Cleveland History Blog: Cleveland's 25 Biggest Moments: 1972-1997

Friday, March 20, 2009

Cleveland's 25 Biggest Moments: 1972-1997

On the occasion of it's 25th anniversary, the December, 1997, issue of Cleveland Magazine featured an article titled "The 25 Biggest Moments of the Last 25 Years." Here they are, 12 years later. How do they stand up?
1. "The Death of a Great Lake: Too Much Life 'Kills' Lake Erie." (Joe Mackall, 1972)
2. "Playhouse Square Dodges the Wrecking Ball." (William Troy, Spring, 1972)
3. "Mrs. Perk's Bowling Night." (Julie A. Evans, December 13, 1972)
4. "The Mob's Last Stand." (Ned Whelan, October, 1977)
5. "The Blizzard of '78. "(Richard J. Osborn, January 26, 1978)
6. "Busing: Battisti's Disasterous Legacy." (Michael D. Roberts, September, 1978)
7. "A Midnight Duel: Cleveland Defaults." (William Troy, December 15, 1978)
8. "The Shah of Iran Visits the Cleveland Clinic: The City's Greatest Myth." (James M. Wood, October 1979)
9. "Voinovich's Hard Hat Era Begins." (Mary Ann Sharkey, November 12, 1979)
10. "Jackie Presser, Changing of the Guard." (James Neff, July 21, 1981)
11. "The Halle's Tradition Ends." (Lynn Thompson, January 29, 1982)
12. "Stop the Presses (For the Very Last Time)." (Dick Feagler, June 17, 1982)
13. "The Sohio Building Rises, and Becomes the Promise at Public Square." (Shari M. Sweeney, December, 1982)
14. "Dorothy Fuldheim's Final Interview." (Patricia Mote, July 27, 1984)
15. "The Jacobs Brothers Save the Tribe." (Edward J. Walsh, July 2, 1986)
16. "The Drive and The Fumble." (Doug Clarke, January 11, 1987 and January 17, 1988)
17. "George Forbes Lashes Out." (Michael D. Roberts, December 1987)
18. "One Man, One Building: Changing the Flats Forever." [The Powerhouse] (Jeff Hagan, May 23, 1988)
19. "Tower City Center: From Civic Symbol to Glittering Mall." (March 29, 1990)
20. "Time Magazine States the Obvious." [Cleveland Orchestra] (Frank Bentayou, January 10, 1994)
21. "A Gift for Generations: Game Five of the 1995 World Series." (Michael Grant Jaffe, October 26, 1995
22. "Cleveland Rocks - Finally." [Rock Hall] (Lynne Thompson, September 1, 1995)
23. "Model Kidnaps the Browns." (Richard J. Osborne, November 6, 1995)
24. "Cleveland Says Goodbye to Carl Stokes." (Mary Ann Sharkey, April 8, 1996)
25. "Cleveland Stadium's Final Days." (Mark Winegardner, November 25, 1996)

I have my doubts about the importance of the Powerhouse, looking back, but what do you think of this list?

Labels: Cleveland Magazine, Cleveland Ohio, Comeback City

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