September 8, 20168 yr Museum Center unveils plans for new visitor spaces There’s a lot of work going on behind the scenes at Union Terminal right now, but Cincinnati Museum Center visitors will see big changes when all of its renovated spaces open to the public in 2018. The repair and renovation of the 83-year-old Cincinnati icon is underway, but Museum Center CEO Elizabeth Pierce said the changes to exterior walls, the property’s fountain and other big projects will be starting soon. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/09/08/museum-center-unveils-plans-for-new-visitor-spaces.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 2, 20168 yr OT, but did anyone catch The Flash last night? The building they showed, which I assume is the future Hall of Justice, is obviously an edited version of Union Terminal!
December 2, 20168 yr They also showed it tonight on Legends of Tomorrow. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 1, 20178 yr Union Terminal secures financing for restoration Mar 1, 2017, 11:08am EST Erin Caproni Digital Producer Cincinnati Business Courier The $213 million restoration of Cincinnati’s Union Terminal has been underway for several months, but the project just received the final piece of the puzzle for its funding. Cincinnati Museum Center, Union Terminal LLC and Union Terminal Corp. have secured historic tax credit investment and bridge financing from PNC Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Fifth Third Bank. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/03/01/union-terminal-secures-financing-for-restoration.html
July 11, 20177 yr A few photos of the ongoing construction at Union Terminal. The exterior masonry is looking beautiful:
November 8, 20177 yr Based on this photo, it appears they have completely demolished the old fountains in front of Union Terminal: More info: http://myunionterminal.com/duke-energy-childrens-museum-closed-through-spring-2018/ One area that proved particularly susceptible to water penetration is the plaza in front of the building, which sits above mezzanine and lower level museum spaces below, including portions of the Museum of Natural History & Science, Cincinnati History Museum and Duke Energy Children’s Museum. Steel beneath the plaza has been affected by water penetration and requires more extensive work than anticipated.
November 8, 20177 yr It may have been completely disassembled and taken off site for restoration, and will be brought back and reassembled when complete.
November 8, 20177 yr It sounds like they found issues that made them to unexpectedly fully close down the Children's Museum for a few months. It's a shame since that was such a good place to take the kids on those cold messy winter Cincinnati days. "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffett
November 8, 20177 yr It may have been completely disassembled and taken off site for restoration, and will be brought back and reassembled when complete. Good point... they probably can re-use a lot of the pre-cast and granite pieces.
November 8, 20177 yr It may have been completely disassembled and taken off site for restoration, and will be brought back and reassembled when complete. Good point... they probably can re-use a lot of the pre-cast and granite pieces. Yep they did number & disassemble all of the outer parts. There is a locked fenced area at the front left as you pull in that has all the stone to be replaced.
November 17, 20177 yr This video shows that they did de-construct the fountain in a way that they'll be able to re-install the historic stone and terrazzo pieces.
