Code,400008,
Subject,"Thomas Yablonski, Historic Gateway District",
Date,11/15/2005,
Interviewer,Michael O'Toole,
Abstract,"In this 2005 interview, Thomas Yablonsky, executive director of both the Warehouse District and the Historic Gateway District.  Mr. Yablonski discussed his involvement with downtown Cleveland, first as a high school and college student in the 1970s, and then later in the 1980s as a volunteer and ultimately the executor director of two of the historic districts of Cleveland.  Mr. Yablonski has worked the last 20 years in downtown Cleveland in the area of historic preservation and redevelopment.  Mr. Yablonski discusses the history of Euclid Avenue; talks about a number of the historic buildings along Euclid Avenue; and talks about the historic preservation efforts that have been made along Euclid Avenue since the 1990s, spurred by the building of the two sports arenas in the old Central Market area.  He also discusses the conversion of office space along Euclid into residential places, and the hopes of his organization that bringing residents back to Cleveland will bring a limited shopping district back to downtown Cleveland.",
Special Notes,"gateway historic district, urban development, downtown shopping",
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0,introduction and background,
1,[00:40] downtown shopping and public transportation in the 1970s,
2,Cleveland State University (CSU) in the 1970s,
3,[2:50] Cleveland Historic Districts,
4,Historic Gateway District,
5,definition and purpose of cleveland's historic districts,
6,historic renovations; tax credits,
7,historic preservation as an economic plan,
8,recent projects,
9,establishing the historic gateway district,
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11,[10:50] public art represents old  central market neighborhood,
12,shifts in downtown character since the civil war,
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14,historic development corporation,
15,plans for additional historic districts,
16,downtown department stores,
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18,future of downtown retail is in mixed-use spaces and niche shopping,
19,need for residential development,
20,"""[possible] conversion of the may company building""",
21,[data loss],
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,track two:,
0,"urban development ""happens building by building""",
1,impact of public transit on Public Square,
2,opportunities to revitalize downtown,
3,[2:30] economic impact of downtown residential living,
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5,euclid corridor transportation project,
6,"[5:50] remembering the arena on euclid avenue, mills cafeteria, and ice cream shop",
7,restoration of the taylor building façade,
8,long-term prospects for parking garage complex at 515 euclid,
9,end,
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