These photographs are from Saturday, June 20 and capture the first annual OTR Summer Gateway Celebration in historic Over-the-Rhine and the Civil Rights Game Youth Summit that took place downtown at Fountain Square.

 

1. Here's a crappy overview of the OTR Summer Gateway Celebration.

 

2. Two of the people who helped make this happen.

 

3. SE corner of 12th & Vine

 

4. SW corner of 12th & Vine

 

5. A bunch of crowd and vendor shots now...

 

6. This is the guy who started it all for the Cincinnati blogging scene.

 

7. Some performers get ready to take the stage at the OTR Summer Gateway Celebration.

 

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9. Looking south along Vine Street.

 

10. Looking north along Vine Street with the very good wood-fired pizza guy (right) from City Cellars.

 

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14. Ahhh yes, the Christian Moerlein booth.

 

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16. Some of the crowd at the OTR Summer Gateway Celebration with the renovated Duncanson Lofts in the background (only 2 units left).

 

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18. Across the street a couple of neighborhood children set up a lemonade stand to take advantage of all the foot traffic.

 

19. About 6 blocks south the Civil Rights Game Youth Summit was taking place on and around Fountain Square.

 

20. Fifth Street was blocked off to automobiles and used for interactive play areas for the kids.

 

21. An overview from the Macy's skywalk.

 

22. An aerial from the Carew Tower Observation Deck.

 

23. A bonus shot of the nearby Millennium Hotel with their crowded rooftop pool.

 

24. Back in OTR now looking at the building at the NE corner of 12th & Walnut that will soon become Coffee Emporium's coffee roasting facility.

 

25. Whhammmy

Great shots... are the 4 buildings in the Duncanson Lofts photo all connected?  (I love it when people do things that make sense)

Damnit, I was hoping it would be a bad Cincinnati tour kinda like that "fun times in Cleveland todaaayyyy" video.

 

Boo this thread.

Did you spot the nice mural on the new roasting operations for Coffee Emporium? It's very classy.

Damnit, I was hoping it would be a bad Cincinnati tour kinda like that "fun times in Cleveland todaaayyyy" video.

 

Boo this thread.

 

Haha me too. 

 

Nice photos

 

 

Damnit, I was hoping it would be a bad Cincinnati tour kinda like that "fun times in Cleveland todaaayyyy" video.

 

Boo this thread.

 

That's a good idea...originally I was going to play off the "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" movie title, but thought that no one would get it if I called it "Fun Times at 'Nati High" or something of that variety.

Looks good, though the crowd doesn't appear to be very substantial at the festival.

Great summer shots.  The last is really serene.