WalnutHills

The McMillan-Peebles Revitalization Project did not come out of nowhere. The community and city have been talking about it for more than 20 years. The Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation and community leaders are consulting with the Cincinnati Preservation Assn. and others on finding any means possible to save historically significant structures on East McMillan. Recent media coverage has not pointed to efforts to save four large, significant and highly deteriorated buildings across from the Kroger store. McMillan has significant pedestrian traffic. The "Paramount Vodka" building at Concord St was literally falling to the sidewalks below, including at least two bays ready to collapse. It's sad that so many of these treasures were allowed to deteriorate to this point. Everyone posting here would do well to lobby city, state and federal officials for the funding necessary to save as many as possible, in Walnut Hills and elsewhere.