It's been a busy summer but had some time to get some photos at Whiskey Island, Public Square, Flats East Bank and took in a Browns preseason game and the Indians during a historic win against the Toronto Blue Jays.
En route to Whiskey Island, a peek of new construction in Detroit-Shoreway, the Edison which will be 300+ apartments upon completion:
It was a busy day on the water, and it's hard to find a better spot for volleyball:
The former Coast Guard station, being redeveloped after decades of neglect:
New residential construction plugging along on Detroit Avenue:
Over to Flats East Bank - it's been open for a while but I haven't really had time to check it out. It's more 'sanitized' than the infamous Flats back in the day, but it was hopping and with the river, bridges, Lake Erie, it's such a unique spot and I'm so glad to see it being so active. Hoping the next phases arrive sooner than later.
Cute little 95' yacht parked at Shooters
Granted there's a fence and security cameras but I was surprised to see the boardwalk went right up to the "Iron Curtain" bridge:
On a hot day, the Metroparks water taxi was a godsend to get to the West Bank - $2 per person for an all day pass:
Views from the water taxi:
View of and from the West Bank:
It just isn't a day in the Flats without a huge freighter making its way along the Cuyahoga:
A few shots of Public Square which reopened just before the Republican National Convention. For now, all traffic is prohibited from Superior Avenue (the east-west route) and I'm not sure how I feel about reopening it to bus traffic, maybe on a limited basis? Regardless, like Flats East Bank, it's fantastic to see so many people enjoying the redeveloped space:
Next up, the Browns vs. the Falcons preseason game - I was fortunate to enjoy it from a suite
Pre-game warmup excercises:
Season ticket holders with the Flag:
Swagger, the Browns big 'dawg'
Only the right helmet flame was working, one of several mishaps on the field that evening
Since the views *of* the action inside stadium were getting depressing, I headed outside for a few shots *from* - no tripods allowed so apologies for the blur and noise. If you check out my
instagram account there's a nice video - weather wise it was a perfect evening (more than I can say for the Browns!):
RG3 did alright and it's still the preseason, right?
Next up, the Indians and the epic walkoff win -
http://www.letsgotribe.com/2016/8/19...660.1472815603
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't get any good photos of the game, but I was having too much of a good time. When everyone realized what was happening, the cheers sounded like the testosterone-fueled battle cries from 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King'
Going to wrap it up with a post-game walk across the Lorain-Carnegie bridge:
Hope you enjoyed!
CLEVELAND - Where did summer go?
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