Thirty years ago the city of Cleveland went bankrupt, its heavy industry was in decline and the Cuyahoga River had caught on fire. Since then, the city has enjoyed a revitalization and renaissance and is now referred to as the “Comeback City.â€
Cleveland was named after the leader of the survey party that was laying out Connecticut’s Western Reserve into townships in 1796. Its location on Lake Erie made it an industrial center when the Ohio and Erie Canal was completed in 1832. This, along with extensive rail connections, provided a link between the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River and Atlantic Ocean.
Let’s start our exploration at North Coast Harbor in downtown, one of the city’s redevelopments. Cleveland Browns Stadium is here, and right next door is the Great Lakes Science Center, where exhibits cover three areas: the Great Lakes environment, science and technology, and their interdependence.
The facility also offers traveling exhibits, a restaurant and Omnimax theater. It recently installed a series of solar panels to go along with its wind turbine.
Next to the Science Center is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, housed in a tower and pyramid designed by I.M. Pei.
Five floors feature permanent and temporary exhibits documenting the history of rock. The third level contains the actual Hall of Fame, with inductees’ signatures inscribed on a wall. The top floor features a temporary exhibit focusing on one group or artist. The featured exhibit from Oct. 10-Jan. 4 is The Birthplace of Rock and Roll, a collection of photographs from the 1960s featuring the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and others during their appearances in Cleveland.
While you’re on the lakefront, consider one of the sightseeing boats that ply the panoramic lakefront and Cuyahoga River; some boats serve lunch or dinner.
By John Closter
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