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I had a chance to drive around downtown Cleveland today. I’ve been to a few destination sites but have never seen much of the place. It’s the most unusual city I have ever been in. Certainly not what I expected. It’s clean - really clean. No trash anywhere, no weeds, no graffiti, no abandoned cars. Very few derilect buildings, nothing is boarded up. Streets are good, buildings are older but mostly well maintained. Columbus is that way too. But, unlike downtown Columbus, downtown Cleveland is nearly devoid of people. Very few cars, fewer pedestrians. 4 lane boulevards with no cars for as far as you can see in either direction. Large empty parking lots. Decent parks with no one using them despite decent weather. Lots of little taverns and restaurants with no cars parked in front of them. Kind of unnerving. Is this a Covid thing?
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Sounds nice. Bob's father checked into a hotel there years ago. Accustomed to European hotels he put his shoes outside the room expecting them to be there and polished in the morning. Of course they were stolen. Don't miss the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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| "I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity  |
My eldest was recruited by Case Western. We visited in November for music auditions and to see the campus. It's in the far eastern side of the city, just beyond the Cleveland Clinic. I found it a very attractive campus, and a nice place to live. The Cleveland Institute of Music is right there too, and CW has a coordinated program with them. And Severance Hall is practically on campus! Unfortunately for CW, the sleet was pouring out of a low grey sky the entire time we were there. Anthony decided to go to the "U" instead.  | |||
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All I know about Cleveland I learned from the film “American Splendor” (and the comic it is based on). A film worth knowing, Paul Giamatti’s breakout performance.
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"Cleveland rocks!"
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I suspect COVID has a lot to do with it, so many people who would normally be there working from home. Every time I've been there it's been pretty bustling.
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I liked Case Western when we visited, and they had a terrific startup incubator. Unfortunately, the campus information session was entirely an inferiority complex. "Cleveland's not as bad as its reputation! Here's all the reasons why!" They sounded desperate. After law school, I briefly considered smaller cities. Cleveland was nice, and was high on my list if I'd gone that route. I particularly remember Shaker Heights as being beautiful and very affordable. I ultimately decided Cleveland wasn't the place to be single and working all the time, though. | |||
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