After I was done voting at the Board of Elections, I thought about stopping somewhere for a bite to eat. I really wasn't hungry, but I wanted to take advantage of a very unique place in downtown Cleveland.
On the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 9th Street is a historic building which was the former headquarters of the Cleveland Trust Bank.
This architectural gem was constructed in 1907. The interior features a dramatic rotunda and mural paintings. In 2015, Heinen's, an upscale chain of supermarkets in the Cleveland area, opened a store here. It was called one of the most beautiful grocery stores in the country, and became a tourist attraction. In the prepared foods section, there were tables where you could enjoy lunch in this magnificent setting.
I had eaten there a few times in the past when I was downtown, and I walked over to Euclid Avenue to have some lunch. Imagine my disappointment to discover that the store closed permanently just a few months ago.
It would seem that a downtown grocery store would be a great asset given the growing number of people living here. However the growth of delivery services such as DoorDash made the store economically unsustainable.
I then remembered that there were food trucks on Public Square, so I headed down there.
However, lunch hour was over, and by the time I reached Public Square, the food trucks were driving away.
I crossed over to Terminal Tower to take the train back to the suburbs.
Oh well. I usually only eat two meals a day, and as much as I had been eating on this trip, I really could do without lunch!
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