well since the groundbreaking for city club apts is today, we can look back at an all too common and shameful event in american urban history --
that time 40+yrs ago they tore down the hippodrome for a parking lot.
all about that:
http://frank-dutton.blogspot.com/201...e-closing.html
wiki:
The Hippodrome Theater was located at 720 Euclid Ave in Cleveland, Ohio. In its day, it was a very lavish theater and ranked as one of the world's greatest playhouses. Performers appearing at the Hipprodome included Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, W. C. Fields, Will Rogers, Al Jolson, and John McCormack. The auditorium had two balconies and seating for 3,548.
The stage of the Hippodrome could handle large productions and measured 130' wide, 104' deep, 110' high. It also included a water tank for water spectacles.
once the largest pre-world war one theater in ohio -- it cost $2M to build and opened in 1907 -- torn down in 1980-81 --
so rip to the hipp -- long live the hipp -- and goodbye eyesore parking lot!
