Wheelingman

It's a beauty. Go Columbus!!

Great architecture!!

I still call it Gund Arena. Screw the "Q."

I have lived in Wheeling, West Virginia, which is right across the river from Ohio, my whole life.

All of the Pittsburgh politicians loved the Arena District and they want something like that in Pittsburgh. I think the odds of getting this arena are pretty high.

Thanks for the info guys. :-)

I thought I might have heard it was because of lack of utilities like waterlines etc, but I am not sure. Indianapolis is almost equally developed on all sides, but Columbus has a much larger northside than southside. One can drive about 7 miles south and be in a rural area whereas it is the total opposite on the northside. The southside is also growing at a much slower rate as noted above. Will growth begin to pick up on the southside once most of Franklin County is develped? Again, if anyone could shed some light on this situation I would like to hear what you have to say. :-)

When I was in downtown Akron 2 weeks ago I saw all of the signs.

I love you Steelers.

I hope they get an ECHL team so the Wheeling Nailers can play Cleveland.

Too bad Cincy doesn't have an international airport in the Northern suburbs between Dayton and Cincy. They just had to build that damn airport in friggin Kentucky. What a loss of economic vitality and money. :-(

I didn't realize that interchange was that old (1950s).

I cannot believe the PD would actually say something nice about Cleveland. It is the most negative newspaper I have ever read.

I stayed in a hotel right off Rockside Road and the view of the Cleveland skyline there is tremendous.

Cool maps. Thanks for the link to that awesome website Jeff. I never knew it existed. I think everyone should know about that website. It has the best maps I have ever seen relating to population and poverty. You should start a thread on SSP about those maps. :-)

Thanks for posting those pictures. That is a cool neighborhood.

Growth hits brakes in 7-county region Employment figures reflected in decrease in population gain Sunday, January 08, 2006 Debbie Gebolys THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Central Ohio’s growth spurt is showing signs of sputtering. Population estimates from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission for the new year show that the seven-county region will continue to add residents. But trends point to a slowdown, said MORPC data manager Nancy Reger. "There’s only so long that a growth spurt can continue when you don’t have the weather or the mountains or the ocean," Reger said. "I assume we’re beyond the cusp. . . . The curve is flatter now than it was before 2000." Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/01/08/20060108-B1-01.html

^ You are right about that for sure.

Wow, I am glad to hear Cincinnati is coming back.

According to the other thread on Ohio's best mid-size cities economies, Dayton has a poverty rate of 23%. That is pretty high.

Dayton has a pretty high poverty rate, but is poverty mostly concentrated on the west side of Dayton or does it include other areas of the city?

I was in Cleveland and Akron exploring those areas last Sunday (New Years Day).

The University of Akron arena holds 5,500 people. I guess they use that for concerts sometimes.

Has downtown Cincinnati become part of the downtown living trend/condo/apartment boom that is sweeping cities across the country?

I was wondering what the economy of Cincinnati is like? It seems like a lot of the growth is in the suburbs, but how much growth is going on in the city? I want the central city to do well. Is the city improving or gentrifying (neighborhood-wise) or decaying (becoming rundown)?