[adsw-announce] Art and Art Deco Cleveland 2006
Linda Lyons (Lblami@aol.com)
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:53:35 -0700
Dear Members and Friends of ADSW,
We have received word of a very interesting Art Deco event to be held in
Cleveland, Ohio, in September. Although we may have notified you about
it previously, the agenda has been expanded to be even more
comprehensive, as you will see below. What a great event for
Decophiles--you won't want to miss it! For detailed information, contact
Mick Beyer, President, 20th Century Society of the Carolina Mountains,
president@tcscm.org <mailto:president@tcscm.org>
Linda Lyons
Education Chair, ADSW
*ART & ART DECO CLEVELAND 2006, September 13-17, 2006*
**
/(20TH CENTURY SOCIETY of the CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WEB SITE:
//www.tcscm.org/ <http://www.tcscm.org/>/)/
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th*
Arrive at the host hotel, Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade.
/Our host hotel was one of the first 10 buildings to be listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. It is a grand Victorian Arcade,
built in 1890. There is really nothing else like it in the country.
Five levels of brass, marble, and ironwork are covered by a 300 foot
glass roof. A few years ago it underwent a thoughtful conversion to a
hotel. The upper three levels (former offices) were renovated as hotel
rooms, while the lower two levels remain as shops.
(www.cleveland.hyatt.com <http://www.cleveland.hyatt.com/>)/
10:00--11:00am Registration.
11:00--12:30pm Buffet lunch at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland
1:00--2:30pm Private tour of Severance Hall
/Home of the Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall (1931) is one of the
most beautiful concert halls in the country. The Neoclassical
exterior--to blend with the nearby Cleveland Museum of Art--envelopes an
eclectic interior of Neoclassical, Art Deco, and Egyptian styles.
Exquisite design prevails throughout, with exceptional craftsmanship in
marble, brass, terrazzo, and etched glass. (www.clevelandorchestra.com
<http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/>. Click the link to "Severance Hall.")/
3:00--3:45pm Cleveland's Greyhound Bus Station
/This Streamline Moderne building was a flagship terminal for Greyhound
Bus Lines--and the largest in the country--when it was constructed in
1948. It was renovated in the late 1990's and is on the National Register. /
/(check out: //www.propertiesmag.com/ <http://www.propertiesmag.com/>/.
Click the link to "archives" and find the May, 2000 issue/.)
4:00--4:45pm Break
5:00--8:00pm Private tour of Tower City Center
/Rockefeller Center is usually credited as the country's first mixed use
urban complex but planning for Cleveland's Union Terminal Group--"a city
within a city" precedes Rockefeller Center by nearly 20 years. And at
6.5 million square feet, it remains one of the largest mixed use
complexes in the country. It was constructed by O.P. and M.J. Van
Sweringen, two brothers that created a railroad and real estate empire
worth 3 billion dollars! At the center is Cleveland's main rail
station, Cleveland Union Terminal. Towering above the entire complex is
the 708 ft Terminal Tower, which held the distinction of being the
tallest building in the world outside of Manhattan from 1929 to
1964. Also included in the complex is a hotel, department store, 3
other office buildings, and the city's main post office./
/In the early 1990's the former train station was renovated into a
shopping mall, with many of the original architectural features
preserved. It was renamed Tower City Center./
/Forest City Enterprises, the owner of Tower City Center, has
kindly agreed to a private tour for our group. Highlights include the
Terminal Tower Observation Deck, which has been closed to the public
since 9-11-2001. We'll also see some nice Art Deco details in the
Higbee's Department Store (sadly now closed) and the Higbee's dining
room, The Silver Grille. The Silver Grille is virtually unchanged from
when it opened in 1931, including much of the original furniture. We'll
see The English Oak Room, the premiere dining facility for the
Union Terminal, a wonderful contrast of traditional dark oak paneled
walls and a ornate, polychrome, Art Deco ceiling. The old post office
(1934) has been renovated as the MK-Ferguson Building, but
the original post office lobby is intact. Finally, we'll have a rare
look into the Van Sweringen Brother's private apartment in the Terminal
Tower, comprising 3 floors and now known as the Greenbrier Suite/.
/(Cleveland Union Terminal celebrated it's 75th anniversary last year:
www.clevelandunionterminal.org
<http://www.clevelandunionterminal.org/>. Another great web site is:
www.clevelandmemory.org <http://www.clevelandmemory.org/>. Click "find
images" and try: "Terminal Tower", "Higbee", and to see some exquisite
Art Deco design: "Higbee elevator doors." /
8:30pm Dinner
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th*
9:00--10:45am (optional "Non-Deco" walking tour: Great Bank Lobbies)
/Given its industrial heritage, Cleveland has always had a strong
banking industry, which continues even today. There is no city in the
country with so many spectacular bank lobbies in such close proximity to
each other. We'll explore 5 bank lobbies--all within a few blocks of
each other. The Society for Savings Building (1889) is a
Romanesque Burnham & Root gem with lovely Arts & Crafts stenciling. The
National City Bank and the Union Trust Bank (completed 1922, now
Huntington Bank) are Neoclassical, with soaring columns and coffered
ceilings. The Union Trust Bank has the largest bank lobby in the
world. The Cleveland Trust lobby (1909) has a gorgeous stained glass
rotunda. Of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, Cleveland is the most
beautiful, described as "walking into a bar of gold." Its lobby
features stunning marble and forged iron work./
/(Check //www.clevelandmemory.org/
<http://www.clevelandmemory.org/>/. Click "find images" and search
"Union Trust Bank" and "Federal Reserve Bank." For some nice pictures
of the Society for Savings Building, go to //www.emporis.com/
<http://www.emporis.com/>/ and search "Society for Savings" in
"Cleveland.")/
//
11:00--12:30pm Private tour of Playhouse Square Center
/The largest theater restoration project in the world, this is the
second largest theater district in the country--only Lincoln Center in
NYC is larger. The shows at these 5 historic theaters attract over one
million visitors a year. Although none of the theaters are Art Deco in
style, some of the details are, and there is a colorful Art Deco mural
in the lobby of the State Theater that has been recently restored. Our
private tour will likely include the Ohio, Allen, State, and Palace
Theaters. There will be an (optional) opportunity to attend a live
performance at Playhouse Square on Saturday night, September 16th./
/(//www.playhousesquare.org/ <http://www.playhousesquare.org/>)
1:00--2:15pm Lunch at Sokolowski's University Inn
/A Cleveland classic, the Sokolowski family has been serving delicious
Polish food since 1923. Not a fancy place--it's served cafeteria
style--so grab a tray and enjoy!/
/(www.sokolowskis.com <http://www.sokolowskis.com/>/)
2:30--3:00pm St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral
/Since it is close to Sokolowski's, we'll take a detour to see St.
Theodosius, the finest example of Russian Orthodox architecture in the
country. Movie buffs may recall the stunning interior featured in the
wedding scenes of the movie "The Deer Hunter."/
3:30--5:00pm Tour of Cowan Pottery Museum
/The "Cleveland School" is well represented here, a museum of American
Art Pottery that was made in the Cleveland area from 1912-1931. It is
located in west suburban Rocky River, housed in their public library.
Viktor Schreckengost's Art Deco icon "The Jazz Bowl" was produced by
Cowan Pottery. Mr. Schreckengost turned 100 years old this year, and is
still living in the Cleveland area. Besides being an accomplished
artist, he is also a well known industrial designer. Everyone has used
or enjoyed something designed or created by Viktor Schreckengost!/
/(www.cowanpottery.org <http://www.cowanpottery.org/> and
www.viktorschreckengost.org <http://www.viktorschreckengost.org/>..)/
5:30--6:15pm Break
6:30--10:00pm (optional) Dinner and Boat Cruise along the Cuyahoga
River and
Lake Erie on the /Nautica Queen./
/(www.nauticaqueen.com <http://www.nauticaqueen.com/>)/
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th*
8:30--9:30am (optional "Non-Deco" walking tour: Cleveland Group
Plan of 1903)
/This represents the largest civic center plan outside of Washington
D.C. Strongly influenced by the "City Beautiful" movement that
followed Chicago's World Fair of 1893, it should come as no surprise
that Daniel Burnham was involved in the planning. A Federal Courthouse,
Public Library, Country Courthouse, City Hall, Public Auditorium, and
School Administration building are all of uniform height and Beaux
Arts style/.
9:45--11:30am Lake View Cemetery
/Founded in 1869, this cemetery and arboretum is modeled after the grand
Victorian garden cemeteries of Europe. Lake View is the final resting
place for many prominent Clevelanders, including President Garfield,
John D. Rockefeller, and Elliot Ness. This may be a first among Art
Deco tours: Art Deco mausoleums and monuments. We'll also save time to
see the lovely Wade Chapel, with an interior designed by Louis
Comfort Tiffany./
/(www.lakeviewcemetery.com <http://www.lakeviewcemetery.com/>/)
11:45--1:15pm Lunch
1:30--4:45pm Art Deco Fashion & The Great Lakes Exposition of 1937 at
The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS)
/The costume curator at the WRHS has kindly offered a presentation on
Art Deco Fashion. The Halle Costume Collection at the WRHS is among the
finest (the Halle family owned a very prestigious Cleveland department
store for many years.) We'll also have a presentation on Cleveland's
Great Lakes Exposition of 1937, a regional fair that featured modern,
streamlined design. There will also be some free time to explore other
areas of the museum, including its excellent vintage car collection. /
(www.wrhs.org <http://www.wrhs.org/>)
5:00--6:00pm Break
6:30--8:30pm Dinner
8:30--10:00pm (optional) Jazz Club outing
*SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th*
9:30--10:30am Downtown Art Deco Walking Tour
/We'll see the Art Deco War Memorial Fountain and Cleveland's tallest
Art Deco building, the Ohio Bell Huron Building (1927.) It was the
inspiration for the "Daily Planet" building by the creators of the
Superman comic, Clevelanders Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster./
/(See: www.emporis.com <http://www.emporis.com/>. Search "Ohio Bell
Huron" and "Cleveland.")/
10:45--11:15am "Guardians Of Transportation" pylons on the
Lorain-Carnegie
Bridge (now Hope Memorial Bridge.)
/The most impressive Art Deco sculptures in Cleveland are the 43 foot
"Guardians of Transportation" pylons that flank either end of the
Lorain-Carnegie Bridge (1932.) (These were the inspiration of the "Art
& Art Deco Cleveland 2006" tour logo.) There is a pair of pylons on
each end of the bridge, with a "Guardian" on each side of the pylon for
a total of eight figures. Each is holding a different mode of
transportation: stagecoach, passenger car, truck, etc. The sculptor was
Henry Hering./
/(Some of the "Guardians" are featured on our web site: www.tcscm.org
<http://www.tcscm.org/>. Some excellent images are at: www.bluffton.edu
<http://www.bluffton.edu/>. Click "search" and type in "Lorain
Carnegie" in the Google search box.)/
11:30--12:45pm The West Side Market
/Visitors to Cleveland usually list The West Side Market as their
favorite spot. This landmark building is on the National Register
and the largest indoor/outdoor market in the country. Cleveland's
strong ethnic heritage is reflected in the 100 indoor and 85 outdoor
food stalls, many still operated by the same families as when the market
opened in 1912. On a busy day over 20 different languages are spoken
here! While you probably can't take raw meat or homemade sausage back
to your hotel room, you can enjoy lunch here among the many prepared
foods, baked goods, and produce./
/(www.westsidemarket.com <http://www.westsidemarket.com/>)/
1:00--7:00pm Sparx in the City Gallery Hop
/Ohio's largest art gallery walk takes place today and tomorrow in
several Cleveland neighborhoods. For the price of a trolley ticket,
participants can "hop on" and "hop off" the trolley anywhere along the
route to see about 100 different studios and galleries that will be open
this weekend./
/(www.cleveland.com/sparx/ <http://www.cleveland.com/sparx/>)/
//
5:00--6:30pm (optional) Dinner at a fancy restaurant
/If you would like to end your Gallery Hop early and join us for dinner,
you are welcome to do so. Or, you could enjoy dinner on your own in the
neighborhood you're exploring./
7:00--10:00pm (optional) Theater outing at Playhouse Square Center:
"A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
/It's opening night for this classic production, presented by the Great
Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF.) GLTF, originally known as the Great
Lakes Shakespeare Festival, has been delighting audiences since 1962. /
*SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th*
9:30--10:15am (optional "Non-Deco" walking tour: The Warehouse
District)
/An excellent collection of Victorian commercial buildings are just
north and west of the Terminal Tower. This was the original center of
downtown Cleveland. Adaptive reuse abounds here--many buildings have
been converted to loft style apartments, condos, and offices./
/(www.warehousedistrict.org <http://www.warehousedistrict.org/>)/
10:30--12:30pm Brunch
/We'll also have a Cleveland trivia contest featuring fabulous prizes!
This will conclude the Art & Art Deco Cleveland 2006 program./
1:00--5:00pm Sparx in the City Galley Hop continues....
--
Joel Shprentz
1516 Park Glen Court
Reston, VA 20190
703-478-9668
jshprentz@his.com
For more information about the Art Deco Society of Washington,
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