GIRL YOU DID NOT. Cleveland is an amazing city. Of course there are rough areas, but if you only spent time in the areas you describe then you missed the vast majority of the city. The "nice 2 blocks" around the Clinic/Case is University Circle, which has the highest density of cultural attractions in the US, including multiple art and science museums, a botanical garden, the cultural gardens, and one of the top five orchestras in the country. The area around the Browns stadium has the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gateway District (area around The Jake/Quicken Loans Arena) is also awesome if you're a sports fan and has been extra awesome since Lebron came back. The city is full of excellent restaurants founded by world-class chefs and several have been featured on the Food Network. There's West 4th/Ohio city which has some excellent bars, concert venues, and breweries, not to mention the historic West Side Market. On the east side there's Little Italy, Coventry, Shaker Square, and TONS of other awesome little neighborhoods with great shops, events, and restaurants. We also have a national park with great hiking less than an hour away. And best of all, the people are awesome and Cleveland's not at all touristy. It's a hidden gem. Not trying to flame but I can't just let a dig on CLE pass me by like that. Sorry you didn't enjoy your experience there, but to say it has "nothing but derilect factory warehouses and a massive, dangerous, run down part of town" is totally inaccurate. Take it from someone who lived there for four years.
Sorry for derailing the thread OP. I interviewed at Pitt and OSU too and had a friend take me around Columbus for a day, which was nice. There were some good restaurants and downtown was cool.
...but also maybe stop over in CLE for a day 😉
