The following are a hodge-podge of photos from lunch breaks, to Gay Games events, etc. It's a little bit random but ah well:
For those of you who complain about waiting for an elevator at your office, imagine having to hike it up here (or down from!) in bad weather:
These guys have a great view of the construction:
Taking a break.
The best things in life are...? Don't panic, the Free Stamp is undergoing a complete restoration - it's all good:
A brief errand took us to the east side suburb Willoughby one weekend - I had my camera even though the forecasts weren't ideal. Sometimes that's okay.
Fortunately, our summer hasn't been a washout - here are the crew prepping one of the installations for the AHA! lighting event coinciding with the Gay Games:
I remember people wondering if the roof of the convention center would really attract people - looks like it did the day I snapped this pic (and then some during the AHA! event):
Actually I've noticed a substantial uptick in pedestrian traffic throughout downtown this summer:
Maybe, just maybe - things are finally looking up?
One big draw this season is Walnut Wednesdays at Perk Park - even if the weather's bad, there's still a decent crowd. If the forecast is good, get there by 11:30 if you don't want to wait in a long line for the food trucks.
Not that the east side of downtown has the monopoly on happening things - Phase II of the Flats East Bank:
I wasn't able to attend any of the competitions at the Gay Games (just related events), but I definitely noticed quite a few businesses showing support and the pedestrian traffic had a slightly more 'FABulous' touch
Speaking of rebuilding, workers at the Residences at 1717 (fka East Ohio Gas Building):
Cornice rebuilding at the Swetland Building, part of the Geis development at East 9th and Euclid:
Not to say that all of downtown is on the upswing - the Galleria; slated to be the new home of the downtown YMCA but until that gets underway
But let's get over to the setup for the Gay Games Festival Village before the Friday night event gets started. I heard someone suggest that the corporate community wasn't supportive. For those who suggested that, I'd say a photo is worth a thousand words:
I got nothing:
Not a shabby backdrop if you ask me:
Speaking of backdrops, let's backtrack a little - I got some skyline shots before the opening ceremony but didn't get a chance to post these, taken before the Terminal Tower was lit in the colors of the LGBT Pride flag:
Let's track back to daytime - a quick stop at Tower City Center:
Walking up Euclid:
At Playhouse Square - not related to the Gay Games, just a random game of cornhole.
Obligatory architecture shots:
Finally, let's get over to the Festival Village again for the Friday night event - the headliner was Ana Matronic, lead singer of The Scissor Sisters, followed by Rob Sherwood, who has been a staple on the Cleveland club circuit - both did a fantastic job.
Cleveland festivals tend to be a bit eclectic - here are some aerosol art pieces (well, one of them *might* be a Photoshop job
).
This was a popular photo spot:
Sun starts to set, the crowd begins to grow:
I was kicking myself for not bringing a tripod - this shot could have been so much better but you get the idea:
Ana Matronic - played a great but too short set:
The rest of the night, we danced our tushes off to some great house music from DJ Rob Sherwood:
Hope you enjoyed!
CLEVELAND - Rebuilding and Rainbow Flags
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