Monday, June 2, 2008

Cleveland's Rodeo Drive...



Ok...not quite.

At one time though, Tower City Center boasted such designer retailers as Calvin Klein and Barney's New York on the high end and upscale mid-price chains such as J. Crew and Banana Republic, among others.

Nowadays, the roster of "fine merchants" is quite a bit different, as this sign proves.

I'm not going to even comment. I'm sure what retailer in the list prompted me to snap this picture.

It's just a sad commentary on the state of downtown retail in America. Only a few cities still have the panache to pull it off.

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