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A $16 million investment into an urban district is hardly a transformation of an area. That is relatively small. It would be a transformation of maybe a sidewalk/streetscape for a few blocks.
Although this beautification process is a very visable gamechanger for the area, this is actually towards the end of a long list of improvements the district is seeing:
Although this beautification process is a very visable gamechanger for the area, this is actually towards the end of a long list of improvements the district is seeing:
Thanks for providing these other pertinent details regarding the "TOTAL TRANSFORMATION" of Playhouse Square, it gives the other member's a much broader scope of understanding what this dynamic district is really like and how it has continued to evolve in such positive ways.
The NEW MOMENTUM in Cleveland is very strong and quite impressive.
Looks nice. I've always thought that Public Square and Playhouse Square make great focal points/anchors to downtown Cleveland. The amount of adaptive reuse along Euclid between the two is even more interesting to me, as Euclid has potential to become one of the best downtown walking streets in the country IMO.
Minneapolis also has a respectably sized theater district (Orpheum, Historic State, Pantages, and Cowles Dance Theater, Hennepin Center for the Arts), but needs a focal point or something to tie it together, like Cleveland's Playhouse Square.
Sorry, I didn't mean it as an insult. I'm just incredibly impressed by how grand it's theater district is compared to cities much larger than it. Cleveland is definitely a big city.
Looks nice. I've always thought that Public Square and Playhouse Square make great focal points/anchors to downtown Cleveland. The amount of adaptive reuse along Euclid between the two is even more interesting to me, as Euclid has potential to become one of the best downtown walking streets in the country IMO.
Minneapolis also has a respectably sized theater district (Orpheum, Historic State, Pantages, and Cowles Dance Theater, Hennepin Center for the Arts), but needs a focal point or something to tie it together, like Cleveland's Playhouse Square.
Agreed. Minneapolis definitely has some very impressive theater stats:
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