Posted November 6, 200915 yr Time has not been kind to the abandoned Mount Auburn rowhouses in Cincinnati, Ohio. A fire damaged several buildings, and windstorms have caused structural damage to the roof. Dominated by a large collection of abandoned nineteenth-century row houses, once characterized by their single-colored pastel façades, and a gothic-inspired hotel, Glencoe-Alburn Place is in line for restoration into an affordable residential development only minutes from downtown. 2006 The units were renovated in the 1970s to house low- and middle-income tenants. In only a decade, it had become one giant slum. This concrete junk won urban design awards in the 1970s. These units were open as models, but were locked and secured on this visit. Only one unit was completely renovated; two others were started before funding ran out. 2008 The restored units are in green, much nicer than the pale pink. Too bad the restored units were vandalized. The hardwood flooring and upscale appliances still remained inside. 2009 Yeah, not a terribly interesting location. In fact, it is nearly downright boring, but the intriguing history of this neighborhood -- tucked away nearly invisible to the rest of the city, always draws me back in. It was never prosperous enough to attract the upper-class in what was the first suburb of Cincinnati as it lined a steeply sloped hillside, and it was relatively isolated with only two entry and exit points. Known as "Little Bethlehem" due to its close proximity to Christ Hospital, it was later known as "The Hole" due to its overcrowded and slum-like conditions. "The Hole" was home to the city's first rent strike. Glencoe was redeveloped in the 1970s -- winning some awards for it too, but it only fell back into its prior status by the 1990s. And since 2002, it has sat abandoned, awaiting redevelopment again. You can find out more about the neighborhood with more photographs -- http://www.abandonedonline.net/index.php?catid=349 Enjoy!
November 6, 200915 yr Blame...THEM! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 8, 200915 yr The first time I discovered this street, the broken streetlights proclaimed abandonment. There was some old ruin modified into a playground, with slide. But the kicker was a big sign with the names of council members bragging at how well they redeveloped this community. The architecture is absolutely unique, with those buildings that stagger down the hill, but this neighborhood has been a failure from the beginning. What to do, what to do?
November 8, 200915 yr Well, it's from my photographic perspective because I've been there probably over 20 times now. While it's awesome to photograph the exteriors, all of the historic and interesting details were removed from the interior in the 1970s (if there was much left by then), and it is nothing more than linoleum, ultra-cheap drywall and paper doors. The history is more intriguing than anything else.
November 8, 200915 yr Yeah, not a terribly interesting location. Totally disagree. I love Glencoe. Yeah ... I disagree too, think about how tight this little community would be if these were redeveloped.
November 8, 200915 yr The structural damage at Glencoe is pretty bad.. it's all load bearing masonry and wood construction. There are lots of places it's open to the elements, a lot of the floors are nearly collapsing (which will take the walls with them), and the basements are filled with a foot of water. It looks like it'd be very, very costly to redevelop.
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