1811 Terminal T01rer, C1Gv~ol[~nd, Ohio By Harbert G. Fickos ...

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Tho continuation of tho Qxis of the ~nQin
ontrQnce and the bridge cuts this
section in ~vo almost oquQl parts, and this nxis terninntos in tho t1nrino theatre,
an outdoor sto.go setting built
out in the Inl{o, Viithin the bronk:vvD..tor, il.urorc.
borealis lighting o.nd other nO~vel lighti11g effects, tOGother "t'Tith U11usunl stnge
presentations,will bo fOLturod in this distinctive theatre.
Seuts for the theatre
will bo built in n so~i-circle on tho bank of tho In~cJ with Q stretch of WQter
ba~JoGn tho nudienco and the stago.
The greo.ter portion of tl10 lJvestorn half of the 1'1D~in
section of t110 grounds is
occupied by tho Clevolo.nd I.lunicipnl stadium. This great hcrS::)-3~.10C SO~l.ts over
801000 peopla and "tvill bo tlsed for s1JociQI OVG11ts of lan.ny l~inds durinG the Exposition.
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Bouvee11 the Stadil111 o.nd the Ic.):C8
shore, j1.1St to tho lflCst of tho Lagoon theatre,
vlill be the three sto~J }Iorticultt.:l.l\. 1 b1..1ildinG, 110vr bcillg erocted [lt a cost of about
;·'~40,000. Its foundc:.tions vrill be 190 foot lonG ['.-nd t30 foet vvido, c.nd VI/ill bo
constructed of stoel frQl~OWork with wood walls und floors,
Foundations will rost
upon floating concreto fnoting. Tllrec stories l1i[;h., it vrill rosonble tho strenDlined
forvrCLrd deck of an oceQn linur, Vvi th t11roo soparate lovel s of outdoor terraces
or decl(s.
The bt1.ilding l.iJill COl'lto.in 20,000 foet of Gxh.ibition SPI..co to be devotod
to transiont flower shows nnd ~n
Gvor-chQnginb series of specinl events.
E11trancc to tho bllildil1g 1rill bo loc~ ted 110~.r tho nort11Gc~st corl1or of tho
sto.diuD, fLt t110 top of a 25-foot in.cli11G vrhcro tv 0 mc..ssive pylons rising to a heiGh.t
'of fifty foet vv-ill fro.me
the ontre-nco.
Tho interior of the str11ct'ure vrill conto.i11 t\.\[(;
sots ::f sto.irs cxto11dine; fr08
tIle top level to tho lovvo::~ or Eround floor. That part of each level ovorlook:ing
the lako will bo enclosod by curvod gl~ss casenonts, nllovring visitors fLn uninterupted
view of tho lako Qro~.
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