Posted December 6, 201113 yr The following set of 60 photos was taken on October 22, 2011, during an Urban Ohio meetup and tour through Downtown. We started at Fountain Square and made our way down E Fourth Street. We stopped in the arcade at Downtown's newest skyscraper, the Great American Tower at Queen City Square. Heading back outside, we continued down E Fourth Street to Lytle Park. After Lytle Park, we walked down to The Banks and checked out the construction there and at Smale Riverfront Park. In Part II, we head to the observation deck at the top of Carew Tower, then descend back to Fountain Square to see what the hell was going on with the Occupy Cincinnati rally. Like what you see? There are now 4,404 photos of Greater Cincinnati neighborhoods available here. Comment and share! 1. Tyler Davidson Fountain, "Genius of Water", Fountain Square. 2. Closer. 3. The City of Cincinnati flag waves in the breeze. In the background is the Chemed Center (left) and the Tri-State Building (aka the Traction Building, right). 4. Looking eastward through the Government Square bus hub, with the Park Place at Lytle condos in the distance. 5. E Fourth Street. 6. E Fourth Street. 7. This font caught my eye, E Fourth Street. 8. PNC Tower. 9. Interactive display, E Fourth Street. 10. Great American Tower at Queen City Square. 11. Farther... 12. ...and farther. 13. Inside the tower's lobby/atrium/arcade. 14. 15. 16. 17. Fountain. I believe this is the only photo that actually proves there was a tour, and I wasn't by myself! 18. Fountain closeup. 19. Back on E Fourth Street, a light fixture I liked. 20. Detail, E Fourth Street at Sycamore Street. 21. Lytle Park, a section of Downtown that has an Interstate passing beneath it. If you look closely, you'll see a rare statue of Abe Lincoln sans beard. 22. 23. Literary Club of Cincinnati and the former Phelps Apartments, now a Residence Inn by Marriott. E Fourth Street. 24. Park Place at Lytle, a former industrial building now housing condominiums. 25. Bocce. 26. Bottoms. 27. Taft Museum of Art, Pike Street. 28. Anna Louise Inn, E Third and Pike streets. 29. Abe's feet. 30. Looking northwest toward the Chemed Center and the Chiquita (um...Nielsen?) Center. 31. Big Belly solar garbage can. 32. Leaving the park, we see these stoops on a small row of historic residential buildings on Arch Street. 33. Detail on the former Second District Police Station, Arch Street. 34. Sycamore Street. The Second District Police Station is at the right. 35. PNC Tower. 36. Traffic on Fort Washington Way westbound, a backup due to construction in Northern Kentucky. Fort Washington Way carries I-71 and U.S. 50. 37. Another take on the traffic. 38. Aka E Second and Main streets, right outside of Great American Ball Park. 39. Great American Ball Park. 40. Parking portal, E Freedom Way, at The Banks. 41. Current at The Banks, E Freedom Way. 42. Johnny Rockets, E Freedom Way. 43. Moerlein Lager House, set to open in March 2012 in Smale Riverfront Park. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. Looking west on Mehring Way toward Paul Brown Stadium. 49. From Mehring Way. 50. Construction at Smale Riverfront Park. 51. 52. 53. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge. 54. Another shot of Paul Brown Stadium. 55. Assorted shots of construction at The Banks, parking infrastructure, etc. 56. 57. Interesting... 58. ...not sure how I feel about these. Judgement withheld. 59. Classy font on the way to Carew Tower. 60. Okay, totally random. Hustler store on E Seventh Street.
December 6, 201113 yr Great shots!! Is the parking garage in photo 57 going to eventually get capped? I noticed they put light poles up which leads me to believe this may come at a later date
December 6, 201113 yr In number 3, the building on the extreme left (left of the pole--a small sliver) is the PNC Center. Most of the beige building is the Chemed Center.
December 6, 201113 yr Awesome photos! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 6, 201113 yr In number 3, the building on the extreme left (left of the pole--a small sliver) is the PNC Center. Most of the beige building is the Chemed Center. Oops...nice catch. I wrote this post too fast!
December 7, 201113 yr It was fun. I had to cut out early at about 5 pm...I have NO idea what happened after that!
December 8, 201113 yr Great shots!! Is the parking garage in photo 57 going to eventually get capped? I noticed they put light poles up which leads me to believe this may come at a later date Yes. It will be the next phase of private development at The Banks. Developers intend to start on the next $75 million phase of construction next summer. It will include another 300 or so apartments and more retail space.
December 8, 201113 yr Re: 56 & 58... I won't withhold judgement. Those headhouses are FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!! Very tasteful, but not-so-hidden reference. Contemporary, tasteful, unique. World-class. They remind me of the artist Invader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invader_(artist)
February 29, 201213 yr In #30, it is no longer teh Chemed Center - Now the First Financial Center Really? How'd I miss that?
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