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3. Great pics! I visited Cleveland two years ago for a ballpark trip...

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 07:44 PM

Jul 2016

...and can't wait to go back someday. Yeah--much of the city is kind of funky. But so much is lovely, it has great public architecture, a stunning library, and the Terminal Tower is just about the coolest skyscraper ever built. This city has overwhelming potential, and I really wish it well...

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I don't know why they call it the Mistake by the Lake. (pics) [View all] Tobin S. Jul 2016 OP

Well, they have made some improvements... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #1

Thank you, Tobin S. Those are great pictures. Glorfindel Jul 2016 #2

Great pics! I visited Cleveland two years ago for a ballpark trip... First Speaker Jul 2016 #3

You went to the downtown library? awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #29

I'd be perfectly happy living there the rest of my life... First Speaker Jul 2016 #33

My grandmother was a legal secretary and worked downtown awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #34

Nice pics! Enjoy Cleveland. Then travel up to Erie... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #4

Someones wrong on the internet. Springslips Jul 2016 #5

10-4 I'll correct that. Tobin S. Jul 2016 #15

It's nice you 2 got a weekend away. irisblue Jul 2016 #6

I"m so glad you had a great time, my dear Tobin... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2016 #7

The MetroParks are fantastic. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #12

I'm old enough to remember when the Cuyahoga River caught on fire because it was so polluted. catbyte Jul 2016 #8

I love Cleveland JohnnyRingo Jul 2016 #9

Some may recall the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra with George Szell elleng Jul 2016 #10

The roster throught the years have been astoundingly good: marble falls Jul 2016 #23

Yes it has been; elleng Jul 2016 #25

If you are still there awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #11

Better yet: marble falls Jul 2016 #24

I've gone to WSM awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #27

These are great photos, Tobin! Thanks for sharing! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2016 #13

I've always liked Cleveland. I used to visit it back in the eighties when I 'worked' for Compuserve qnr Jul 2016 #14

Great photos! IronLionZion Jul 2016 #16

And here I always thought it referred to Cleveland Muni Stadium... malthaussen Jul 2016 #17

Usually, it's because they are from Pittsburgh. :^) eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #18

You'd be surprised awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #30

Yeah, only two hours' drive -- people move back and forth with the ebb and flow of the job market... eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #36

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #37

Our family visit to the Rock & Roll museum remains one of the... PassingFair Jul 2016 #19

Grew up in suburb of Cleve - it's a very under-rated city. Culturally significant and way more fun blm Jul 2016 #20

C-SPAN had a show highlighting the history of Cleveland yesterday or Saturday. No Vested Interest Jul 2016 #32

Small bit of racing trivia A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #21

"Mistake On The Lake" is reference to a chain of events from the late 1960s though the early 1980s Auggie Jul 2016 #22

A friend from Erie PA used the term "mistake by the Lake" in the mid-50's, No Vested Interest Jul 2016 #28

It's likely neither city had much to brag about ... Auggie Jul 2016 #31

Fantastic Pics! DarthDem Jul 2016 #26

Never been but I'd like to go some day OriginalGeek Jul 2016 #35

As a lifelong Clevelander bvf Jul 2016 #38

It's a great town unless you have a job working outside mdbl Jul 2016 #39