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^ Gateway Center, an office building in downtown Covington.

Thanks, everyone. Except for CDM.

grillage, I'll see what I can find out about it. The last I heard, Phase II was set to pop. That seems like a lot of lots to unload.

Keep your eyes on the road, man!

The problem is there was no dollar limit within the legislation that created the OHPTC, nor anything in there that gave Fisher the right to just close down the program, whether the state has funding issues or not. That's why the writ of mandamus was filed, and why this PD article is so sorely lacking.

Here is a mix of photos I've taken within the past month. The Cincinnati Union Terminal photos were taken during their 75th anniversary celebration, including a trip up into Tower A. The Clifton shot was taken along McAlpin Avenue on my walk back from a tour of the Clifton Cultural Arts Center. The Gateway shots were taken along Washington Avenue in Newport, where I went to do a story for Soapbox on The French Gate. Finally, the Licking Riverside shots were taken as I wandered around during the Discover Covington event, and includes some rooftop shots from the Brooklyn Townhomes. View all 2,265 of my Cincinnati photos in my Photobucket gallery. 1. Cincinnati Union Terminal 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Clifton 11. Washington Avenue, Newport 12. 13. 14. Licking Riverside 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Salmon P. Chase Condominiums 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Fourth Street Bridge 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. You got served

dglenn...I did a writeup with links to the pledge pages on my blog and on Soapbox. Hopefully that sends a few folks your way. I still haven't pledged yet...should do that.

Ohio developers file writ with Supreme Court over tax credit program: http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2008/04/ohio-developers-file-writ-with-supreme.html

Here are a few random photos I took this month along Calhoun Street in Clifton Heights and near Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine. The graffiti was found inside the American Can building in Northside. Access all 2,240 of my Cincinnati photos in my Photobucket gallery. 1. Calhoun Street, Clifton Heights...what I like to call "The Battleship" 2. 3. 4. 5. Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Tuck 11. Findlay Street, Over-the-Rhine 12. 13. Old outhouse in courtyard, Pleasant Street 14. 15. Building Cincinnati does not endorse experimentation with hallucinogens or any other narcotic.... :D

^ Yeah, it's just below the mis-labelled "Polk Alley". You can see it running off of Fergus Street: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=39.162702,-84.536689&spn=0.001988,0.003616&t=h&z=18

^ LOL...no, that alley's called Pope Alley.

I forgot...they're installing them in Woodburn as part of the streetscape project.

ajknee...They also have those black street signs in the College Hill business district. They installed them in 2005-2006 when they did their streetscape project. I don't know the history behind them or the reasons for them, though. It might be worth shooting off an e-mail to DOTE.

Here are some shots that I took on March 6 and March 12. Look out for some upcoming shots of the inside of the American Can building on my blog, Building Cincinnati. Access all 2,225 of my Cincinnati photos in my Photobucket gallery. 1. From the roof of American Can 2. 3. 4. Undergoing asbestos removal, slated for demoltion 5. Pope Alley 6. HUD 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Hamilton Avenue, the main drag 17. 18. 19. 20. Cheese!

I'll play. Just let us know if you set a group up.

I'm in. We have 6.

Some of it is for money, but only indirectly. Most of these were taken in the course of doing something else. I always have my camera with me. For example: 1-6, 28: Taken after a tour of the Gateway Quarter on a Saturday afternoon 7: Taken at the Soapbox launch party 8-11: Taken while waiting to interview Chip Workman of Stock Yards Bank 12-13: Taken when going to photo demolition at 320 Broadway for my blog 14: Taken when photographing Kenwood Towne Place construction for my blog 15-17: Taken on the way home from a meeting at the Coffee Emproium in OTR 18: Taken after visiting Jenny White's BOOST! space at Metaphor Flats 19-27: Taken on the way home from another meeting in OTR

Here are a few shots taken around Downtown and Over-the-Rhine between February 9 and March 6. Access all 2,206 of my Cincinnati photos in my Photobucket gallery. 1. Shots of Downtown.... 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Inside the Merc 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Around Lytle Park 13. 14. Wipe yer feet. 15. All barricaded buildings should look like this.... 16. 17. 18. Also in Over-the-Rhine 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Oh, snap.

No, but that wouldn't be a bad idea.

MTS, CDM...#9 is either the hand of Jayson (cincyimages) or Joe Wessels. ForTheLoveOfDayton...The horses were there as part of the celebration of the re-opening of A Lucky Step, a contemporary furnishings store that moved there from a few blocks away. The Federation of Black Cowboys was on hand giving rides. ink...These are models designed to lure young professionals. A condo buyer would be free to decorate their place however they like.

I'm a little bit late in posting these, but here are my shots from the Q Blogger Tour on February 9. A little over a dozen of us got an inside look at some of the projects from the Gateway Quarter's first two phases, including the Gateway Condos, Duncanson Lofts, Duveneck Flats and Centennial Row. We also got to visit the construction site of Tridecka, a building at 13th and Vine being rehabbed by Urban Sites Properties. The final few shots were taken through the window of a Downtown high-rise. I'll leave it to you to guess which one. I would like to personally thank Holly and Michael Redmond, Jim Moll, and the rest of the people working at the Gateway Quarter information center for the brilliant idea for a tour, for accommodating us and our cameras, and for buying us lunch. Thanks also go out to developers from Al Neyer, Inc., B2B Equities/NorthPointe Group, the Model Group, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing and Urban Sites Properties for taking time out of their day to show us around. And thanks to the other local bloggers for their interest! Check out all 2,021 of my Cincinnati photos in my Photobucket gallery. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.

Almost directly across the street from pic #1, which is at 2019 Elm Street. PigBoy...It's even weirder when you go into one of those one-story buildings and realize it's actually three stories built into the hillside with a deck and a city view!

From what I recall, there was a two-alarm fire there in mid-December. The condo is condemned, but I don't think there are any plans on what to do with it yet.

New photos: OTR Part II Here is a series of photos I took on January 26, 2008. The first shots are from the 2000 block of Elm Street, where Bryon Martin is considering building a brewpub if the streetcar is approved. The stone building pictured is the former Christian Moerlein brewery offices. Afterwards, I dropped by Findlay Market. The final photos are just me driving around an killing time, and then stopping off at Two Centennial Plaza to pick up some documents. Access all 2,180 of my Cincinnati photos in my Photobucket gallery. 1. 2. 3. 4. Vodka ad in the Brewery District.... 5. Sweet. 6. 7. 8. 9. This would've been so cool as condos. 10. On to Findlay Market. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Fire at City West, West End. 24. On to Mount Auburn...a barricaded building. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Downtown trash. 31. I'd give an arm and an arm (and a head) for more OTR photos!

Now you know the new website I was talking about a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't sure if I could go into specifics at the time.