Cast Iron Entry

 

[Where: 35 East Seventh Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202]

Charisma

 

Cuzins:

 

Free Bread

 

And then half-way down the block:

 

Corinthian and Fries with Vines

 

Pinwheels at Freedom Center

 

1132 Bar Sunbeams

 

[where: 1132 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202]

Some Random Parade Pics

 

Rollergirls:

 

Ikea Float:

 

Withrow Drum Majors:

 

Laketa Cole Dancers, always interesting:

 

Tumblers:

 

Peanut Jim:

 

Grapes:

 

Zapatista fire eaters:

 

Snow Play in Street

Once the storm died-down Saturday, we took the sled out for a walk-around:

 

Pulling sled in Washington Park:

 

Sledding on Pleasant Street:

 

Old neighborhood garden, soon to be replaced with new townhouses:

 

A big fat guy, named Walt, used to run a corner store here. It was a bad hang out for a while, now pieces are falling off the building:

 

1500 block of Elm, looking north:

 

West 15th Street looking toward Vine:

 

Looking south on Elm Street:

 

I did NOT put this sticker on the canon in the park:

 

Gazebo:

 

View over pool to Pleasant Street:

 

Snow on rear of new Elm (Correction 1100 block of Race) Street condos:

 

1300 block of Vine:

 

West 13th Street:

 

Sun comes out right before setting:

 

First English Lutheran:

 

Vacant Race Street

Two weeks ago, Sunday morning walk. 1500 block of Race is vacant:

 

Snowy parking lot in front of Music Hall:

 

Body Tire Service Sign on long-vacant building:

 

The rear of some buildings on Republic Street.

 

Rexall Prescription Drugstore in old Paulus Kirche:

 

Hart Realty Inc, the company that used to own many of these buildings:

 

1419 Race, a sturdy townhouse, now in the hands of the City:

 

Red Truck We Passed on our Walk

 

Pinewood Derby Cars

Tiger Cub (six year olds) Pinewood Derby Cars. The plain wooden one won.

 

Some of the older kid's cars. The black one won.

 

Tour of the Q

I took a tour of the rehabs along Vine between 12th and 13th today. I was impressed with the layout of the new units under construction at 1232 Vine. I also liked the finished interiors of 1124 and 1126 Race, which I had not seen before. I am not a great photographer, and I have a hard time getting good interior shots, so here are a few interesting shots I took of the surrounding buildings:

1132 Race, South side of the building is solid brick.. lots o' bricks:

 

Different angle, showing the townhouse balconies and old windows:

 

The back (south) of Jackson Lofts, blue sky, St. Mary's Steeple and the Art Academy:

 

Similar shot, but lower, showing the rear of some Jackson Street buildings:

 

Cornice of 1132 Vine with buildings across the street:

 

Shot from inside a corner unit looking onto 13th and Vine

 

Parking Lot at Site of School Demo

It is very strange to have this large barren parking lot in the middle of our neighborhood where Washington Park Elementary recently stood.

View towards 14th and Race Street:

 

View towards 14th and Elm:

 

The lot is not good for riding bikes either, because it is uneven and mostly gravel.

Previous post of photos during the demolition.

Rehab at 13th and Race

A couple of shots of the almost completed rehab by Urban Sites at the Southeast Corner of Thriteenth and Race Streets:

 

South side waiting for construction of elevator shaft:

 

[Where: 1232 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202]

Demo of Vine Street Buildings

Model is going to build new homes here. I have not seen the designs and I do not know if I will like them or not, however, my wife saw the proposal and thought it looked ok.

Front of Buildings before demolition. The gabled building behind is a very early Over-the-Rhine home. The miserable cinder block front addition was added 10 years ago without any building permits:

 

The north side, along 14th Street, a few months ago:

 

 

Demolition in progress:

 

I'll post photos of the new building as it gets built.

 

[Where: 1335 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202]

An announcement about this project:

Please join Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory on February 8th at 10:00 a.m. at the corner of 14th and Vine Streets in Over-the-Rhine, as he announces what’s next to keep the momentum going in The Gateway Quarter. Over the ast two-and-a-half years, 3CDC and the City of Cincinnati have invested over $70 million in Over-the-Rhine. Part of that investment has resulted in “The Gateway Quarter”, a mix of new and renovated condominiums and retail establishments currently centered around 12th and Vine Streets. Now, its time to move the “Q” further up Vine Street with an official groundbreaking for Gateway (UrbanLiving) Quarter Phase III.

Crack Smoking Area

..in Washington Park. At the locked door to the toilets. Empty today, but often the scene of dealing, smoking and drinking.

 

Superheros on Carew Tower

Found these guys on top of Carew tower last year. Not sure what was going on:

 

Skating on Fountain Square

A not very pretty, short video panning Fountain Square Sunday, showing people skating:

Four ways to mix your sugar water

I broke my new year's resolution against fast food. Blah.

 

Satrurday AM Snow

OTR rowhouses:

 

Alley under construction:

 

A snow angel: