Cleveland 2007
All photos © 2007 by Robert E Pence
Cleveland Waterfront
This is just a quick walk-around with a camera. I need to revisit the Mather for some on-board photos of the inner workings of the ship, and take the time to go inside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Science Center and the Lakeshore Trolley Museum. There's a lot to see and do in Cleveland.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The William G Mather was launched in 1925 as flagship of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Fleet, and worked until the end of the 1980 navigation season, transporting mostly iron ore and coal between Duluth and Cleveland. In 1954 the Mather's coal-fired boilers and reciprocating engine were replaced with a single oil-fired boiler and two-stage steam turbine, and in 1964 a Bailey automatic boiler control system and a dual-propeller bow thruster were installed.
Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL)
Great Lakes Science Center
Maritime pigeon
Cruising the Cuyahoga
On Friday evening, September 28, a small group from Urbanohio.com gathered for the season's final Friday Rush Hour Cruise aboard the Goodtime III. The 2 hour cruise up and down the Cuyahoga River and along the city's lakefront departed at 6 p.m. under mostly-clear skies, and we watched the skyline light up as darkness arrived.
The river twists and turns as it passes through industrial areas, and presents views of the skyline and industrial areas that visitors don't often see. The view from near the breakwater should be mandatory for anyone new to Cleveland.
Info from the Goodtime III web site:
The GOODTIME III was built in Jennings, LA by LeVac Shipyards and is 151' x 40' and has a capacity of 1,000 passengers total.
This ship weighs over 500 Tons fully loaded with cargo and passengers. She carries 4,600 gallons of potable drinking water, 6,500 gallons of fuel, 5,000 gallons for wastewater, and is powered by 2-Cummins KT-19 Turbo Diesel Engines producing 850 Horse Power. This ship is also equipped with a 200 Horse Power Bow Thruster and has 2-100 KW Generator Sets for electricity.Home port is East 9th Street Pier, Cleveland, OH ( next to the Rock -n- Roll Hall of Fame + Museum and the Great Lakes Science Center ).
Burke Lakefront Airport
The Lorain-Carnegie (Hope Memorial) Viaduct was built with a lower deck for a future subway that never came.
West Side Market
The West Side Market is Cleveland's oldest indoor/outdoor market. It dates to 1840, when it was located across the street from its present location at Lorain and W 25th Street. The building was designed by Cleveland architects Hubbel and Benes and was constructed in the Neoclassical-Byzantine style in 1912.
The clock tower is visible from much of the area.
The produce arcade wraps around the rear and one side of the main building and provides space for 85 vendors.
Compare this view ...
With the same view from 1979
The main building houses about a hundred vendors selling baked goods, meats, fish, cheese and seasonings and spices. If you don't start to salivate within minutes, you should probably see a doctor, or maybe just skip right to the undertaker.
A stroll around the vicinity of W 25th and Lorain
Live music in the park across W 25th from the Market
All kinds of folks enjoying the space and the sounds
Barber College
The Psychic Reader said it was time to go.