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We live in such a fast paced world today, that we don’t stop to notice the beautiful things surrounding us. Since I go to school and live in downtown Cleveland there is a lot to see and learn about our city. I don’t think we take the time to notice or understand that the cities we live in or travel to were nothing like they are today. In the early 19th century Cleveland faced a lot of changes including the beautiful city movement, the reconstruction that was done to downtown, and the garden- city movement. Although, these changes took place many years ago without them, Cleveland wouldn’t be the beautiful city it is today.
The Cleveland Group Plan was the embodiment of the City Beautiful Movement in Cleveland. The City Beautiful Movement intended to make effective use of the current political and economic structures to create beautiful, spacious, and orderly cities that would have healthy open spaces and to display public buildings that expressed the moral values and meaning of the city. The City Beautiful Movement affected Cleveland in a positive way. The residents of Cleveland continued to enjoy the cities reputation as one of the nation’s most progressive and attractive cities. The public responded most favorably to these planning schemes, and many businesses and civic organizations were established to promote to the development of Cleveland. The Cleveland Group Plan had many ideas about the buildings they were going to construct and where these buildings were going to be located.
The construction of the Group Plan consisted of a new city hall, post office, courthouse, convention hall, and library. These structures would cover a five-block area. The rectangular classic styled structures were located around a central mall ar...

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...n Hotel, which were opened in 1990. Forest City Enterprises were very successful in their efforts. Shortly after the Terminal Tower renovation the company’s development footprint expand from the Midwest to California and New York, as they became known for complex urban developments.
In todays world I think it is important to stop and notice the beauty that surrounds us especially in downtown Cleveland. There is a lot of history behind Cleveland and it is important to know and learn about our city. The cities we live in or travel to are often overlooked and underappreciated. Cleveland was faced with many positive changes throughout the 19th century including the beautiful city movement, the reconstruction that was done to downtown, and the garden- city movement. These changes improved Cleveland and helped transform Cleveland into the beautiful city that it is today.

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