Ault Park

Volume 2 of my Cincy Parks tour will be of Ault Park.  It is a beautiful park with gorgeous attributes.  There was a lot of activity going on, and had a wide variety of people using it (young, old, families, couples).

 

The main structure is gorgeous and has a lovely cascading fountain running in between two grand staircases:

 

 

from a distance..

 

 

There is a great garden area with some lovely features:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the middle of the garden area there is a large open lawn space (there are two of these):

 

 

 

There was actually two weddings taking place, one at the main structure, the other in the second lawn area:

 

 

 

I couldn't pass up this photo-op with my dog (I know he's girly, but very photogenic):

 

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Oh, very cool!  A great park, great pictures, and a great puppy!  Is that a bichon frieze?  Such happy, loving dogs!  What's his name?

 

I can't wait for the future volumes...this could keep you going for months!

Nice, dude.

Ault Park is certainly interesting (when the water fountain actually works).

You're a rebel !

I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

I go to Ault pretty much daily. I love it there...especially the overlook where you can see Lunken.

 

    Ault Park was formerly the site of the Cincinnati Flower Show. Why did they move it to Coney Island? Not enough parking?

I go to Ault pretty much daily. I love it there...especially the overlook where you can see Lunken.

 

You can see Lunken from Ault?  Or are you thinking Alms Park?

Ault Park is one of the most European of American urban parks (or the ones I've seen). 

 

The landscaping concept seems right out of one of the German princely towns, with their palace and formal garden (Wurzburg Residenz, Schoss Wilhelmshohe and the the Herkules monument at Kassel, etc) surrounded by a sort of naturalistic park.

 

That pavillion at the end of Ault, end the end of a garden and lawn, seems right right out of that German baroque garden planning tradition.....it reminds me a lot of Shoenbrunn Palace and the Gloriette terminating the garden axis...

 

 

 

You can see Lunken from the Overlook on the right of the Pavilion but yes, Alms does have a much better view. 

Oh, very cool!  A great park, great pictures, and a great puppy!  Is that a bichon frieze?  Such happy, loving dogs!  What's his name?

 

I can't wait for the future volumes...this could keep you going for months!

 

Yes it is a bichon frieze, thats what we thought we got when we bought him.  We now think that he is a little bit of a mix (bichon/poodle).  Either way he's a great dog:  very calm/complacent, and always looking to just hang out!.....his name is Cody.

You can see Lunken from the Overlook on the right of the Pavilion but yes, Alms does have a much better view. 

 

Oh, that's right.  Thanks.

nice pics, and great timing too.  my girlfriend and I just went there yesterday to talk to some people and check out the details for our wedding next year.  (formal announcement to come)

 

it's definitely my favorite park in the city.

^My wife and I were married in Alms park in 2002, and the company that books the parks (I forget their name now...Historic Properties or something like that?) - they'd switched software, and somehow didn't transfer our reservation over to the new system.  So in maybe February or something we got a call from them asking if we wanted to use a different park...the other couple who had booked months after us was threatening to sue, etc., etc...we ended up moving the wedding back one week, staying at Alms, and they gave us the park nearly for free...so hey, see if you can get them to double-book your date...I know at Ault park, that could save you a ton of money!

 

Oh, and premature congratulations, by the way!

 

Say, Uncle Rando, will we be seeing a Volume II soon?  I'm sure school has got you busy, but this photo thread rocked, and I'd love to see more of our parks through your camera!

 

That's one gorgeous park.  And cute dog too!

Say, Uncle Rando, will we be seeing a Volume II soon?  I'm sure school has got you busy, but this photo thread rocked, and I'd love to see more of our parks through your camera!

 

Its coming....mark my words!

Beautiful park!