Downtown Cleveland Industry Analysis

The Buckeye Bourbon House building is strategically located in downtown Columbus and represents a key opportunity to revitalize the downtown corridor and generate new revenue for the city. This renovation has both financial and sentimental value, as it creates an important source of revenue and also revives a chapter of Columbus’s

Burnham and his partner John Root were Chicago’s leading architects. Daniel Burnham had experience in designing buildings that had never been attempted. Despite the soil conditions, Burnham and Root built the very first skyscraper, The Montauk. Burnham had extraordinary managerial and organizational skills. Burnham and Root together were able to build their firm to be one of the best in Chicago. They continued to do many challenging projects such as the Rookery and the Monadnock. Daniel Burnham handled many difficult times before he made a positive name for himself. Burnham was also very good to all his employees, “He installed a gym. During lunch hour employees played handball. Burnham gave fencing lessons. Root played impromptu recitals on a rented piano,” (Larson 2003, 27). In 1885, a fire had destroyed the Grannis Block that was Burnham and Root’s flagship structure. In 1888, “a hotel they had designed in Kansas City collapsed during construction, injuring several men and killing one” (Larson 2003, 29). With all the verbal attacks on Burnham’s career over both of the incidences, he remained very calm, but he was still very heartbroken.

After standing for nearly six decades, the two public housing high-rise buildings that once defined Blumberg Apartments and

Detroit is home to many historical landmarks which have assisted in shaping Detroit into what it is today. One site that has highly impacted Detroit since 1915 was The Russell Industrial Center (RIC). The RIC consists of 7 buildings which take up over 2.2 million acres of land. Throughout the history of the RIC it has aided society by creating an environment everyone in the community is able to be a part of and allows people to come closer together. Originally, the RIC was built as an auto parts manufacturing company, but has evolved over time, allowing the surrounding community to also evolve. Through the ups and the downs the city of Detroit has

The original proposal for the site was four skyscrapers and it was approved by the City of Miami, however in 2008 with the recession the project was cancelled.

There is never a shortage of attractions and events in Cleveland. There is something to pique everyone's interest from little Susie to Grandpa Joe. So settle on in for few days and explore all the nooks and crannies of this little gem on the great lake. The city where the good times happen and cherished memories are

People are forced to move and find other dwellings. For example, an apartment building called the metro pole was recently sold for renovation. The people who reside in the building are the disabled, mentally ill or people difficult to place in other housing, for some reason or another. The building was built more than 30 years ago and has 230 two room affordable apartments; in a very convenient location near downtown Cincinnati, close to bus stops, and shopping. The building will be renovated to a 160 room lustrous hotel, so that upscale workers can be near their jobs.

What is that strange orange brick building? Why should I care about that? That striking orange, brick building is the Guardian Building of downtown Detroit. When deciding to go to a historical site in the city, I was drawn in by the history of the place. I am relatively new to the city and when I heard about this place, I knew that’s where I wanted to go. When our group traveled together to the site, it became apparent why this building is not only important to Detroit, but to all cities. The Guardian Building was not only a great fixture of the past, but it is a leading example of the efforts to bring a city back to greatness.

For the start of immigration in the mid 19th century, Cleveland has become a city full of cultural diversity and outside influence. In some cities at this time, people were forced to give up their traditions and culture, and assimilate into the already established culture of the city. In Cleveland, this allowed for a diverse workforce and unique neighborhoods. When the industrial revolution began, there was a spark in Cleveland's population and value, as a central city, between Minnesota and western Pennsylvania, Cleveland became the major hub for steel manufacturing. Companies, population and popularity of Cleveland grew exponentially while John D. Rockefeller grew his standard oil and railroad business. But then something unexpected happened, the great depression hit the United States hard, but it hit the city of Cleveland even

Rd 145 soon became an integral part of everyday life in Birdseye, Indiana. Home to multiple general stores, a variety of hometown restaurants,and a hall for the Modern Woodmen of America (Huff 1), this edifice served as a gathering place for all residents, past and present, throughout its 123 year lifetime. Now nearing the end of its lifecycle once again, this unique building awaits the chance to undergo an extensive restoration to reveal its former grandeur, because as Helmut Jahn once said, “Every building is a prototype. No two are alike,” (Demakis 12). Preserving this crumbling Italianate gem will not only provide a cultural hotspot for the town of Birdseye; it will give residents the opportunity to learn about the structure’s illustrious past and the history of the town itself while also telling the stories of many past residents and the challenges they

In the capital of financial services, two insurance buildings dominate Boston’s skyline. The Hancock Tower and the Prudential Center are structures that display the uneven change and the urban development that has occurred in this city over the course 19th century. Located in back bay these edifices work with the directionalities of their adjacent streets and the cultural history of the structures that surround them. Boston’s foundation was composed in a manner that designated and organized space. This creates the tension and contrast present in that between the two structures. The iconography that these structures have over the city is important. It represents a sense of the past as well as the purpose that the built environment has

The Arch gave St. Louis a name. The building of the arch wowed the world and gave stl a name. Stl became unique and not like any other city anymore. “ A person approaching it by car or plane cannot help but marvel at its size and elegance.” Because of the Arch’s massive size

With the impact and push from 1949 Housing Act, the Pruitt-Igoe housing development in St. Louis, Missouri and other high-rise public housing of 50s and 60s became the pioneers of urban renewal movement, and most of them have long recognized as a prototype for the failure of public housing and constantly for well-intentioned governmental policies in general. This essay will look back beyond the impression of the collapse, focusing on exploring the temporal, social, economic and legislative issues, which led to the failure and final death of the public housing.

DISCUSSION: Presently, Liberty Village is undergoing a transformation in order to implement a ‘creative class’ employment center amidst a historical industrial buildings’ theme; hence, adorning a distinct character (Catungal et al., 2009). The area has been a site for one of the oldest European settlements in Toronto (Wieditz, 2007). Businesses in Liberty Village can utilize the advantage of being located close to downtown while simultaneously possessing the advantage of being in a ‘community,’ which differs from a standard office tower within the downtown core (Catungal et al., 2009). Although Liberty Village is in close proximity to downtown, it is a disparate entity and, in fact, separate; elements that enhance

Today technology allows us to construct structures that we would never have been able to make in the past. Some of the creations are impressive based on what they accomplish but others are masterpieces in themselves. Man’s capability to build such tall buildings, as the skyscrapers we are familiar with covering our cities today, is a major expression of the advancements we have made as a culture. The power necessary to build such tall structures inspired competition between architects to see who could build the tallest one. One skyscraper that has inspired many and served as a model, for high rise buildings that were created after, is the Chrysler Building. The Chrysler Building serves as an identifying mark to anyone that