Personally, I love neighborhoods more than downtowns. I like that they tend to be unique and have their own identity (especially in Cincinnati) so please do not pick downtown if you chose 'other'. We all know downtown Cincinnati is great and that many people do live there.

 

This might be a touchy subject since people are partial to their neighborhoods so please try not to make cheap derogatory statements about neighborhoods or bludgeoning others for their subjective opinion. I don't want this thread to get locked.

 

There's 52 neighborhoods so I picked the ones that people on here are most likely to pick, so yeah, I abandoned the west side.

 

What's your favorite neighborhood and why?

 

Considerations when stating your case:

 

Scale of neighborhood

Culture

Amenities/convenience

Architecture

Crime

Transit

Infrastructural aesthetics (new sidewalks and roads, in-ground powerlines)

Landscaping, Topography

Future prospects and potential

 

P.S. THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER. It's your opinion.

Irregardless of crime, Cincinnati is blessed to have an Over-the-Rhine.

I don't consider downtowns to be neighborhoods but if you feel that downtown is one, then hit "other" and post "downtown". I don't think it makes much sense to put downtown in the same boat as say..Oakley. Yes, people live downtown and the definition of neighborhood is vague but they're apples to oranges.

Yeah, I was looking for Downtown too?

I choose OTR since Prospect Hill is not one of the choices.

 

Here is a few reasons PH Rawks!

 

Scale of neighborhood- Small and cozy

 

Culture-Very diverse, all age, incomes and races.

 

Amenities/convenience-Neighborhood Tavern, right across the st from OTR

 

Architecture-Italiante, Federal, greek revival, Queen Anne

 

Crime-Plant thief is the biggest problem.

 

Transit-  On bus line.  Walk, ride bike Downtown. Will be within walking distance of proposed streetcar line.

 

Infrastructural aesthetics (new sidewalks and roads, in-ground powerlines)Sidewalks for the most part are in good shape-power lines are not very pretty here..

 

Landscaping, Topography-Parks are abundant, hilly terrain with few flat areas. Lot's of tree's and gardens.

 

Future prospects and potential- New housing are filling some of the vacant lots,  neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods are improving daily.

 

 

 

"Downtown" is one of Cincinnati's official 52 neighborhoods.  That's why I capitalize downtown when I use it in reference to Cincinnati's downtown.  It is the name of the neighborhood...just ask the Downtown Residents Council.

 

I just added it to the list of options.

Without having been, I can say that OTR is a neighborhood that few cities have anything comparable to in terms of architecture, scale and situation.  It may be Cincinnati's signature neighborhood, though it may not currently be it's best.

I'm all about Over-the-Rhine, but I also love the business districts in Northside and College Hill. Mt. Adams, Mt. Auburn, North Avondale, West End, and Walnut Hills contain some of my favorite housing stock in the city.

 

 

I'm actually glad Hyde Park and Mt. Adams got some votes. It doesn't seem like most people's cup of tea on here and they don't come up in the news much but they're some of the most beautiful neighborhoods I've ever seen.

 

Who voted for Pleasant Ridge? I think that neighborhood wins when it comes to getting the bang for your buck.

 

I really do love downtown. It's got some of Ohio's best "urban canyons." The small geographic footprint of Cincinnati's CBD is its greatest selling point IMO.

 

When I rode the Megabus from Columbus to Cincinnati, all of the people on the bus were going to Chicago (everyone except me; I was the only one getting off in Cinci) and some people were talking about how beautiful downtown Cincinnati was. I think it makes a big impression on outsiders who aren't used to seeing that sort of density and preservation in a downtown.

 

Also love the random pockets of rowhouses you find; like next to the library for example. In that sense, it can be very much a neighborhood to me.

Gotta represent for the PRP (Pleasant Ridge Posse for the uninitiated), though the Ridge Rats were probably more criminal - mostly stealing bikes and storing them off the railroad tracks that cross Lester and they smoked cigarrettes (in the 80s, Swisher Sweets in the 90s). Now the KHP (Kennedy Heights Posse) were actually criminal - though they seemed to have been mostly wannabees connected to Bond Hill folks - a Woodward connection it seemed.

Price Hill

"Downtown" is one of Cincinnati's official 52 neighborhoods.  That's why I capitalize downtown when I use it in reference to Cincinnati's downtown.  It is the name of the neighborhood...just ask the Downtown Residents Council.

 

I just added it to the list of options.

 

1. You should capitalize any proper noun, as it describes a specific place.

 

2. I specifically said in the first post why I like neighborhoods more than downtowns, making a distinction between the two.

 

I think it's obvious most people are going to choose Downtown Cincinnati over any other part of the city. It's DOWNTOWN.

Okay, let's try this again excluding downtown (since that is what the poster wanted).

Everyone vote again

Mt. Adams for me...just edging out Over-the-Rhine.  As OTR continues its progress it will easily be my favorite, but not until that time.  Mt. Adams is one of the most unique neighborhoods in the Midwest with its hilltop setting and cluster of buildings on top and hanging off the edge of the hill.  Amazing place.

FYI, the Cleveland Plain Dealer did a cool write up on Cincy today:

 

Sensational Cincinnati: Lively museums, dining lead cultural revival of the 'Queen City'

 

http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2008/08/_for_cincinnati_travel_details.html

FYI, the Cleveland Plain Dealer did a cool write up on Cincy today:

 

Sensational Cincinnati: Lively museums, dining lead cultural revival of the 'Queen City'

 

http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2008/08/_for_cincinnati_travel_details.html

 

I've never understood why Clevelanders always seem to look down their nose at Cincinnati.  The article is very nice/positive, but the entire thing is also condescending.

They pretty much used the lamest riverfront photo they could find.

Ooh, it was a tough call between OTR and Mt Adams for me.  Both are fantastically unique neighborhoods and great assets for the city.  But I clicked OTR because I'm fully on board in helping its rebirth. 

 

Prospect Hill is third and the unlisted Glencoe is probably 4th (I love that place)

I swear I'm not busting any A$$ here, but "irregardless" is not a word.

It has to be Mt Adams. I know its lacking in the diversity that many people look for in an urban neighborhood, but by God is it gorgeous.  It's pretty much how I picture all of these urban neighborhoods when they were new: interesting architecture that's well maintained.

 

It's extremely walkable and has a great mix of restaurants, shops and....what am I missing....oh yeah, BARS.  Maybe too many bars, but I could put up with the circus 2 or 3 nights a week to be able to live in such an amazing place.

 

It reminds me a little bit of one of those ancient Italian hill towns when I look at it from Bellevue.

OTR.  Gotta love the fact its almost entirely mixed use. 

Mt. Adams all the way.  With its steep, winding streets and dense buildout, it feels like a little piece of Europe.  And wow, what a view.  Its only drawback, in my opinion, is that it feels so cut off from the rest of the city.

OTR's potential ALONE makes it the best 'hood in Cincinnati. 

I respectfully disagree.  Potential is nebulous and can remain unrealized.  Maybe OTR will one day rise to meet its potential, but possibly not.  If I'm voting on my favorite neighborhood, I'm thinking about what each one is like in 2008, not what it might be like in 2018.

FYI, the Cleveland Plain Dealer did a cool write up on Cincy today:

 

Sensational Cincinnati: Lively museums, dining lead cultural revival of the 'Queen City'

 

http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2008/08/_for_cincinnati_travel_details.html

 

I've never understood why Clevelanders always seem to look down their nose at Cincinnati. The article is very nice/positive, but the entire thing is also condescending.

 

because Cleveland wants to to hold on to being Ohio's largest metro, not trying to start a fight, but if I had to take a guess, that would be it

Ooh, it was a tough call between OTR and Mt Adams for me.  Both are fantastically unique neighborhoods and great assets for the city.  But I clicked OTR because I'm fully on board in helping its rebirth. 

 

Prospect Hill is third and the unlisted Glencoe is probably 4th (I love that place)

 

FYI, Prospect Hill and Glencoe are both in Mt. Auburn.

FYI, Prospect Hill and Glencoe are both in Mt. Auburn

. Them are fight'n words!! :x

LOL!

He's right. It's very serious, too. Turf wars even.

 

 

 

from a built environment perspective... OTR... but as a neighborhood it's not quite "there" yet... so I choose Mt. Adams fo the reasons others have stated.... gorgeous place with fun bars and restaurants tucked into the dense urban fabric.. hilly, narrow streets, etc.

Hey I have a question, and be honest: Who here from Cincinnati hasn't heard of Ridgewood? It's kinda hidden but it's a great little all-residential neighborhood owned by Columbia Township bordering Pleasant Ridge.

Lived here for 25 years now, and I've never heard of it.

www.maps.google.com

 

Copy/paste:

 

" 2974 Losantiridge ave. Cincinnati "

 

Click on the Streetview.

I've been to a handful and hopefully i'll be able to answer this fairly later on.

Hey I have a question, and be honest: Who here from Cincinnati hasn't heard of Ridgewood? It's kinda hidden but it's a great little all-residential neighborhood owned by Columbia Township bordering Pleasant Ridge.

 

I always thought Ridgewood was just a sub-section of Pleasent Ridge on the border of Amberly Village.

Culturally it is a little bit PRidge, a little Amberly, and a little bit Golf Manor. Decent housing stock and great trick-or-treating.

Hey I have a question, and be honest: Who here from Cincinnati hasn't heard of Ridgewood? It's kinda hidden but it's a great little all-residential neighborhood owned by Columbia Township bordering Pleasant Ridge.

 

I've lived in PR for about a year and just discovered Ridgewood the other day.  It looks like a really nice neighborhood.

Hey I have a question, and be honest: Who here from Cincinnati hasn't heard of Ridgewood? It's kinda hidden but it's a great little all-residential neighborhood owned by Columbia Township bordering Pleasant Ridge.

 

I have lived in Cincinnati my entire life, but I had not heard of Ridgewood until five years ago when I had moved to Pleasant Ridge. 

Brighton is my favorite area.  There's a load of potential in the area of West End/Brighton/Fairmount/Camp Washington.