In 1985-86, RESS Realty renovated the three office buildings and unified them for marketing purposes as Landmark Office Towers with the idea of offsetting the sudden loss of Standard Oil Co. of Ohio (Sohio), which moved most of its operations to its new headquarters tower at 200 Public Square. The buildings' owners also restored the old Midland Bank lobby, which Sohio had encased in modern materials in 1970 when it took the space vacated by Central National Bank. RESS Realty's leaders realized that the Union Terminal Group developers, the Van Sweringens, had no place in the city commemorating their influence. Therefore, they named the space the Van Sweringen Arcade, a name that evokes other "interior streets" in Downtown Cleveland. | Creator: © Timothy Kilkenny | Date: March 3, 2011 | Source: Flickr
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