Posted January 5, 200817 yr Kevin from http://www.building-cincinnati.com and I took a couple of sets of photos of Union Terminal & Fountain Square last night. It was nice to get out an take photos of Cincinnati for a change since I have been out of the state & country quite a bit lately. (You can see the world gallery here: http://www.pbase.com/cincyimages/cities) I had recently purchased a new wide angle lens so you can see the results of the lens in these photos. The evening was finished off with a beer and dinner from Nicholson's Tavern on Walnut. Union Terminal - http://www.cincymuseum.org Fountain Square - http://www.myfountainsquare.com Via Vite Restaurant - http://www.viaviterestaurant.com Nada Restaurant - http://www.eatdrinknada.com/main.html Cadillac Ranch - http://www.cadillacranchcincinnati.com (They unbelievably spelled Cincinnati wrong on their website)
January 5, 200817 yr WoW! Not too many cities in the world have something as wonderful as the Union Terminal. Just about as close to perfect as I can imagine. Your shots are terrific. Like rob said, very dramatic. The Fountain Square photos are spectacular as well.
January 5, 200817 yr The interior shots of Union Terminal are the best. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 6, 200817 yr Aw, Cincy Images is advertising on Fountain Square now...very nice. ;) Wonderful set!
January 6, 200817 yr There's not much I like in Cincinnati, but the Union Terminal is one heck of a building. Too bad Amtrak still doesn't use it.
January 6, 200817 yr Thanks for the kind words all! There's not much I like in Cincinnati, but the Union Terminal is one heck of a building. Too bad Amtrak still doesn't use it. You are incorrect. Union Terminal is still a train station and Amtrak still uses it. The primary focus of the building is for museum purposes but Cincinnati's passenger rail still flows through it. Unfortunately Cincinnati is nothing more than a stop on the Chicago - Washington D.C. route so we have to catch the train at 3AM to go either direction. Megabus (http://www.megabus.com) is a better alternative when traveling to Chicago.
January 6, 200817 yr Hmmm, I was reading up on the place on Wikipedia (great source, I know) and it said they moved the station. Well that's great, it's a gorgeous facility.
January 6, 200817 yr It's not bad.. I don't think it's the end all be all, and I don't think it's on the level of Terminal Tower.
January 6, 200817 yr For the record, there was a gap of about 20 years that Amtrak did not use Union Terminal, but operated out of a dingy little building nearby on River Road.
January 6, 200817 yr There's not much I like in Cincinnati, but the Union Terminal is one heck of a building. Too bad Amtrak still doesn't use it. You dont like otr? or uc?
January 6, 200817 yr For the record, there was a gap of about 20 years that Amtrak did not use Union Terminal, but operated out of a dingy little building nearby on River Road. Ahhh that must be it.
January 6, 200817 yr It's not bad.. I don't think it's the end all be all, and I don't think it's on the level of Terminal Tower. To be honest, Terminal AND Carew aren't really THAT attractive (though both are great buildings). Carew's brick cheapens the building and Terminal's proportions are disgusting and make the building seem smaller than it actually is (think the Palace of Culture and Science in Warszawa, minus the impressive massing). If anything, they are simply city icons that became ingrained in their respective city's minds. Carew IS on the level of Terminal but neither are Chrysler ;). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 6, 200817 yr im glad colday came in and gave the official opinion of urban ohio. now we can rest at night. :-) :wink:
January 6, 200817 yr I heard Union Terminal is heavily studied by architecture students. I'm not sure why.
January 6, 200817 yr im glad colday came in and gave the official opinion of urban ohio. now we can rest at night. :-) :wink: Basically, both suck. Go Fifth Third Tower!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 7, 200817 yr Hey, Rhodes is Ohio's best "tallest." What else could cause such controversy? A silly little Kansas City bootleg in Cincinnati? A Charlotte reject in Cleveland? A black box in Dayton? A wimpy little John Hancock Center/Boston in Toledo? Or that extended Youngstown's tallest in Akron? No. Columbus wins. Rhodes Tower, UrbanOhio salutes! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 7, 200817 yr Those turned out great! BTW...Mine will be up in a week or two for comparison's sake. I haven't had time to get around to them--today I was editing photos of a hole in the ground.
January 7, 200817 yr Do you really have an advertisement on the skating rink or did you photoshop that in?
January 7, 200817 yr It's not bad.. I don't think it's the end all be all, and I don't think it's on the level of Terminal Tower. I really think the best part of the Carew Tower is the lobby and Netherland Plaza on the inside. On the outside they ran out of money and couldn't continue the decoration about the second or third floor.
January 7, 200817 yr It's not bad.. I don't think it's the end all be all, and I don't think it's on the level of Terminal Tower. What about the Central Trust tower ... you don't like that either?
January 7, 200817 yr im glad colday came in and gave the official opinion of urban ohio. now we can rest at night. :-) :wink: Basically, both suck. Go Fifth Third Tower!!! If you're talking about the Fifth Third Tower in Columbus, I agree with you. A hidden art deco gem.
January 8, 200817 yr These are great...I really like the FS one with Carew in it and the interior shots of Union Terminal. BTW ColDayMan, Union Terminal is admired across the country...not just locally. Carew and Central Trust are not, but both are fantastic in their own right. KStay...how about the Roebling Suspension Bridge, you don't like that either? Do you have a rule where you can only like one building per city, because I really don't see how you can not like beauties like Carew, Central Trust, Roebling, just about all of OTR, CAC, etc. Cincinnati has one of the most varied and best collections of architecture in Ohio.
January 8, 200817 yr Lovin' the wide angle lens! Absolutely gorgeous shots. Beautiful. My hats off to you.
January 9, 200817 yr Nice shots.....I like the one of FS with all the buildings in the background. Very nice as usual.
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