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The Cleveland Cascade Story (Part 3)
Posted by JimRatliff on Saturday, April 29th, 2006
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Latitude: 37.8060959 / Longitude: -122.2492666
Latitude: 37.8060959 / Longitude: -122.2492666
The Cleveland Cascade was a stunning Italian-inspired water feature on the shores of Lake Merritt, built in 1923. Its water cascaded 100 feet down a steep hill– pouring through a sequence of ornate bowls– from the Cleveland Heights hill above almost into Lake Merritt below. Two flights of steps flanked the Cascade and are heavily used today by walkers, runners, and extreme exercisers.
In 2004, neighbors came together to reclaim the cascade– to revitalize it as a park, to restore the water feature to its original beauty and vitality; and to create some long-lived magic in their city.
On April 8th 2006, The Organic City film crew interviewed the two local residents behind the excavation and restoration of the Cleveland Cascade, Barbara Newcombe and Jim Ratliff. In this, the last episode in a series of three, Barbara and Jim tell us what’s in store for cascade as they discuss their plans for its future development.
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The Cleveland Cascade Story (Part 1)
The Cleveland Cascade Story (Part 2)
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Comment from menavas
Monday, August 21st, 2006
Monday, August 21st, 2006
Barbara & Jim and Seamus & Sarah: Congratulations on creating a charming, captivating and inspiring story about the treasure NOW KNOWN as the Cleveland Cascade. It is truly wonderful! Mary Ellen
Comment from heatherCOLLACOstark
Monday, August 21st, 2006
Monday, August 21st, 2006
What a great video Jim and Organic! I love the Cleaveland Cascades and am pleased to see this video which is a great overview of the restoration project.
