Ah, the Flats and Republic Steel! You're making me yearn for home.
RonS
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brian P. Huber
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 8:36 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] Pittsburgh, Pensylvania
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> John Cwiklinski stated:
> >If you go to Cleveland, make sure you stop by the Cuyahoga River, which
> >likes to ignite, spontaneously! Good picture shoot, especially at night.
> >Nothing like good factory waste dumping into your primary river!
>
> Well, John, as I remember it, the river caught fire in 1969. In my book,
> that's over 30 years ago and a lot of things have changed in Cleveland as
> well as the rest of the world in that time.
>
> Cleveland went from being a bit of "pit" town to a very nice one in that
> period of time. Not only has the river been cleaned up, so has Lake Erie
> and much of downtown Cleveland has been revitalized. Folks that
> had to go
> to Cleveland in the 70's and 80's would hardly recognize it
> today. Actually,
> the river
>
> Flats area is quite a popular spot with a lot of nighttime
> activity. It is
> usually very crowded during weekends and evenings. Last time I checked,
> there were about 14 gazillion restaurants in the Flats.
>
> Brian P. Huber
>
> Troy, OH
> bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx
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