AOL will shut down its iconic dial-up internet service on September 30, 2025, ending a 34-year chapter in online history. From the familiar “You’ve got mail” voice of Cleveland’s Elwood Edwards to the era-defining role AOL played in connecting millions, this milestone marks the close of a technology that changed how the world communicates and paved the way for today’s digital age.

Despite her success, Francis’s life was marred by numerous personal tragedies. In 1967, a cosmetic procedure damaged her voice, and in 1974, she was raped and beaten at knifepoint at a New York motel. She later won a landmark $2.5 million lawsuit, then one of the largest ever awarded in a rape case. “If what we did here could save one girl, it was worth it,” she told The New York Times during the trial.

The amendment concludes the I-X Center’s legacy as a convention space, home to events like the Cleveland Auto Show, the Great Big Home and Garden Show, and the I-X Indoor Amusement Park. City officials have not disclosed when events will end or when the new tenant will begin operations, though the I-X Center’s website still lists events through November.