kendall

I joined a few days after founding because I heard about the site on SSP (skyscraperpage).

If the relocation from downtown is going to happen, I'd much rather have it be to Norwood than to Mason or West Chester.

Went down to the first night of Midpoint (a whole two blocks) last night and had a great time. We were only able to catch two bands at Barrelhouse, both were great. What I heard on the sidewalk from other venues made me wish the festival was spread out over two weekends so that one person can catch more than a small fraction of the acts. Sadly, I have to go out of town and can't make it out Friday or Saturday nights. If you are in the Cincinnati area, I can't stress enough how awesome this event is. The vibe down on Main Street is amazing and the music even more so. This is not just a festival with a few cover bands and a Miller Lite stand. www.mpmf.com

It's a really great location, to be sure. I bet some nice residential could come of it.

These business are currently surrounded by empty lots as the buildings around them are demolished. Their buildings aren't architecturally significant. Why don't they just move to another storefront on Calhoun or McMillan and let the project go forward. The completion of the project will help businesses along that stretch immeasurably.

mrCharlie, Shadeau Bread is still here if you're ever in the area. They also do brisk business on weekends. I live a couple stories above them and am a very regular customer.

Big as it is, I think Mills has its own niche with all the outlet stores.

After they painted that first bay window I thought "wow." The renovated Ft. Washington is going to make a big impact on that section of Main. Now if only the Dennison Hotel would go next.

Look at the color postcard that of Central Pkwy that's about the 38th image from the top. It shows the boulevard lined with colorful buildings, most at least 5-6 stories. I recognized the American Building, but there are lots of others that do not stand today. I was just asking if that postcard was made from the buildings that actually stood or if it was an artist's rendering of what was to be.

Was Central Pkwy ever actually lined by that many tall buildings?

^Amen. From my observation, many people just take these hours of delays in stride. It is, however, a choice, not a requirement. I happily spend close to zero hours stuck in clogged traffic, since the buses I take travel on surface streets that don't really have jams.

Vine St. Kroger already offers low prices to OTR residents. The selection is not overwhelming, but they had two brands of Red Wine Vinegar so it's good enough for me.

That is simply awesome. I wish UC and the hospitals here in the 'nati would do something similar.

Hooray for reuse!

I think Kentucky owns the Brent Spence (along with most of the Ohio River at Cinti), and ODOT is a only minority player in its reconstruction.

This isn't the "Cincinnati on the Levee" type development that I thought was the plan, but it's a far sight better than a parking lot!

Normally I would agree, but once this beast is built there won't be a chance for anything else on the site for decades, most likely. Opportunity cost!

Yeah, "this story" refers to the original post. Otherwise, I would have posted to the actual text. Good to see positive news about Cincinnati in the national news sites.

This story made it to the front page of CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/07/28/cincinnati.tourism.ap/index.html

Nearly all of the other mixed use buildings on and near Ludlow are "right smack up against the sidewalk." It seems to be a good formula, because the neighborhood is very lively.

Still no I-75 route, Detroit-Lexington and beyond...

That's a completely different diagram than the one on the website I linked to from SSP! And a big improvement!

Wait... under the plan, Carbondale, IL gets 110 mph and nothing to Columbus? That doesn't make much sense...

Better in Norwood than in Mason or West Chester, for preserving the urban core. There are uglier office buildings out there, to be sure.

Sure it's better than tract housing on quarter acre lots. But I just can't see past my philosophical differences with what's going on in West Chester to appreciate it. It's all just a fad. After a decade or two, this will be left behind for something shinier.