What about:

 

"The Landing at the Banks"

"The Banks at Cincinnati"

"The Streets of Cincinnati"

"The Banks of Cincinnati"

 

...

oh.. oh name it parkside. . then everyone in dayton will think that's where they shipped the people up here in the projects! parkside is a dirty little word up here in dayton. Are the 2 cities close enough for people to be confused? possibly. . .

 

So, if we are going for a name. . albeit confusing. . I vote for 'The Riverfront District'  or simply: The Riverfront :-)

maybe not specifically historical to the spot but moreso historically significant to the city as a whole...

 

such as, Losanti______

Losantiflats, Losantiquarter, Losantiward, or hell even Losantiville itself might work...

 

But I agree, should be more unique, this isn't a development in Mason

 

An interesting concept but I think Losantiville rolls off the tongue as awkwardly today as it did back when St. Clair changed it. If we were designating a certified historic French quarter I wouldn't mind it. I thought about just "Losanti" but even that just doesn't quite sound right.

 

What about one of those trendy real estate names like they use on the east coast (like SoHo)? Is there a creative one we could come up with?

 

Or we could always play off OTR and call it "The Rhine", "Rhineland", or my favorite "Under-the-Rhine" ;)

 

I've always been curious about how "SoLib" would work for the area of OTR that is getting cleaned up first

maybe not specifically historical to the spot but moreso historically significant to the city as a whole...

 

such as, Losanti______

Losantiflats, Losantiquarter, Losantiward, or hell even Losantiville itself might work...

 

But I agree, should be more unique, this isn't a development in Mason

 

An interesting concept but I think Losantiville rolls off the tongue as awkwardly today as it did back when St. Clair changed it. If we were designating a certified historic French quarter I wouldn't mind it. I thought about just "Losanti" but even that just doesn't quite sound right.

 

What about one of those trendy real estate names like they use on the east coast (like SoHo)? Is there a creative one we could come up with?

 

Or we could always play off OTR and call it "The Rhine", "Rhineland", or my favorite "Under-the-Rhine" ;)

 

I've always been curious about how "SoLib" would work for the area of OTR that is getting cleaned up first

 

It is pretty much full of Libs, anyways.  Although SoLib might be more applicable for Northside...

Historically, this would be the Bottoms. I actually kind of like some variation on Losantiville - LoSa or LoVille perhaps. Otherwise, I think we should stick with the Banks until something organic develops.

Places to start working from a historical perspective, feel free to add and manipulate: Fort Washington, Losantiville, The Bottoms, Queen City (of the west), Riverboats, Port of Cincinnati, Public Landing, Roebling

 

I don't know how any of these might work but there's no point in changing one generic name to another one. The Banks is no better or worse than the rest of the list and everyone knows it so might as well keep it if you're not going to Cincinnatitize it.

LOL "The Bottoms" sounds like the name of a trashy gay bar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, I went there. haha.

How about, "The Southern Streets of West Chester North of The Levee Brought To You By IKEA" 

 

This would make the Enquirer cover it in a positive light no matter if it is full of generic chain restaurants, 1/2 empty, or sells cheap crap.

how about "Steamboat Landings"

Word of warning, if you don't want to be absolutely disgusted with people in this city, don't read the comments on the Enquirer's story about renaming The Banks.  the ignorance is simply amazing

I've heard several references to the first phase under construction near GAB being called the "Mudpit".  I'm not being sarcastic either!  I like the sound of that.  Especially when the actual mudpit disappears......  After that, people will assume it as a baseball reference.

Yea the hatred for The Banks on the Enquirer section is hilarious.  Those are the types of people that complain about Ohio's education, yet when it comes time to fork the money over to help make it better, they're nowhere to be found lol.  They have absolutely NO idea about city life.  If you stuck them in the middle of NYC, they wouldn't know what to do.  PEOPLE, TAXIS, BUILDINGS AAAAAAAAAAH! lmao.

I thought it might be a good idea to send an email to Carter Dawson alerting them of the negative response to their options, so I found an email address to a lady named Libby Korosec and sent her the following:

 

"Miss Korosec,

 

  Good afternoon, I found you email on the carterdawson.com website when looking to contact them.  I thought that I would write you voice my concerns about Carter Dawson's attempt to rename The Banks.  I would agree that the name, The Banks, isn't the best option, but then again neither are the new options.  They seem very generic and do nothing to make anything about The Banks unique.  The options remind me more of a generic shopping center in the middle of the suburbs, which is exactly not what the The Banks is striving to be (I hope) and the connotation could be disasterous.  If Carter Dawson is really serious about having the public responsible for renaming the The Banks, why not let us submit our ideas and then Carter Dawson can let the public vote on those favorites?  It is appreciated that the public is asked to rename The Banks, it is just that there seems to be quite a negative response to the given options.  Thank you for your time."

 

It might be a good idea if they receive several emails similar, hopefully this was the right person to send to

 

 

Yea the hatred for The Banks on the Enquirer section is hilarious.

 

That reminded me of this quote from "When America Became Suburban"

 

"Most important to this story (Suburbanization) is race.  Postwar anti-urbanism was racial animosity transferred to the cities.  Its roots are in early conflict between African Americans and whites over decreasing number of manufacturing jobs, increasingly scare housing, and the integration of public schools. Relations between these two groups have always been tense, and the simultaneous in-migration of blacks from the South and the collapse of manufacturing and the ports only worsened them.  Whereas once the cities might have been symbolized by great factories and towering office buildings, these images were displaced by black faces, poverty, and African American slums.  As conditions deteriorated in the cities, unemployment rose, slums spread, poverty intensified, and crime increased.  Poverty was associated with black unwed mothers on welfare, while crime came to be associated with minorities and the cities.  Viewed through the lens of television and newspaper coverage, city crime was black crime. Juvenile delinquency was mainly an activity of black teenagers.  What white suburbanites feared was being mugged by a young black male."

We've been calling it The Banks for so long... It would be weird to call it anything else. I understand the negative connotations associated with The Banks, but that will fade with time.

 

Keep 'The Banks'!

This whole naming thing is just a distraction to keep the public amused.  How about releasing some tenants (the riverfront park was supposed to release its choices for restaurants a month ago) so people can actually get excited about this project.

i voted (vote # 812!) for the 'riverfront district'  name even though 'the banks' name is just fine and probably shouldnt be changed in order to prevent confusion.  maybe a fresh name is just what this project needs though... All the haters could no longer say the banks is 'oft stalled, long delayed, etc' with a new name might come a fresh start...

I dont necessarily mind the Banks although the riverfront district or park district is better. 

 

But I think we need to vote on renaming Freedom Way.  I mean come on, this is the worst entertainment district street name EVER.  The name reminds me of somewhere in Tennessee for some reason. 

just name it Cincinnati avenue or something.

Bank(s) Street

 

Now that reminds me of the movie Hocus Pocus.  ha. 

I still say name the development after the successful suburban successes: "The Streets of Cincinnati," "The Landings at the Banks," "The Hills of Boughton," "Brownstone."

Riverfront District and Park District both sound generic to me, but I do like that they establish the area as a district--a part of downtown. Parkside and The Banks tend to be more development names, but they are better than most. I cheated and voted to keep The Banks name in the end, however.

New poll for this thread! Vote away!

I would tend to stay with the Banks.  I don't necessarily think it has a lot of negative baggage among the ignorami, who typically refer to it as the "mudpit on the riverfront" or something to that effect.  The otehr options seem both uninspirign and slightly awkward.

 

Queen City Landing anyone?

i like parkside...sounds like it would be an actual cincy neighborhood ( like northside) but they should call it losantville landing or something with our original city name in there

I vote for Losantiville Landing. People can call it the Landing. Done. Cincydrew wins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downtown.

ill believe the banks will be built once construction is finished, all the spaces have been lease, the buildings have been torn down after 100 years of use, and new buildings are built....then come talk to me about "progress at the mudpit" 

ill believe the banks will be built once construction is finished, all the spaces have been lease, the buildings have been torn down after 100 years of use, and new buildings are built....then come talk to me about "progress at the mudpit"

 

Didn't you see the pictures?  They're right there^.

ill believe the banks will be built once construction is finished, all the spaces have been lease, the buildings have been torn down after 100 years of use, and new buildings are built....then come talk to me about "progress at the mudpit"

 

What's funny is that this is almost identical to the idiots that comment on the Enquirers and news  comment section. lol

The pictures speak for themselves!  What depression?

 

Keep em coming!

They are angling for fed money right now.

Anyone know if there's still potential for a cap/tunnel for the Fort Washington highway?

Yes, it was one of Hamilton County's primary requests for stimulus money.

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,15795.msg373672.html#msg373672

Is work simultaneously going on at the Riverfront Park site? It's hard to tell from the photos.  Thanks for the pics btw, Cincinnatus.

I don't believe any construction work has begun for the Riverfront Park.  The relocation of Mehring Way has to precede it.  I believe that work is scheduled to get underway next summer.

 

The Corps of Engineers is managing the Park Construction in cooperation with the City Park Board.  Its not directly controlled by the County like the Banks.  I keep wondering if they are integrating plans for the proposed streetcar into the street grid construction that will occur next spring.

http://www.carterdawson.com/ now allows you to select "other" and input a new suggestion for the Banks on their survey

Losantiville Bottoms...my suggestion.

Losantiville Bottoms...my suggestion.

 

Unless it's a themed development with staffers reenacting historical events...eh, I don't think so.

I can appreciate the historical context, however that word "Losantiville" should never see the light of day outside of an historical reference. It was a weird gimmicky name at the time, and remains so to this day.

Phattynati is one of those people that like to see things fail.  It's a psychological problem because they themselves fail at almost everything, therefor they don't like to see success elsewhere.  It's sad really.  BACK TO REALITY, if someone can't see the progress at "the mudpit" then someone is smoking too much monkey leaf from Brazil.

Three ordinances to be considered for The Banks

 

On March 9, Cincinnati City Council's Finance Committee will consider three ordinances related to The Banks project.

 

The ordinance would allow Department of Finance director Joe Gray to issue $15 million in bonds to pay for the remainder of the City's $30.4 million share of phase one of the development.

 

Full story text is available at

http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/03/three-ordinances-to-be-considered-for.html

 

I can appreciate the historical context, however that word "Losantiville" should never see the light of day outside of an historical reference. It was a weird gimmicky name at the time, and remains so to this day.

 

I agree with you both.  It wasn't a serious suggestion. 

I've always hated the name "The Banks".  It implies that the development is on more than one bank of the river, which it isn't.  I've often wondered if visitors will be confused between The Banks and Covington/Newport upon full build out.

 

I voted (on this thread) for the Riverfront District as a nod to Riverfront Stadium, but I'd like to see something with some history.  I say tie in the bridge and name it Roeblingsville, although I really like some of the suggestions thrown around in this thread so far. 

 

I totally agree about Freedom Way.  How freaking generic can you get?  I always thought that they should have named it Jackie Robinson Way to tie in with baseball and the Freedom Center, but it might be a little much with Rosa Parks (is that seriously a street name down there?  I had never heard of it until just now). 

^I REALLY like Roeblingsville (although I think "Roeblingville" sans the "s" sounds better-sorry Jimmy).  It actually sounds like a neighborhood.  I just can't see "the Banks" coming up in conversation, it sounds awkward.  Like, "hey guys, let's go down to that new bar in the Banks tonight," or "Johnny called and wants us to meet up at his apartment in the Banks."  I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I think it should sound like an actual neighborhood.

 

Plus, does "the Banks" have real staying power?  In 50 years, when the neighborhood changes (as all do), will "the Banks" still be a wise choice?

 

Plus, Roeblingsville harkens to Wrigleyville, and that alone could spur more development activity geared toward the ballpark.

Good point about Wrigleyville.  And I'm fine with it sans "s"!

I just can't see "the Banks" coming up in conversation, it sounds awkward.  Like, "hey guys, let's go down to that new bar in the Banks tonight," or "Johnny called and wants us to meet up at his apartment in the Banks."  I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I think it should sound like an actual neighborhood.

 

Plus, does "the Banks" have real staying power?  In 50 years, when the neighborhood changes (as all do), will "the Banks" still be a wise choice?

 

 

I think it makes sense, as a district on the banks of the Ohio...BUT...in conversation I think we need to start saying, "I think we should go down to that new sports bar on the Banks."

 

I live in Milwaukee, in an area called "the East Side" which refers to the East side of the Milwaukee River.  But when when it comes up in conversation we say "I live on the East Side" or "Let's go to the QDoba on the East Side."

 

I think it sounds a little better and it provides a point of reference. 

 

"The Freedom Center is down on the Banks."

"I live on the Banks."

"No, the best way to Columbia Tusculum is by taking the Oasis Line.  Jump on the streetcar here and transfer on the Banks."

how about "at the Banks"

Or "cool spot" lol.

I dunno, I'd much rather have it sound like an actual name of a neighborhood or if it's to be viewed as a Downtown district have "district" in it.  And let's PLEASE not compare it to the Flats... have you seen it lately?