The Banks Blog

The Queen City building goes up in the background of the banks.

The southern end of the Banks, south of the new street, is alive with new work.

The garage top floors are now at street level.

The grass in front of the Underground museum is gone. Gravel and paving has taken it’s place.

The new street begins to take shape.

I recently received an email from someone asking if I could update the site a little more frequently.

My top 3 reasons for not doing a good job updating the site in the last quarter of 2009:

1. Honestly, like many blogs, this one is a labor of love. We have full-time jobs, families, holidays, etc.

2. 20 degree weather makes me more likely to sit on the couch and look out the window at the Banks than walk down and take pictures.

3. Once you’ve taken 50 pictures of a parking garage, you’ve taken too many.

Never fear, we are certain that the new road, the first few buildings above ground and the Beer Garden all expected in the next 12 months will make for good photos and information in 2010.

Have a Happy New Year and here is to Cincinnati’s future!

Just in … Christian Moerlein is in negotiations to develop a beer garden at the new Riverfront park in downtown.

Seating outside in the beer garden will be for 600. The location across from the Great American Ball Park will make for some good entertainment for Reds fans and visitors from out of town before the games. Plans even call for a green roof. Finally.

Read more:
http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/08/31/daily38.html

http://www.cincyparks.com/bm~doc/christian_moerlein-release.pdf