OHIO CITY, Ohio (WJW) – “It’s like a slide. Should I lower it? That was the question Hannah Hines asked her followers on TikTok, but she already knew the answer.
“There was like a small family here and they were going to go with their children and it’s something like, that’s so cute, but I don’t want to wait until I have children to be a child again.”
Apparently more than 23,000 people agree, as the discovery is now one of his most viral posts.
“It’s great that this is very specific to Cleveland and the response has been so nice to see people just give themselves permission to be like, wow, I need to do something fun for myself today.”
The curly red ramp is part of a new apartment complex, Church + State, in the Hingetown neighborhood of Ohio City.
Developer Graham Veysey says the design was very important to him and his team.
“So you have everything inside the apartments, but we also wanted to activate the public space, so Marika, Michael Panzica and I really focused on elements that amuse people of all ages and the slide is a component.”
The slide is not just for residents, but for everyone to enjoy.
“This is really meant to be a space where people can come to celebrate the city. I like the word urbanity, which is the vibrancy of this urban environment, ”Veysey said.
Other fun items include a 16-foot seesaw and a splash pad in warmer months.
Opened last fall, Veysey also sees the outdoor space as an area to safely enjoy during the pandemic.
“Church and State Way from the conception of the design was meant to be one of the places where you can hang out, you can be safe, you can have fun.”
Hines says he started TikTok in the early quarantine as a creative outlet and a way to highlight the city.
“I like fashion videos, I make exciting videos, so it’s really like fun and thought-provoking content, like embracing that inner child that we all have.”
New to the city, having fallen in love with it, Hines sees these platitudes as a way to reconnect.
“Just embrace life, go out and have fun. Connect with people, say hello to people when you’re walking down the street, I think we all need it and we can’t exactly smile, so one wave will do. “
There are more plans for this space for its first spring and summer season including live music and possibly events like a popsicle tasting.
Veysey also says its ground-floor retail space will be filled with a variety of businesses.
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