A TRIBUTE

Sarah Clingain Puri (a.k.a. Sarah Puri): Passing Away of a Loving Wife and a 45-year Friendship – from Derry, Northern Ireland, via London, New York City, and finally in West Side’s -- Jefferson Park, Cleveland, Ohio!

GINGY, A FERAL CAT, BASKING IN THE MORNING SUNSHINE IN 0 DEG. F WEATHER IN CLEVELAND, OHIO’S WEST PARK!

Photographed on the morning of Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 in the driveway of our house on the south side of Jefferson Park.

ROOM WITH A VIEW: STEEL PARABOLIC ARCHES OF LORAIN ROAD BRIDGE (OPENED IN 1935) IN ROCKY RIVER VALLEY AS SEEN FROM THE TOP (SIXTH) FLOOR OF FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL IN CLEVELAND, OHIO’S WEST PARK!

WINTER WONDERLAND IN WEST PARK, CLEVELAND, OHIO DURING THE SNOWFALL ON  SUPERBOWL SUNDAY (II-II-XIV: 02-02-14)

The over 100-years old -- historic Transfiguration Church (built in 1902) located on Euclid Avenue and East 86th Street in Cleveland, Ohio has undergone a senseless destruction and will be replaced with a Cleveland Clinic Hotel – possibly operated by Holiday Inn.

May the names of all those who facilitated this senseless destruction forever live in infamy!

HIGH NOON, ZERO DEG. F,  AND ALL QUIET IN WEST SIDE’S JEFFERSON PARK, IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, ON TUE. JANUARY 28, 2014!

SUBURBAN PATRONS OF THE HORSESHOE CASINO LOVE THE CLIMATE-CONTROLLED “OPPORTUNITY SKYWALK” IN DOWNTOWN, CLEVELAND, OHIO!

AND DIE-HARD CLEVELANDERS LOVE THE BITTER-COLD, AND SNOW-PACKED SIDEWALKS!

BITTER-COLD AND SNOW-PACKED SIDEWALKS KEEP PEDESTRIANS AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND. BUT NO SHORTAGE OF CASINO-GOERS INSIDE THE CLIMATE-CONTROLLED “OPPORTUNITY SKYWALK”

The skywalk, which officially opened on 12-31-13, is located diagonally across the intersection of Superior Avenue and Ontario Street.

The skywalk, which officially opened on 12-31-13, is located diagonally across the intersection of Superior Avenue and Ontario Street.

Because of its large dimensions: 175 ft. long, approximately 16 ft. wide and approx. 16 ft. high, the skywalk is a visual monstrosity. It is out of scale and just does not fit in the cityscape.

HISTORIC ROTUNDA BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, AT THE CORNER OF EUCLID AVENUE AND EAST 9TH STREET, TO HOUSE HEINEN’S FINE FOOD STORE!

BLENDING OF GRAND ARCHITECTURE AND GOURMET FOODS!

ROTUNDA BUILDING: The over 100-year old historic Rotunda building which first belonged to Cleveland Trust and was later taken over by Ameritrust, was built in 1905. The building has a stained glsss dome and majestic interiors.

SNOW -- HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW, AND MAY BE BACK AGAIN – WE HOPE NOT ANY TIME SOON!

Two views of West Side’s Jefferson Park – a few days apart in the winter of 2014 with temperature varying from a low of –11 deg. F to a high of +43 deg F in five days.

NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR BLIZZARDS CAN PREVENT THE CALL FOR “INVESTIGATE CITY HALL” FOR THE SENSELESS AND ILLEGITIMATE DESTRUCTION OF HISTORIC JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEVELAND, OHIO!

Photographed during the blizzard of January 2, 2014 on Lorain Avenue opposite Marc’s Plaza.

Drivers continue to honk as they pass by our red, blue, and white – very conspicuous signs – recognized all over Cleveland and beyond.

WINTER WONDERLAND IN CLEVELAND, OHIO’S JEFFERSON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD!

First day of January, 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR: 2014!

Season's Greetings from Cleveland, Ohio’s Downtown Public Square as photographed on a Friday (12-27-13) evening!

Fortune Magazine recently predicted that the market in NEO - will make Cleveland the "next" Brooklyn - break out real estate.  

Don't get too excited - the editors apparently don't know the difference between Columbus and Cleveland - their feature photo shows Columbus:
 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HAPPY HANNUKAH!

HAPPY KWANZAA!

SEASONS GREETINGS!

FROM CLEVELAND’S (OHIO) WEST SIDE’S JEFFERSON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD!

(Image credit: Jeff Buster - from http://realneo.us/content/how-can-joe-roman-sleep-night)

http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2013/12/concerned-about-opportunity-corridor-make-one-of-these-meetings/

The Grim Reaper has my heart.......... he captured it......and is holding it hostage......my words are gone. 

 Welcome to the Funny Farm...

Where all the Crazies from the Big Cities flocked to escape the corruption...

Where they could live off the land if needed and not worry about the stress of city life...

Where they could work themselves to death chopping wood year round to heat their homes in the winter. 

Where they could dig deep to find well water or look for a natural mountain water spring to sustain life. 

Where they could barter and trade junk to survive. 

The reports in this book shed light on the controversial sale of real estate tax liens (focused on Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio) to private - for profit collection businesses.

 It's absurd to have a heart for the City of Cleveland these days...It hit me that our "sense of community" is simply a chronic disease of attending enumerable forums to attempt to react to the conditions that continue to deteriorate while finding small senses of purpose in that fight. We used to believe that we were making a difference by engaging the disengaged. Somehow; many of us missed the boat.... The game in this city is not one of creating a "HOMETOWN"-that's a facade from eras long ago... 

 When someone dies; a death certificate is filed. How come they don't have to send a copy to the board of elections or bmv? 

I mean; a simple checklist would simplify the world around us and remove so much corruption..... seriously. 

Right now they are demolishing houses in Cleveland..........those house addresses need to be sent to the BOE to be removed from the voter rolls. Hello.... 

As long as there is no requirements and accountability; there will be too much room for error and CORRUPTION....

woot, woot. 

 Thank you to my neighbors who voted in the same crud who perpetuate the cycle of abandonment and parasitism we live with in NEO.  Federal funds can't pour into a region unless there is an entrenched class of citizens deemed "second class."  

Well - this is our future - warehousing our elderly and the offspring of any child considered less fortunate because they had the misfortune to be labeled "Urban."

Good luck with your investment strategies!!!

The journey of life can be such an amazing experience....to love and lose or to live and die....it's all so trivial but so seriously worth the effort to endure. What's it all worth at the end of the day? Well; that's all simply a matter of opinion. I know my personal blessings and I know the value which is significant to my existence...this is all that matters to me anymore. I cannot project my expecations upon others to realize the value of time and of things that money cannot buy. I simply must accept that state of mind in the middle. Tis' life!