What do you consider to the best, most important, building - development is Greater Cincy.

It can be anything, residential, retail, government-municipal (Union Terminal), office, manufacturing,

higher education etc.

For me it's got to be Carew Tower. It's far and away the most elegant(and visible) tower in the city and clearly, right in the center of everything :-)

It just IS Cincinnati. At least in my romantic, nostalgic mind.

 

I love Deco so much...

Kings Island.

 

Roebling or CUT.  Cincinnati would not be Cincinnati without them.

Kings Island.

 

Interesting, if you are serious. I was wondering about the facility that manufactured the heat shields for the mercury and apollo missions

and the former crowley facility that produced radios. Carew is one of my first thoughts.

Probably Roebling.

Fountain Square and it's surroundings (from an outsider)

Ivorydale. So many great ideas came from there.

Roebling or CUT.  Cincinnati would not be Cincinnati without them.

 

This.

This is a tough one. I don't know if I can limit it to just one thing, so I'll give a couple of answers.

 

Music Hall: Indicative of the history of Cincinnati. I love how this building lords over Washington Park and OTR, and I think it evokes the sense of history and the early power of the city.  Plus, it represents the arts in Cincinnati, which I think is a vital and dynamic part of our city.

 

Union Terminal: One of the most unique buildings I've ever seen or been in. CUT represents the art deco era boom that the city experienced.  Like Music Hall, it is still relevant to the city, and still contributes to the vitality of the region.

 

Roebling Bridge: Beautiful, historic, centrally located on the riverfront.  I think the bridge (and Carew) lose a few points for me, because they are kind of scaled down versions of what you can find elsewhere.  The Brooklyn Bridge and Rockefeller Center make Roebling and Carew seem less impressive. I don't think Music Hall or CUT have contemporaries that blow them away.

 

Since you said development, I would throw out OTR as being something that is incredibly unique for America, especially the midwest.  Also, Mariemont, being one of the earliest and finest examples of a planned community.

 

^But to fair (speaking of contemporaries that "blow them away"), I'd argue OTR is a scaled-down version of some Manhattan neighborhoods (particularly the East and West Village) and Mariemont being a scaled-down version of the Jersey railroad towns or Forest Hills, Queens.  That doesn't mean OTR and Mariemont aren't great (they are) but if you're making a case that Carew and Roebling are scaled down (earlier, in Roebling's case) versions of Metro New York landmarks, then one can't make a case for OTR or Mariemont either.  CUT is certainly unique.

 

I don't mean to be nit-picky.  Just saw something that didn't quite jive.

^Good points! I guess it's easier to conceptualize a single entity being scaled down than a whole neighborhood. Also, I guess 'blow away' is a bit strong. Both the Roebling Bridge and the Carew Tower complex are amazing structures and should be celebrated as such.

Incline Village.  Case Closed.