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oh, great! I see that. the "purchase this map" link used to link to another city's map. thanks for the heads up. Yeah, it used to go to Norfolk. I emailed the guy yesterday about it and he fixed it.

It's definitely for sale, OTR. There should be a link at the page for the picture. Just click on it and there are purchase options.

Huh. I was just able to click through without a problem. But I could easily have screwed up the link. I confess that it's harder to get excited because I don't know enough about Cleveland to be able to recognize things on it.

That is phenomenal. The guy also has 19th century maps for Columbus and Cleveland up, too (posted threads for them). Very very cool.

In companion to the Cincinnati and Cleveland threads. Columbus (as #32 on the list of largest metros) gets a place in the Big Map Blog top 40. Very cool stuff. http://www.bigmapblog.com/2011/us40-32-columbus-ohio-birdseye-map-1872-bailey/

If you saw the Cincinnati Birds-eye map thread, you saw a wonderful image. Apparently this Big Map Blog guy is doing a series of maps for the top 40 largest US metros in July. Cincy was at 24, and Cleveland No. 26, so I thought I would track down the link for the Cleveland folks on the site. Enjoy! http://www.bigmapblog.com/2011/us40-26-cleveland-ohio-birdseye-map-1887-vogt/

I noticed that they are using part of what will become Mercer Commons for valet parking now. The neighborhood is really taking off...

This long lead time is really hampering the momentum. And giving tons of time to the opponents to just lob more threats, etc.

Those photos do look great.

I'd rather have won, but it's like found money at this point. Good for OTR.

Great progress. Exciting to hear that they seem to be close on a hotel at the Banks.

I see those tugs fairly regularly from our hi-rise here at work. It's an amazing thing to watch them make the turn the first time--you can't figure out how it is possible. (Nice pics, Sherman.)

Less than 30 miles away? More like just 12 miles away. Kenwood is (in this day and age of West Chesters and Masons as booming suburbs) relatively close to downtown.

Are you still expecting some higher level of corporate support, akin to the Bengals behind the stadium vote, for businesses along the route (besides the property owners, who you note have been heavily vocal in their support)?

Also, I know you've generally been a critic of the Streetcar, but your examples of the VA and the Zoo as entities that should be financially supporting the project is puzzling at best. You expect a hospital run by a federal cabinet-level department, and a non-profit organization that receives funding from taxpayers, to donate to streetcar-supporting candidates, or provide other financial support? I think it's a stretch to classify them as "businesses" potentially affected by the Streetcar--even more so given the proposed route of the Streetcar. Also, for whatever reason, you didn't mention Christ Hospital, which actually spoke in favor of the Streetcar project at the ODOT hearing.

I think your analysis is a little overly simplistic here. First, simply being a business that happens to be downtown doesn't mean that you think the Streetcar will benefit you. The Bengals typically sell out their stadium, or come darn close to it. The Streetcar is not going to affect that. A similar analysis would apply to the Reds, and certainly to anyone that is a corporation who just happens to have an office near the route (Kroger, Fifth Third, etc.). People are going to come to work there regardless of whether there is a Streetcar bringing them. Second, the benefits of the Streetcar are far more removed than your example of the Bengals supporting the stadium tax. That's an easy one to see a benefit. For property owners who are waiting for property in OTR to become more valuable, sure, you can see a concrete driver (and you note that those interests have been in favor). For other businesses--and for most of Cincinnati and the region as a whole--the benefits are indirect, in the form of economic growth, stability, attractiveness to residents and potential employees, quality of life, etc. When it is an indirect benefit, it is not surprising to see a lack of direct support (especially in an economic climate like this). It's like the 3-C train project--just because P & G or Cardinal Health or Progressive might be in a city connected by the project and see the indirect benefits of the improved transportation system doesn't mean they are going to be donating money to get it moving. All of which makes the two points that follow your statement sort of a red herring. Businesses not financially supporting streetcar candidates doesn't necessarily mean that they think the project will be unsuccessful, or that they think it will be successful and hurt their business. I think another (and far more likely option) is that they haven't really dwelt on whether it will be successful, but that they don't see direct benefits to them and so aren't tossing money that way.

Sweet. This would fill a nice niche--I think it's quite a bit smaller in terms of capacity than Taft or the Aronoff, but would be a great venue. (And about 3 blocks from me... :) )

It's depressing to see you list great buildings slated for demo. :(

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/developingnow/2011/06/23/theatre-coming-to-oakley/ A movie theatre tenant has now been named. Could this project be happening?

It's hard to believe--I graduated from XU in 2000. The rate of change since then is unreal. It's like a completely different school. Plus, I love that they are so consistent in their approach. You can tell all the new stuff, but it still fits in with the old stuff.

If COAST is posting positively about him, that's enough for me.

Take of the roof and it wouldn't be all bad.

Any indication on when construction may start?

That's a great post, RNR.

^In my opinion, Barry Horstman needs to explain that the speed with which he claims to have walked the line is far faster than your typical Cincinnatian could even jog.