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CityProwl Cleveland: Downtown Series Tours
CityProwl Cleveland offers audio walking tours of the city that recount the rich and fascinating stories Cleveland has to tell. Download the 1/2 hour tours to your .mp3 player or phone and walk the route on your schedule.
CityProwl Cleveland funded by the Civic Innovation Lab
CityProwl Cleveland funded by the Civic Innovation Lab
A.01 Flannery's Pub
Irish pub located in the historic Buckleye Building. Tour starts here.
A.02 May Company Building
Once the largest department store in Ohio. Designed by famous architect Daniel Burnham.
A.11 Euclid Arcade
Built on site of home of Harvey Rice. Both Arcades renovated in 1990's.
A.10 Colonial Arcade
Present home of the Residence Inn and unique shops & businesses. Connected to the Euclid Arcade.
A.06 United Church of Christ Building
Formerly the Home Telephone and then the Ohio Bell Telephone building.
A.07 Flatiron Building
Cleveland's version of the Flatiron. Houses the Winking Lizard Saloon & Cleveland Urban Design Center.
A.09 Hippodrome & Standard Theatre Site
This parking lot housed the gigantic Hippodrome Theatre, capacity of 3,500 in its heyday and the Standard movie theater.Demolshed in the 1980's
A.12 Krause Building
Unique narrow urban building. Housed a costume making business in the late 19th century.
A.13 Pickwick & Frolic
Nightclub & restaurant with Dickensian theme. Built on foundations of Euclid Opera House.
A.05 Central Market Site
Once Cleveland's largest open-air market, open 7 days a week.
B.06 The Colonial Arcade
Built in 1898, The Colonial Arcade connected Euclid Avenue with the Colonial Hotel (now the Residence Inn). Designed in the Georgian Revival Style bu George White.
B.01 Old Arcade Superior Ave Side
Start the Prowl in front of the 1980 Coffeeshop under the Superior Ave. Side Stairs. Cop a seat on one of the comfy leather sofas!
B.03 Arcade Bridge
This bridge is not part of the original design - it was added in the early 20th century.
B.04 Euclid Avenue Lobby
Space is a fluid transition to Euclid Avenue, negotiating the odd angle the street meets the arcade. Look for the caduceus motif on the column capitals. The symbol represents commerce, not the medical profession.
B.05 Euclid Avenue
This section of Lower Euclid Avenue was once filled with modestly priced department stores and dimestores. Now quickly becoming a vibrant entertainment district.
B.08 Colonial Marketplace Food Court
This foodcourt was added to connect the Colonial and Euclid Arcades in 2000 as part of a $60 million renovation project.
B.09 Euclid Arcade
The Euclid Arcade was built in 1908 of the last of Cleveland's Arcades. Designed by George White in the Classical Roman Style. The arcade was built on the site of mid-19th century state senator & attorney Harvey Rice.
B.02 The Old Arcade
The Euclid Arcade was built in 1890. It is the largest arcade in the US and one of the most significant of the 19th Century arcades in the world. The glass and metal ceiling contains 1800 panes. Restored in 2001, it is the home of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The idea for the arcade was conceived after city leaders saw or read about the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, built some 20 years earlier.
B.10 Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is located in the center of the Milan at the Piazza del Duomo. Opened in 1867, the arcade is considered to be one of the greatest Arcades in the world, due to its size, scale and urban planning. Its architect, Giuseppe Mengoni, fell to his death from scaffolding during its construction. It is believed that this arcade, widely published at the time of its construction, was the inspiration for the Old Arcade in Cleveland.
E.01 1912 Public Square Panorama
1912 panorama of Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio
Buildings, from left to right:
Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1875 (demolished)
Lyceum Theater (demolished)
Old Stone Church, 1855
Society for Savings, Burnham & Root, 1889-90
Chamber of Commerce (demolished)
Federal Courthouse, Arnold Brunner, 1910
Cuyahoga Building, Burnham & Root, 1893 (demolished)
Williamson Building, George B. Post, 1900 (demolished)
Buildings, from left to right:
Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1875 (demolished)
Lyceum Theater (demolished)
Old Stone Church, 1855
Society for Savings, Burnham & Root, 1889-90
Chamber of Commerce (demolished)
Federal Courthouse, Arnold Brunner, 1910
Cuyahoga Building, Burnham & Root, 1893 (demolished)
Williamson Building, George B. Post, 1900 (demolished)