Cleveland flats documentary 1980s (2022 version)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This video documents the buildings on the East side of the flats during the late 90s. The flats were a big part of my life in the 80s. Great memories during my 20s here. Hope you enjoy the video.
There was another version of this that I took down a few months ago because of copyright issues on Music. Here’s the new revision
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The website shown in the video is here:
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I did gigs in every venue on Old River Road in the '80s. As usual, city hall couldn't leave it alone. Nice job, you twerps.
Facts! They always messing up something
The main reason the flats died out was because, they had opened alot of rap clubs down there, and during closing time there were lots if race related fights and problems, people started going up the hill to west 6th street, kind of a white flight. Then that area eventually got bad, so they are now on west 4th street, these are facts....
That’s very unfortunate
Ain’t lying bro
i worked on east bank during the rap invasion,it ruined the flats forever....truth.what a big shame....
Whoever did this video was either NOT from Cleveland or too YOUNG to remember this. That bar with the peace sign was NOT "A Groovy Bar"..... It was Have A Nice Day Cafe!!!
If there's anything Clevelanders hate most, it's people who are not from here, or too young to remember how things used to be, trying to tell stories as if they were here or do remember them.
From his voice, he was not around in the '80's.
Have a Nice Day Cafe was my favorite of all the bars back then.
Being new to Cleveland this was very helpful in learning more about Cleveland's past. Thanks!
The flats became a tug of war for land. Thats what killed it. You had many investors wanting to build and the city wanted them to jump through hoops. To the point they no longer wanted to invest. Now on the west side of the flats its abandoned buildings and unfinished demolition. The flats shouldve stayed a place to party, not live. We had enough liveable spaces up on W.9th , W.6th , and W. 3rd just to name a few. Seriously every historic building for the most part thats still standing has apartments in it. Plus they are pricey as hell
Peabody's Down Under was the coolest bar downstairs. Always had a great band down there....
I was so proud of the Flats! Wish it was still a viable place to go!!!
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It is again, actually...
I work down on the west bank in was once the Mirage but is now a doggy daycare. When cleaning out the building to get it ready a picture of Snoop Dog was found and we keep it hanging on the wall. I tell people it was a sign that the place was meant to be for the dogs. We still have the disco balls up.
Update: the Flats is Bumpin' again!!!
It is nice but not the same... those days will never come back besides young people these days rather stay home making TikTok
@@lilamayoral1031agreed😊
Even before the '80s, the Flats were a fun nightlife spot. Back in the 70s, the bars were smaller, but each one was unique, each had its own vibe and type of music: jazz, bluegrass, folk, etc. People used to bar crawl there before the term was even invented. I moved from Cleveland in the 70s, but visited often afterwards. For decades, Cleveland businessmen worked with city government to rejuvenate downtown. Has that all over too?
Brought back a lot of memories. Thanks!!!
Club 1148, Rumrunners
Rivers Edge
This was really well done! Thanks for posting it!
Memories!! Loved this 😁
I did not see Kindlers? Did I miss it?
Don't forget The Mirage on the West Bank!!! That is where all of the Soul, R&B, Hip Hop and Sports Stars from out of town came to party!! Missy Elliott, Puffy, Mike Tyson, Tommy Hearns, TLC are just a few of the celebrities that frequent the Mirage back in the day!!!!
I remember when the mirage was in Strongsville on rat 82. It was so fun until it moved to the flats.
Peabody's DownUnder, Pat's in the Flats, The Odeon (was still there but last I was downtown, but not the club it was) The Flats was an amazing place to be young and dumb, but maybe it's best that it has changed. "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life" ...
The Odeon was awesome. I was there as late as the late-90's. Is the Harborside Inn still there? I'm in Boston now
@@mjp96 Harbor Inn is still slinging drinks, can't say I visited anytime recently - I have found it best to leave good memories good, trying to revisit them almost always results in disappointment. Remember the past ONLY to fix the future.
jeez the backround music is way to loud i worked at Fagans from 86 to 91 the politicians destroyed the flats trying to land grab and it failed miserably
The Flats used to be the shiz. Thugs ruined it.
How? Who? Elaborate. And what's a shiz
Man I loved the flats I played in the NBA hoop it up and West fifth was nice but the Flats were the Flats
I had alot of fun in the Flats.
We enjoyed your video but could not hear what you were saying for much of the video. The music drowned your words out!
I did that "journey" (worst word ever, btw) back in the 80's. Thanks for the video, but the music is horrid.
Love ❤ Jo's crab 🦀 shack. Love the video documentary do u have more?
Okay.
1148!
The most awesome thing about Cleveland is how all their roads prioritize horrible looking telephone lines and extremely ugly colored masonry buildings with off-tan concrete sidewalks. Cleveland believes in bringing heavy industry into the pedestrian experience just in case anyone was in danger of thinking any zone would be created for enjoyability.
Yeah it is not a place for white liberals from suburbia.
What?
The Cleveland Flats were our Bourbon street aka New Orleans or Duvall street Key West !I worked at a Plasma Center nearby and would brings shorts, a nice shirt, sandals and could be at Fagan s Happy hour bar in 10 minutes andl drinks 1$ ....And we partied, People would buy shots for stangers just sitting next to you. AND Finally Girls ,Girls ,Girls Young, popular and Sexy GONE WITH THE WIND
Once people move out , they will not come back . Go figure !
We used to race cars under the Detroit Ave bridge in the early 70's. Then in the late 80's, I came back to visit relatives for a wedding. Hell, in the late 60's, the Cuyahoga River caught fire because it was so polluted 🤪
Remember Quigley? 😊
it was vivacious
we need law and order in Cleveland. a strong Republican mayor.
We cool, thanks anyway ....👍🏿
Last republican mayor was Voinovich. My Mom voted for him. We moved to the suburbs after White won in '89.
What kind of lonely idiot espouses political views on a local history video lol
Cleveland is great. Bad rap
As a child of this era- I can confirm my brother came home with a new chick every night. They were great morning talkers too. :)
I had a new friend to talk to every morning and he didn’t have to talk to them that much