RIP: 1976-1978 Eleanor St, Mount Auburn
Single-family
DOB: 1875
Died: October 2007
Cause of death: A damaged roof, missing and falling bricks, and failing gutters. Parts of the building were in danger of collapse, so it was condemned in January. The owner planned on making repairs, but her contractor told her it was a lost cause. The City went forward with pre-prosecution (she didn't show up), then demolished the building and sent her the bill.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Wrecking Cincinnati, 10/26/07
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There's more this story. Those buildings in the late 1800s offered shops and services to people going up and down the Mount Auburn incline.
It was just about the only place locals on top of the hill could go, the shopping center for Mount Auburn in its time.
Cool!
I didn't really know their history, but they did have the appearance of commercial storefronts. So I often wondered.
Don't you love how the city doesn't give a darn about preserving the historical buildings to help revive neighborhoods. They'd rather knock it all down. Does the city get fed money for demolishing the buildings? i thought I'd read it somewhere- but perhaps it was a different situation. It's just great that they can knock down buildings when there is litigation surrounding the preservation.
Those buildings were, indeed, historic. As I noted, the first shopping center for Mount Auburn.
They should have been saved.
Another concern should be the buildings at West Eighth and Glenway in lower Price Hill, which in the late 1800s was a shopping area for people coming and going on the Price Hill incline.
- Rick Hines
What I found interesting is that these buildings never went into a hazard abatement phase. Normally they would have to be declared a public nuisance (which would require hearings), there would be notification to the owner, the demo would be put out for bid and then they'd be demolished.
Instead it seems that they skipped that step entirely.
Rick...totally agree on those buildings.
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