September 5, 200717 yr I don't remember how to do a screen capture but somebody get one before they change the website. It's not even Mt Auburn! Decieving thieves!
September 5, 200717 yr They stole our picture!!!!! http://urbanohio.com/SWOhio/Cincinnati/Skyline/Night1.jpg I think you are right
September 5, 200717 yr *wrapping chain around fist* vicious dogs now circling behind me...just waiting for instruction David is now beside me clenching a baseball bat and tapping it in one of his hands.
September 5, 200717 yr It's not a big deal, it happens all the time. It would be nice if people atleast asked before stealing. Rich, like someone else mentioned ... get a screen shot (quick) and then follow through with what is right! You guys pay good money for your cameras and time is money. You should at least request some sort of reimbursement.
September 6, 200717 yr Heather Estridge Curless, Architect Hey Heather. Learn 2 articulate. I'm not defending the design, but as an architect who has worked with developers, aesthetics aren't usually high on their list of priorities. Criticism should be dolled out appropriately. ;-)
September 7, 200717 yr Heather Estridge Curless, Architect Hey Heather. Learn 2 articulate. I'm not defending the design, but as an architect who has worked with developers, aesthetics aren't usually high on their list of priorities. Criticism should be dolled out appropriately. ;-) As an urban designer who works ONLY with developers, aesthetics aren't usually high on their list of priorities and sometimes aren't on their list of priorities AT ALL. But I still wouldn't design something crappy. Because I don't design crappy things. One can refuse to design something poorly, and lose a client to someone who will. I'm just not the guy who will. That is terribly snobby of me. Boo hoo. America has paid dearly for having not enough design snobs and too many pragmatists. Extruding the corner towers 24 inches beyond the main building wall wouldn't have killed this developer's program, and it probably wouldn't have killed Heather to do it. So yeah, mean of me, but not inappropriate criticism, since it's my profession.
September 7, 200717 yr Heather Estridge Curless, Architect Hey Heather. Learn 2 articulate. I'm not defending the design, but as an architect who has worked with developers, aesthetics aren't usually high on their list of priorities. Criticism should be dolled out appropriately. ;-) As an urban designer who works ONLY with developers, aesthetics aren't usually high on their list of priorities and sometimes aren't on their list of priorities AT ALL. But I still wouldn't design something crappy. Because I don't design crappy things. One can refuse to design something poorly, and lose a client to someone who will. I'm just not the guy who will. That is terribly snobby of me. Boo hoo. America has paid dearly for having not enough design snobs and too many pragmatists. Extruding the corner towers 24 inches beyond the main building wall wouldn't have killed this developer's program, and it probably wouldn't have killed Heather to do it. So yeah, mean of me, but not inappropriate criticism, since it's my profession. I don't think it's mean, and I'm not relieving the architect of responsibility, but it's a question that I have struggled with before. If your client is dead set on doing a poor design, whether that be functional or aesthetic, does dropping them as a client really help solve the problem (and as an aside, not everyone has that luxury)? All they are going to do is find someone else to do the same thing. Maybe she pushed them to that design from an even worse design.
October 5, 200717 yr Soil samples were taken yesterday on corporation alley for the proposed single family. We lost another building last night right across the street from Rothenburg. Fire destoyed the building at Schiller and main.
October 5, 200717 yr We lost another building last night right across the street from Rothenburg. Fire destoyed the building at Schiller and main. And oh, btw, a firefighter was injured in the process. One less abandoned building to smoke crack in and get $10 BJs. :cry:
October 10, 200717 yr yes, it is the one next to Larry Rhodes building that is coming down. I would be surprised if the burned building comes down because I believe it was going to be gutted anyway, now they have the insurance money to redo it. The outer shell is still intact. It does appear that Doug Spitz is preparing to do something on his lots all around this location, I hope to know more in a couple of weeks.
October 10, 200717 yr When I talked with the City about their available property in the area, they said Spitz was the only interested developer. The proposals were due last week, so it will be interesting to see if they come up with a good proposal from him. http://www.citykin.com/2007/09/proposals-requested-on-hughes-street.html
October 11, 200717 yr When I talked with the City about their available property in the area, they said Spitz was the only interested developer. The proposals were due last week, so it will be interesting to see if they come up with a good proposal from him. Well I do know of one other that was going to throw their hat into the ring on those lots so I do not know if Doug is a done deal or not in regards to the cities lots.
March 19, 200817 yr Work should be starting the first week of April on the new single family home in the 400 block of corporation alley. There will be another home built just south on liberty hill at a later date.
March 19, 200817 yr ^Where the gravel pad is now, Max? Or are they going to tear down one of those 1 story buildings?
March 19, 200817 yr Where the gravel pad is now, Max? Or are they going to tear down one of those 1 story buildings? Yes, where the gravel pad is. No teardowns, that yellow house is still for sale. ( house is probably about 60 K too much) Nice location though. An old photo looking up the alley. The new house will be where the garages are. (right side)
March 19, 200817 yr For you history buffs like myself :-) I may have shown you guys this before but for those who haven't seen it. Some of my favorite scenes in the Prospect Hill/Mulberry Hill area done by one of my all time fave local artists Caroline Williams around 1933. Enjoy! Vine/Clifton steps up to Peete and "little Bethlehem" Looking down Corporation Alley The top of Sycamore Hill at the bend Frintz st looking up towards Mulberry Broadway south of liberty looking up towards Milton Sycamore looking downhill towards Liberty And my favorite looking up Antique st... Looks different doesn't it...
March 19, 200817 yr I believe she did one of Glencoe as well. We have been debating for a while about whether the house at the top of the Fintz st steps is my house or if it is a house on the north side of the street that is no longer there. It can not be the house next to the steps because we have a photo from David Day's father that shows a full grown tree at that location dating back to 1927. Also that photo shows Goethe extending over much further than it does now. I heard from a lady who's grandparents lived in my house (and she is in her 80's) that they were lost to a land slide. I believe the maps dating back show that as Quarry St.
March 19, 200817 yr The site of the first picture could so easily be restored back to look exactly like that. A house collapsed there about a year ago at 19 Peete and the whole area is just overgrown.
March 19, 200817 yr They can all be found in a book called "Cincinnati Scenes" by the artist. I just picked up a copy for less than $10...
March 19, 200817 yr ^This one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0913428124/sr=1-1/qid=1205957072/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1205957072&sr=1-1&seller=
March 19, 200817 yr Yes, I got mine from alibris, from a used bookstore in NY of all places, my copy is also signed by the author, a nice plus of the books available through alibris (you can find signed copies, etc) Check out the copies available here: http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/1105083/used/Cincinnati%20Scenes PS - alibris also has used copies of the Cincinnati Streetcar series for reasonable prices... Not sure you can get a better deal than through the Ohio Bookstore though...
March 19, 200817 yr ^^^^^^ Damn, those pics are straight out of Europe! Is there one with the top of Liberty Hill?
April 1, 200817 yr Update on the Doug Spitz project on Mulberry. After several years of asking for assistance with the development of our > neighborhood, the Department of Community Development is going to make an > immediate impact into the health of our neighborhood. They are clearing > the development site, which I plan on building houses, between Mulberry > Street and Schiller Alley. This will immediately change the entrance into > our neighborhood from Main Street and Mulberry Street, as well as change > the aesthetics from Mulberry Street looking from the East and West. > > This change that will immediately impact our neighborhood's astectics, > safety, and give notice to the rest of the developers in the downtown > area, as well as people considering living downtown that we are open for > business. > > This is a clear demonstration that our representatives in Community > Development listen to our needs and answer with their support. Ultimately, > a special thanks from our neighborhood is needed for Mrs.Jennifer Walke. I > have spent the last year communicating the best way to help us be > proactive and build a healthy environment for development. She has made > the effort to listen and respond with action. It is very clear that she is > very passionate about her job and making a difference in our City. Her > action will make the single biggest and clearest impact on our > neighborhood in the last 12 years that I've patiently invested in this > neighborhood. It's a job well done and benefits all of us that live, work, > and invest in this neighborhood. > > If you would like more details, I'll be happy to share them with you as > they are made to me. > Kindest, Doug Spitz
November 5, 200816 yr Where the new houses? Come on, at least before I could watch the Peregrine Falcon that used to visit that area of trees.
November 5, 200816 yr The last time I talked to Doug back in July, I think he said he - like other builders I have talked to - was not starting going to start any new residential project unless it was pre-sold. There are over 20 properties currently on the market just on Boal, Milton, & Mulberry streets. Not a good time to add to the inventory.
November 5, 200816 yr ^I am not holding my breath. There is movement by the Fielers (developers of the Ft. Washington and 2 homes on Milton) on their properties to the East of Vernon Raders at Liberty and Hughes.
November 5, 200816 yr There are over 20 properties currently on the market just on Boal, Milton, & Mulberry streets. Not a good time to add to the inventory. He has built a few of those that are still on the market and he is also an agent for a bunch of them. There is movement by the Fielers (developers of the Ft. Washington and 2 homes on Milton) on their properties to the East of Vernon Raders at Liberty and Hughes. These? Or? the 2 next to the freshly painted one..
November 5, 200816 yr Definitely the top. I don't know if the red one is theirs or not. The one next to the red is theirs.
November 5, 200816 yr The one next to the red is where their son lives. But there has been some action on the red one as well but I do not know if that is them or not.
March 3, 200916 yr Has this been put on the back-burner, or has there been any progress that I somehow missed?
January 7, 201114 yr ^^^^Some of these properties are currently being renovated into some cool loft style apartments! “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
March 22, 201213 yr For you history buffs like myself :-) I may have shown you guys this before but for those who haven't seen it. Some of my favorite scenes in the Prospect Hill/Mulberry Hill area done by one of my all time fave local artists Caroline Williams around 1933. Enjoy! Vine/Clifton steps up to Peete and "little Bethlehem" Looking down Corporation Alley The top of Sycamore Hill at the bend Frintz st looking up towards Mulberry Broadway south of liberty looking up towards Milton Sycamore looking downhill towards Liberty And my favorite looking up Antique st... Looks different doesn't it... Thank you for scanning these! I have her "Cincinnati: City of Seven Hills" but am afraid to scan them for fear of breaking the spine. I just used one of your scans in this post about Spring In Our Steps alley cleanup this Saturday 9a-3p: http://overtherhine.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/spring-in-our-steps-cleanup-iii-peete-alley-at-vine-street/
March 23, 201213 yr Any word on Doug Spitz's plans? He has a whole bunch of land and everything is just sitting there.
February 10, 201510 yr The Mt. Auburn Methodist Church was demolished today as well. This is where Uptown Rentals plans to build a 50,000 sq foot medical office building: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/print-edition/2014/11/14/mount-auburn-a-lost-neighborhood-gets-new-love.html?page=all
February 10, 201510 yr That actually doesn't look too bad. I have a feeling this will fit into the neighborhood nicely.
February 10, 201510 yr The Mt. Auburn Methodist Church was demolished today as well. This is where Uptown Rentals plans to build a 50,000 sq foot medical office building: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/print-edition/2014/11/14/mount-auburn-a-lost-neighborhood-gets-new-love.html?page=all OMG a new building that actually responds to the corner! Funny how the other examples are also in Uptown (Stetson Square, etc.)
February 10, 201510 yr The enquirer also had an article on this: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/02/07/mt-auburn-renaissance/23032219/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= Of note/concern: At the neighborhood's northern end, Schimberg is also calling for the city to make Auburn Avenue a no-parking zone, widen the street, and install new sidewalks, lighting and plantings for safety. Gridlock is common among during the day on Auburn and East McMillan avenues. Looking at that street on streetview I don't see how widening it can be done without demolition. Also, I don't think its THAT heavily used a street, its going to kill the pedestrian friendliness of this area too.
February 10, 201510 yr The enquirer also had an article on this: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/02/07/mt-auburn-renaissance/23032219/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= Of note/concern: At the neighborhood's northern end, Schimberg is also calling for the city to make Auburn Avenue a no-parking zone, widen the street, and install new sidewalks, lighting and plantings for safety. Gridlock is common among during the day on Auburn and East McMillan avenues. Looking at that street on streetview I don't see how widening it can be done without demolition. Also, I don't think its THAT heavily used a street, its going to kill the pedestrian friendliness of this area too. The Wellington Place development in the recent Enquirer article sounds a lot bigger than what was planned in the Business Courrier article from last November. It'd be great if they can develop Glencoe Place. I wonder if he is thinking he can get the streetcar routed through Inwood Park on its way up the hill? www.cincinnatiideas.com
February 10, 201510 yr The enquirer also had an article on this: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/02/07/mt-auburn-renaissance/23032219/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= Of note/concern: At the neighborhood's northern end, Schimberg is also calling for the city to make Auburn Avenue a no-parking zone, widen the street, and install new sidewalks, lighting and plantings for safety. Gridlock is common among during the day on Auburn and East McMillan avenues. Looking at that street on streetview I don't see how widening it can be done without demolition. Also, I don't think its THAT heavily used a street, its going to kill the pedestrian friendliness of this area too. I have a feeling this would literally only be where Auburn and McMillan meet, allowing for more lanes of travel to allow for higher capacity at that intersection but not a widening of the full length of the street.
February 10, 201510 yr The enquirer also had an article on this: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/02/07/mt-auburn-renaissance/23032219/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= Of note/concern: At the neighborhood's northern end, Schimberg is also calling for the city to make Auburn Avenue a no-parking zone, widen the street, and install new sidewalks, lighting and plantings for safety. Gridlock is common among during the day on Auburn and East McMillan avenues. Looking at that street on streetview I don't see how widening it can be done without demolition. Also, I don't think its THAT heavily used a street, its going to kill the pedestrian friendliness of this area too. I have a feeling this would literally only be where Auburn and McMillan meet, allowing for more lanes of travel to allow for higher capacity at that intersection but not a widening of the full length of the street. Hopefully. Squeezing in a right turn lane would be possible without demolition, and allow traffic to get from Auburn to McMillan and off towards the highway. As it stands now, traffic backs up because right on red is limited by sharing a lane with traffic continuing straight, and left during parking hours. Of course most of the lanes in that area are narrower than standard, so I could see the thing exploding into a much larger project in order to accommodate wider lanes.
February 10, 201510 yr Exactly. And now that the corner is more open allowing for a better turn from McMillan to Auburn is possible. That intersection can be rough when a bus goes through since all lanes involved are narrow.
February 10, 201510 yr ^ But that's exactly what makes the intersection SAFER. It's so tight that everyone has to be extra slow and careful when driving through there. Yes, big vehicles turning onto Auburn from McMillan is a problem, but widening the lanes, broadening the curves, improving sight lines, etc. only makes people drive faster, endangering everyone even more. That's when you end up with an intersection like Clifton and MLK, which we all know is an unmitigated safety disaster, precisely because it was engineered only for automobile safety and easy turns.
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