Changing Times

For the first 7 years I my career, I spent a fair amount of time downtown. Deloitte's offices are in the National City building downtown, at 3rd and Broad - a stone's throw away from City Center.

During our college years - esp when I lived in the dorms - I remember taking bus #2 down High St to City Center (and other various establishments along the way). I remember the first time I went in the fall quarter of my freshman year - it was to buy a winter jacket. What an experience that was - a California girl buying a winter jacket??? That first winter I spent in Ohio was one of the coldest winters on records - Ohio State closed due to an ice storm, where we literally had sheets of ice all over campus. To add insult to injury, we had the 7-9AM practice time slot. THAT SUCKED, gentle readers!!! Thankfully, I found a nice warm coat in American Eagle at City Center...

My new office is just a few blocks away from City Center, and we ventured up there today at lunch. Bad idea - there is nothing left there, save food fast food type of joints. Tuttle, Polaris and Easton have just wiped it out. As we passed by the stage on the ground floor, I had memories of the children's choirs that used to sing there at Christmas - a bunch of us from Deloitte used to go over and sit and watch them during the holiday season...but no more. I guess times change, but it was somewhat difficult to walk through there and just see how it has deteriorated into nothing...

On a positive note regarding change, Buckeye Field is undergoing some dramatic changes. I promise to take some pictures and post them soon.