We spent some time in Cleveland recently and was taking some photos for another ‘Time Travel’ posting (which will be posted later this week), and was able to get some details of a few of the true masterpieces of architecture, not only for Cleveland, but the country.
At the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 9th Street is the former Cleveland Trust Building. Completed in 1907 it features a variety of architectural styles including beaux arts and neoclassical.
After serving downtown Cleveland for nearly 90 year, the building closed in 1996. For the next 20 years there was much discussion about what to do with the building.
In 2015 an upscale grocery store was opened in the impressive rotunda, as well as an adjacent building.
It’s not every day you see a ceiling like this in a grocery store.
Just down the street is the Colonial Arcade. Completed in 1898, the Colonial Arcade spans the entire block between Euclid Avenue and Prospect Avenue.
Today the first floor still has numerous small shops, just as it did 120 years ago when it opened. The upper level are hotel rooms for a Residence Inn.
There are numerous architectural details throughout.
Including the lighting,
Parallel to the Colonial Arcade, and connected via a small interior walkway is the Euclid Arcade.
While it is slightly newer, it is still almost 110 years old.
In most states these buildings would likely be considered some of the best around, but in downtown Cleveland they aren’t even the best ones on the block as just across the street is The Arcade! (so special it has no specific name)
It was completed in 1890, and is considered by many as the first indoor shopping center in America. In my opinion it is second to none in terms of opulence and style of any building around.
For nearly 130 years people have been shopping in this magnificent building, and they continue to do so today.
There are numerous things to see and do in Cleveland but a visit to the Arcade is tops among them.
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