Cleveland rocks, literally!
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
Since 1995, when the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, located on the shore of Lake Erie in
downtown Cleveland, Ohio, opened its doors to visitors, it has been
educating and enlightening visitors, fans, and scholars from all around
the world about the history and the significance of rock and roll music. At
first the museum was going to be made in New York City but, Cleveland was
ranked first in a public poll conducted by USA today asking where the Hall of
Fame should be located. After much competition and many visits to potential
sites by foundation members, whom consisted of many leaders in the music
industry who joined together to establish the rock 'n roll Hall of Fame
foundation in New York City, Cleveland was chosen as the permanent home
for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in May 1986. (rock and roll
hall) On the first day it opened, September 1, there was a celebration
throughout the streets of Cleveland followed by ceremony In front of the museum
to celebrate this new and amazing opportunity for Cleveland.

Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame is known all around the world for celebrating the art of rock and roll.
They welcome everyone from all over, yet they maintain their Northeastern Ohio
pride, and honor Cleveland community roots. The Rock Hall does so with
festivals and programs especially to celebrate the communities diverse
ethnicities. In fact the rock call has five community festivals which are all
free and open to the public. Each festival offers free entertainment from
national and local artists and activities for the entire family.(Rock and Roll
Hall) These festivals are very successful and diverse, they have record
setting attendance.
Outside view of the Hall of Fame Inductees |
Costume and artifact display |
The rock 'n roll Hall
of Fame As 150,000 sq-ft building. In fact it's the world's first museum
devoted to rock and roll music, Including present times. This building has a
unique and different style than most buildings. It exhibits very
interesting artifacts and costume displays from numerous famous music
artists. The museum opened its library and archives to the public which gives
scholars and fans access to over 200 hundred archival collections (Library
Archives). The Rock Hall has a special room for inductees, they are music
artists who have been big influences, or have have showed unquestionable
musical talent. Inside the Hall of fame there is a long walkway with signatures
of inductees all over the walls and a theatre to watch videos of them
preforming. Some previous inductees include John Lennon, Guns N' Roses,Bob
Marley, Michael Jackson, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The inductee hall of
fame is a nice way to honor the talented who have obviously impacted rich and
roll history.
This museum gives back to the environment because the
owners have taken many green initiatives including cutting down on water use
and paper towel waste, and encouraging buses for transportation, it even turns
off it's nighttime logo projector after 2 AM to conserve energy. The
materials used inside and out even exceed standards set by the U..S Green
building Council. They even have a "green team" to try to help
the museum take ever green step it can, because every green change helps the
environment. Some Even refer to the museum as the green museum by a blue
lake (referring to Lake Erie).
Rock and roll has
been a big part of Cleveland's culture since the beginning of the 1950s with
artists such as Elvis Presley and all the way through the opening of the rock
'n roll Hall of Fame through recent times with music artists such as Kid Cuddi,
who was actually born in Cleveland. The rock and roll Hall of Fame has assisted
rock and roll to live and thrive and continue to be a part of our culture. It
has maintained a big deal because Cleveland has always loved rock 'n roll.
It plays a critical role in our culture.
The Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame gives back so much to the Cleveland community and to the regional
economy. It makes me proud and happy to say that I am from Cleveland, home to
the best Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If you haven't already you should
definitely pay the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a visit. Hey, you never know it
might bring out the rock star in you as it has for me.