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^ Yes, that is it (Playing Card). The tower and central building are the landmarks, if you will. I have compiled a bit of architectural history on some of Cincinnati's large-scale buildings that have the looming threat of demolition. I have a few books, as well as old photos and current photos for Glencoe Place, the Crosley Building, and a mis-mash of a few other buildings. I've been thinking about getting a blog going for awhile that will focus on the history and architectural importance of thse places, lest they ever be demo'd. Would it be worth compiling the photos and info? Would there be any interest in that?

Yeah, they can't leave the insulation foam exposed forever, it actually seems like it's been exposed for quite awhile now. Usually the exterior cladding comes soon after, as in days after, not months. My guess is they wanted to make work conditions inside better, but wanted to wait for warmer weather to start the exterior cladding, for any number of reasons.

I wonder what the views are like from the upper floors. You should be able to see really far, given the site and height of the building. They have a pretty fancy rendering playing on their homepage, though, if anyone wants a better idea of the final color, look, etc: http://www.stratfordatkenwood.com/index.asp

Oddly enough, $24.99 is still about what I would value a weekend getaway in Flint at.. at least in the summer.

^ Those are some of my favorite buildings in Cincinnati. Hudepohl and Crosley are by far the worst off (except for Milecron, of course; most of the significant parts are gone already). I have been very interested in doing a research project of sorts on the Crosley Building and have also tried to contact the owners at Hosea a few times, they have never responded. They pay a lot in taxes on the place to seemingly not care about it at all. It's not used at all, and basically filled with left-behind stuff from the former tenants. The building has huge potential, though, as the article points out. It's not the easiest to get to, but not extremely difficult via Hopple Street from I-75, or Spring Grove. If the huge Kahn's building around the corner (surprised this one wasn't in the article) gets renovated into a recylcing center as mentioned in the forum elsewhere, it could bring some livlihood back into the neighberhood. Machine Flats is next door as well.

I like John Boehner. There are only a couple of things I would like to have a talk to him about to see why we disagree, but that's the case with me and most everyone. I disagree with the Democrats in Congress a lot, and I disagree with the Republicans in Congress only about 1/2 - 2/3 as often as the Dems.

Van der Haar has botched this from the beginning. I think the city should have had more of an agreement on paper before doing this. It's one thing to allot money towards infrastructure (which is where this $300k was intended to go) because the streets, sidewalks, and lighting here are in shambles, but it's another ballpark to actually fix the buildings with it. Not to mention it's like putting a band-aid on a broken leg. This is one of my favorite places in Cincinnati, and while I hate to see it fall apart, I hate to see the city waste money like this. The developer has been playing them for years and it doesn't look like they're going to change any time soon (can't even pay their taxes?).

If you care so much about CO2 emissions (which we will realize was a fad in 15 years or so, but I'll save that for the global warming thread), lobby the coal industry to adapt clean-coal plants that capture the CO2 emissions and utilize them in algae growth which can contribute to bio-fuels. Being against the streetcar because of coal emissions is such a roundabout way of finding an excuse it's almost laughable. This is impossible because government subsidies are already in place in OTR and would, obviously, remain in place. This is the case in many areas that have recently developed streetcars. They are basically a concrete, physical manifestation of investment in a neighborhood, while subsidies exist on paper. We have a different basic understanding of the responsibility of government. Whatever your moral beliefs be, the government derives its power from the Constitution ultimately. Many of the social services the city has been providing have a negative effect on what is commonly accepted as the social aspect of the sustainability ideology. I will keep it at that, as to not get too off topic.

Is the anti-streetcar crowd geared more towards no rail transit, or just no streetcar? In other words, are they opposed to the specifics of the streetcar plan, or the concept in and of itself? The only problem I have with the streetcar is that it isn't enough, in my opinion. Is this a reason anyone opposes it? The operating costs would be lower perpassenger on a larger system, not to mention it would have the appeal of "Wow, that's close enough I could use it." and no doubt win over more potential users. I just don't know when the time to propose a regional light-rail connection to an urban streetcar system, that utilizes one of the cities greatest assets - the subway tunnels - would be. Although being a suburban-born conservative and wanting this, the time can't be far off, right??? (I don't oppose it, just fear that it won't be as successful as we hope, and thus put a damper on any future light-rail development. IMO the uptown link should be part of the initial phase. This doesn't negate the fact that the proposed wording of the amendment is absurd and has no place in a city charter, which is the reason I'm adamently against it.)

The only reason I support a streetcar over a trolley is the physical infrastructure. A fixed-line streetcar is a solid physical manifestation of an investment. Just as development follows a highway through the country, development would follow a fixed rail through the city.

The so called Green Party is an absolute joke here. Eventually the streetcar could be powered by renewable resources such as Wind, biomass, hydro, or carbon credits could be used. Doesn't anybody think about long term? Haap is just a bill cunnigham in a plaid shirt. As a long time Cunningham listener I take offense to this. Cunningham says most of the things he does as entertainment. Haap actually believes them. As one of the most conservative people on this forum (I'll just go ahead and come out with that) I fully support a streetcar and light rail system. Infastructure is one of the most important things a government needs to help supply. I can name thousands of other things they're wasting money on, but infastructure isn't one. That said, I'm happy about the ^^ big increase for transit funding in the stimulus. I'm unhappy about maybe 60-70% of the other garbage that's in it, but at least some parts actually make sense. I just hope and wish that they don't rush it through a vote today, and hope Obama's promise of waiting a week before signing anything is kept.

Anyone else notice Delta's fares at CVG have come down drastically lately? I think they are on to this new airline. To fly from LGA in New York City to CVG is the same price as LGA to Dayton, $216 round trip plus tax. A few months ago it was over $400 for the same flight.

^ I like the recycling center idea for Kahn's. It is in a great location, and is a really, really massive building. I wasn't so fond of tearing it down to build the jail there... It seems like it's in decent shape.

Nah, that's pretty much what I would have thought he looked like. How did the debate go, anyways? Any good moments? Was there a clear winner?

This poll makes UrbanOhio look like a big collection of guys who can't get laid ;-) You guys should prefer it stay the way it is, you really want red tape getting in the way of your Saturday evenings?

The windows are a cost-cutting feature. I have no doubt about that. Custom designed windows are very, very expensive. This was a way of creating a custom layout that utilizes a standard window dimension. The metal skin is interesting though. It will be fun to see the way the entire building looks during varying daylight conditions. Like it or not, you will look at it, and you will talk about it. I think that's one of the intentions of several of the "big name, arrogant" architects that so many of you hate.

yeah my street (Claremont Ave.) is a wind tunnel aimed at the Hudson. I saw a poor lady trying to walk her 2 kids down the sidewalk and she was making no progress at all, walking in place almost.

I'm sorry I'll miss this. Jason Haap seems to be an idiot from what I can tell, so this should be entertaining.

It is. I wanted to go to my parents via the Cardinal, but its a 3 hour trip (2.5 to drive), but the departure and arrival times are in the middle of the night. Yeah I had a few friends take it out to see me in NYC over the summer. 20 or so hours, they left at 3:00 am from Union Terminal, got into Penn Station at around 11:00 PM. I think the 3:00 am is the arrival time always, two days a week to Chicago, and two days a week it's to New York, if I'm not mistaken. Anyways, these are some great photos man.

Wow, I wish I would have seen this post originally. Here is a study and project I did at UC for an architecture studio back in 2007. My work dealt mainly with the Winton Road corridor, and how that aspect made Greenhills unique in comparison to the other two greenbelt towns, neither of which were seemingly split down the middle by a main thoroughfare. There are also some comparisons of Greenhills to Cincinnati's other planned suburb, Mariemont. http://www.daapspace.daap.uc.edu/~feinze/galleries/greenhills/greenhills.html A few comparisons of the Greenbelt towns and main roads: What I called a "video progression diagram," basically a trip down the main street of Greenhills vs Mariemont, mapping the views you have of the town, where they take place, for how long you experience them (the black bars), how far they are set back from the street, and what exactly that view is. Follow the link above to see the complete trips, these are just a snippet: There was a ton of work done by everyone in this studio (30 some people, architects and interior designers) but I don't think anyone else has made their projects available online.

Nice shots. I've found that the rent is a bit more affordable... ohhh 30-40 blocks north :-) My ~1000 sq. ft. 4 bedroom is about 1.5X that price! The differences in price from block to block in this city are amazing. I like the pictures though, and as was mentioned that's the perfect time of day to get city shots. Not so dark that you need a tripod, but just enough light in the air mixed with everyone inside turning their lights on. Dawn might provide some better daylight, but no one is awake yet/has their lights on, so you lose some of the busy-city feel.

^ Projects like this will keep jobs, not create them. Similarly, I support parts of the bill because the country needs new infastructure badly. Architects and engineers are getting laid off or taking pay cuts everywhere right now, and a few massive infastructure projects will help to reverse that.

^Yeah, once asked there is no reason to argue. You could ask nicely, but they have the right to tell you to get lost. Photography and trespassing, my two favorite law topics ;-)

You guys and Ann Coulter! The personalities on the right have to be extremely controversial to combat the difference in numbers. You have every idiot in Hollywood spouting off at the mouth nonstop, and almost every major news outlet leaning to the left as well. All she is is a bottled up reaction to the 100 - 1 ratio among entertainers.

This is incorrect. It's the other way around, actually. You DO have the right to walk into a public area of a private building and take photographs, unless you are explicitly notified that you cannot. This applies to any privately owned area that the public is allowed to enter, for example, the lobby, a shopping mall, etc... you get the gist of it. In fact, there are very, very few laws restricting photography. Basically, you are only forbidden to photograph people who have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Anyone can restrict your right on their property, because they own it, and property rights rightfully allow them to do so. They can't restrict you from standing at the window, and taking a picture in though. Anything you can see from the street or any other public property you are allowed to photograph.