Each of the 24 buildings that made the short list for the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Innerbelt Project has its story to tell. A group of local history detectives filled in the details and, along the way, discovered a tale of a city that effectively drove itself out of business.
The tattered fragments of Cleveland’s once-bustling factory neighborhoods are, once again, in the path of the Innerbelt. The process to save them means arming citizens with knowledge of how to preserve history, and how to advocate for alternatives to the federal bulldozer.
I agree minimal build, but
Oengus Says:I agree minimal build, but the other funds should be directed into the lakefront and extending the rail for the waterfront line across the river, can we get a subway to tunnel from Edgewater park to west 110th street? Maybe just a tunnel from Edgewater to the west blvd station, I like to see the elimination of some bridges they are high maintenance; the commercial rail is obstructing the development between Battery Park and the lakefront. I believe it all could be set under ground with a tunnel and a firewall to separate commercial from commuter trains. This would offer a link from 110th to downtown, also opening a whole section of the city for development in proximity to the lake. I believe that a billion could do that and the land around the station would be very marketable. I would suggest the train line first to elevate traffic when they remove the shore way. West 110 has large piece of land and could be 100’s of unit of housing as well as a parking deck and retail. A station at Battery Park would offer a tourist attraction…the beach! A station on whiskey island come on people can you see how that would empower the lakefront. We need economic catalysts...candy for developers. This highway project is gross it will change nothing.
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