![Cleveland from Hope Memorial Bridge
from Wikipedia:
The Hope Memorial Bridge (formerly the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge) is a 5,865 foot (1,787 meter) long art deco truss bridge crossing the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. It stands 93 feet (28 meters) above the waterline in order to allow shipping to pass. The bridge connects Lorain Avenue on Cleveland’s west side and Carnegie Avenue on the east side, terminating just short of Progressive Field. Pairs of statues designed by sculptor Henry Hering and architect Frank Walker(titled the “Guardians of Traffic”) stand on pylons at each end of the viaduct, symbolizing progress in transportation. A second lower deck designed to carry truck and commercial traffic was never put into service.
A bond issue to pay for the bridge was passed in 1921, but construction was delayed for years due to squabbles over how the money would be spent. The bridge was completed in 1932 at a cost of $4.75M. It was renovated in the 1980s and renamed in honor of William Henry Hope, a local stonemason and father of Bob Hope. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976, after a controversy in which county engineer Albert S. Porter threatened to remove the historic pylons to widen the span, stating, “Those columns are monstrosities and should be torn down and forgotten. There is nothing particularly historic about any one of them. We’re not running a May Show here.”[2]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loi30ubgjl1qavv5fo1_500.jpg)
Cleveland from Hope Memorial Bridge
from Wikipedia:
The Hope Memorial Bridge (formerly the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge) is a 5,865 foot (1,787 meter) long art deco truss bridge crossing the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. It stands 93 feet (28 meters) above the waterline in order to allow shipping to pass. The bridge connects Lorain Avenue on Cleveland’s west side and Carnegie Avenue on the east side, terminating just short of Progressive Field. Pairs of statues designed by sculptor Henry Hering and architect Frank Walker(titled the “Guardians of Traffic”) stand on pylons at each end of the viaduct, symbolizing progress in transportation. A second lower deck designed to carry truck and commercial traffic was never put into service. A bond issue to pay for the bridge was passed in 1921, but construction was delayed for years due to squabbles over how the money would be spent. The bridge was completed in 1932 at a cost of $4.75M. It was renovated in the 1980s and renamed in honor of William Henry Hope, a local stonemason and father of Bob Hope. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976, after a controversy in which county engineer Albert S. Porter threatened to remove the historic pylons to widen the span, stating, “Those columns are monstrosities and should be torn down and forgotten. There is nothing particularly historic about any one of them. We’re not running a May Show here.”[2]
Rob Thompson at “Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Willoughby Cyclocross” Northeast Ohio Cyclocross Series event 2010. »
A second photo in the user gallery for me!
I took this photo before a night out with my buddies in Tremont.
Believeland - A proud city forgets "The Player Who Left" and remembers what it used to be »
Wright Thompson visits Cleveland to see what the city “actually thinks about LeBron James and his departure. To hang around town the week before the first Cavs game in late-October, talking, eavesdropping, leaning into bars, eating heaping corned beef sandwiches at Slyman’s.”
Thompson compares Harvey Pekar’s image for Cleveland to the one created by professional sports.
From Pekar’s story titled, “Why I Haven’t Visited the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame”:
Reason No. 1 is because it’s supposed to exemplify Cleveland, the comeback city, the city that bounced back from the Cuyahoga River catching on fire. But Cleveland’s not a comeback city. So what if there are more clubs around downtown. That’s papering over the problems. Unemployment here is relatively high. There’s a lot of poverty, which leads to poor school performance and more poverty. I would hope the performance of Cleveland school kids, which was the worst in Ohio, would mean more to local residents than a rock n roll show in a football stadium. But it doesn’t. The connection between boosterism and the Rock Hall is nauseating.
My first attempt at tone mapping and HDR
My photo collection: 2010 Northeast Ohio Cyclocross Series
This link will take you to all the photos I took at various events from the 2010 Northeast Ohio Cyclocross Series.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mehulgala/collections/72157625237923858/
Greg Jackson bunny hopping the barriers at Manatoc
John Ehrlinger digging deep at Kent State
David Yohe negotiating one of the forty or so turns at Creek Cross
John Bodell after the Willoughby Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Cyclocross Spectacular
Final overall podium at Kirtland Park
Team Akron’s Spring Training Race Series
Sunday April 11, 18, 25, & May 2, 2010
8:30 A.M. REGISTRATION at Old Trail School
(note: new start time is 9:00am)
Cat. 1-4: 35 miles, 9:00 am, 5/$125.00**
Cat. 4, 5, CIT*, M 35+ (combined) 25 miles 9:03 am, 4/$60.00**
*Citizens may race the “4, 5 etc.” event with purchase of a $10.00 one day license as well as the entry fee.
This is an USACycling event
COURSE: Ira-Oak Hill-Everett-Everett Ext.-Everett-Riverview- Ira (clockwise). Course is flat to rolling with the typical springtime pavement conditions.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00 Payable at Registration (includes Insurance and other fees.) No Refunds
Chippewa Creek Road Race 2010
This northeast Ohio classic race is finally back for 2010 (May 16th)!
The course is a 4 mile loop with three main sections. There is a 200 ft/1 mile climb, a rolling gradual ascent with several sweeping turns, and a one mile high speed descent.
http://crcycling.org/index.php/Chippewa_Creek_Road_Race_2010
UPDATE:
Here are some photos I took at the race:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24105387@N07/sets/72157624078056806/
