On tearing down the Howard Johnson's hotel at E. 55th & Marginal Road

That building would make an awesome residential/condo opportunity and what a spectacular view. I'm ready for the penthouse. Is the structure in such bad condition that it is irretrievable? The site is one example of what could be cool about Cleveland.
from Cool Cleveland reader John Saile foodtwogo@aol.com

As a community, we need to be able to make distinctions and rally scarce resources when we can, distinguishing between "old and worth saving" versus "just old." The Howard Johnson on the South Marginal Rd. has sat under utilized for decades. Theses building were put up all over the country and are not unique or particularly noteworthy to NE Ohio, even if they do, for some, trigger warm fuzzy feelings of nostalgia. If the owners haven't found a productive re-use in thirty years, let's start over and offer someone else a fresh start with the space. For those of us working in midtown, I am concerned that this structure, which is already partially demolished, is an uninviting gateway to a neighborhood, likely to discourage visits, growth and neighborhood investment. So to recap...Breuer Tower? "Old and worth saving." Howard Johnson's on the shoreway? Just "old."
from ''Cool Cleveland reader Kevin Cronin kevin.cronin.ohio@gmail.com

On wedding photos on East 4th Street:

Just wanted to let you know that the picture of the wedding party under "Tech News" is my wedding!! That's so cool!!! What a great choice of a photo! We had a blast shooting on East 4th. There's something to be said for shooting downtown and being able to stop into bars for shots during the photo shoot. It definitely took the stuffy and boring out of stuffy boring wedding pictures! Anyways, if you are interested seeing more of the East 4th photos you can look at http://www.photosbyjpk.com and click on jill and matt's wedding. So just wanted to let you know.
from Cool Cleveland reader Jill Sobek jillsobek@gmail.com

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