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Hmm. Never knew those lots were developed later. And the street layout...Ludlow Street has always been one that sticks out for me on those old maps. It aligns with uh, nothing.

Bad architecture aside, this part of the city has come together quite nicely, relatively speaking. To think what we had there 13 years ago. If we could just get that spec tower built at Walnut and Second the fabric of that end of TBX would be complete.

So has that hotel topped out? What a missed opportunity to add some diversity in height. I mean, I don't think we wanted something 15 stories but a couple higher than its neighbor, yes.

I'm with you. Totally tattoo free and never have the urge otherwise. I can't think of anyone I know that hasn't eventually regretted having one. To each his own though.

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Bluehost and Wordpress.

Thanks, Travis. Love these threads. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome shots, Travis. That is a stunning transformation and you captured it perfectly.

Does the Mayor have the authority to make that decision? If the Chamber asks for the downtown loop to be shut down, what authority does the Mayor have to say Metro/Transdev cannot operate the OTR loop? Dicktator...

Do the have control of any of the land in Lower Queensgate. Seems like that would be a higher priority.

I was mostly just trying to stir the pot.

Blame Cranley. Wouldn't this be done by now if not for his intervention in the parking thing? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. It's rather breathtaking. Too bad you can't get just a bit further to the right and see directly up the canyon.

Suburban retail is going to continue to do fine since those people still buy stuff. Most malls that died were either replaced by new malls or were doomed from the beginning due to the existince of other nearby malls (Forest Fair, the other mall at Kenwood, the small mall that used to be in Norwood and the nearly completely forgotten Crestview Hills). City folk are all about experiences rather than stuff. You go in their places and you see a couch, a bed, a bike, a TV and a laptop. And that's it. Crestview Hills has been successfully re-imagined and redeveloped as a lifestyle center. While nowhere near the size of the retail node in Florence, it stays quite busy and offers unique and popular nameplates.

Gone. The emails to alumni went out a bit earlier.

Someone who I assume would know told me that every space in Liberty Center was roughed-in in such a way as to allow conversion to restaurant. That says a lot about what the retail scene is becoming. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ha. Silly me. Guess I never actually did that! I'd love to see those! Post them this weekend! ;) I only vaguely remember it. BK stood out to me because I do remember eating there. And Walgreens.

Dude! Where'd you find that pic? There are a dearth of pics of that building and this one captures what it was like better than perhaps any I've seen. The two story BK. Seems like the whole building was designed with the skywalk in mind. EDIT: Not sure where the previous post was or how this ended up in this thread. ???

It's already been 30 years hasn't it?

Ah, yes. Falwell on the waterslide in his $5000 suit.

OT for second...but how did they manage parking in those lots? I've seen tons of these old pics where the cars are just crammed into lots nose-to-tail. Also, that excavation on the north side of Fifth. It looks like you can see the old foundations.

Good point about the garage doors. I wonder if it was just a service/mechanic facility for the city. I thought I remember seeing some sign about the Fire Department, but maybe I'm mis-remembering. I agree the site poses challenges, but still seems buildable. The topography is pretty similar to the Adam's Place tower, which is roughly 150' deep, and an elevation change of 30-40' from front to back of the property. It definitely could support townhouses with a reasonably small retaining wall if you don't use the full 150' depth of the property. Yep. It seems most of the instability on this slope is above Columbia. You can see the slippage from Google Earth and none of it is below Columbia.

An old envisioning for comparison: So we won't have the skyline-alterer we hoped for.

Holy moly...that's amazing!

This rendering from the Koch website should put to rest the location: