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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. [ 3]
October 5, 1978. Playhouse Square is a theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [ 2] It is the largest performing arts center in the US outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). [ 3] 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 Agora Theatre and Ballroom (commonly known as the Cleveland Agora, or simply, the Agora) is a music venue located in Cleveland, Ohio . Gary LoConti opened the first Agora on February 27, 1966, near the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Gary’s concept of promoting live entertainment for young adults was an instant ...
Bird's-eye view map of Cleveland in 1877 The written history of Cleveland began with the city's founding by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern ...
Skyline of Cleveland in 2024. Cleveland, the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio, has 51 completed high-rises taller than 200 feet (61 m). The tallest building in Cleveland is the 57- story Key Tower, which rises 947 feet (289 m) on Public Square. [ 1] The tower has been the tallest building in Ohio since its completion, in 1991 ...
The May Company. Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. / 41.49861°N 81.69194°W / 41.49861; -81.69194. The May Company Ohio was a chain of department stores that was based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
The Halle Brothers Co. (1891–1982) was considered the leading department store company in Cleveland, Ohio.Founded on 7 February 1891, by brothers Samuel Horatio Halle and Salmon Portland Chase Halle, the very first store was located at 221 Superior Avenue near the city's Public Square where the brothers had bought out a hat and furrier shop owned by T.S. Paddock.
Public Square is the central plaza of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Based on an 18th-century New England model, it was part of the original 1796 town plat overseen by city founder General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company. The historical center of the city's downtown, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.