Gamble House Update

11/23/10 Livable Communities Committee
Not much new. Winburn seems to be thinking too much & making for a very convoluted direction. The committee will hold the measure til after a hearing on Dec 6 when Greenacres will be seeking permission for demolition. Appropriateness of eminent domain was rehashed. Nobody from Greenacres spoke. Nobody spoke in favor of Greenacres. (I had to trim the comments to fit this thing on Vimeo).
Berding brought up the issue of who possesses the property after an eminent domain takeover. This was the major issue in regards to the Norwood eminent domain case.
Quinlivan reiterated the most common sense opinion that is probably on everybody's minds (except maybe Greenacres) - that Greenacres & the Preservation Association just work it out.

PS, not in this clip but right before, a vote was made to liberalize zoning along the streetcar route in regard to minimum parking. I can only guess that Winburn (and 1 other, I couldn't tell who it was) opposed this due to his blind hatred of the streetcar project. His love of big government should certainly raise some red flags amongst local Tea Baggers.
oh, right....

Knowlton's Corner, intersection of Hamilton Avenue, Spring Grove Avenue and Hoffner Street
The Cincinnati Perservation Association offers a series of walking tours that explore various parts of the city. On this year's list is a walking tour of Northside.
Looks like the weather is going to cooperate, too !
From the Cincinnati Preservation Association website:
The Specially offered Northside tours will start at 11:00 a.m. at the BP station at Knowlton's Corner (intersection of Hamilton Avenue, Spring Grove Avenue and Hoffner Street). There is public parking just 1/2 block up Hamilton Avenue past Wizard Computers at 4024 Hamilton. The price of the tour is $10/adult; $5/child. The tour is approximately 2 hours, 2+ miles and will feature more than 30 sites in the area.