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^We're getting dangerously close to Price Hill with that one. Now all we need is a chain link fence in the front yar........o.....oh. There it is! The next door neighbors scoooore!!! :wink: All jokes aside, Good thread and pics!! I dig old industrial towns. I really need to sneek up to M-town and do some exploring.

^Agree, I thought writer gave a pretty good story. Posters.......uh......geez!!! What the hell is the matter with people? There heads are going to explode if Obama is elected in Nov.

^I was talking to some of the residents of the Covedale Garden District yesterday. Get a load of this crap. “Where do you live?” {Part 1} “I think I live in Covedale.” As I looked out my second story window I observed two city employees, in Gestapo like fashion, removing the “Covedale Garden District” banners from the street lamps on Covedale Avenue. As I helped to coordinate the “banner project” I took it personal, understanding their significance - a source of neighborhood pride. Displayed for almost three years, for many, these banners have become to Covedale what the Indian Statue is to Saylor Park. “What in the h _ _ _ are you doing?” I questioned. “We’ve got our orders” they replied. Orders? Orders from whom?” I demanded. Red faced, one of the city workers finally revealed “Alvin Chipmunk”.

^^That is disheartening!!! Just sick.

Or talk on a cell phone!!!!

Wow! That's double mine! Thanks

Incredible!

^^Does anyone know what the average water bill is for someone in Atlanta? I pay about $100 every 3 months.

Wow! Eventful to say the least!!

^Newer ones might be pushing 13-15.

^^ Wow, that makes you think. My buddy just showed up at my house Sat. to show me his new diesel F-350. I pretty much laughed my ars off. 40,000 bones is alot to waste on something with an uncertain future. ( That applies to new gasoline cars and trucks too.)

I think they botched those numbers up a little. At least the radius. edit: nevermind, I get it. I am being slow this morning. Landmark may not be spared BY JOHN ECKBERG | [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080603/BIZ01/806030368/1076/BIZ Western Bowl, a Cincinnati bowling institution, may be demolished to make way for a proposed strip of office and retail space. A Knoxville, Tenn., real estate development company has plans to close and demolish the bowling complex for an 8-acre development in Bridgetown on Glenway Avenue by the third quarter of 2009. The project is not final, said Richard Whipple, project manager of Azur US Inc. of Knoxville, and plans could easily change.

wow!

^ Curious, why do you say that? Is demand going to be too much or the price or both?

Good Shot!

^Yup! Agree. Now would be the time!!

^ Another check in the win column!

^ :clap:

^Interesting thoughts! I will still go down saying their is a pop. of 250,000 people within a 5-6 mi radius which is a popular stat that many companies ponder. When you group that many people together in correlation to having just the Glenway, Delhi, and Harrison Ave corridors as retail. On a scale of comparing it to the northern suburbs such as Farest Park, Springdale, and Springdale Twp, -----We really don't have alot. Even though I will agree most structures are discusting and out of some BAD 60's or 70's nightmare. I know income levels may vary a bit, but their are quite a bit of higher incomes when you include Outer Green, Delhi, Miami, and Whitewater Twp's. I still believe many still commute to other locations for shopping even with gas at 4 bucks. In a way, I may be to optimistic about this but I firmly believe the current economy and markets may play an even greater role once we are 3-5 years down the road. Affordable and stable housing prices may be a big draw for people wanting to move nearer to the city and not wanting to pay East side prices. And Randy, you know the entire Westside will not ENTIRELY look like Warsaw someday. ( I am not saying you said that though.) I just mean You and I both know from growing up over here that it is like it's own little (suburban) city. It has a mix of ghettos and it has areas that you would think your on a different side of town. ( Farther out B-town rd.) I strongly think just one project done to the expectations of say a Montgomery, Hyde park, Mt. Lookout streetscape would change demand in a positive nature. People would almost start to demand it then. Randy I know you know what I mean - You talk of it all the time for DT. ( Not the walkability part of course except for Cheviot, Old Westwood, Covedale, and P-Hill.) But just putting something up that make people feel proud about. (You know, that Westside Pride they all told us existed once). We do have great parks already in place and Cheviot, Covedale, and Price Hill are already built but just need some heavy heavy attention to bring it back to life. Within the past year it seems as if the smaller districts like Westwood and Cheviot have started to open their eyes to "The Appearance" of their main street. Cheviot is finally getting their nicer (non- hanging on wires) traffic lights later this summer.( I wish they would bury the friggin lines though.) They have been placing the big potted plants and flowers now for a couple years on the main drag. And Westwood groups and organizations have said they are aggressively pursuing businesses to help bring back the Harrison Corridor near the Town Hall. This is what they NEED to be thinking about. They are finally recognizing that they have to get more people involved. I think it has worked too, because I would say most of the people I have graduated with and kept in contact with over the years have gone toward Cheviot. People really are attracted to affordale walkability. I know Glenway hasn't got a snowballs chance of ever look like Montgomery, but they could start with some nicer facades for starters. (For example: New Olive Garden and Red Lobster) I know your a big fan of chains but, this is all Glenway will ever be. I just hope any new construction uses a little more urban/suburban planning than has been applied in the past. *cough* (Harrison and Rybolt.) Anyway, sorry bout the rant, but I guess I just see it more for it's potential than it's current state. This is exactly the way I feel about OTR in some aspects..... I always pull for the underdog!!! :wink: Most of the time those neighborhoods have the most character and characters.

^Some people like that there is no easy way in or out. Keeps that small town, big city living. Yes, it has kept new development down over the years and yes Light Rail would be a plus, but I will have to disagree with you on the office development issue. They can't build them fast enough on Bridgetown Rd. and they look better than anything built on Glenway in the last 30 years. I would like to see more brick and trees on Glenway similar to what is being done on B-town rd. Enough with the strip centers though!! We can afford to loose many of the strip centers on the Green Twp. end of Glenway. This is the area you eluded to as being discusting.

Man, this Richard Whipple & his Knoxville company sure sees things different than Russ Hoinke. Russ, take your money and your family and get the hell out of the westside. You obviously are part of the problem and not the solution. The bowling alley is really no big loss for me. I personally haven't been in well over a decade and I live next door. I somewhat expected it! Offices, I am for, but another strip center would just be a joke!

Price Hill Will starts grant program http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS/805210484/1140/RSS1129 PRICE HILL - Price Hill Will is launching a new grant program - Building Blocks - to help neighbors in East and West Price Hill work together to improve their immediate area. The Community Improvement Micro Grant Program offers small groups up to $2,000 to improve the physical conditions of a block, a series of blocks or other contiguous or definable area.

Public hearing set for Incline Square Cincinnati City Council's economic development committee will hold a public hearing regarding the zoning application for the proposed Incline Square development. City Lights Development LLC has plans to develop a $50 million mixed-use entertainment, office and residential project in the vicinity of Matson Place, Mt. Hope Avenue, Price Avenue and West Eighth Street. Read full article here: http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/NEWS/805160351/1140/RSS1129

^RIGGED!! :wink:

You know, another factor that scares me is the amount of elderly folks we have. There are certainly more dying off (god rest their souls) than younger folks moving in.