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This morning, the Enquirer reached a new low with its biased fluff-piece on Cranley--I really didn't know whether to laugh, cry, or gag. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130112/EDIT03/301120123/IN-DEPTH-John-Cranley-feisty-faithful (The fact that this trash is being featured in the large and popular Sunday paper is also disturbing.)

...agreed. After driving past "Rookwood Exchange" just yesterday, I realized how similar the ruination between it and "Oakley Station" to the northeast actually are. Both so disappointing, considering what could have emerged at these two prime locations. (Honest-to-gawd, I think that Dillonvale Shopping Center was the model for each!) :cry: :laugh:

^ Promises, promises, promises! (Deja vu.) At this late date, the only way that such press releases can be taken seriously is the moment when the "Gaslight Market" opens its doors and shoppers actually enter.

Awesome photos, ColDayMan--the immensity and density of Mexico City is stunning! (In fact, many of the photos resemble pictures of computer chips rather than high-up aerial panoramas of one of the planet's greatest megacities.) Shocking and sobering; I don't know whether to laugh, cry, or simply admire what is. :-o

Thanks, ink, for your tour of one sweet little town. In Livingston, I don't know what I'd wish to do first--strap on a gun belt (a la Wyatt Earp) and rid the saloons of all their varmints...or adjust the straps on an expedition-size backpack and venture up into those mountains--it just looks like that kind of place. I also enjoyed your interspacing of the numerous B/W photos with a limited number of color photos, reversing how the majority of photo shoots are presented. And lastly, when I tripped upon the first color picture (the "Empire" theater), I had to do a double-take. (For a split-second, I thought I was looking at the "Esquire" theater in Cincinnati!)

Like several other posters, I cannot agree with this observation, which sounds extreme, considering that Cincinnati's public transportation-system relies upon buses alone. Perhaps a fairer comparison would be with similar metros which haven't implemented combined bus/streetcar/LRT/HRT networks. No, I'm not suggesting that our city's system ranks near the top, but to claim it to be an embarrassment seems unjust. It would be helpful if jacksparrow82 would elaborate upon what was already said by providing a more detailed comment.

^ Really good news--most certainly an innovative store worth keeping an eye on for many reasons! Hopefully the owner can overcome any problems that might arise with the store's completion, and its success be closely studied not only by the food industry in Columbus, but by food retailers throughout Ohio.

Yep, but at least this company is coming into downtown instead of out of it, and with 100+ decent jobs that will benefit this western sector of the CBD. (However, your previous comment was a valid one and didn't go unnoticed.)

Just want to know why you consider Qualls a weak mayor--wasn't she one of the most popular and progressive Cincinnati mayors of recent times? :?

Thanks, Columbo, for the #417-418 updates on these OSU resident-halls. No big deal, but I just wanted to mention that I began my own freshman school-year in 1963-64 living on Stradley's 7th floor. A wild place, a fun place, and a residence hall that housed a number of football players. (Stradley was also the first place I learned what happened to our president, as I strode back from class on that fateful and awful afternoon of November 22, 1963. Need I say more?)

WOW, ink, thank you--I never imagined Spokane to look like this! (Oh-h-hh, that water--yes!)

Thanks for the update on this massive development; although it's still incomplete, I find myself drawn to its unusual, appealing contours.

^ Aw, come on, fellas! It's not fair to look at the Jahn building through "2012 eyes," okay? As mentioned before, the structure incorporated a radical "exo-skeleton" (at least for Cincinnati, circa 1991) that would have wowed onlookers and dominated the entire Fountain Square area. Needless to say, the tenants of the Carew Tower would have asked for their money back if they were situated on their building's north side, but life was never fair. And, with respect, I don't see any resemblance, whatsoever, between the Jahn and the Kroger building; the first would have revolutionized our view of our CBD while the second puts us to sleep...so sad.

The Helmut-Jahn's controversial "exo-skeleton" was much discussed; many people admired it, others hated it. Ironically (if I recall correctly) the structure would have been 665-ft. tall--virtually the same height as the Great American Tower. As for myself, I was terribly disheartened when, sometime later, the proposal for this remarkable building was shot down.

^ Thanks for bringing the Helmut-Jahn Fountain Square West proposal back to the forefront. (Needless to say: could have been, would have been, should have been...but wasn't.) I remember well my own awe upon first seeing this beautiful, striking building on the front page of the Enquirer. (Some detractors even torpedoed it because they claimed it would block the afternoon sunlight on Fountain Square...too bad.) :-(

^ Agreed. This one-way stretch of road, fronting both St. Ursula and extending around the curve to Taft, begged for a two-way conversion. The Ursula girls were never a gaggle of pre-schoolers and a simple stop light/crosswalk would have enabled them to safely cross the street. (Why this more extensive conversion didn't happen is amazing!)

An eye-opening and enjoyable urban tour de force, eurokie--these photos illustrate just how extensive, varied, and rich Cleveland's downtown really is!

Thank you, GA_Lancer, for a such a complimentary Queen City photo tour; just stick with us because it will only get better after the streetcars are up and running. In the meantime, please consider posting photos from your own favorite neighborhoods in Cleveland, along with commentary. (As for myself, because I know so little about Cleveland, I would appreciate seeing pictures of the neighborhoods surrounding Cleveland's downtown, such as Tremont and Ohio City, to name but a few.)

Thanks, ink, for the tour--but I must say that Pocatello seems a strange place. Broad daylight and, in this entire set of photos, all I counted were two pedestrians and one motor scooter rider... (What happened?) :?

I loved these pictures--nice job, UrbanSurfin! So many of the Oregon District buildings possess great character. (And I can't believe that I'm not cruising down one of those streets in that beautifully maintained vintage Pontiac!)

^ Well, whatever...but yesterday, like so many other expectant onlookers, I peered through the IGA windows. Same as it ever was--ain't nothing happening. :cry:

^ So now you guys got LaRosa's & Jeff Wyler, huh? Well, that's not so bad--especially for a city that gave us "White Castle." Call it even, okay? BTW, White Castle may well be the best thing Columbus ever gave Cincinnati. (Unless, of course, one gives credit to Kansas City for the origins of that fine-dining establishment.)

Simply a marvelous set of pictures that have undoubtedly raised the bar for photographers aspiring to portray St. Louis. (However, just one suggestion... Considering removing the few NYC pixs; they really detract from the continuity of the STL photos.)

Do "the living" actually inhabit Trenton to any degree? From looking at the number of lonely streets, boarded-up buildings, and general deterioration, it's hard to tell...

A truly enlightening discussion on "suburban sprawl," guys. (NOW, what about Bill Haley's Comets and "Rock Around The Clock"? I gotta know where he fits, heh heh!)