Welcome to a multi-part Huntington, West Virginia thread. In these posts, I will be poking around some Ritter Park neighborhoods, Pullman Square and then the downtown. You can see the rest at my Flickr account.

 

Ritter Park Neighborhoods: Lying east of Ritter Park, this neighborhood features a diverse collection of middle-income housing. Ranging from four-sided block apartments to World War II-era housing to everything in between, it was alive with activity when I strolled through Saturday, April 21, 2007. The college students out walking their dogs, neighbors conversing on front porches, starter-ups painting the front door and kids playing in the street added to the spirit that is embodied in this area. To the west is Ritter Park; to the east is Hal Greer Blvd. and Cabell Huntington Hospital. Here is a map of the area.

 

At the corner of Washington Avenue, Boulevard Avenue, and 14th Street.

 

Nice neighborhoods east of Ritter Park.

 

You know what is missing from the bland suburbs? Diverse homes!

 

At the corner of Washington Avenue and Grove Street.

 

WV 10 was once slated to be divided into two one-way pairs: Hal Greer Blvd. for northbound and 15th Street for southbound. Thankfully, the two-lane 15th Street, with its brick street, graceful landscaping, and stately homes, was not decimated for a four-lane concrete roadway. See this map at Photo Loc 1.

 

See this map for Photo Loc 2.

 

Houses and apartments along 15th Street.

 

Huntington Avenue houses are a tad bit more modern.

 

Looking down 13th Street, a dense collection of houses.

 

You can see the rest at my Flickr account. One day, these will make it up at UrbanUp :)

Nice solid looking hood.  Very well maintained properties too.  Love the brick street.  Now on to part 2.

Huntington receives such a bad rep from its drug infested neighborhoods east of Central City and in the Fairfield West area, but there are many, many places where the city is in great shape. Many young people out and about, which is really good.

These photos are great! The Southside is a wonderful neighborhood. I think lots of Huntington's bad rep is self generated. As someone who grew up there and still spends 30% to 40% of my time there, I'm bewildered that residents don't see all the great assets of both the neighborhood and Huntington and really capitalize on them.

I need to make a trip there to see the Huntington Arcade, which you included on your Flickr page. I never knew, until I saw a picture posted maybe a year ago, that Huntington even had a glass-roofed arcade. Ohio used to have seven, but I think is down to five now. Springfield is gone, and I believe the small one in Zanesville also is gone. But arcades remain in Newark and Dayton -- and, of course, the three in Cleveland.

The one in Huntington was purchased IIRC two years ago. The new owner, who is also young, has began to invest into the property, renovating it piece by piece. It went from nearly devoid of tenants to nearly full!

That's great. Such treasures need that sort of attention and commitment.

Beautiful!

Pleasant-looking neighborhood, and beautiful photos.