Posted August 10, 200519 yr A tribute to the most beautiful city in the Midwest C-I-N-C-I-N-N-A-T-I Famous Quotes: "Most beautiful inland city in America" – Winston Churchill "Thriving and Animated" – Charles Dickens "Queen City of the West" – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and last but definately not least...
August 10, 200519 yr Absolutely wonderful photographs! KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 10, 200519 yr Awesome collection! I know its been said on here before, but every time I see that old picture of queensgate, I become very sad. Man I wonder what it was like...so dense!!! Oh well, Cincy stll has OTR.
August 10, 200519 yr Awesome pics!!! I really need to get down I-71 and check out Cincy. It's the only big city the 'O' I haven't seen yet.
August 10, 200519 yr Easily one of the most beautiful interiors I've ever experienced: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 11, 200519 yr My Gawd, those pics are incredible -- they really capture the spirit of the place. Even though I've only been there twice, I am a huge Cincy fan. One question -- is that interior from the Omni Netherlands?
August 11, 200519 yr ^Yes. The Palm Cout, which is at the base of the tower. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 14, 200618 yr Bumping a fantastic thread...say, any chance you could fix the broken picture links?
July 14, 200618 yr Hey and old thread of mine. If the links are broken that is because I have deleted them from my site, I am always pruning Cincy Images.
July 22, 200618 yr Ayo, Out of curiosity, what was that castle at one time, at the bottom of Mt. Adams, and what is it used for now? I see it all the time but don't know anything about it.
July 22, 200618 yr From http://www.wcpo.com/specials/2003/newbuilding/museum.html: In 1883, the Cincinnati Water Works wanted to extend its efficient water supply main tunnel (which had remained incomplete for several years) 185 feet to the line at Gilbert Avenue. This efficient main started at the reservoir in Eden Park. To control the flow of water at the base of the steep hill, a valve house was needed. Because the Water Works wanted to enhance the landscape of the park, plus they wanted a structure that would also serve as a new entrance to the park, they felt that the valve house needed to have a special design. That spring, Cincinnati was host to the Shakespearean Dramatic Festival at Music Hall. The highlight of the festival was the performance of "Hamlet" on Friday evening, May 4. A famous actor by the name of James E. Murdock played the role of Hamlet. Even at the age of 72, this actor was very popular in Cincinnati, mainly because Cincinnati was his hometown. Although many in the audience felt that Mr. Murdock was too old to play the role of Hamlet, they were highly impressed with the stage sets, especially the opening scene. This particular stage set was a 65-by-65 foot painting of Elsinore Castle (also known as Kronberg Castle), where the moody Denmark prince walked at night and spoke with the ghost of his father. A local artist named merry painted this stage set. In the audience that night was Water Works Superintendent A.G. Moore. He was so impressed with the painting of Elsinore Castle that that next Monday morning he appeared at the offices of Samuel Hannaford and Sons (famous local architectural firm that designed, among other structures, Music Hall and the City Building) with a newspaper illustration of the Elsinore stage set. What resulted was that CHarles B. Hannaford, the son of Samuel, was commissioned to design the valve house in the form of Elsinore Castle. The Elsinore Tower was built later that year for a cost of $15,000. What resulted is the Norman Romanesque Revival mini-castle consisting of a cylindrical castellated tower joined to a smaller square tower by a battlemented archway. Since the Cincinnati Art Museum officially opened in 1886, steps were placed behind the Elsinore Tower as a short cut to the museum. However, the steps were too steep to ever become popular; and with the ever-increasing prevalence of motorized travel, the Elsinore Tower soon lost its appeal as an entrance to the Park. As of 1988, it was reported that the reservoir valves were housed in a vault underneath the tower and that the Cincinnati Water Works used the Elsinore Tower for equipment storage.
July 23, 200618 yr Crap..when I read the title to this thread...I thought it was about Cleveland! :) I must admit..the pics ARE nice!
July 23, 200618 yr Crap..when I read the title to this thread...I thought it was about Cleveland! :) I must admit..the pics ARE nice! Cleveland and "beautiful" is like MayDay and him going south of I-480. Just doesn't click. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 23, 200618 yr Cleveland is a fine city with a "great lake" but Cincy is surrounded by 360 degrees of hills on a river and is argueable the most scenic big city in the midwest.
August 8, 200618 yr Does anyone know how one might purchase any of the photos? Want to respect copyright of the artist.
August 9, 200618 yr Does anyone know how one might purchase any of the photos? Want to respect copyright of the artist. http://www.cincyimages.com/
August 31, 200618 yr Totally gorgeous photos of Cinti. Any chance of a by-line under or within each photo so that we know what we're looking at? I've always loved Cinti. So much has happened in the last 20 years. sh
September 1, 200618 yr Montecarlos, You have potential to become a good photographer. Your photos have a slight amaturish feel to them. I think you should consider taking a photography class or something to learn composition. Youve got some raw talent though.
September 1, 200618 yr Your photos have a slight amaturish feel to them. That's probably because he's an amateur.
September 1, 200618 yr Montecarlos, You have potential to become a good photographer. Your photos have a slight amaturish feel to them. I think you should consider taking a photography class or something to learn composition. Youve got some raw talent though. Well I am an amateur. I don't make a living on my photos, it is a hobby I do in my spare time. Photography, like music can be very subjective. I know I am doing someone right because people are buying my photos but I am always looking to improve. EDIT: I see grasscat beat me too it.
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