Location Managers Guild International

Fall 2022

The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) is the largest organization of Location Managers and Location Scouts in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries. Their membership plays a vital role in the creativ

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MUST-SEE PLACE: The Union Trust Bank, the second-largest bank in the world, and the largest in North America. It spans one square block in the atrium and is three stories tall. It reminds us of the opulence and wealth that built Cleveland into the prominent industrial city it became. I filmed Captain America: Winter Soldier here. FAVORITE SHOP: Old School Architectural: a warehouse of reclaimed architectural relics and antiques. They go into buildings right before demolition to pull out any salvageable architecture. It's as giant as the warehouse at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it's filled with history. FAVORITE RESTAURANT: The Marble Room —Built in 1893, it's a celebration of Cleveland's past. In 2017, the opulent old National City Bank at 623 Euclid Avenue was restored and transformed into the one-of-a-kind Marble Room Steaks and Raw Bar. Great food, great ambiance! PLACE TO SEE BY NIGHT: Public Square (Cleveland's central town square) at Christmas, with hundreds of trees lit up around the ice skating rink. BEST DAY TRIP: Malabar Farms—The former gentle- man's farm of Louis Bromfield, the screenwriter best friend of Humphrey Bogart. (Humphrey married Lauren Bacall at Malabar Farm and the famous picture of their wedding day was taken there.) Brom- field was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his heroism working as an ambulance driver for the US Army in France during World War 1. Bromfield also invented various tech- niques still used in or- ganic farming. It is now a museum known as Malabar Farm State Park. Malabar Farms is also where The Shawshank Redemp- tion tree scene was filmed. Sadly, the tree was struck by lightning a few years ago and is no longer there. Finish up the day by heading 15 minutes away to Mansfield Re- formatory Museum, the prison at which The Shawshank Redemption and Judas and the Black Messiah were filmed. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD: Tremont is an arts and food neighborhood with picturesque restored Victorian homes that borders the Flats, one minute west of downtown Cleveland. Local landmarks in- clude the striking Slavic-style church, St. Bill's Private Tour Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral featured in the 1978 Oscar best picture winner The Deer Hunter, and the exterior of the Parkers' house from the iconic 1983 holiday classic A Christmas Story. The house is now a popular museum dedicated to the film. BEST BAR/CLUB: The Velvet Tango Room/Lounge, high- end craft cocktail and small-plate bar in Duck Island, one minute west of downtown Cleveland also featuring live jazz. BEST PLACE TO HEAR MUSIC: Vosh Lakewood—a jazz club in Lakewood —the historical "streetcar" suburb of Cleveland. Set in a former warehouse, it is embellished with rich oak and mirrors. From live jazz, Motown to blues, the acts are entertaining and includes the best in the industry. The bar has an impressive list of beers, and you can nosh on delicious small plates at this concert venue, nightclub and bar all under one roof. BEST VANTAGE POINT/SCENIC VIEW: Nautica, the west bank of the Flats, Cleveland, Ohio. You can take in the entire city skyline from the western bank of the Cuyahoga River from the boardwalk that runs next to the Nautica Powerhouse. Mansfield Reformatory. Photo: William Garvey/LMGI Cuyahoga River. Photo: Nathan Migal

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