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Downtown Cleveland's comeback began 40 years ago, when 'Jacques Brel' saved Playhouse Square by John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer

Forty years ago, a musical and a man on a crusade saved Playhouse Square from the wrecking ball and set in motion Cleveland's downtown revival as an entertainment district.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 2:01pm on October 11, 2013

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