This is Cleveland
- Briana Contreras & Sarah Roberts
- May 4, 2016
- 2 min read
The city of Cleveland can mean a variety of things to many different people. To some it is known as “the mistake on the lake,” to others it is “believeland,” but to many it is just plain home. Recently, this city has seen a strong sense of pride return. Between raising the world’s best basketball player of his time, LeBron James, to the several movie shoots that have taken place here in the past couple of years, the variety of different restaurants and much more that downtown life offers ― Cleveland has certainly grown a bit bigger in the eyes of America.
Along with these recent glimpses of fame on a national scale, Cleveland also finds a large amount of pride within its own city limits. With the recent resident-deemed motto “All-In”, Cleveland has been stressing the sense of unity that comes from living in this underdog town. Many Ohioans agree that this Northeastern metropolis hasn’t always had the best reputation in the past, but what city doesn’t have its flaws? With the ups and downs of the city’s local sports teams, crime-based areas, harsh weather conditions and problems dealing with pollution, many have been blind to the beauty that Cleveland truly has to offer.
Although this city may have a few defects, it’s not all that Cleveland is known for. The chief town was created on the shores of Lake Erie in 1836 and evolved to eventually share the most mesmerizing pieces of history that Cleveland still holds today. It possesses the country’s largest performance center outside of New York — Playhouse Square — and holds the title as the “Home of Rock ‘n Roll” — birthing the careers of many rock ‘n roll icons and sharing musical talents with not only Cleveland, but the world. This city is filled with art, history, diverse cultures, breathtaking geography, and many features that other cities may have.
What makes the city of Cleveland so unique and different from other U.S. cities is the unity and spirit of its citizens who are brought together by its standout features. The citizens have built Cleveland for what it is today and continue to make it prosperous.
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