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My Lakewood Year In Photos

Postby Jim O'Bryan » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:15 am

A quick look back on some of my images throughout the year...

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Iced-over lighthouse

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The last movie at the Detroit Theater starts.

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Cleveland, Ohio.

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Sleeping out to help the homeless.

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Natalie and Dan Slife on their wedding day.

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Dr. P. Joseph Madak announces retirement.

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School Board President Matthew Markling announces his run for the School Board.

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Religious riots at The Beck Center.

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Dru Siley hides out from the cold at The Root Cafe.

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David Barnett from NPR/Ideastream speaking with Betsy Voinovich about the Observer Project, at The Root Café.

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Lakewood School Board President Matthew Markling at India Garden.

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And the rioters returned.

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What to do with this property?

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And in April there were the owls...

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And both babies.

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Coffee with Ed Favre the day after his retirement from the Lakewood Police.

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Pinewood Derby.

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Hogsback Road is closed.

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State Rep Nickie Antonio, State Senator Michael Skindell,and Terry Vincent from the Chamber
prepare for the kick-off of awards and presentations.

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One of the images prepared for the Chamber 100th Party

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A windstorm in May shook things up.

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Kenneth Warren talking with current Director of the Lakewood Public Library James Crawford at
Mahall's after a tribute to Cleveland poet, Daniel Thompson.

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Ivor Karabatkovic kicks up his heels on the Lakewood High Alumni Walk-of-Fame.

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The beams arrive from New York for the 9-11 Memorial.

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LO's Gary Rice kicked off "Chautauqua."

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Ilene Evans as Harriet Tubman.

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President Abe Lincoln speaks to the standing-room-only crowd.

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Gary and Ann Bish, with their kids sitting down in front of them, take a second to enjoy
Ann's two years of hard work.

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Mickey and Ryan Krivosh take over 3-Birds, now Georgetown, seamlessly.

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LEAF Community kicks off another great year.

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The Google Map Car comes to Lakewood for the summer.

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Mayor Summers gets a license for his bike at the Madison Park Bike Rodeo, while
Council President Mary Louise Madigan assists.

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The Detroit Theater controversy cranks up.

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LO Founder, Heidi Hilty and LO's current Editor Margaret Brinich accept the Ohio School Board's
"Award for Oustanding Support of Education By A Business Award," on behalf of all Observers.

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Death on I-90.

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Councilwoman Monique Smith, Steve Bennett, Kyle Weigand, Councilman Tom Bullock, City Council
President Mary Louise Madigan, and Mayor Mike Summers, with the Resolution declaring June 26,
"Dignity of Human Rights Pride Week."

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Fourth of July Parade:

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Greta

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The 112th Engineer Battalion returns from Afghanistan.

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The troops lined up....

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as did the dignitaries to thank them for their service.

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Shakespeare in the park.

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Summer settles in on Lake Erie

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Joe DeJarnette Quintet.

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Sweet Spot opens.

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St. Paul Lutheran church is scheduled for demolition.

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LEAF Community tour of Bay Bridge Farms at 2072 Lark St. In Lakewood's Historic Birdtown.

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Michael Gill, who is the inventor and now owner of the Water Moose, does up a "Tempest" style dance as if
he is the man who can call up the rain and storms.

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Councilman from Ward 3, Shawn Juris with family.

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St. Paul Lutheran Church gets emptied for razing.

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Going, going, gone.

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Best new event, The Criterium.

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Children from a local daycare watch the concrete being poured for the 9-11 Memorial.

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Joe Beno sets the
next one as Fire Inspector Tim Dunphy looks on.

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Unveiled to a huge crowd.

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Making more memories.

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At night

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Starry Night, always the party of the year.

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New look on Detroit Ave.

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Heroin bust off of Detroit Ave.

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Evening storm over Lake Erie.

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Burning River Productions shooting a couple of scenes for their feature length motion picture,
"BEAUTIFUL GARDEN," at Ross Deli.

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Demolition continues.

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Art Festival.

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Avengers come to Cleveland.

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Boom!

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Thunderbirds fly through.

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Walk Against Breed Discrimination.

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Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III rocks out.

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Ivor Karabatkovic
shows off his 28" Steelhead Trout, caught at the mouth of the Rocky River, in The Emerald Canyon,
as Ward One Lakewood Councilman David Anderson looks on. Ivor and David were saying that if
Lakewood is really one of the "10 Coolest Places To Visit in America" and "The Best Suburb
In Cuyahoga County" then surely Ward One, with the Emerald Canyon, and the Emerald Canyon Historic
District, The
Georgetown Area, Lakewood's Port Authority, some of the finest restaurants, clubs, and beach front property
in the city, is the best Ward to live in. I said, "Best sunsets too!"

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Euclid Beach Rocket Car at Community Festival.

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A good crowd at Recess Rocks as Mrs. Ramsey gets dunked for charity.

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I start to paint with my phone.

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Bobby at the Root Cafe trying to change the world channel.

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Kenneth Warren, good friend, mentor, my astrologer, numerologist, and partner in crime stops by
the porch for the throwing of some bones for me in preparation of the "Day Of The Dead," when Papa Legba rides.

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Occupy Cleveland.

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Occupy Lakewood, the high point of the Cleveland Occupy movement, visits Lakewood, Ohio. We had
Betty Boop, and two guys who came into Sinagra Park from out of town for the event.

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Spooky Pooch 2011.

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Halloween on Cannon Ave.

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McDonald's protesters.

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Car fire on Highland Ave..

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Lakewood's Poet Laureate Bill Knittle reads a poem he wrote for Veteran's Day 2011.

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Job well done.
Industrial artist Peter Diepenbrock looks at his finished installation at the Lakewood Public Library.
The smile was huge on Peter's face.

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At night.

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Sunset.

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Michael Gill/s opening for his new book and artwork at William Busta Gallery.

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And to all a good night, and have a great New Year.

See all of these photos and photos from many others at....
http://lakewoodobserver.com/photoblogs

Isn't it time you started a photoblog, share photos that help build and define the community
we love, Lakewood, Ohio.

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Jim O'Bryan
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If not, don't worry. Just forget about it."
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Re: My Lakewood Year In Photos

Postby Jim O'Bryan » Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:32 am

Damn, what a year!

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Jim O'Bryan
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"The very act of observing disturbs the system."
Werner Heisenberg

"If anything I've said seems useful to you, I'm glad.
If not, don't worry. Just forget about it."
His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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Re: My Lakewood Year In Photos

Postby Gary Rice » Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:01 am

What a coffee table book that would make! :D

Those wonderful photos speak volumes, and caused more than a few lumps in this banjo player's throat. :cry:


It would take a great deal of work, I am sure, but an annual photo wrap up of Lakewood's times would be a wonderful thing to archive. 8)

More to the point, we would have had NONE of these...none....

...without the Lakewood Observer Project, and the wonderful people who have contributed so much to the betterment of our community. :D

It's so easy to forget, with so many online outlets today, that back when the Observer Project started, it was a pioneer in doing this sort of thing. Wow. :shock:

Thanks for the look back Jim. Now, if we could just get a few more Lakewoodites to look forward, but I digress here. :lol:

Back to the banjo. :wink:


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Re: My Lakewood Year In Photos

Postby jkocinski » Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:56 pm

That was a good year! one of my last as a cub scout leader (I'm the one releasing the cars in the Pinewood Derby photo). I really enjoyed the cub scouts. My boys loved it and I made friends for life. An awesome experience for sure.



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