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The Standard Building in downtown Cleveland. / A Standard épület Cleveland-ben a belvárosban.
Sunday morning in downtown Cleveland, OH. We spent the last day of our weekend roadtrip in Cleveland with our family, attending a mass and driving around in the city, before visiting an old relative, in the summer of 2006.
Vasárnap délelőtt autóztunk körbe a belvárosban, 2006. júniusában. A hétvégét a család Ohióban töltötte, vasárnap Clevelandben misére mentünk, várost néztünk, és meglátogattuk idős rokonomat.
The Standard Building, (originally the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cooperative National Bank Building and later the Standard Bank Building), is a high-rise office tower located at the southwest corner of Ontario Street and St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Rising to a height of 282 feet (86 meters), the Standard Building was the second tallest building in Cleveland when it was completed in 1925. Three of its four sides are clad in cream-colored terra cotta with a recurring starburst motif. The south face, which can be seen from Public Square, is unadorned and windowless. It was designed by Knox and Elliot architects, and was built for $7 million. It is owned by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
During the Great Depression, Standard Bank ran into financial difficulties and was sold by the BLE. It merged with two other Cleveland banks in 1930, forming Standard Trust Bank. This bank subsequently failed in 1931 and its assets were liquidated. From World War II through the 1960s, the bank lobby served as an indoctrination center for draftees. In the 1940s the building housed Cleveland College, a downtown campus of Western Reserve University, and was the last building of that campus. Currently it is the 21st highest building in Cleveland. It was designated a Cleveland Landmark in 1979. In 2007, the boundary of the Euclid Avenue Historic District was increased to include the building, among other structures.
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The Standard Building in downtown Cleveland. / A Standard épület Cleveland-ben a belvárosban.
Sunday morning in downtown Cleveland, OH. We spent the last day of our weekend roadtrip in Cleveland with our family, attending a mass and driving around in the city, before visiting an old relative, in the summer of 2006.
Vasárnap délelőtt autóztunk körbe a belvárosban, 2006. júniusában. A hétvégét a család Ohióban töltötte, vasárnap Clevelandben misére mentünk, várost néztünk, és meglátogattuk idős rokonomat.
The Standard Building, (originally the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cooperative National Bank Building and later the Standard Bank Building), is a high-rise office tower located at the southwest corner of Ontario Street and St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Rising to a height of 282 feet (86 meters), the Standard Building was the second tallest building in Cleveland when it was completed in 1925. Three of its four sides are clad in cream-colored terra cotta with a recurring starburst motif. The south face, which can be seen from Public Square, is unadorned and windowless. It was designed by Knox and Elliot architects, and was built for $7 million. It is owned by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
During the Great Depression, Standard Bank ran into financial difficulties and was sold by the BLE. It merged with two other Cleveland banks in 1930, forming Standard Trust Bank. This bank subsequently failed in 1931 and its assets were liquidated. From World War II through the 1960s, the bank lobby served as an indoctrination center for draftees. In the 1940s the building housed Cleveland College, a downtown campus of Western Reserve University, and was the last building of that campus. Currently it is the 21st highest building in Cleveland. It was designated a Cleveland Landmark in 1979. In 2007, the boundary of the Euclid Avenue Historic District was increased to include the building, among other structures.