Exploring Downtown Cleveland Empty Galleria Mall & The Arcade - Superman Birthplace & Baseball Ends

Downtown Cleveland Ohio

[@sagedrummer]

As someone that grew up in Cleveland, I’m glad you explored the Arcade, it’s a gem.

[@johnkearney2513]

I haven’t been to Cleveland in almost 25 years. Lots of cool history in this video. Never understood why people in the north east would malign Cleveland as the mistake by the lake. People I met while I was there were always kind to me.

[@jimslancio]

Southern Ohioans call it the mistake by the lake. Clevelanders call it the mistake on the lake.

[@daveandjeannerose2816]

Good morning Adam. Oh how Cleveland has changed since I was a kid. And the Tom Hanks movie was The Da Vinci Code (2006). Thank you for sharing your adventures in Cleveland with us. Brought back childhood memories. Have a wonderful, magical and blessed weekend.

[@adventureswithfarmertroy]

I can confirm that those escalators were used in "Winter Soldier," as I worked as a background actor in that scene. A few other scenes were shot in that building also . . . Cheers!

[@sam7676]

Cool!!

[@joshuatranterhtd4life677]

wow that's awesome did you get to meet Chris Evans?

[@adventureswithfarmertroy]

@@joshuatranterhtd4life677 not formally, but got to work next to him for several hours.

[@callmemabie7281]

@@adventureswithfarmertroy too bad you never met him! Seems like a cool opportunity even if you don't get paid it worth it!

[@adventureswithfarmertroy]

@@callmemabie7281 … it was fun, and you do get paid … 😎👍

[@laurenhunter2878]

As a Clevelander I loved how you showed our city! You guys talked about the WB store on tower city, but there was an amazing Disney store there too!!

[@floydlewis598]

Yes there was, would love to see that make a come back

[@dankolbenschlag2188]

Adam, the funny thing is, Cleveland would actually be a great location to have a second home for you during the summer months and early fall. We are in the heart of baseball country and there are many MLB ballparks within a reasonable days drive from here. Pittsburgh: 2 hours Cincinnati: 3.5 hours Chicago: 6 hours Philadelphia: 7 hours Milwaukee: 8 hours New York city: 8.5 hours Boston: 10 hours Detroit: 3 hours Plus, Cleveland would love to have the Woo ! 😎

[@RTBird2]

I like how all the cities are listed by increasing hours away. And then there's Detroit at 3 hours like an afterthought. lol.

[@Ignats75]

@@RTBird2 We're not Detroit!

[@nell3753]

&&. Rock n' roll. Hall of Fame !! 🎶👍🙂

[@imperialdagger]

And the Emerald Necklace.

[@king3ization]

Cincy is more like 5 hours though...

[@markreardon3472]

Thanks for sharing the experience in Cleveland. They will always be the Indians to me. Two Thumbz 👍👍

[@ronaldhall9701]

Yea. I call them the engines to be p o s correct

[@TheBennie102103]

I've known the team as the "Indians" for over 50 years now, the same goes for the Redskins in the NFL

[@susie-bs4dp]

Thank you for showing some of the great parts of the city I was born and raised in and still live. I worked in downtown Cleveland for 28 years, in the Justice Center. I watched lots of movies being filmed during my lunch hour, ate at Tower City, the Galleria and the Old Arcade. hope you enjoyed your time here. Had I known I definitely would have tried to come meet you and thank you for your great content, always, in person!

[@anderfrank1]

What a great game. Hats off to the Rays, it was a great series. Glad to see you showing off everything Cleveland has to offer.

[@mikeyj2882]

Hell yeah brother I’m from Cleveland. Loved seeing you explore all these wonderful places.

[@AdventureswithChristine]

I used to eat lunch in that Galleria food court. That mall was the "bees knees" back in the late 90's.. So sad to see it and Tower City empty. We do have some really beautiful architecture here. I used to go downtown at Christmas at the Higbees building. It really was as exciting as the Christmas Story movie. Hope you enjoyed your stay! Cedar Point isnt to far away 😁

[@kowalski3769]

Yeah, X-mas is pretty cool there!

[@The19Chris77]

So glad to see someone enjoy these places. But having memories of when those places were packed with people , my heart breaks seeing how dead my city is.

[@dennisdaniels2992]

I think downtown Cleveland has a distinctive architecture as well as the city's overall beauty!

[@AimlessAdventuresVlog]

Man that arcade was fantastic! I'm glad you and Ryan were able to experience that game together although, it didn't go our way. It was still a game for the ages. I've gotta get up to Cleveland in the warmer months and check out some of that vintage vibe.

[@niklass1641]

It's a nice building. However it's not much of a shopping destination anymore as it's almost empty.

[@zacharywagner1708]

I’m glad you came to my city and seemed to enjoy yourself, it’s a beautiful city with a lot of character! Go Guardians!

[@kevin2400]

Go Indians

[@LJCoste110]

Love your travel vlogs, even at the airports. Thanks for taking a break on the Disney, a little of that goes a long, long way. Thanks for taking us on your Rays journey. #GoBraves!

[@PlayitagainVHS]

Nice video Adam.Always great to see a city that I've never been to before.Thanks for all the great views of the city.👍🙂Have a awesome day Adam.Hey ,you and your friend could be cousins.You guys are great together.👍👍👍🙂

[@kegs357]

Hi Adam, welcome to CLE! Some info on the Galleria. I had one of the last retail stores in there. The mall was built by Dick Jacobs, previous owner of the Indians and why the ballpark is still called "The Jake" by locals, and it was a total luxury gem of downtown shopping. You could buy from the national chains and the mall would deliver to your house later if you wanted. However, all the leases for the big stores came up for renewal at once and the mall found it hard to continue. Fun fact: the Hard Rock was interested in putting a restaurant in there because of the proximity to the Rock Hall of Fame but the mall was still posh and dynamic and the owner did not want a spinning guitar in front of his building. A new owner took over and he was also a great guy. I am a big supporter of public transportation and the city has done wonderful things, but one of the things that created the biggest challenge to us surviving there was when the city did major construction to create new bus lanes down Euclid Avenue, basically bisecting the city for a long time while it was being done and making it difficult to serve many of our customers. At the same time they took all the street parking along the mall and turned it into a bus lane. Sales were very challenged during those times. But we hung in there until our space was repurposed as part of a new YMCA. But we loved being a part of downtown CLE for 30 years and I still exist in suburbia.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Thanks for all the info . Place looked really cool

[@Lamajamama]

The Galleria Christmas tree was always a glorious sight to see. ☺️

[@mustangcindy1303]

I love the look of The Arcade. So pretty with Victorian elegance 😍 I got a little of the Grand Floridian vibe in there with the shape of the building and the upper floors. Maybe I am the only one that sees that.~~The Tom Hanks movie that you both could not remember was the Da Vinci Code. Good movie 🍿

[@floydlewis598]

Plus, tom hanks, used to go to school in lakewood

[@jenniferlewis1639]

Thank you for showing the Galleria. My family used to go there when I was a kid. I honestly thought it was a fever dream because hardly anyone remembers it.

[@rckblykitn]

I never realized Cleveland's architecture was so beautiful! Thanks for sharing this one. And sorry 'bout your Rays. Now the Guardians get to come to Gotham and fight my Yankees in our house!!!

[@doberman1ism]

As a teenager I loved shopping in this magnificent arcade. The May Company Department Store building was used in the opening sequence of The Drew Carey Show. Drew is from Cleveland! My kitchen floor has the original linoleum tiles like the ones that can be seen in the movie The Christmas Story.

[@billiethekidadventures6017]

FYI - opening sequence of Drew Carey is Halle Building kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYTdg3afedVljrM

[@HkSniper]

I go to games up in Cleveland from time to time, being a fan of course. But it's actually been a long time since I stepped into Tower City or The Galleria. Wow, did that bring back some memories. I definitely need to pop in those places and check them out for myself sometime. It's been forever.

[@louiseshrewsbury5515]

My husband and I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for always taking us on your adventures. Praying for you and your family!

[@kimmyp3407]

really cool inside look of the city i was born in. way to shine light on the better parts than people dont see often

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

Beautiful arcade. Sad it's so empty and can't believe how dead the mall is now. Hope it makes a comeback somehow

[@louisagalaska5713]

Terrific vlog! We live 20 minutes outside of downtown CLE and have not seen most of the the history you got to explore! What a game! A fight til the end.

[@maeflorogario3733]

Thank you again for touring me around enjoy as always Adam🥰🥰🥰

[@trish5556]

Thanks for taking us on a tour of Cleveland, a place I have never been. So sorry the Rays lost, but sadly all good things must come to an end. Wait 'till next year! I grew up in New England and as a Red Sox fan we said that for many years. I moved to Tampa in high school, so I also root for the Rays. They almost made it to win the World Series a couple of times and I believe next year they will do it!

[@howardrich408]

The Cleveland arcade was the first indoor shopping area in America it's actually the first Mall back in 1890

[@lillian_r]

The Arcade is gorgeous during Christmas time

[@Ptpop]

I’m a Clevelander and I remember when the Galleria opened. It was all the rage. Now it’s empty.

[@andrewwilks5155]

I love this place! I stayed at this hotel and mall several times during my labor day weekend stays in Cleveland Ohio! Brings back the memories of my stays here! I usually go to Cleveland every labor day weekend to go to the Cleveland National airshow and have gone to the musuems as well! Thank you for sharing! Love this video! Interesting to note to that this was birthplace of Superman! Never knew that until now! Thank you for video and history of the Arcade hotel Mall!

[@kathysyphrit5713]

I shopped in Cleveland often when those stores were active. I love how Cleveland keep the old structures because they are so beautiful. I would love to live in the places in an apartment conversion.Beautiful.

[@benjaminrich]

@Adam if you’re still around check out Castle Noel in Medina (not far from the airport) they have a ton of Christmas related movie props including the original Cousin Eddie’s RV! The slide from Macy’s in a Christmas Story, many ELF props. Lots of toys from Christmas past on display as well.

[@RoscoeFamilyVlogs]

Yes that place is awesome. It's a must see.

[@BeckahB83]

Welcome to my home town!!! Moved about 16 yrs ago but live there through my early 20s!

[@jcoverload]

I love all the old world architecture. A hint of giants, says the big hand, maybe?

[@dyates6380]

As a Cleveland resident originally from Buffalo, I enjoyed this and the video you posted from the game on Friday. Really nice job and I love your demeanor, along with your buddy as well.

[@horizon42q]

Remember the NY Yankee and Cleveland playoff game with the bug attack? George Reeves is the only Superman. The best ever.

[@Enterthehaven]

Hi Adam, that was cool to see the history and souvenirs of Superman!:)

[@tomklock568]

Never have been to Cleveland and not sure I ever will be...but interesting to see! Thanks for bringing it to us.

[@davie941]

another cool and very interesting video , the arcade was really grand , well done and thank you 😊

[@lindamemo5224]

Thank you so much for showing what a beautiful historic city we have. We have great food diverse neighborhoods little Italy. Slavic village. Parma pierogi. The east side and west side are completely different vibes. We’ll done friend. .

[@Bee-b3b]

Love the way you two work & play together!! Westlake watching ❤🎉

[@josephhuffman6765]

Good 👍 time with you in Cleveland stay safe and be careful God bless

[@maryjomarch5811]

The Arcade---that was beautiful....I love the heart on the coffee too!

[@lindamemo5224]

Tue galleria was a bustling building once. Unfortunately crime ran shoppers away. I worked on 9th and Euclid and then my law firm moved to 9th and lakeside near the rock hall.

[@Aztec339]

This was a wonderful video! Thanks for a great positive tour of my city. Sad to see the Galleria at Erieview empty. I ate at the food court often. It was always busy. Great stores like Eddie Bauer there also.

[@AK-ey2uy]

FYI -- changes are coming to the Galleria. It will no longer be a sad abandoned mall. It was announced in Dec. 2022 that the Erieview Tower will be converted into a luxury hotel and apartment space (with some office space remaining). The Galleria will become a restaurant, entertainment, and food hall designed to support the hotel and apartment complex.

[@provostparkpass]

That was one of the best pitching and defensive games I've ever seen.

[@stevenbuklad4866]

Another fun bit, the Huntington Bank building (next to Cleveland Trust/ Heinens grocery store) was originally designed to have a Blimp Port on the roof for dirigibles (think the Hindenburg).

[@reneebarrow4697]

Very informative video. Thanks for taking us along. Another city I will probably never get to see except through your videos. So thank you and Ryan for filming it. Be safe and Happy Trails

[@michelletalksgh1176]

Adam ty 4 coming 2 Cleveland you did incredible job on our city hope you come next year stay safe out there XOXO sending you tons of love prayers support and hugs cheers 2 guardians

[@birdman5223]

The Mall segment was surreal, sorry to see your Rays come up short. Excellent content MrWoo👌🏽

[@Nancy-iv1yj]

So sad to see another mall empty. Thanks Adam.

[@murra8087]

The christmas museum (Castle Noel) in Medina has the original slide from Christmas Story. You can go down the slide. *Fantastic game yesterday! Pitching done by both teams was epic.

[@smilingpolitely4100]

Good morning. Sorry to hear about your Rays. I was hoping that you would be at Yankee stadium and give your followers at tour of the Stadium. Just remember that there is no crying in baseball.

[@darrellhall6622]

The funny thing about those bugs you saw in Cleveland. They help the Indians win a game against the New York Yankees during the playoff. They were bothering the starting pitcher for the Yankees. They had to come out and spread bug spray on him. It didn't work.

[@allenperreault7825]

Sorry for the Rays, at least you saw history. As for Major League it was filmed in Milwaukee. Major League 2 was filmed in Harrisburg PA and Baltomre Camden Yards. Thanks again for the vlog as always.

[@matthewpenny7946]

Was wondering if you were at this game. I was all the way out in right field below one of the "boxes" , specifically the Thome box. Thank you for highlighting the cool things downtown in Cleveland and most importantly the history of Superman here as well, my own favorite hero of them all.

[@billiethekidadventures6017]

CLE Superman history kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqbNgambYrGqebs

[@ether7277]

Back in 99/00 the Galleria was the hangout spot. I don't know how many times I ate at the teriyaki joint. Good old times, I was happy but didn't realize it.

[@sararahmes4051]

I remember the Warner Bros store in Tower City! And taking my daughter to see visiting characters from Dragon Tales and Big Comfy Couch there

[@SplorinRyan]

Yes!!!!

[@danip3270]

It’s fun to see a new place. I literally fly into the Cleveland airport today, the 9th, for work. I’m actually going to be working in Sandusky for week, but hope I’ll get a small chance to look around.

[@ghoularty2030]

Sandusky is a cute town! It’s always fun to watch the crazy Cedar Point crowds from afar.

[@danip3270]

@@ghoularty2030 I looked the town up online and noticed the park. Is it worth a visit on a weekday night?

[@AdventureswithChristine]

@@danip3270 if you like rollercoasters, you HAVE to go!!

[@danip3270]

@@AdventureswithChristine I'll have to look into that 😁

[@ghoularty2030]

@@danip3270 Cedar Point? Oh definitely! It’s one of the best amusement parks in the country, especially for roller coaster lovers. They have their spooky event, Halloweekends, going on this month too.

[@patfreeman53]

FYI, the Soldier Sailer Monument at 4:46 was significant in movies. The Great Escape tunnel scene was filmed there. Under the monument is a series of tunnels used in the Civil War and the Underground Railroad.

[@SlickArmor]

You know the underground railroad wasn't really underground right? 😂😁😂

[@patfreeman53]

@@SlickArmor except they used the tunnel to get slaves from the old church to the shore and onto a boat to Canada here.

[@tbucknor]

One of your best, Woo! Thanx for the tour and baseball game!

[@uncled488]

I actually met Kirk Alyn at a Tampa Comic Book Convention in 1988, got his autograph too but it's lost right now. I think that was shortly before he died, what's funny is I was expecting to meet George Reeves when I heard the original Superman would be there.

[@Deep3rShadeSofHouSe]

Cleveland used to be a fun city to live and work in. Back in the day, I worked for the NBC affiliate which was located on E.6th St. We'd grab lunch at the Galleria and shop for a new outfit for our night out on the town. After the 11 p.m. newscasts, a bunch of us production folks used to head on over to the Warehouse District. The Spy Bar was one of our favorite hangouts or Fagan's in the Flats. My friends and I would frequent Metropolis and the Aqua club on any given weekend. I don't know what happened after 2000 as I moved abroad to Europe and didn't return until 2012. On the trips I made home in that time period, the Flats were completely closed by 2008 and the Warehouse District was a shadow of its former self. The Galleria, Tower City and Arcade were also on their death beds. What the heck happened while I was gone?

[@AK-ey2uy]

I guess you haven't been back for awhile. The northern end of the Flats has been developed, with a number of restaurants. The Warehouse District has been revitalized with both restaurants and residential housing.

[@Deep3rShadeSofHouSe]

@@AK-ey2uy Yes. I moved back in 2012 but the Flats and Warehouse District today are nothing like the they were in their heyday. The few clubs that are in existence play crap music. There used to be an eclectic choice of clubs that played house, techno and industrial .. all of which are long gone from Cleveland. No wonder people are still leaving Cleveland to live and work elsewhere.

[@mgratk]

George Reeves was my favorite Superman as a kid. I was born in 70 and on Sunday mornings the local PBS channel played the old Reeves Superman. I haven't been to Cleveland in probably 15 years. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Cleveland Clinic are my memories of it. We had a great room in a beautiful old hotel that had seen better days, but it was extravagant in its day, probably 15-20 foot high ceilings, giant windows looking out on the lake, extravagant woodwork and furniture. It was owned by a national chain so the quality was still good but it was headed downhill. What I remember most of all besides the hall of fame was the smell of decay downtown on just about every street as half the buildings were empty. Also we shopped for hats for my wife in that first or second mall.(My wife was having brain surgery at Cleveland Clinic.) It was pretty active and alive when we shopped there. As for Cleveland Clinic, it may offer some world class health care, but it is also an awful bloated corporate behemoth with quality being crushed by its sheer size.

[@billiethekidadventures6017]

Adam nice video. FYI - Cleveland has failed for decades to create a Superman museum - the exhibit at the library is there because the city failed again to create a museum to hold these Superman treasures!

[@Julie_rand]

I was watching Superman Returns 2006 last night, and I noticed the teeny tiny little Stan Lee model when the model engine crashes 😁

[@JeffreyHansen]

During the summer in Cleveland, there's a "Slow Roll" group that bicycles throughout Cleveland and environs. Every Monday evening is a different roll. Pretty much every year they cycle through the old League Park neighborhood and we ride past Jerry Siegel's house. There's nothing better on a summer evening - 300 strong this year. Also, the midges were a great distraction to the Yankees in 2007 when they were flying thick on everything on the field. The bug spray they used was useless, and it was hilarious to us Clevelanders.

[@tman6495]

I have done weddings in The Arcade (photo booths). This location back in the 70 and 80's was the place to be for shopping and eating!

[@maureenkramanak7003]

Really nice vlog! I grew up in Cleveland but didn’t know about all the movie locations. Next time visit the area where The Deer Hunter was filmed by the old steel mills. Really appreciated the baseball scenes too! I attended games at old Municipal Stadium. Great job!

[@chuckoneill2023]

We were just there last weekend. Sorry we missed you. There's an excellent train excursion in that area. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

[@1991ROLEX]

May Company was one of the Original "Federated Department Stores." Macy's was the store that "ate" them all in the end. Major department stores on the Public Square, May Company, Higbee's and Halle Brothers' Christmas time there were fantastic window displays.

[@billiethekidadventures6017]

You'll like Halle's items kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYTdg3afedVljrM

[@alysonbrown2336]

Thanks for the tour of my city! My husband and I both work downtown and it is a great City( better before Covid) thanks for showing us some things I didn’t know were there! Glad you had fun, sorry your team lost😢

[@floydlewis598]

Adam, love this video, would love to see you in cleveland more often, I was downtown, but some how, I did not run into you unfortunately, I would have loved to have ment you, maybe next time, I'm glad that you video tapped the galleria, it needs attention, tower city gets more attention then the galleria, and even that's lacking in attention, thank you, hope you enjoyed your stay

[@harveylattray8504]

Wow it looks beautiful.

[@stevemoose76]

Hope you enjoyed your time in our awesome city! Next time you visit, I’ll buy the first round of beers. Much love to our friends in Tampa Bay!

[@carrioleaks]

I use to work in this same mall that man has visited. It’s actually a hotel owned by the Hyatt. It always has homeless people that try to walk through it. My responsibility was to always make sure I kicked them out the hotel and they always use to host wedding parties there too.

[@moose030406]

Some how I lived in Cleveland and went downtown all of the time but never knew about the old arcade until last year.

[@retrospectologyrunner]

More of these historically oriented explorations please! 🏛️💯🏛️

[@andreadeamon6419]

Hey welcome to the land 😊

[@anarkyknight]

Fun fact: those are actually speakers they are wireless and they can be played from the rock and roll hall of fame museum sometime during the day and on some nights you can hear the music playing on the speaker that the museum are playing right now it was once on the news that they was so loud at night the residents in downtown area made complaints that the music was too loud so now they don't play on the speakers that much at night not at less very late and if they do it won't be as loud

[@SplorinRyan]

Now that is cool!

[@brendakrieger7000]

Really beautiful building😘

[@KevinKJinks]

I’m sorry your Ray’s lost Adam. I sure did enjoy all the baseball content this year! I hope you continue this next season. You should go to the National next year. It’s the largest baseball card convention of the year, annually. Thanks for all you do Adam!

[@notrachelk]

I wish I would’ve known you were in Cleveland my husband and I would’ve loved to meet you! We know all the weird spots. Al Capone’s private swimming pool and apartment still all original, famous graves (Eliot Ness, THE Chief Wahoo, Chef Boyardee…), 1800’s subway sky bridge, Leif Erikson sculpture, you name it.

[@caroltricarico5936]

I remember my mom taking us shopping at 2 different May Co. stores as kids. George Reeves' Superman is the one zi grew up with but Cris Reeve was played an excellent version.

[@nerissakennedy2452]

Just watched this, this morning. You are in my home state of Ohio. Welcome

[@cnpeters3]

I can’t speak to today, but as of not too long ago, that food court was still (barely) operational on Browns game days. The galleria is reasonably close to Browns Stadium, and there is lots of foot traffic… Eight days a year.

[@stevenbuklad4866]

Something that you'd not be able to see because it no longer exists, but near where the innerbelt highway is currently near Progressive Field (I-90/71) was the site of the Restaurant created by and that birth the canned food of Chef Boyardee (yes, he was a real person). Also, Old Stone Church was used in the scene where Eddy Brock becomes Venom in the Sam Rami Spider-Man 3.

[@shawnamelva583]

Sorry about the Rays. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@NickRoth85]

Thanks for sharing and bringing back so many memories from my childhood growing up in the east suburbs of Cleveland in the late 80's and early 90's. We would go downtown often to visit the malls in Terminal Tower or the Galleria. Needless to say they were much busier back then so it's very sad to see all the empty shops and fountains that aren't working anymore.

[@cjs121675]

Very cool video- I know those places very well because growing up before going to baseball games at the old stadium my father would take me to The Arcade and also we would go to the Galleria after games to cool off- get a bite to eat before driving home and my father worked downtown at a point so he told me a lot about the history of things- and I remember going to the Tower City Mall when it opened in the 90s and also remember the Warner Bros store and all the high end stores it had there. Also- sorry the Rays lost- but it was a great game to watch- I saw all 15 innings on TV... great video- I always look forward to seeing where you end up in your videos and I have learned a lot from your videos!

[@Lamajamama]

Great tour, Adam and Ryan! I’m so glad you had a chance to explore. My hometown is a suburb of Cleveland. Like Ryan, we also left 10 years ago, but for Houston.

[@SplorinRyan]

Thanks Laura!

[@karinlearned7150]

The pyramid is modeled after the pyramid in front of the Louvre, Paris and the movie was The Da Vinci Code and I so enjoy your videos....more please!!

[@Relic827]

You know what they say about malls. You’ve seen one, you’ve seen a mall. (Feel free to use that dad joke Adam)

[@rchambers1993]

I’m still convinced .. these old malls need to be turned into retirement communities! If I had millions I would do it.

[@steveafanador6441]

Back when I was I kid my grandpa would take me to a comic shop on the third floor in the old arcade. It was called super city comics. He got me the death of superman comic there. The place is still awesome inside.

[@juliepoolie5494]

Adam, Milwaukee Wisconsin would be a good place to visit! Lots of ghost ads on brick buildings, defunct Grand Avenue Mall, Milwaukee Brewers and Summerfest!