The IMG Center is a
modernist
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styled 1965-built 180 foot 16 story
high-rise in
downtown Cleveland's
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. It sits at the prominent Cleveland intersection of East Ninth and St. Clair. The building is named after the 1960 Cleveland founded firm International Management Group or
IMG img or IMG is an abbreviation for image.
img or IMG may also refer to:
* IMG (company), global sports and media business headquartered in New York City but with its main offices in Cleveland, originally known as the "International Management Group ...
. There is a "nub" on top of the building that can be seen in all directions that bears the IMG logo. The distinctive look of the building is due its use of glass in its corners in lieu of solid corner supports. At the time of its construction the building cost $7 Million dollars and was considered a fine example of modernist skyscraper construction.
IMG Moves Out
The structure was the home of the Cleveland-based Cuyahoga Savings Bank, which was also known as One Erieview Plaza as it was a part of the
Erieview plan until it was renamed the IMG Center in 1997.
[http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=IMG ''International Management Group'' Retrieved on 2105-09-08] The company is known for its management of sports and athletic endeavors. IMG is now headquartered in
New York City
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but their flagship office has been retained in downtown Cleveland.
Originally, leaving Cleveland for New York was not the plan, in fact, Mark McCormack, a company marketing agent and the founder of the firm, offered this in 1989,
IMG left Cleveland for New York in the 2000s. IMG explained it was a marketing reach process and clientele availability necessity.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Cleveland
Cleveland, the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio, is home to 142 completed high-rises, 36 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in Cleveland is the 57-story Key Tower, which rises on Public Square. The tower has be ...
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Downtown Cleveland
References
Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland
Modernist architecture in Ohio
Office buildings completed in 1965
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