SCOTT OCON, 52, of Cleveland, Ohio, beloved and cherished husband of The Rev. Jason Thompson of Cleveland, devoted son of Betty and David OCon of Williamsburg, VA, died suddenly on Sunday, July 28, 2024. He is survived by brother-in-law Billy Thompson of Asheville, NC, aunt Val Lawson of Colonial He...
07/30/2024
Scott O'Con, Owner of Tours of Cleveland, LLC , died suddenly on Sunday morning. Details about his business will be updated on the company website. Funeral will take place at 11am on August 10,2024 at West Park United Church of Christ in Cleveland.
07/27/2024
Check out the new piece of art by Ukrainian Art Company, DION just off Public Square. The piece is lit at night.
Walking around downtown, you may have noticed the Tiffany Glass Building.
When The City Club of Cleveland moved out, the building renamed itself the Tiffany Glass Building. The name went up in December 2023 and this past week the new logos for the building were installed.
The building from 1903 and done by Hubbell & Benes was originally the Citizen's Savings & Trust Bank. It had a Tiffany glass barrel vaulted ceiling, the ceiling beams were finished in painted and gold leaf Tiffany designs and there was Tiffany clock in the banking room.
Talk is the building will be displaying some of the Tiffany glass in the future. We shall see!
Outside the old US Post Office Customs House & Courthouse Building sit Jurisprudence (west side) and Commerce (east side). These two sculptures are done by Daniel Chester French.
You may not recognize that name, but you probably know one of his most famous pieces of art, the statue of Abraham Lincoln that sits inside the Lincoln Memorial in DC.
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See something new on a guided walking tour of downtown Cleveland. www.toursofcleveland.com
07/19/2024
This is going to be a great weekend for a guided walking tour of Downtown Cleveland!
Downtown Highlights Walking Tour
Friday, July 19 @ 2:00 pm
Saturday, July 20 @ 9:30 am & 1:00 pm
Sunday, July 21 @ 1:00 pm
Monday, July 22 @ 9:30 am
Cleveland From the Inside Tour
Monday, July 22 @ 1:00 pm
The Old Stone Church has many amazing old stained glass windows (90 years or older) but today, I would like to highlight one of the "newer" windows, from 1967.
It is called “Paul’s Conversion on the Damascus Road". It is is done by a company called Nobis Studios out of North Canton. The balcony bisects the window so depending on where you in the church it can be hard to appreciate the fullness of the window. But regardless it is quite beautiful.
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Great weekend to explore downtown Cleveland on a guided walking tour. www.toursofcleveland.com
07/15/2024
Mondays at 1:00 pm we offer our Cleveland From the Inside Walking Tour. On this tour we visit the interiors of seven buildings. Over the next seven Mondays, we'll take a look at each of them.
Our first stop is the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
We visit the lobby of the original building from 1923 done by Walker & Weeks. It features a beautiful dome in which the names of the twelve cities that have a Federal Reserve Bank are inscribed. As well as a mural by local artist, Cora Holden called Steel Production.
Visit the USS Cod Submarine Memorial at 2:00 pm as they celebrate the USS Cod and its unique rescue of the crew of the Dutch submarine O-19 during WWII. Admission is free after 1:00 pm. There will be deck gun salute and historic reenactment.
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Tours of Cleveland, LLC offers exciting and educational walking tours of beautiful and historic downtown Cleveland. Our tours are offered year around. During COVID we have reduced the size of our tour groups and do require that masks me worn. Currently during the summer our Downtown Highlights tour is offered every day. Our Cleveland From the Inside tour is on hiatus as the majority of the buildings we visits are still closed. Please visit our website, www.toursofcleveland.com, to see our latest schedule and book your walking tour.
Downtown Highlights Tour - The tour discusses a brief history of Cleveland, the buildings and monuments on Public Square and along the Mall, the Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland Federal Reserve, the Cleveland Trust Company Building and Playhouse Square along with a visit inside the Arcade. This tour begins in Public Square and ends at Playhouse Square. The tour is 2 hours long. Reservations required. Tours are rain or shine.
Cleveland From the Inside Tour - (On hold for the time being) This tour focuses on the interiors of some of Cleveland's greatest buildings downtown! We take a look inside the Old Stone Church, the Society for Savings Bank Lobby, the Cleveland Federal Reserve, the Cleveland Public Library, the Arcade, the Euclid and Colonial Arcades, the Cleveland Trust Company Building and finally Playhouse Square including a visit inside one of the historic theaters. This tour begins in Public Square and ends at Playhouse Square. The tour is 2.45 hours long with a small break. Reservations required. Tours are rain or shine.
Virtual Tour Presentations - (On hold for the time being) We can bring our walking tour to you through our Virtual Tour Presentations. This program is a fun, interactive, one hour Power Point presentation bringing the walking tour to those who can not venture downtown. The virtual tour is great for retirement home communities in our area.
Gift Vouchers - We also sell gift vouchers for our walking tours. They make a great “Welcome to Cleveland” or Holiday gift! They can be purchased and redeemed on our website, www.toursofcleveland.com