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For spring break I decided to take a road trip to my favorite city in the US, Cincinnati.  It was an amazing trip and I met some great people. 

 

I ended up taking over 400 photos, so here's an assortment by neighborhood split between two threads.

 

Here's part 1.

 

East Price Hill

1. Mt Echo Park

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2.

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Central Business District

3.Fountain Square

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4.

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5. Government Square (Bus Hub)

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6.

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7. Carew Tower

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8. Hilton Netherland Plaza

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9. Hilton Netherland Plaza

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10. Palm Court at Hilton Netherland Plaza

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11. Contemporary Art Center

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12. Kroger World Headquarters

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13. Piatt Park

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14. Piatt Park

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15.

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16. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

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17. Paul Brown Stadium (Home of the Bengals)

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18. Roebling Suspension Bridge (Test bridge for the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC)

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19.

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20.

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21.

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22. The Banks

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23.

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24. These next ones are all from the top of the Carew Observation Deck

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26.

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28.

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29.

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30.

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31.

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32.

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33. Big Mac Bridge from Bicentennial Commons

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34. Purple People Bridge

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35. Serpentine Wall

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36. Whistle Grove at Sawyer Point

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37. Great American Ballpark (Home of the Reds)

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38. Fountain Square

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39. Fountain Square

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40. Fountain Square

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41.

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42. Lytle Park

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43.

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44.

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45. Taft Museum

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46. Bicentennial Commons

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47. Oasis Line at Sawyer Point

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48.

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49. Serpentine Wall

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CUF

50. Bellevue Hill Park

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51. Bellevue Hill Park

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52. University of Cincinnati

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53. Hughes High School

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Clifton

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56.

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57. The Windings

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58. Guess which forumer lives here...also, he wants to know what style of architecture this is. 

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59.

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60. Mt Storm Park

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61.

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Covington, KY

63. These next dozen photos are all in the Main St/Mainstrasse area

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65.

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66. Mother of God Church

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67.

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70.

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71.

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72.

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73.

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74.

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75. Downtown Covington

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76. Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (This is NOT the best view, check this place out.)

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77.

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78. Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption

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Columbia-Tusculum

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82.

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That's it for part 1.

 

Here's Part 2: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,18763.0.html

Very nice.

The fog pics are cool!  Thank goodness you made it to Cinci and back safely.

The fog pics are cool!  Thank goodness you made it to Cinci and back safely.

 

Awe, you were worried about me?  That's so sweet of you.  I checked my trunk when I got back.  Looks like I didn't black out and tie anybody up this time. :D

The fog pics are cool!  Thank goodness you made it to Cinci and back safely.

 

Awe, you were worried about me?  That's so sweet of you.  I checked my trunk when I got back.  Looks like I didn't black out and tie anybody up this time. :D

 

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Of course I'm concerned about you whippersnappers.  Y'all only have an ounce of sense between you!

 

I love the first shot. Thanks for the tour!

These are great! Thanks

You started out with a "bang"; nice job.

the fog shots are awesome, i must have slept in that day

I dig it.

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

I like!

I like!

 

But it's falling apart and economically depressed! ;)

Good job.  I told you the view from Mt. Echo was special!

speaking of cinci & yikes....this made me think the "yikes i got water pouring out of my hands!" statue lady in cinci should get together with the "yikes my hands are on fire!" statue guy in rockefeller center in ny. i bet they'd hit it off, they could complete each other.

 

lol -- the power is yours!

I really love shot number 60 of the Temple of Love in Mt. Storm Park.  Really beautiful. 

Thanks for all the positive comments everyone.  I found the Temple of Love kind of difficult to frame and I took about 15 minutes to take that photo, so thank you for the complement.

Seriously nice stuff! I love the early-morning mist shots.

Thanks for all the positive comments everyone.  I found the Temple of Love kind of difficult to frame and I took about 15 minutes to take that photo, so thank you for the complement.

 

Took you 15 minutes at the Love temple.  Humph!  And what exactly were you doing?  :?

picture  # 60 is nice ....  perhaps it was only fig  :drunk:

picture # 60 is nice ....   perhaps it was only fig :drunk:

 

I'm sorry, I really don't know what that means.

These are really great...glad you could make the trip to the country's next greatest spring break destination.

These 2 threads are great!  You saw some places I've never seen, and I lived here for 25 years.  Where is that statue of Lincoln in shot number 42?  And just out of curiosity, why is Cincinnati your favorite US city?  Is it just the architecture?  Don't get me wrong, Cincinnati is MY favorite US city, but I'm from here so I'm biased.

These 2 threads are great! You saw some places I've never seen, and I lived here for 25 years. Where is that statue of Lincoln in shot number 42? And just out of curiosity, why is Cincinnati your favorite US city? Is it just the architecture? Don't get me wrong, Cincinnati is MY favorite US city, but I'm from here so I'm biased.

 

The Lincoln statue is in Lytle Park on the Eastern side of downtown.  It's a quiet little park, which is surprising because the freeway runs directly under it.

 

As for Cincinnati, I love the architecture, and the terrain, and the history.  But the part I love the most is the uniqueness.  Cincinnati has a lot of pride in itself and isn't overrun by corporate chains.  I absolutely love Cincinnati Chili.  It's not the most healthy food option, but people seem to love eating it because it screams Cincinnati.  I also love the neighborhood's of Cincinnati.  I don't think many people realize how lucky they are to have all of those unique residential areas with their own parks and shopping districts.  The character of the neighborhood's vary so much that it's hard to imagine NOT finding one to suit everyone within city limits.  From Northside grit, to OTR density, to Hyde Park class, to College Hill suburban grossness, to CUF's college appeal, to Mt Adams' quaint seclusion and views, to Sedamsville's small town feel, to Mt Lookout's charm, and even Price Hill's melting pot.  Cincinnati has so many WELL established neighborhoods. 

Oh, I meant to ask again - what was the street in Walnut Hills where you had a less-than-friendly welcome?

That sucks - quite sorry to have heard it...that's right near my neighborhood, and normally we're quite friendly!  Hope it didn't turn you off to Walnut Hills generally!

 

Oh no, not at all.  I run into odd people every day.  I certainly hope that no one would get turned off by something like that.  I had a lady act weird to me in Mt. Adams too.  Imagine if that'd stopped me from going up that hill.

 

Is there any chance you can caption all of these, or most?  As a transplant to Cincy, many of these are familiar to me but not most.  I'd love to be able to check these places out.

Welcome to Urban Ohio!!!  I hope you enjoy the Queen City.  I'll try to get these captioned in a bit, but I've got class until 6 so it probably won't happen until tonight.  Check back tonight.

AWESOME!  I just learned on my last visit to San Francisco that Roebling also built the Golden Gate bridge with the cabling method developed on our own local masterpiece.  Cinti rocks!

http://www.inventionfactory.com/history/RHAbridg/

 

Roebling Suspension Bridges 1844 - 1952

 

John A. Roebling

1844 Allegheny Aqueduct Bridge  Pittsburgh, Pa.  162' spans 

1846 Smithfield Bridge  Pittsburgh, Pa.  188' spans 

1848 Lackawaxen Aqueduct Bridge  Northeast Pennsylvania  120' spans 

1848 Delaware Aqueduct Bridge  Northeast Pennsylvania  134' spans 

1850 High Falls Aqueduct Bridge  Southeast New York  145' spans 

1850 Neversink Aqueduct Bridge  Southeast New York 

1854 Niagara River Bridge  New York-Canada  821' span 

1859 Allegheny Bridge  Pittsburgh, Pa.  344' spans 

1867 Cincinnati-Covington Bridge  Ohio- Kentucky  1056' span 

1883 Brooklyn Bridge  NYC-Brooklyn, N.Y.  1595' span 

(Designed by John A. Roebling built by Washington A. Roebling) 

   

   

   

John A. Roebling Son's Company 

1903 Williamsburg Bridge  NYC-Brooklyn, N.Y.  1600' span 

1909  Manhattan Bridge NYC-Brooklyn, N.Y. 1470' span 

1916 Parkersburg Bridge West Virginia-Ohio 775' span 

1922 Roundout Creek Bridge  N.Y. State 705' span 

1924 Bear Mountain Bridge N.Y. State{Hudson River} 1632' span 

1931 Maysville Bridge Kentucky-Ohio 1060' span 

1931 Maumee River Bridge Northwest Ohio 785' span 

1931 St. John's Bridge Portland, Oregon 1207' span 

1931 Grand Mere Bridge Canada  1207' span

1931 Dome Bridge Arizona  802' span

1932 George Washington Bridge  New York-New Jersey 3500' span 

1933 San Rafael Bridge California  451' span 

1937 Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California 4200' span 

1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge  Tacoma, Washington 2800' span 

1943 Peace River Bridge Alcan Highway Canada 2000' span 

1947 Adams Suwanee River Bridge  Northern Florida 

1952 San Marcos Bridge San Salvador, El Salvador 

 

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