idea Center; this includes PBS station WVIZ (channel 25), NPR member WKSU ( 89.7 FM ) and classical music / jazz outlet WCLV ( 90.3 FM ). WKSU also
3362-493: The Middough Building on Playhouse Square's campus, adding to the vibrancy of the neighborhood. Playhouse Square welcomes more than 1 million guests to 1,000+ performances and events each year. Its KeyBank Broadway Series season ticket holder base (more than 45,000) is the largest in the country, making Cleveland one of fewer than 10 markets that can support a three-week run of a touring Broadway show. Improvements to
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3444-711: The Palace Theatre, now known as the Connor Palace, opening in November 1922 in the Keith Building , which at the time was the tallest in Cleveland. There was a great promotion for the theater's opening: the largest electric sign in the world was turned on to show that the Palace was open for business. Built by Edward F. Albee in honor of his friend and business partner, B.F.Keith, the Palace was billed as
3526-518: The Palace, Ohio and State Theatres, while Cuyahoga County commissioners purchased the Loews Building. Also in 1973, the musical revue Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris opened in the State Theatre lobby. Expected to run two weeks, the show instead played for two and a half years. In 1978, Playhouse Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places . Emboldened by
3608-617: The Playhouse Square neighborhood - including a digital signage network, upgrades to U.S. Bank Plaza, a retro signage feature and the GE Chandelier, the world's largest outdoor chandelier , located above the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 14th Street - were completed between April 2013 and April 2014, culminating in a ceremony on May 2, 2014, entitled "Dazzle the District." In 2014 a $ 100 million capital fund campaign
3690-505: The Rock Hall, and serves as a commuter and business airport that reduces small aircraft traffic at the larger Cleveland Hopkins International Airport , located southwest of downtown. The district fronts Lake Erie on the north and also includes Voinovich Park and a fishing pier. Plans for the city's lakefront include adding thousands of housing units, retail shops, a marina, and other amenities to North Coast Harbor. The Campus District
3772-523: The Short Vincent. The north side of the street was considered the "respectable" side, while the south side was a center for the numbers racket and was "studded with girlie shows." The pavement between the two sides "was referred to as the Gaza Strip." The area fell into decline by the 1960s and 1970s and disappeared as an entertainment district with the expansion of National City Bank (today
3854-525: The Wolstein Group and Fairmount Properties. Opening in June 2013, the $ 275 million first phase included a 23-story office tower, 8-story Aloft hotel , restaurants, and a 16,000 sq. ft. health club, The office tower has been named the " Ernst and Young building." The two anchor tenants include the law firm Tucker Ellis and West, and the largest tenant, Ernst and Young . The 450,000 sq. ft. office tower
3936-628: The area. Today, the mixed use area serves as a live-work district for local artists, and includes several apartments, bars, restaurants, and cafes. The Cuyahoga River splits The Flats into two halves: the East Bank of the Flats and the West Bank of the Flats. Although the Cleveland City Planning Commission considers most of the area to be part of the Cuyahoga Valley neighborhood, it also defines part of
4018-813: The buildings of the May Company, Taylor's, and Halle's are popular downtown apartment complexes, while the Higbee's building has been home to the Jack Cleveland Casino since 2012. Revitalization of Cleveland's Historic Gateway District began in the 1990s with the Gateway complex, which included construction of Progressive Field and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse , the homes of the MLB Cleveland Guardians , NBA Cleveland Cavaliers , and AHL Cleveland Monsters . The Gateway complex
4100-420: The city in the form of the HealthLine . The project involved a total reconstruction of Euclid Avenue from Public Square to beyond University Circle (located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of downtown), and included bus-only lanes with center-median station boarding, priority signaling, and fast commute times. In addition to transit and road improvements, the transportation project also invested heavily in
4182-407: The city, and has hosted presidents, vast congregations of people, and a free annual 4th of July concert by the Cleveland Orchestra . At one time, Public Square was fenced off and inaccessible to vehicles. In 1860, the Perry Monument , a memorial to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry 's victory in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812 , was dedicated in the center of Public Square. In 1892, it
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#17327806805524264-470: The complex. Reconstruction of the Allen Theatre lagged behind the rest, partly because some felt that three theaters were enough for the district. However, in 1993 the Playhouse Square Foundation agreed to rent the theater with the intention of purchasing it, which it did in 1997. This acquisition made Playhouse Square the largest performing arts complex outside of New York in the United States, with more than 10,000 seats. The Allen re-opened in 1998. Although
4346-413: The complex. The project was funded by a 0.25 percent increase in Cuyahoga County sales tax. Permanent tenants include Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society , Philips Healthcare , GE Healthcare , Johnson Controls , the Cleveland Clinic , and University Hospitals . A multiphase, $ 500 million mixed-use redevelopment along the East Bank of the Flats is being developed and financed by
4428-401: The concrete and gravel on their land and replace it with grass, trees and other park amenities. Cleveland's Crooked River Skate Park will be built on 15,000 square feet of city owned land. It is located along the river and adjacent to the Cleveland Metroparks new Rivergate Park. The total cost is projected to be $ 758,000. Groundbreaking will occur in 2013. CSU's campus continues to undergo
4510-421: The corner West Sixth and Superior Ave erected by John D. Rockefeller . Home to the second-largest performing arts complex in the U.S., Playhouse Square is downtown's cultural heart. The area is dominated by five historic theaters built during the 1920s – State , Palace , Allen , Hanna , and Ohio theaters are all located in a cluster near the intersection of Euclid Avenue and E. 14th Street. Additionally,
4592-401: The corner of Euclid Avenue and East Ninth Street. The properties involved include the 29-story Ameritrust Tower , the attached 1010 Euclid Avenue building, the historic Cleveland Trust Company Building , and the so-called "P and H" buildings, located on the Prospect Avenue side of the complex. Additionally, two parking garages on the south side of Prospect Ave along East Ninth Street will anchor
4674-444: The corridor. In addition to the BRT line, the Downtown Cleveland Alliance funded a study on retail feasibility on the avenue, focusing on the area between CSU and Public Square. A $ 465 million Global Center for Health Innovation, previously known as the Medical Mart , and Cleveland Convention Center opened in the summer of 2013. The 1.1-million-square-foot campus consists of a 235,000-square-foot Global Center for Health Innovation and
4756-451: The county needs to expand in the future. A proposed hotel on the lower floors of the 29-story tower is being considered. Since 2015, the Cleveland Trust Company Rotunda and 1010 Euclid Avenue ground floor has housed a full-service Heinen's grocery store for downtown residents. Downtown Cleveland had the largest percent population growth in the 2010 Census for the entire city of Cleveland . Conversion of old office space into residential
4838-428: The district's buildings became vacant and abandoned. Bruce Madorsky and Dan "Daffy Dan" Gray were the first to see the potential in developing the area. Beginning in the 2010s, Madorsky and Gray began selling their investments in the district, creating the conditions for additional revitalization. In 2016, the Superior Arts District was formally split from the Campus District to "promote safety, growth, and vitality" in
4920-427: The evolution of transportation. A $ 33 million Greater Cleveland Aquarium opened on Jan 21, 2012, located at the FirstEnergy Powerhouse as the only freestanding aquarium in the state of Ohio . The aquarium takes up 70,000 square feet in the powerhouse's basement and contains over a million gallons of water in 42 tanks. The main feature of the aquarium is Marinescape's Seatube®, a 145-foot-long clear tunnel, known as
5002-406: The financial, business, legal, communications and publishing sectors of the city's economy. Architecturally, the area is characterized by large, glass office towers built predominately in the 1950s to 1980s. The tallest is Erieview Tower at 40-stories, the centerpiece of the largely unbuilt Erieview Urban Renewal Project of the 1960s. The Galleria was added to the tower in the 1980s originally as
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#17327806805525084-420: The foundation. The Cleveland Theater District Development Corporation (CTDDC), now the Playhouse Square District Development Corporation (PDDC), was established in 1998 as a business improvement district to foster development in the theater district. The reopening of the State, Ohio and Palace Theatres encouraged further development at Playhouse Square, including the $ 40 million Renaissance Office Building and
5166-515: The ground. According to the Guinness Book of World Records , it is the largest outdoor chandelier in the world. Other additions include four gateway signs spanning entry points, a large 1920s-era "Playhouse Square" sign at East 13th Street and Euclid Avenue intersection, a fire pit at Star Plaza, a 28-foot-tall digital display, and architectural lighting to show off details of the historic buildings. The Civic Center district holds Cleveland's governmental and public buildings. The most visible structure
5248-427: The industrial rise of Cleveland, Within the past few decades, it has been converted again back into an entertainment, dining, and residential hub. The Warehouse District is the largest downtown neighborhood by population, and continues to grow with an assortment of shops, clubs, bars, and loft condos/apartments . West Sixth Street is known as the heart of the district. Famously, the 17-story Rockefeller Building sits on
5330-402: The largest population growth, by percentage, of any Cleveland neighborhood over that time. The heart of downtown, Public Square was laid out by city founder Moses Cleaveland in 1796 and has remained largely unchanged. Based on the New England town square , it consists of a large open space, cut into quadrants by Ontario Street and Superior Avenue. Public Square is the symbolic heart of
5412-442: The longtime Cleveland resident to commemorate the entertainer's 100th birthday. Playhouse Square and Cleveland's public broadcasting stations conducted a joint capital campaign to transform the One Playhouse Square Building into the Idea Center at Playhouse Square. Opened in 2005, it is now the home for Playhouse Square's community engagement and education programs and the downtown headquarters for radio stations WKSU (simulcast over
5494-447: The parking aspect. The P and H buildings will be razed and the site will become the home of a new, eight-story Cuyahoga County headquarters building, in which the county will lease for 26 years. Building size is expected to be 220,000 square feet. The plan calls for creating 210 high-end apartments in the former office tower and part of the building at 1010 Euclid, although portions of the building will be retained as office space in case
5576-595: The population. The median household income was $ 54,834. Downtown's foreign-born population was 17.2% in 2019. Reinvestment in the area in the mid-1990s spurred a rebirth in Downtown. Between 2010 and 2014, Downtown Cleveland saw more than $ 4.5 billion in residential and commercial developments. As of 2000, 100,000 people worked in the district, which in 2012 contained more than 16 million square feet of rentable office space. The $ 197 million Euclid Corridor Transportation Project connected downtown, Midtown, and University Circle by introducing bus rapid transit (BRT) to
5658-414: The port west of the river and open up the area for housing and lakefront development. North Coast is also the former home of Cleveland Stadium . Cleveland Stadium was torn down after the former Cleveland Browns franchise left the city in 1995, and was replaced with FirstEnergy Stadium , which serves as the home of the reborn NFL football franchise. Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport is located east of
5740-452: The site. In the golden age of department store retail from the late 19th century to the 1980s, Cleveland's major stores extended from Public Square east along Euclid Avenue . They included Higbee's , Bailey's, the May Company , Taylor's , Halle's , and Sterling Lindner Davis , which collectively represented one of the largest and most fashionable shopping districts in the country, often compared to New York 's Fifth Avenue . Today,
5822-401: The smaller theaters include the 14th Street Theater, Kennedy's Theater, Westfield Insurance Studio Theater, Second Stage, and Helen Rosenfeld Lewis Bialosky Lab Theatre. Ideastream Public Media teamed up with Playhouse Square to renovate the former Playhouse Square Building, transforming it from an empty office building to One Playhouse Square, a downtown broadcast headquarters. Now known as
5904-485: The tallest in the United States. Public Square is also home to the historic Old Stone Church , completed in 1855. The west side of Public Square was to become the headquarters of the Cleveland Trust Company, then called Ameritrust, but the project was cancelled after Ameritrust was purchased and merged into Key Bank , leaving that side of the square open to this day, with only a surface parking lot on
5986-467: The theater faces East 14th Street, it is still part of Playhouse Square. It was named for the prominent Cleveland Senator Mark Hanna . Meanwhile, the Bulkley Building housing the C. Howard Crane -designed Allen Theatre was being built next door. Completed in early April 1921, Jules and Jay Allen's Pompeiian -style theater was sold to Loew's in 1922. The last theater to be constructed was
6068-409: The theaters soon became known unofficially as “Playhouse Square.” The Euclid Square Association, a civic group, tried to rename the district “Euclid Square,” although these efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. The area is now officially designated as "Playhouse Square." The theaters successfully showed a variety of serious theater, vaudeville shows, and movies for more than forty years. However, during
6150-559: The unprecedented success of Jacques Brel, restoration of the theaters began in earnest. Various public-private partnerships collected some $ 40 million for the project. Because of extensive fire damage, the Ohio Theatre was originally intended to be the last of the theaters to undergo renovation, but those plans were accelerated so that the theater could become the home of the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, now Great Lakes Theater . The $ 4 million project
6232-441: The years following World War II , suburbanization and the rise of television led to the decline of the theaters. Fire broke out in the Ohio in 1964, and the other Playhouse Square theaters were struck by vandalism. Between May 1968 and July 1969, all the theaters closed except the Hanna. Plans to reopen and restore the theaters began almost immediately. In 1970, Raymond K. Shepardson, a Cleveland Public Schools employee, formed
6314-618: The “Showplace of the World.” Headlining the opener was America's favorite mimic, Elsie Janis, who shared billing with Eduardo Cansino, Rita Hayworth's father. Albee invested over $ 2 million in the vaudeville venue, which became known as the “…swankiest theater in the country.” Designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Rapp and Rapp , the Palace was a regional flagship of the Keith-Albee chain of vaudeville theaters. The area surrounding
6396-422: Was begun at the end of 1981 and completed in less than nine months. Work began on the State Theatre in May 1979, and was completed in the summer of 1984, after the addition of a new $ 7 million stagehouse. Renovation of the theater's three lobbies was completed in 1987. Restoration of the Palace Theatre began in 1987, and was finished the following year. As part of the project, expanded parking facilities were added to
6478-572: Was built on parking lots on the site of the former Central Market. The baseball stadium and basketball arena are connected to Tower City Center, and RTA 's rail transit system , via an enclosed walkway. The neighborhood includes retail, housing, and a large variety of restaurants. East 4th Street is a popular restaurant and entertainment street adjacent to Prospect Avenue, Cleveland's historic " Radio Row ." East 4th encompasses Cleveland's House of Blues , Iron Chef Michael Symon 's Mabel's BBQ, comedy club/restaurant Pickwick and Frolic, as well as
6560-552: Was considered essential for the theaters' marquees to face Euclid Avenue, but because of space constraints the State Theatre was built at the back of the lot, although its lobby shares the Euclid frontage with the Ohio Theatre. Construction began in 1920, and the pair opened in early February 1921. Across Euclid Avenue, Charles A. Platt 's Hanna Theatre , part of the Hanna Building complex, opened in late March 1921. Although
6642-476: Was initiated with a $ 9 million gift from the Chris Connor family of Cleveland. In honor of their gift the Palace Theatre was renamed Connor Palace. In honor of a $ 10 million gift from KeyBank in 2017, the State Theatre was renamed KeyBank State Theatre. In April 2018 Playhouse Square began construction on The Lumen , a 34-story apartment tower. The tower adds 318 apartments to downtown Cleveland and contains
6724-534: Was moved out of the square, which by then had the fences removed after lobbying by commercial interests. Public Square is also home to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument , which commemorates residents of Cuyahoga County who served in the Civil War . Public Square also features a statue of Cleaveland; a statue of Tom L. Johnson , the city's most famous mayor; a large amount of shrubbery and other landscaping; and
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