October 30, 200816 yr From the looks of it, I'll bet that place is just infested with liberal, tree-huggin', Democrat-votin', pot-smokin' hippies! :-D [Edit] ... liberal, tree-huggin' Green-party-votin', hybrid-drivin', pot-smokin' hippies. :lol:
October 31, 200816 yr Throw in a Cheesecake Factory and a Z Gallerie and you've got yourself a lifestyle center... at least it's better than all that Sawmill Road crap.
October 31, 200816 yr From the looks of it, I'll bet that place is just infested with liberal, tree-huggin', Democrat-votin', pot-smokin' hippies! :-D If that is true, it sounds like my kind of town.
October 31, 200816 yr Ink, maybe you are running low on gritty subject matter? This place kind of reminds me of Santa Cruz, CA where the local liberal, tree-huggin', Green party voting, pot smokin hippies, live in tiny houses that sell for well over 1 million apiece. Saw the Barber "Shoppe" sign-those extra 2 letters tacked on the end of shop will likely cost you another $5 for a haircut. Also any business that uses the word old spelled "olde" is usually gonna' cost ya' some extra bucks as well. Still, I prefer the pseudo-"old towne look" to the characterless typical commerical strip centers found from sea to shining sea. I see one of the companies now marketing these pseudo historic style commercial structures is called "Stonehenge" How appropriate. Much better than "Retro". Isn't it ironic that new buildings are being constructed in historic styles to replace the old historic buildings that were torn down? Maybe this is a good trend and those communities that have lost their historic buildings can now have replicas built. Do Dubliners kiss the frog for good luck?
October 31, 200816 yr Wait, how many of these buildings are new? Dublin was founded 200 years ago. I'm sure they've got a few originals there. Are there any cornerstones with dates to take photos of? ;)
October 31, 200816 yr Nice job. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 31, 200816 yr That's the original Dublin -- now the faux Dublin strangled by sprawl in all directions.
October 31, 200816 yr Throw in a Cheesecake Factory and a Z Gallerie and you've got yourself a lifestyle center... at least it's better than all that Sawmill Road crap. I was thinking the exact same thing!!! In Canton, we have Mellet mall, which originally had no roof. Then it was covered by a roof and renamed Canton Centre. Now they are de-roofing it and calling it a lifestyle center....ugh. I went to Crocker Park one winter and they can make it as cutesy as they want, but nothing could take my mind of how stupid cold I was.
October 31, 200816 yr ^Yep. Most of Dublin is a disaster and really doesn't look any different from Hilliard. But I do think Dublin tends to be pretty liberal as far as suburbs go.
October 31, 200816 yr Could someone tell me what's up with the stone walls that have the vertical stones on top? Is that something people just like to do around there or is there a story behind it? It's in the 7th pic down and is all over around Riverside Dr. as well.
October 31, 200816 yr Could someone tell me what's up with the stone walls that have the vertical stones on top? Is that something people just like to do around there or is there a story behind it? It's in the 7th pic down and is all over around Riverside Dr. as well. Skateboard repellent?
October 31, 200816 yr Why ugh? I think this place looks nice. Reminds me a bit of downtown Montgomery (metro cincy) a bit. Accurate comparison?
October 31, 200816 yr Could someone tell me what's up with the stone walls that have the vertical stones on top? Is that something people just like to do around there or is there a story behind it? It's in the 7th pic down and is all over around Riverside Dr. as well. Skateboard repellent? Yeah or maybe they really just don't want people taking a seat! :-)
October 31, 200816 yr Why ugh? I think this place looks nice. Reminds me a bit of downtown Montgomery (metro cincy) a bit. Accurate comparison? Kinda, but Dublin is more "cutsey" (it's near the river, blah blah) while Montgomery is more "commercial strip." "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 31, 200816 yr Actually - it looks a lot like Centerville (suburb of Dayton). It looks nice, but I think Centerville has many more original houses and retail shops made out of limestone. I have seen worse - I do like Centerville a lot - They have done a great job reivigorating the Downtown lately with boutiques.
October 31, 200816 yr Chagrin Falls is bigger and the waterfall is just an added bonus. It's a LOT like Centerville (excellent comparison) and agreed on it having limestone, blah blah. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 16, 200816 yr Cute seems to be a pretty good description. I like the form of the new construction...very nice, but almost standard for the Cbus area at this point. Thanks for the pics ink.
November 24, 200816 yr I think the stone walls are done the way they are so as to mimic the stone walls ubiquitous to Ireland
November 24, 200816 yr Could someone tell me what's up with the stone walls that have the vertical stones on top? Is that something people just like to do around there or is there a story behind it? It's in the 7th pic down and is all over around Riverside Dr. as well. Dry stone fencing, although you typically see it on farms, not in urban districts. It is historic to Kentucky and was not as prevalent in Ohio due to the settlement of Kentucky prior to Ohio via the Wilderness Road, and by the time most of Ohio was cultivated, stone fencing fell out of favor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_stone
November 25, 200816 yr I believe the majority of buildings in "old " dublin are original.They definately have gone through some rehab and the new construction in the area is designed to blend in with the old. This is at least the word I've gotten from people who grew up in the area long before it was even considered a columbus suburb. Muirfield Village,sawmill rd,and tartan fields are quite a different story.:)
January 24, 201015 yr I lived in Dublin for a while. As Ink said, those stone walls with the top layer set on edge is an ancient design that is common in Ireland; I assume that they are meant to miimic Dublin from the old world. In any case, there are more of those in Dublin and many of them are very old. Another interesting thing in Dublin is the number of waterfalls that drop into the Scioto River. Many of them are on private property and therefore not accessible, but there is a big one surrounded by a public park called Hayden Run Falls or something like that.
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