Cleveland Population 2010: 396,815, #45 in U.S., #2 in Ohio 1950: 914,808, #7 in U.S. 2010
Metropolitan Area: 2,077,240, #28 in U.S. 1950 Metropolitan Area: 1,465,511, #10 in U.S. Setting Cleveland
was founded in 1796 where the Cuyahoga River enters Lake Erie. Today, there are boat tours of the
lakefront and river, and the Port of Cleveland is a major Great Lakes port. Cleveland State University is just east of downtown. Buildings Tallest building: Key Tower, 947 feet (1991) List of tallest buildings The
historic Terminal Tower (708 feet, 1930) has an observation deck on the 42nd floor. Terminal Tower was the tallest building in North
America, outside of New York City, from 1930 to 1964. The Arcade (1890, renovated 2001), has been called America's first indoor shopping mall. It has shops, restaurants, and a hotel. The Warehouse District, on the west side of downtown, has shops, restaurants, and entertainment. Stores Cleveland has no downtown department stores. Dillards (formerly Higbee’s) was the last one to close, in 2002. Trains Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited goes west to Chicago and east to New York City and Boston, and the Capitol Limited goes west to Chicago and east to Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. The trains, which reach Cleveland late at night, use the Lakefront Station (1976). Cleveland Union Terminal (1928) is now known as Tower City Center; the former station area is a shopping mall and food court. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Association (RTA) has three lines serving Tower City station: the 19-mile Red Line route (1955) to the airport and southwestern suburbs; and 18 miles of light rail on the Blue and Green lines (1913) to the eastern suburb of Shaker Heights. The light rail was extended to the waterfront area in 1996. | Downtown Cleveland and Cuyahoga River (Photo by John Baden) Museums The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Great Lakes Science Center are on the downtown waterfront. Theaters The
Tower City Cinemas have 11 screens. Playhouse Square, which
calls
itself the second largest theater complex in the country (after New York
City),
includes five adjacent, restored theaters on Euclid Avenue: the Allen
(1921),
the Ohio (1921), the State (1921), the Palace (1922), and the Hanna (1921). They present a
variety of entertainment, including
touring
Broadway shows, Cleveland Opera Theater, and the Cleveland Opera. The Cleveland Orchestra plays at Severance Hall (1931) in the University Circle area, east of downtown. Sports The Cleveland Indians of the American League play at Progressive Field (1994). The NFL Cleveland Browns play at FirstEnergy Stadium (1999), on the waterfront. The NBA Cleveland Cavaliers and American Hockey League Cleveland Monsters play at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1994). Downtown Cleveland AllianceConvention and Visitors Bureau Cleveland Skyscrapers
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