CityProwl Cleveland

Map for Bank Lobby Prowl

A map to accompany the Bank Lobby Prowl.

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Cleveland's Bank Lobbies: Hidden Temples to Prosperity

Most people think of banks as uptight, grey-suited and above all, not a place to let loose a creative spirit. Well, Cleveland’s gorgeous downtown bank lobbies are hidden jewels, known mostly to bankers and their clients. In this prowl you will experience these lobbies up close and personal and learn about their oftentimes colorful histories, extravagant design and how they are moving into the 21st century. Banking has never been so interesting! This prowl is 40 minutes long and recorded Summer 2008.



Interviewed in this Prowl were:

Peter van Dijk FAIA, Architect for renovations to Society for Savings, Federal Reserve Bank, Huntington Building and Ameritrust.
Jennifer Ransom and Tony Notaro, The Federal Reserve of Cleveland
Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner

CityProwl Fellow: Adrienne Nelson ‘09 Laurel School

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Map of Warehouse District

Here is a map of the Warehouse District  Prowl, for your enjoyment:

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Today's Cleveland Plain Dealer Friday Magazine features CityProwl

The PD has a pretty big story on CityProwl in its Friday entertainment magazine today. The article, by reporter Sarah Crump, can be found here. There's even a portion of the Prospect prowl to listen to and a Cleveland sights quiz.That's the bank lobby of the Society for Savings building on Public Square, now a part of KeyBank. (photo taken by Tracy Boulain) My mom will probably send down a lightning bolt down from heaven for me now that the Hippodrome story is public - she never found out about that forbidden excursion to see Blackula!

CityProwl Cleveland: Renaissance Leader, Then & Now

Cleveland’s Warehouse District has had many lives since it was first populated as a pioneer farming village in the first years of the 19th century. Prowl through the neighborhood and learn how, as Cleveland developed, the Warehouse District was always at the vanguard - ushering in commerce-based businesses and supporting the iron ore and steel business during the industrial revolution and 20 years ago becoming the first entertainment, residential and cultural neighborhood in the downtown area. This prowl is about 40 minutes long and was recorded in the Summer 2008.

Interviewed in this prowl were:

Thomas Yablonsky, Executive Director, Historic Warehouse District Development Corp.
Barbara Reynolds, President, Real Living LLC
Zdenko Zovkic, Proprietor, XO Prime Steaks
Ron Copfer, CEO, Fathom IT Solutions

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