You & Downtown Cleveland

Meant to be. You & Downtown Cleveland. Visit www.downtowncleveland.com to learn more.
Video produced by Fusion Filmworks
Music by Seafair - "Helm & Anchor"

[@zyxwut321]

I guess this is the long awaited response to the "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video".

[@CommandoX798]

zyxwut321 Yeah keyword "Hastily"

[@charleshart5563]

zyxwut321 At least we're not Detroit!

[@kathleenneuman1451]

This video is awesome. It's everything great about the city. It's a wonderful tourism ad that makes me want to move to downtown Cleveland in a heartbeat... and when I have kids, where will they go? Not Cleveland Public. Fix the schools and you'll fix the migration problem.

[@pizazza]

First class production, first class city, and first class people make it a destination for raising a family or living downtown. LIfe is about participation and community, well done

[@schmorgg]

This brought actual tears to my eyes. I'm a Clevelander living in Dallas, trying my damnedest to get home. Rock on my friends.

[@countoncns1]

What a masterpiece of a song, so brilliant with the movement and continuous juxtaposition of so many emotions!

[@maxwellgoodall6388]

I was at that concert in front of the Rock Hall! Seafair is awesome!

[@MichelleLawson]

I miss Cleveland! Can't wait to move back to my hometown! :)

[@mrsprosty]

Me too.

[@JoesArtchannel]

You should move back.

[@BobStefanov]

A beautiful authentic talented place captured by beautifully authentic talented artists. Thank you Cleveland. Thank you Grace and Jon. Thank you Greater Cleveland Alliance for your recognition that telling our collective story is important and will fuel our present and future with pride.

[@user-fk2ds9sp5i]

I've worked downtown on & off for the past 18yrs and this video truly shows the recent vibe in the city. There are a TON of recently completed and/or new construction projects going on (residential condos/apt, commercial high rise offices & hotels, new pedestrian bridge planned to the lake, east bank revival with Boardwalk and restaurants, public square complete make-over with more green space, etc.) Summers and fall are great...so much to do (Indians games, concerts, Browns football, Cavs, theaters/plays, casino, etc). It's a very walkable city. Can walk from one end to the other in 15-20 min or hop on a trolley on Euclid ave. Anyone who is hating on the city right now clearly isn't getting down there much. Changes made at University circle, playhouse square theaters, The new Heinen's in the old Ameritrust rotunda, metro at the 9, Vault Nightclub, E. 4th, The new convention center, great museums, world class chefs and restaurants...on and on. The investment going on into this city is like none I have seen having grown up here. Cleveland is a hidden gem. Our winters just suck but hey, you'll get that in New York or Chicago too!

[@DimasShkrebets]

I'm brazilian, i hope i can visit there soon

[@gladise1]

Don't visit during the winter.

[@DimasShkrebets]

John Veres Hahahah, I hate winter. Summer is the way to go!!

[@blvcksailormooninthenameof7561]

You should its a lot of fun!! I totally recommend it. ;)

[@DimasShkrebets]

Iesha Harper Thank you =)

[@greggbarber]

WolverineImortal make sure you visit in the winter ! ,, best time to come , one man controls and administers are thriving service sector , we like to call it , are ' Lebronomy '

[@Snarlez]

If there is one thing I can say for the people here. and I mean the common people not the Police ect. That is we are very open to all race and rights for them. It is a great place for couples who want to start a family. With LeBron the global icon settled here you can expect to see Cleveland Grow once again. Soon this will be the place to be.

[@lindakane3758]

Yes! You captured the essence of our great City. Bravo!

[@KrookedOrchids]

Its all about being at the right place, at the right time. In the right weather.. Or wrong weather...some of my best memories are random shanagings in the rain :-D love you Cleveland

[@Matt2chee]

I grew up and still live in the Cleveland area, That was Superb.

[@xdrx85]

Goosebumps. Great video!

[@HyperActive7]

:) With all the negativity around here lately, it's nice to see Cleveland being painted the right way a city should be reminding you there are good people in them.

[@tastybunns1]

I know we have 3 major sports venues, but what about the minor ones like, Monsters Hockey, and Cleveland Gladiators Stadium football. They did pretty well last season. And where the hell is the West Side Market in this? Most of the beauty happens over in University Circle, The West Side Market, or Ohio city. Anyway, being a citizen of Cle+ I find that our city is expanding in economic values, and we are gaining our reputation back from the mistake on the like some 50 odd years ago, which stuck around forever. We are no longer the Mistake on the lake. The Cleveland renaissance is underway with Billions of dollars in Improvements, and the moral of the people, including the bringing of the NRC (National Republic Convention) to our very own recently built convention center, restored buildings that were not suitable for life, new talents on our sports teams, Improved transportation systems using the rapids RTA and recent highway projects that are coming together quite nicely and faster than expected, and recently a new announced mid-rise building that will take place behind the Q, and improvements on old parking lots and parking garages for major events, Even having the world famous Chef Boyardee, John D. Rockefeller, Alan Freed (The man who first used the term "Rock and Roll"), and "The King", LeBron James. (Actually he's from Akron, but atleast he plays for the avs once more)

[@XxCrAiGz93xX]

The metroparks. enough said.

[@clevelandrocksgirl]

aw, we look so fun!

[@jessebowser]

FUN TIMES IN CLEVELAND AGAIN

[@jackgrattan1447]

So we contract with some OUT OF TOWN ad agency, for beau coup bucks, to come up with a forgettable video showing yuppie/hipster hybrids frolicking in slow motion. How sadly typical. As if we couldn't have come up with such mediocre tripe ourselves. Show some old Ghoulardi footage instead. Now THATS Cleveland!

[@BEEZERWAX34]

This really makes Cleveland look awesome...Which is easy to do when you erase the crime, places like "rape alley", the homeless people, the panhandlers outside of events, and the awful school system!

[@adzisme]

Noticed they didn't include the gauntlet of homeless you had to navigate after every home game at Progressive Field..or the number of people sleeping outdoors near all those cool downtown haunts...those of us who visited Cleveland on a regular basis grew tired of that in a hurry...

[@marcelaonciu2567]

Alan Zarek every big city has this shit.

[@scrapper53]

Great video! I like it!

[@jasonhill982]

Very nice, and I think I have a new favorite band. Cleveland Rocks!

[@Damascus..]

Great job on the video! Wish I could have been a part of this!

[@pumpkin19491]

My three boys,fame at last,loved the video.xoxoxoxo

[@Seabearbrenz]

This gets me more and more excited to finally work and live in downtown Cleveland. My cousin works there and she loves it. It makes me proud to see a city i have loved since i was a little grow into something great. Every city has work that needs to be done. Yes, not everything is perfect in Cleveland. There is homelessness and dangerous sides of it, but this video was to show the growth of the city we all can hope for it to be. This is the PR stunt to help show the good sides because everyone focuses so much on the bad that we forget there is some good. I know this city will do better and they are working hard to help. Just enjoy the growth of a city that deserves so much than what it is getting. A great town, with great people, and i couldn't be more happy to say I am a Cleveland girl. Cleveland till I die

[@ryanwbeam]

Great video showcasing the renaissance of downtown Cleveland!

[@BrianStuf]

wait, people actually think cleveland is a good place to live? rofl. Lived there 22 years of my life, and i cant remember a single day of me or anyone i know ever saying/thinking of anything positive about that cesspool.

[@BenLanghinrichs]

We moved to Cleveland over 20 years ago, and the city itself was not doing well, but the changes and excitement in recent years have been amazing. We go downtown more and more, and I can imagine moving there (unthinkable 20 years ago).

[@akaHipHopdotcom]

Cleveland is still in a rebuilding phase but it's for sure on the rise! An investment in Cleveland will for sure be worth the risk in my opinion.

[@JohnCampanelli]

So inspiring. Great job.

[@JacobLawsonProductions]

Videographers, editors, sound designers. Everyone did a terrific job on this video. Hats off to the DCA for doing it right

[@uktuki]

Cleveland is looking so much better. I haven't been back in at least 20 years.

[@reviewsbyHP]

Positives vibes everywhere.

[@ChristianHuygen]

Quite beautiful!

[@bisket2003]

So........., where was this shot? Cleveland is nowhere near as cool or as vibrant as this.

[@BEYOUNGineurope]

No, it is. It was all shot downtown

[@bisket2003]

Jeff Rickel I live in Akron (which is no better), and visit Cleveland quite a bit. There are some cool places and things to do, but everything is very scattered and segmentented. This video gives the idea that its an all encompassing hip place to be at all times, its quite deceiving.

[@marissa8520]

Okay so I know that they badly want all of these upper middle class white hipsters to move here and spend their money...but...when I think of the city I don't generally picture slim white people in their 20's doing yoga and ballet... Why can't you promote Cleveland and celebrate what its REALLY like at the same time?

[@kurtschwochow]

does frank jackson deserve any credit? love cleveland but i kind of always thought of him as kind of a dope. the improvements all around cleveland during his time cannot be overlooked. i just don't know how much of the credit should go to him.

[@gugaqoqosadze3530]

I love klevlend

[@AnthonyDunlap]

How about taking a tour and record the hood side of Cleveland. East & West, and this video doesn't even make me want to stay in Cleveland.

[@JCle-dr8uk]

Because we all know hoods don't exist in great cities like New York, LA, Chicago, London, etc...

[@AnthonyDunlap]

J. Cle but how many people do you know actually know, do the shit in this video? Growing up in the hood, I don't know anyone that does these things.

[@pbarre35]

You're missing the point. How many people from the hood ANYWHERE participate in outdoor yoga or go to plays or Starbucks? They're trying to stimulate the economy by inviting young professionals to come and spend their money to enjoy that big metropolitan image that Cleveland is trying to build, not trying to expand the Cleveland hood. That's actually the exact image that Cleveland is working hard to get rid of. Nothing wrong with being proud of your roots, but a major part of being from the hood is being broke, which does the city no good to have a bunch of broke people hanging around and not spending money. One of the main reasons businesses in the hood don't usually succeed in the long term either. Plus it creates a major safety concern because broke people are more likely to do desperate things. To sum it up, people from the hood are not the intended demographic of this ad.

[@stellaconnelly1501]

the little bean at 3:47 is adorable her gasp is actually me

[@stellaconnelly1501]

i wish i was that positive

[@44140jimmyb44140]

Friends just moved here from New York and were shocked by how far their money can last ... same quality and cheaper prices

[@ChrisPuckett]

This is where I was born and live in NYC now, and have never seen the city look better.

[@Gemba68]

then don't come down at night

[@mrsprosty]

E.Frankie Gemba *grumble grumble grumble*

[@XxCrAiGz93xX]

E.Frankie Gemba or how about you come down at night? you're fine as long as you dont go down east 9th for the most part. or if you're out at 4-5am in the morning.

[@XxCrAiGz93xX]

Cleveland is 100% better. no metro city can be perfect but its amazing whats going on down there. if we have more people involved than it can be an amazing place again. Stop being so afraid.

[@rkmohr]

Except for, you know, the other side of Cleveland.

[@Gemba68]

Must of been told to raise your arm or make some kind of animated arm motion. Some of the dancing looks staged also.

[@thebachu786]

Cleveland wouldn't be on the map if it wasn't for the mighty Cleveland Clinic. So if you are in health care, come on down! To be fair, it is a nice place in the summer IF you don't have allergies. And if you don't mind not seeing the sun for six months out of the year either (Nov to April)....Also this video doesn't mention east Cleveland, Parma

[@brittharmon5575]

Have you ever been there? Parma is not on the East side, and it is not the Ghetto. Google Parma on the map.

[@brittharmon5575]

Andrew Mohar That comment only serves to make you look bad. I have many friends the grew up in Parma and still have relatives there. I would hardly call them white trash.

[@Sermoms]

So Cleveland is a young hippy place? Please

[@stellaconnelly1501]

this deserves more views it's amazing

[@rickwitty]

WE are no longer "The Mistake by the Lake".WE are class people. Wonderful video.

[@lesamisdelacuisineprovenca9534]

Ca a l 'air super sympa cette ville....

[@JoesArtchannel]

It's a great city. I encourage people to move here. The only problem is east Cleveland. But with every city comes some poverty, so I guess someone can overlook that. : )

[@astasmom]

No children or old people allowed.

[@BassReeves24]

Where do they hold dance classes?

[@travistompkins6008]

Needs more Lebron

[@blvcksailormooninthenameof7561]

I must say, I'm very proud to be from Cleveland. I have so many memories from there. :)

[@KMoveMaster]

I love my city...

[@doloressistrunk794]

Very up- beat!!

[@MrScottykash]

LOVE IT!!!!!

[@keeleh21]

2:25

[@Gemba68]

Thinking they are Germans

[@ryankelly9448]

Saluting DEVO, actually. :-)

[@Gemba68]

still could be German

[@ryankelly3330]

E.Frankie Gemba Since its me doing it, I can assure you its not German.

[@februaryboy91]

Please tell me that they are a family at 3:26

[@TheFacespacetwit]

That they are:)

[@TracerBullet100]

Where is Cleveland PD in this? Of course this shows Cleveland at its best. It doesn't show the dingy parts, the shut down factories, the bad neighborhoods, and the pollution. What out tourists, behind the prim and proper front is a crime ridden, dingy city.

[@KMoveMaster]

You obviously don't travel much

[@sphexes]

Nicely funded and filmed. Filled with the prettiest Hunger Games side of the fence trust funders and blue bloods. Lovely video, but not offering the Cleveland gestalt. Cleveland certainly has better cultural offerings than Toledo (The 2nd most miserable city in the US) The Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video made me chuckle and led me to this utopian delusion.

[@boriskarloff3270]

They neglected to include profiles of the area's multiple serial rapists.

[@malvolio01]

I don‘t see anything special about it at all. It looks kind of lame, actually.