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Rookwood is obviously a success. How did they do it?

"The Brent Spence Bridge could handle its current traffic load "indefinitely" as long as it is properly maintained over the next 16 years, according to a new report by the highway departments of Kentucky and Ohio." Sorry, I took it for granted that the bridge would be properly maintained. Technically this isn't option 0, which is do absolutely nothing, but a new option, properly maintain the existing bridge.

Jake, I respect your opinion and technical skills and agree that you picked the best of the presented options, but if I were a betting man I would say that what will actually happen is option 0, the default option, which is "do nothing."

"If you're interested in sort of oddball stuff, there's a cool history of Cincinnati's sewer system by Raja R. Roomann called Urban growth and the development of an urban sewer system: City of Cincinnati, 1800-1915. I enjoyed it, with some period maps and lots of information on practical Cincinnati politics and sewer technology." Where did you find this book? I have about 60 books or booklets in my Cincinnati collection. I am still looking for "Cincinnati Observed." If any one has a copy for sale, please let me know.

I took my Kayak on the Scioto last summer. I found it quite muddy. I don't know what they expect to see with glass bottom boats. Also, I hit an underwater concrete structure that I didn't see. It was a few inches below the surface, in the middle of the river. Watch out glass bottoms!

If I remember correctly, Greenville's main street ends in an interesting circle. Also I remember a water pump in the middle of the road a few miles away from Greenville. There were no curbs, no barriers, no warning signs or anything but just an old iron pump in the intersection. Thanks for the photos.

I get it - the building runs east and west, not north and south. I am not familiar with that area and I visualized it wrong. The new glass facade faces west, so it should catch the afternoon sun.

Someone please enlighten me Is the second photo, with the statue, of the north or south side of the building? Is the addition on the north or south side of the building? ------------ On another note, architectural renderings crack me up. It looks like the new library will be inhabited by ghosts.

Good topic. I would distinguish whether or not you are talking about the whole town, the business center, or the area around the courthouse. I would also point out that many Ohio towns were laid out in a rectangular grid pattern, and many courthouses are centered in their own block. Sometimes this is called a Square, or Courthouse Square, but it is not really a square in the European sense. Sometimes a whole block is dedicated as a park. The Wayne County Courthouse does not follow this pattern it does not have its own block, and it is right on the street. Maybe a more telling classification is the pattern that most of the storefronts are distributed. Using Summit's labels, I am going to try to pin down the definitions, with respect to Ohio rather than European geography. In a Main Street town, the storefronts are on both sides of a single street, often for several blocks in length. This is a very common pattern. Often the street is wider than other streets. Sometimes the main street is called "The Main Drag." In a Square town, the storefronts are on the far side of the four streets facing a courthouse or park block. Rather than just a statue, the entire courthouse might function as the monument in the middle of the square. The Square town is not limited to county seats, but is probably most associated with them. In an Intersection town, the storefronts are on both sides of two crossing streets, often two main roads. The center of the intersection is the "Center" of town, and the corner stores are likely to be the most valuable property. A large city, of course, has many storefronts and repeats these patterns many times. A side street in a city might be bigger than a main street in a small town. The most important area seems to define a city. I would say that Cleveland is a Square city, with the square subdivided into several blocks of parks. Columbus is a Square city, built around the statehouse. Cincinnati used to be an Intersection city, with the center at Fifth and Walnut. Fifth Street was wider than other streets for one block on either side of Walnut, with the west part known as Fountain Square and the east part known as Government Square. When the DuBois Tower (Fifth Third Center) was built along with Fountain Square Plaza, the central place was split into two spaces, so Cincinnati is less of an Intersection city than it used to be. Here's a postcard of Cincinnati's Fountain Square from the 1950's. http//www.geocities.com/caseywalter/fountain.htm Casey

Lebanon is also the home of the Turtle Creek Valley Railroad, a tourist train ride. It goes from Mason to Lebanon.

Hey, what's up with that first rendering? I assume that the blue skyscraper is Fountain Square West, which was proposed in the 1990's, correct? Then why does the rendering of the photo show the Fountain Square of the 1930's? Even the Government Building is still there! This is either a mistake or very wishful thinking! Either way it's amusing. )

Found on the internet http//www.egepropertyrental.com/2407_ohio_avenue_.htm