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Cincinnati Pop. 2010: 296,943 (City); 2,138,038 (Metro-2011) - (incorporated in 1819)
Jacksonville Pop. 2010: 821,784 (City); 1,360,251 (Metro-2011) - (incorporated in 1832)
City population 1950: Jacksonville (204,517); Cincinnati (503,998)
Metropolitan Area Growth Rate (2010-2011)
Cincinnati: +0.37%
Jacksonville: +1.09%
Urban Area Population (2010 census)
Cincinnati: 1,624,827 (ranked 30 nationwide)
Jacksonville: 1,060,061 (ranked 40 nationwide)
Urban Area Population Density (2010 census)
Cincinnati: 2,062.6 people per square mile
Jacksonville: 2,008.5 people per square mile
City Population Growth from 2000 to 2010
Cincinnati: -34,340
Jacksonville: +86,281
Convention Center Exhibition Space:
Cincinnati: Duke Energy Convention Center (19--) - 195,000 square feet
Jacksonville: Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center (1986) - 78,500 square feet
Attached to Convention Center:
Cincinnati: Millennium Hotel (872 rooms), Hyatt Regency (486 rooms), The Westin (456 rooms) all connected via skywalk system.
Jacksonville: N/A
Tallest Building:
Cincinnati: Queen City Squar - 660 feet
Jacksonville: Bank of America Tower - 617 feet
Fortune 500 companies:
Cincinnati: Kroger (23), Procter & Gamble (27), Macy's (110), Fifth Third Bancorp (372), Western & Southern Financial Group (482)
Jacksonville: CSX (226), Winn-Dixie Stores (363), Fidelity National Information Services (425), Fidelity National Financial (472)
Urban infill obstacles:
Cincinnati: Interstate 71 cuts downtown off from the riverfront.
Jacksonville: State & Union Streets cut off Downtown Jacksonville from Springfield.
Downtown Nightlife:
Cincinnati: The Banks, Main Street.
Jacksonville: East Bay Street
Common Downtown Albatross:
Underutilized riverfront, although Cincinnati is in the process of dealing with this issue.
Who's Downtown is more walkable?
Cincinnati: 94 out of 100, according to walkscore.com
Jacksonville: 78 out of 100, according to walkscore.com
About Downtown Cincinnati
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long.
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati is being built in the northeast corner of downtown Cincinnati and is expected to open in spring 2013. Projected to attract nearly 6 million annual visits to the downtown, Horseshoe Cincinnati will be another high-profile addition to the city's impressive sports, entertainment, music and cultural destinations. The estimated $400 million new development will create nearly 1,700 casino jobs.
With nearly 100,000 square feet of non-stop gaming action, the casino will feature approximately 2,300 slot machines, 73 table games and a 31-table World Series of Poker room.
As a truly urban casino, Horseshoe Cincinnati will feature three outward facing restaurants to engage pedestrians and support existing cultural, nightlife and sports attractions downtown. A buffet restaurant, a food court, a VIP players lounge, a coffee shop and a main-floor feature bar will round out the food, beverage and entertainment offerings inside the casino.
Established in 1817, Piatt Park (est. 1817), is the oldest park in Cincinnati. It stretches two blocks between Elm Street and Vine Street on Garfield Place/8th Street. The land was given to the city in 1817 by Benjamin M. Piatt, a Federal Circuit Judge and father of Civil War general Abram S. Piatt, for "a market space." It was officially christened Eighth Street Park in 1868, and was given its present name in 1940; however it has been popularly referred to as Garfield Park. Two bronze statues of US Presidents from Ohio stand on either end of the park, with a sculpture of James A. Garfield by Charles Henry Niehaus facing Vine and one of William Henry Harrison facing the Covenant First Presbyterian Church across Elm. The Harrison statue is notable for being the only equestrian monument in Cincinnati.
In October 2011, Piatt Park became the site of Occupy Cincinnati, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Those staying in the park after closing have received citations of $105. On October 20, 21 members of the group were arrested overnight, after two weeks of having occupied the park. The park is owned and maintained by the Cincinnati Park Board.
The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum that focuses on new developments in painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, performance art and new media. Remaining committed to programming that reflects "the art of the last five minutes," the CAC has displayed the works of many now-famous artists early in their careers, including Andy Warhol.
Founded in 1939 as the Modern Art Society, the CAC was one of the first institutions in the United States dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art. Its inaugural exhibition, Modern Paintings from Cincinnati Collections, opened in the basement of the Cincinnati Art Museum. In 1964, the CAC moved to the Women's Exchange Building in downtown Cincinnati. In 1990, a highly publicized exhibit of controversial Robert Mapplethorpe photographs led to a trial that was chronicled in the 2000 television movie Dirty Pictures. In 2003, the CAC moved to its first free-standing home, the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, which was designed by Zaha Hadid.
The Aronoff Center is a large performing arts center in the heart of downtown. Events that can typically be found at the Aronoff Center include: plays, ballet, popular music concerts, stand-up comedy shows, and musicals. The center was designed by renowned architect César Pelli.
Fountain Square has been the symbolic center of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States since 1871. The square, which replaced a butcher's market, was a gift from Henry Probasco in memory of Tyler Davidson. Probasco traveled to Munich and commissioned a bronze allegorical fountain from Ferdinand von Miller named The Genius of Water that symbolizes the uses of water, both natural and man-made. Originally, the square was a large island in the middle of 5th Street with buildings to the north and south, much like nearby Piatt Park. A 1971 renovation of the square included slightly moving and re-orienting the fountain to the west, and enlarging the plaza by removing the original westbound portion of 5th Street and demolishing buildings to the north. It is used for lunch-breaks, rallies, and other gatherings. The Fountain can be seen in the opening credits on WKRP in Cincinnati
In the early 2000s, the square was completely renovated and re-designed by 3cdc and BHDP Architecture (consulted by Cooper, Robertson & Partners and OLIN) to attract more visitors to the city, and to serve as a cultural/recreational hub for the city. In addition to the renovations, many buildings in and around the Fountain Square district are currently being renovated and redesigned to revitalize the region. The Fountain itself was completely restored and moved to a more central location in the square.
Government Square
The Great American Tower at Queen City Square, built by Western & Southern Financial Group, began construction in July 2008 and opened in January 2011 at a cost of $322 million. Half the building is occupied by the heaquarters of the Great American Insurance Company. When the tower opened in 2011, it was 670 feet high, 96 feet higher than the Carew Tower, which was previously the tallest building in Cincinnati. The building's architect, Gyo Obata, designed the building to include a top inspired by Diana, Princess of Wales's tiara. Gyo was flipping through books when he came upon a picture of Diana wearing a crown. "That's perfect. Here we have the crown of the building, and the nickname for the city is Queen City," said Joe Robertson of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum remarking to Gyo when he first saw the picture.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a museum based on the history of the Underground Railroad. The Center also pays tribute to all efforts to "abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people." Billed as part of a new group of "museums of conscience," along with the Museum of Tolerance, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National Civil Rights Museum, the Center offers lessons on the struggle for freedom in the past, in the present, and for the future as it attempts to challenge visitors to contemplate the meaning of freedom in their own lives. Its location recognizes the significant role of Cincinnati, where thousands of slaves escaped to freedom by crossing the Ohio River, in the history of the Underground Railroad.
Great American Ball Park is the home field of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). The 42,319 seat ball park opened in 2003, replacing Cinergy Field (formerly Riverfront Stadium), which had been their home field from June 1970 to 2002. Despite the patriotic tone of the name, the park's name comes from the Great American Insurance Group, which purchased the park's naming rights. Carl Lindner, Jr., the late chairman of Great American Insurance Group's parent company, American Financial Group, was the majority owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1999 to 2005.
Paul Brown Stadium is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. It opened on August 19, 2000. The stadium was named after Bengals' founder Paul Brown. The stadium is located on approximately 22 acres of land and has a listed capacity of 65,535. Paul Brown Stadium is nicknamed "The Jungle", an allusion not only to the namesake Bengal tiger's natural habitat, but the Guns N' Roses song "Welcome to the Jungle".
The Banks is the name given to the current mixed-use project being developed on the land between Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ball Park along the Ohio River. The construction for a new riverfront area between the two stadiums is the result of a public participation planning process begun in October 1996.
The final Master Plan calls for 300 apartments in the first phase, followed by 100 condominiums and 70,000 square feet of retail. It will also include an unspecified amount of office space. Groundbreaking took place on April 2, 2008 and the first phase of the project was completed in 2011.
The master plan for The Banks project includes a light rail transportation system. The Banks is the southern terminus of the first phase of the proposed Cincinnati Streetcar system, which if the second phase is completed, will link Uptown, Over-the-Rhine and Downtown to the riverfront and the new development occurring there. The streetcar plan has recently been strongly supported by council, mayor Mark Mallory, and many organizations and businesses in the area.
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky. When the first pedestrians crossed on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet main span. Today, many pedestrians use the bridge to get between the arenas in Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium, Great American Ball Park, and U.S. Bank Arena) and the hotels, bars, restaurants, and parking lots in Northern Kentucky. The bar and restaurant district at the foot of the bridge on the Kentucky side is known as Roebling Point.
Article and images by Ennis Davis
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I-10east
June 27, 2012, 08:17:08 AMGood stuff Lake. According to Wiki, the Nati's Duke Energy Convention Center was constructed in 1968, and renovated in 06'.
thelakelander
June 27, 2012, 08:37:19 AMThanks, I-10.
fsujax
June 27, 2012, 09:13:53 AMnice. What was the housing stock like Downtown? do they have thousands of residents? condo towers, etc? just curious because there seems to be a nice concentration of major retailers Downtown.
Adam W
June 27, 2012, 09:19:33 AMAside from the Bengals, WKRP, racism and weird chili, I've not known too much about Cincinatti. From the pictures, it seems to be a pretty nice mid-sized city. In many ways, the pics reminded me a lot of Jacksonville - a more filled-in Jax (perhaps in ways similar to the Jax I moved to in 1979). It also looks a bit like Hartford.
Great stuff!
ben says
June 27, 2012, 10:08:58 AMGreat pics. Been to Cincinnati a few times, mostly on 9-10 hour layovers at the airport where I'd have time to get out and explore during the day. Lots of amenities, big retailers, stuff to do, but it's far from a 'pretty' city. Aesthetically, not my thing at all. Plus terrible weather...oy.
finehoe
June 27, 2012, 10:11:27 AMIt looks like they may have had their growth spurts around the same time Jacksonville did. Like Adam W said, a lot of the downtown street scenes reminded me of Jacksonville, albeit a Jacksonville that hadn't torn down most of its architectural heritage.
duvaldude08
June 27, 2012, 10:12:28 AMI have a very good friend who stays there.... And he hates it. He actually has been trying to move to Jacksonville for quite sometime. He stays outside the city because their crime is extremely bad. Not to mention that the economy is in the toliet up there/ He told me how nice their downtown was and that it fools people from the outside looking in, and thats theres really not much in Cincinatti. But I do want to visit one day though.
vicupstate
June 27, 2012, 10:20:12 AMI visted back in 1999 or 2000 or so. The DT was nice looking but seemed to be mostly corporate offices. I didn't see much housing stock, but that was still early in the 'move back to the city' national movement. Overall, it made a positive impression.
thelakelander
June 27, 2012, 10:40:40 AMCincinnati' urban core is dense in comparison with Jacksonville's. The amount of demolition that has taken place in the Northbank and surrounding neighborhoods appears to significantly higher than what has taken place in Cincinnati. The housing stock ranges from in-fill mixed use projects to historic rowhomes and conversions of old hotels and office buildings into apartments and condos. Also, Over-the-Rhine is literally across the street and the West End is within walking distance as well.
Imagine if LaVilla and the Cathedral District would not have suffered the amount of demolitions they did during the mid-to-late 20th century. The majority of the small scale residential projects you see in the images above could have been taking place in and around downtown Jacksonville.
fsquid
June 27, 2012, 10:47:48 AMI like that last photo with the corner balconies.
fsujax
June 27, 2012, 11:05:30 AMThanks for the housing pics Lake. I am trying to understand why there seems to be so much retail in Downtown Cincy. I guess having Macy's (Federated Dept Stores) HQ helps. Is it residents, tourists, office workers that allow this retail to thrive in their Downtown? It intrigues me.
ben says
June 27, 2012, 11:16:51 AMThat's pretty much what I hear, as well.
thelakelander
June 27, 2012, 11:18:10 AM^As of 2010, they had 7,214 downtown residents and an additional 5,238 in neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the CBD.
http://www.urbancincy.com/2010/05/downtown-cincinnati-experiences-strong-progress-during-recession/
In addition to this, there are 60,000 workers and they have the same cultural and entertainment venues (ex. stadiums, river, convention center, etc.) that we do but those facilities are situated in a more compact setting, creating a critical mass of pedestrian scale activity to stimulate a market that can support additional retail. So that downtown Macy's is being supported by a mix of office workers, tourist, residents, etc. Until we can either reconnect our downtown with the surrounding urban population base or build pedestrian scale density and interactivity, we'll struggle to create such a market.
In essence, we aren't that far apart in the amount of amenities offered. The major difference is they've situated these things in a compact pedestrian scale setting.
thelakelander
June 27, 2012, 11:25:02 AMI've heard the exact opposite, so I guess it depends on the type of environment you're comfortable with and the cultural circles one prefers. I have a business partner who has lived/worked in Atlanta, Cincinnati and Indianapolis in recent years and the one he can't stand is Indianapolis. It's not culturally diverse in the urban core areas found in Atlanta and Cincinnati. According to him, outside of Indy's compact downtown and perhaps Broad Ripple, there's no decent districts like Mount Adams, UC, Clifton, Walnut Hills, etc. (Cincy's versions of Jax's Shops of Avondale, Five Points, San Marco Square, etc.) He's counting down the days that he can get out of Indiana.
bigcraiginjax
June 27, 2012, 11:26:51 AMYou make my old city look good! Everyone should keep in mind that The Banks development took over 15 years to come together. I was there for a Reds game earlier this month and the new additions are great. Before the retail arrived, there was nothing to do before or after a ballgame. Also the Underground Freedom Center is having its share of financial problems (http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20111218/NEWS01/312180027/Freedom-Center-could-close).
Like Jacksonville, many Hamilton County residents live and work away from Downtown, and don't want to be on the hook for downtown enhancements like the streetcar. It would have been nice to ride when I was there to go from the University of Cincinnati (Uptown) down to games and events in downtown. Any resident of Clifton will tell you the commute up and down Vine st. through OTR can be a little scary after dark.
duvaldude08
June 27, 2012, 11:52:06 AMI have noticed alot of Ohio Natives either relocate to Jax, or is trying to relocate to Jax. What do you think the attraction is? I have one friend who stays in Cincy and is trying to get down here, once who stays here and is from Cleveland, and have randomly meet several others from Ohio.
bigcraiginjax
June 27, 2012, 12:56:24 PMvicupstate
June 27, 2012, 01:22:15 PMOhio in the winter is a pretty sunless place, from my limited experience.
peestandingup
June 27, 2012, 03:16:28 PMI personally think the entire area is kinda blah. I have a lot of experience with all of the larger cities around there, but while living in Lexington, Cincy was our closest "big city" for bar hopping, day trips or big concerts at Riverbend (which is an awesome venue BTW). But the town itself isn't anything special at all. There's little to no vibe or uniqueness, a lot of it is ugly IMO & there's not a lot of opportunities (not to mention their economy is kind of in the toilet, as is a lot of OH). Even though they technically have more going on than us downtown, I'd still pick Jax overall I think as our urban neighborhoods are better & there's more to do (with better weather obviously).
Now, Louisville or Nashville would be a different story.
thelakelander
June 27, 2012, 03:35:50 PMWhat do you think about Columbus? I'm planning to stop through there this weekend on my drive up to Detroit. Other cities on my pending roadtrip include Charlotte, Knoxville and Chicago.
bigcraiginjax
June 27, 2012, 04:04:45 PMI didn't spend as much time in Columbus as Cincinnati, but I found Columbus to be much more vanilla and boring. Also very flat. A huge university surrounded by a typical midwestern city. COSI is great for kids though.
Ocklawaha
June 27, 2012, 05:38:42 PMWhatever Cincinnati is or isn't, THEY are doing something about it and we are not... IE: STREETCAR. This will jump start a connective-sustainable-walkable building boom. Meanwhile in Jacksonville, we have a moratorium on progress, and idiots in the city who think a new Mickey D's downtown or a 7-11 is a bold step forward.
TIME TO PULL YOUR HEAD OUT JACKSONVILLE, WAKE UP AND SMELL THE OZONE.
Lake, try Dayton and the electric trolley bus system...
simms3
June 27, 2012, 07:44:23 PMThese pictures aren't peeking my interest to visit Cincy like other Elements of Urbanism threads...liked the OTR photo thread, but Cincy's DT looks pretty dead/bad, even with all the historic remnants.
thelakelander
June 27, 2012, 08:39:49 PMSimms3, Cincinnati is definitely a city of neighborhoods. The best places aren't downtown. Here are some images from random neighborhoods outside of downtown, OTR and West End:
University of Cincinnati
Avondale
Mount Adams
Clifton
thelakelander
June 27, 2012, 08:43:02 PMI stopped there too. Coming soon to an elements of urbanism thread near you.....
thelakelander
July 01, 2012, 01:34:58 PMI passed through downtown Columbus yesterday and explored the area for two hours. Maybe I caught it at the right time but I was very impressed with the amount of foot traffic. It's a place I'm going to have to come back and spend more time in. Here are a few random shots:
simms3
July 01, 2012, 02:42:13 PMBill Brinton would suffer a massive heart attack if this were allowed in Jacksonville. Look how disgusting and ugly that corner looks with all those lively signs and markers. Ewwww I'm sure it's got to be one of the seediest corners in the city because it's lit up and activated.
thelakelander
July 01, 2012, 02:53:46 PMLol, I thought the same thing. What stood out the most to me was this city has evidently figured out how to mix history and modern architecture within the same compact environment. It's hard to see some of these buildings and their signs being approved in Jax.
Ocklawaha
July 01, 2012, 09:58:42 PMIt will be interesting to compare the ridership data on the trolley lines as opposed to diesel routes. My money is on the trolley system. I'm looking forward to this article Lake, Thanks!
Now About Columbus, Cincinnati, Ohio and Indiana in general...
In case any of the Jurassic minded planners in Jacksonville wonder why our downtown doesn't look like some of these midwest cities, take a look at their Interurban map. Those that don't know what an interurban is/was think streetcar line that out grew it's city and spread across a region. Often with high speed (90+ mph) 'trains' which doubled as school bus, milk truck, mail delivery and news paper service as well as a deluxe passenger accommodation. Jacksonville was in the center of no less then a half dozen 'Interurban' plans, none of which ever happened... Maybe THAT is what they designed those streets in Avondale for??
Columbus Interurban Electric Railway Terminal, with streetcar tracks in the foreground, circa 1906. In spite of my Great Uncle Goodrich toying with vulcanization of rubber for automobiles, it's apparent that the curvilinear streets of Columbus weren't designed for the automobile either!
Columbus Interurbans - 1895-1939
Columbus was a hub of interurban travel in the early twentieth century. A line to Westerville, built in 1895 was the first Columbus interurban. Eight others soon followed. Most of the lines were gone by the early 1930's with only the Cincinnati & Lake Erie Railroad lasting until 1939. The various companies were constantly going through reorganization, purchase, merger and name change. The list of the nine original companies, that served Columbus, is found here with the barest of histories to get a start in the Columbus' interurban story.
Ohio had more interurban mileage than any other state in the union except perhaps California.
The Big Players
Columbus London & Springfield Railway- 1902-1939, Standard Gauge, 44 miles from Columbus to London, West Jefferson, and Springfield. This line would be purchased several times evolving into the Indiana Columbus and Eastern Traction Company (1906), the Ohio Electric (1907), the IC&ET again (1918) and finally the Cincinnati & Lake Erie Railroad 1929-1939.
Columbus Buckeye Lake and Newark Traction Co.- 1902-1929, Standard Gauge, 34 miles from Columbus to Reynoldsburg, Kirkersville, Hebron and Newark with a branch from Hebron to Buckeye Lake. In 1904 the Columbus, Newark & Zanesville was built from Newark-Zanesville, 30 miles. It acquired the CBL&N in 1906. It became part of the Ohio Electric in 1907 and back to CN&Z ownership in 1918.
Columbus Delaware & Marion Railway- 1903-1933, Standard Gauge, 50 miles long from Columbus to Worthington, Flint, Lewis Center, Stratford, Delaware, Radnor, Prospect, Owens, Marion and through its subsidiary Bucyrus.
Scioto Valley Traction Company- 1904-1930, Standard Gauge - third rail, 47 miles long from Columbus to Valley Crossing, Obetz Junction, Lockbourne, Circleville, and Chillicothe with a 24 mile branch from Obetz Junction to Groveport, Canal Winchester, and Lancaster.
The Small Players:
Columbus Grove City and Southwestern- 1898-1922, Standard Gauge, 15 miles from Columbus to Grove City and Orient. The line would become part of the Indiana Columbus and Eastern Traction Company (1906), the Ohio Electric(1907), the IC&ET again (1918).
Columbus Urbana & Western Railway- 1903-1925, Standard Gauge, 9 miles long from Columbus to Fishinger's Bridge.
Lines Purchased by the Columbus Streetcar Company
Columbus Central Street Railway- 1895-1900 [estimated] when the line was sold to the Columbus Railway & Light Co. Wide gauge (5' 2"), about 11 miles long from Columbus to Minerva Park and Westerville. Service to Westerville was discontinued in 1929.
Columbus New Albany and Johnstown Traction Company- 1901-1923 when it was sold to the Columbus Railway Power & Light Co. Wide gage (5' 2"), 6 miles long from Columbus to Sheppards, Ralston Steel Car Co. and Gahanna. Service to Gahanna was discontinued 1928.
A Privately Owned Line
Ohio & Southern Traction Company- 1907-1929, Standard Gauge, 6.8 miles from Columbus to the Hartman Stock Farm and Shadeville. Privately owned by Dr. Samuel B. Hartman.
Ocklawaha
July 01, 2012, 11:59:04 PMLocation of carbarns and shops at the corner of 20th and Madison in Covington, Kentucky, looking southwest. The pole in the center is pictured in the Trolley Poles section, and the curved crack in the street on the left is pictured in the Revealed Tracks section.
Behind a fence is the main entrance to the Avondale carbarn. The tracks are barely visible under the pavement. Demolished in 2012
The Avondale carbarn as seen from the McMillan Street Overpass. Note the damage to the building at the right, caused by a fire.
Carbarn on Brighton Street in Newport, Kentucky, looking northwest.
Old Cincinnati Car Company building on Mitchell Avenue in Winton Place, looking southeast across Mitchell. This building has since been demolished, leaving no trace of the shops or car company buildings that once flanked both sides of Mitchell north of Spring Grove Avenue.
CINCINNATI-CAR-COMPANY - where many Jacksonville streetcars were born! demolished
Depot Street carbarn, across the street from the State Avenue shops and power substation, looking southeast.
Harrison Av. Carbarn, Cincinnati, demolished
Brighton carbarns on Harrison Avenue, taken in 1983 before the complex was demolished.
Detail of the carbarn on Lowell Street in Newport, Kentucky, looking southwest.
Carbarn on Lowell Street in Newport, Kentucky, looking northwest.
Brighton St. Carbarn, Newport, KY
State Avenue shops, looking northeast at the corner of State Avenue and Dutton Street in Lower Price Hill.
State Avenue shops, looking west along Dutton Street in Lower Price Hill.
State Avenue shops, looking northwest at the corner of Depot and Dutton Streets in Lower Price Hill.
Streetcar tracks entering the Avondale carbarn, looking east across Kinsey Avenue, Reading Road is in the distance.
East End offices, looking northeast from Eastern Avenue. The old PRR line is just behind this building.
Old cable car house on Gilbert Avenue at Sinton Avenue in Walnut Hills, looking northwest.
Cable car barn at the corner of Highland and Dorchester Avenues in Mt. Auburn, looking northwest. The stone section is from the original carbarn that burned down in 1892. The brick parts were built after the fire. This building was used by the Mt. Auburn Cable Railway, which operated cable cars along Highland Avenue to downtown from 1887 to 1902.
Old cable car house on Gilbert Avenue at Sinton Avenue in Walnut Hills, looking northwest. This building was the main cable pulling house for the Mt. Adams & Eden Park Railway. It operated cable cars from 1885 to 1898. Also note the buried tracks in the foreground, pointing towards the building.
Old carbarn on Sycamore Street, at the end of Orchard Street in Over-the-Rhine, looking east. This building was used by the Cincinnati Inclined Plane Railway, who also operated the Mt. Auburn Incline.
Carbarn on Lowell Street in Newport, Kentucky, looking southwest. The new bridge for 11th/12th Streets over the Licking River is overhead. The now demolished Shortway Bridge is visible at the lower right.
CSR Winton Shops along Mitchell Avenue shortly before demolition in late November 1992.
OCKLAWAHA
thelakelander
July 02, 2012, 08:05:08 AMSilly me. I passed this building and thought it looked pretty large for an old fire station.....
mtraininjax
July 23, 2012, 07:46:11 PMHeaded to Cincy in September for some baseball games. Looking forward to it, staying downtown and will send back my info. I have stayed in Columbus the last few years in June for the Golf Tournament, nice town, nice roads, nothing like I remember of midwest roads when the snow causes the joints to expand and contract so often the DOT puts down whatever it can to protect the joints. Great pictures, will report back what I find in the Cincy version of Avondale.
Pretty fantastic so far, I liked the drive from the Airport, past Covington, KY as you go down this steep hill, you see the queen city in all its glory, staying at the Radisson downtown, Abe Lincoln has a statue in Lytle Park, and headed to the Reds/Bucs in a few hours. The downtown fountain area is cool, Macy's had a great sale on shorts, as it appears to be getting cooler here, each pair was 15 bucks (DEAL!), so we are having fun, looking forward to the street party on the 3 blocks from the hotel to the stadium. Want to go to the Blue Wisp Jazz club later this week while here. Should be fun. Anyone got any Cincy tips?