Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, aka Cincy, aka Queen City, is Ohio’s largest city – though not the capital (which is Columbus). Like Rome, it’s a city of seven hills: Mount Adams, Walnut Hills, Mount Auburn, Vine Street Hill, College Hill, Fairmount, and Mount Harrison. Those hills may be a challenge to climb, but the views are every bit worth the effort. (Price Hill is ascended via Mt. Hope Avenue, a road so steep that when I was a kid we joked, “I hope the car can make it!”)

I have fond memories of my grandmother’s elegant home at the end of Bushnell Street. From her back porch you could see the whole city, and (in 1958) hear the calliopes of riverboats on the Ohio River. The home and gardens, alas, are no more; they’ve been replaced by a three-story apartment complex.

• Wikipedia: Cincinnati
• Official Website: cincinnati-oh.gov
• Tourism Website: cincinnatiusa.com
• Tourism Website: cincyusa.com
• Tourism Website: downtowncincinnati.com
• Google Map
• Related: Wikipedia: Cityscape of Cincinnati
• Related: City of Cincinnati: Local Historic Landmarks
• For Your Bookshelf: Architecture in Cincinnati
• For Your Bookshelf: Walking Cincinnati

Cincinnati Photo Galleries

Cincinnati / Carew Tower

Carew Tower, a Cincinnati Art Deco landmark since 1930, is a mixed-use skyscraper containing offices, hotel, and restaurant and shops. Name: Carew TowerLocation: 441 Vine StreetYear Completed: 1930Architect: Delano &EXPLORE NOW

Cincinnati / City Hall

Cincinnati City Hall, seat of the municipal government, was built in 1894 and designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons in the Richardson Romanesque style. Name: Cincinnati City HallLocation: 801 PlumEXPLORE NOW

Cincinnati / Dixie Terminal

Cincinnati landmark Dixie Terminal keeps reinventing itself. It has served as a streetcar terminal, bus terminal, stock exchange, railroad ticket office, and office building. The Fourth Street entrance is aEXPLORE NOW

Cincinnati / Great American Tower

Great American Tower at Queen City Square dominates the Cincinnati skyline. Architect Gyo Obata based the glass-and-aluminum skyscraper's crown on Princess Diana's tiara. A fitting homage to the "Queen City."EXPLORE NOW

Cincinnati / Music Hall

Cincinnati Music Hall dominates the performing arts scene in the Queen City. The Venetian Gothic landmark now serves Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and CincinnatiEXPLORE NOW

Cincinnati / Union Terminal

Cincinnati Union Terminal, once a bustling passenger rail station, is now primarily a museum. Amtrak's remaining service at this writing is six trains a week on the New York-Chicago CardinalEXPLORE NOW

Much more to come!