2009 ColDay Series:

 

Part 1: East Coast + Detroit

Part 2: Cincinnati

Part 3: Toronto

Part 4: Cincinnati & Washington DC

Part 5: Louisville

Part 6: Grand Rapids & Lansing

Part 7: Lima & Windsor

Part 8: Dayton & Cincinnati

Part 9: Baltidelphia

Part 10: Chicago

Part 11: Pittsburgh

Part 12: 2ronto

Part 13: The Chicago Bengals

Part 14: Dallas & Austin

Part 15: Atlanta

 

 

Chilli & Cherry Blossoms.  Go fig.

 

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Cincinnati's new tallest building...going up...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next stop...

 

Honestly some of the best photos I have ever seen of Washington DC.  The cherry blossom picture is out of this world, as is the White House shot.  Man I wish I had 1/10 your photographic talent!

This is an absolutely incredible shot.

 

Great photos... I wish Cincinnati had Washington DC's subway system!

 

I've always liked the traffic signal / street lamp / signage fixtures in downtown Cincinnati... Despite being almost 40 years old, they still lend a very clean, modern look to downtown Cincy without looking dated. They seem to have aged rather well over the years, and I much prefer them over the faux-historical theme park-style street furniture that many cities have installed in recent years.

I like the lights too, although some need painting and almost all need new LED fixtures. A few of the disjointed, hideous wirespans still exist (not the clean variants that you see along Central Parkway, but ones that are much worse).

Agreed... Ideally, it would be nice to see those fixtures in galvanized or stainless steel so that they wouldn't need re-painting. The tan/beige isn't too bad of a color, though.

 

The spherical orb-like light fixtures at the top are the only part that look a little dated, IMO... Maybe they'll end up replacing those with something more energy-efficient at some point.

The city has been replacing their light fixtures with energy-efficient LEDs as they need to be replaced.  It would be inherently wasteful to just go in and trash the ones that are still serving their purpose just to replace them with LEDs.  Just give it time and they'll all be replaced.

 

On top of that, many of these are actually owned/controlled by Duke Energy and not the City.  So it may be a policy of theirs to look into rather than the City.

Are we talking about street lighting or traffic signals? LED traffic signals are becoming more and more common, but I don't think LED lamps provide enough light output for general street lighting yet (although the technology continues to improve). For general street lighting, it's usually either high-pressure sodium, mercury vapor, or metal halide.

I like the lights too, although some need painting and almost all need new LED fixtures. A few of the disjointed, hideous wirespans still exist (not the clean variants that you see along Central Parkway, but ones that are much worse).

 

Thanks Buzz Killington. 

 

Thanks for the shots Colday.  Chili Blossoms never looked so great. 

Two of the cities I love most.  DC is incredible, though Cherry Blossom season = sheer madness for the residents of the city.  I love the fact that I now like the who's actually in the White House! It's always been a beautiful building, but for the past 8 years I couldn't help having animosity towards it.

Are we talking about street lighting or traffic signals? LED traffic signals are becoming more and more common, but I don't think LED lamps provide enough light output for general street lighting yet (although the technology continues to improve). For general street lighting, it's usually either high-pressure sodium, mercury vapor, or metal halide.

 

For street lamps, they now do. San Diego is replacing all of their HPS and MV lamps with LED lighting, and although it requires a MUCH higher upfront investment cost, it will save them a lot of money in the long run. I think I posted an article about it here on UO, I'll try to find it later today. I was referring to the traffic signals.

 

The city has been replacing their light fixtures with energy-efficient LEDs as they need to be replaced.  It would be inherently wasteful to just go in and trash the ones that are still serving their purpose just to replace them with LEDs.  Just give it time and they'll all be replaced.

 

Yeah, I've noticed that over time, they are retrofitting their signals with LED clusters rated for 20 watts that should last 10 years on average. A regular signal lamp is rated for only 6000 hours, or 68% of one year.

 

I don't really like Cincinnati's usage of 8" signals on major thoroughfares, as they are hard to see from a distance, especially if they use non-LED lights. I can barely see the Victory/Forest Avenue signals unless I am fairly close, for instance. To Cincinnati's credit, they are replacing some of the signals with the 16" variety and are using LED lights, such as what they just did at McMillian and Auburn a few days ago.

 

I can't remember the crew I saw out yesterday replacing a lamp along Central Parkway yesterday, but didn't Cincinnati purchase all of the lighting from Duke only a short while back?

Odd combo, ColDayMan, but I like it (I guess they are on the same line of latitude...)

 

Anyways, truly impressive shots. Very nice job catching Cincy's urbanity.

In this photo there's a large 7+ story red brick building shown in the upper left, probably located somewhere around Liberty Street. This building also appears in a couple other photos. Anybody know what building that is? If that building has been converted to residential lofts, I imagine those corner units on the upper floors have some pretty magnificent views of the city skyline.

 

I believe that's the Pendleton Arts Center - http://www.pendletonartcenter.com/. Go on a Final Fridays gallery hop - http://www.cincinnatiarts.com/finalfri - and you'll be impressed with its size. It's one of the largest artist live/work spaces around from my understanding.

 

There are also some killer view from inside that building looking out over OTR with the downtown skyline as the backdrop.

Thanks for the info... You're correct about Pendleton Arts Center (I was able to confirm via Google Street View). Unfortunately the timing doesn't work out for me to attend Final Friday during my visit back home in a few weeks, but I'll keep it in mind for future visits.

 

Too bad that building isn't residential... I'd give my left nut for a cool loft with that view.

Lookin' good!

Are the pictures of the D.C. neighborhood in the Capital Hill neighborhood?

Yes.