The Nati Life

What am I looking at? Wasn't the "Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame" always there?

Any renderings from yesterday? Neither the Enquirer or Biz Courier has them on the article. One would think that would be a given in an article reporting on the presentation of renderings...

All - we need some backup here. Every comment except one is anti-streetcar. Please help sway these people. If you're not a member of linkedin, sign up and join the CincinnatiUSA Regional Chamber page, and scroll down to the 5th thread under "discussions". http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=149230&discussionID=4780270&sik=1246810397302&trk=ug_qa_q&goback=%2Eana_149230_1246810397302_3_1

So, that's a temporary office? Or a permanent one? With more and more cities planning streetcar projects, this could be a huge development if it is permanent. Could be wrong, but I understood it to be that it was going to be the Midwest HQ, that they anticipate doing more Midwest cities after Cincy, and run them out of this office (obviously with satellite offices in the project cities). I also heard that the president of SWI (name?) was moving here as well. Again, this was just my understanding.

I feel the opposite. I would actually like to see more new construction with more modern architecture like Gateway I (hopefully not at the expense of salvagable historical buildings). I think it adds value when there's a mix of architectural styles. Obviously, I would like to see them all be complementary, but I would support a variation of styles.

I agree. They could've just as easily lopped off the "tiara" (geez, I hate that term!), left it a flat top and it would've still passed the UDRB, and we would've had a flatter skyline.

As long as it's on the West Side, I say go for it! :wink:

Question: why is 3CDC behind this concept? I can see them helping social services in general so that they can point to helping alleviate displacement (a whole other topic), but to see them back a wet shelter in this location... not sure how they think this is helping their agenda...

Sounds like that's the idea. If they're not going to quit drinking, at least give them a place where they can drink... aside from the $30M soon-to-be-made-over park...

Oh the Dean's a tool, alright. Couldn't resist. Does he still post on here? I haven't seen him in awhile. I imagine he's too busy defending himself on his own site, which magically saw a huge uptick in traffic ever since he's been so outspoken about his position on the streetcar issue. Coincidence?

I'm a little dissappointed that the Cincy/Dayton dealer is not located in the city. With Rookwood's obvious dedication to the urban core, it would be nice to see a dealer that's actually in the city. Perhaps there wasn't anyone that could really handle it in the city, which then I can understand. On the other hand, perhaps they envision that in a couple of years, they'll be selling directly from their facility/showroom. If that's the strategy, I think it makes sense.

From what I hear, details are to come very soon.

Here's the real question: would you like to see Montgomery Inn or a City BBQ??? This reminds me of awhile ago when I was listening to Sports Talk (mods please don't axe me), and Paul Daugherty received an email from an out-of-towner coming in for a Bengals game asking for some dining recommendations. People called in and were recommending places like City BBQ, Chili's etc. (You could hear the frustration in Doc's voice as he continued to harp on these people for a local establishment). Unfortunately, I think this makes up a large part of the demographic that the powers that be are catering to. Those who live there will be upper-scale IMO, but those who go down there for entertainment will do so for City BBQ, a TGI Friday's, etc. I think Carter/Dawson "gets it" more so than other developers and would like to see a bunch of local anchors, but also lives in the real world of real estate development: you can't get by without those staple tenants that will (sadly) bring in the most customers.

I've been screaming this for years now. It's not a hard concept to mimic. Just take ESPN Zone, rename it something to do with Cincinnati, decorate it with a bunch of Cincinnati sports stuff, and you're off to the races. It's a gold mine right by the ball park and would add some local flavor to what is sure to be a bunch of chains down there.

^ not too thrilled about this. I totally agree with atlas. It sounds commercial, contrived and not like a genuine neighborhood.