Case Western Reserve University - Lux / Differential Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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éared that Bras. weetinan moving forward towards construction of a new covered stadium just south of the downtown area Neaiethe iersection of Carriegie and. gpierio: “And: plans were anpous for'r Svelopment of is s iu. Angthery major dow ont™ vaiffote would join the 30nd Court, Hollenden House, and Inn on the Square, is als6 a possibility. Many of those who are long-time esidents of Cleveland area advise not to bet money on any of the proposed projects being turned into bricks and concrete. They say that this area has a history of glorious proposals that were squelched By suttr problems as political i in- Werte Does a year mark the start of a renaisssance for the Cleveland area or just the presentation of more fruitless proposals? The jury is still out.

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‘Lape GREER RET PORE RE LP IELBID, It is no secret that Cleveland has experienc some hard times in recent years. The city which ranked seventh in the nation inepopulation in 1900 was, ” down to nineteenth eighty years later — its populatio has Uéglined from a peak of » 914,000 ine1950 to 573,000 in 1980. a Simildfedrops have been noted for the . entireCleveland metro area, from more ; than 2 millionglféurteen largestain the © nation) in 1970 to less than 1.9 million (and a rank. of nineteenth) in 1980. Of course, these declines are not ® unique to this area. Most parts of Ohio and the Great Lakes area (called ‘the rust belt’’ by some media) are experiencing similar problems. Manufacturers and other businesses have left Cleveland for at least the suburbs of Solon and Brunswick, if not Florida and Arizona (or Korea and Mexico). But 1985-86 may be the year that things began to turn around for Cleveland. In the fall, the first tenants moved into the new $@hio building on Public Square. After hi more than a year of discussion, it

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Between These Commonly referred to as the ‘Quad’, the buildings stretching between Bingham and Crawford are the center of academic activities for students in the Case Institute of Technology. Stolid brick buildings form a cold square in the skyline, hushing the academic hustle and bustle between their walls. Lying at the center of these structures is the black ‘‘spitball’’ (a strange chunk of modern art), the majestic Michelson- Morley Memorial Fountain and, playing host to moments of relaxation and leisure, a token piece of land complete with rail ties which serve as chairs, desks, beds or whatever the beleagured student mind might dream up. 6 Introduction