Constructing Cincinnati.

We we out of town for just a few days. And while we were gone, they finally started tearing down the old American Red Cross Building at the corner of Sycamore and Eighth Streets to make way for a new 7-story parking garage with street-level retail space...


I grabbed a couple more photos on the walk home from work...


Geez. Miss a little, miss a lot. :)

UPDATE: Here are a few more photos...

Constructing Cincinnati.

The demolition on the parking garage at Seventh and Sycamore Streets continued today...





It's kinda crazy to watch just how easily this garage is being taken down. :)

Constructing Cincinnati.

The old American Red Cross Building is almost completely gone...





That didn't take very long. :)

Constructing Cincinnati.

There's yet another huge hole on Walnut Street...




I guess this is what progress looks like. Or this. Or maybe this. :/

Constructing Cincinnati.

Still more construction on Sixth Street...


That's another really big hole in the streets of downtown Cincinnati. :/

Constructing Cincinnati.

They started demolition on the parking garage across from our building on Seventh Street.
At 6:15am this morning. :/



From what I've read, the parking garage is will become a six-story, 117-room downtown
Holiday Inn. And the old American Red Cross building next to it will be coming down to
make way for a seven-level 725-spot parking garage. Because you can never have too
many parking spots. And it's not like there are two huge surface parking lots opposite
the new developments right on the other side of Sycamore Street. :/

Constructing Cincinnati.

More construction on Walnut Street for that streetcar...

This hole spans the entire block of walnut between Seventh and Eight Streets...


I certainly hope this streetcar is worth all the effort. :/

Constructing Cincinnati.

On our way home from Rocktober on Fountain Square, it wasn't hard to notice how the streetcar construction had the intersection at Sixth and Main Streets absolutely obliterated and Main Street completely closed on a Friday night between Sixth and Seventh Streets...



I certainly hope this streetcar is worth all the effort. :/

Constructing Cincinnati.

They've begun working on the new parking garage that will be built on Sycamore Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets. Maybe not so much working, more moving a whole bunch of dirt around...



And moving dirt around seems to be a popular theme in our little corner of downtown. :)

Constructing Cincinnati.

Demolition continues on the parking garage at Sycamore and Seventh Streets...

Look at that massive mound of rebar...


But they almost have the whole garage already taken down. :)

Constructing Cincinnati.

More construction in downtown Cincinnati. This deep hole is on Main Street...

And this giant hole is on Court Street...

Why should the streets have all the fun? Let's tear up the sidewalks too!

:/

Constructing Cincinnati.

Still more construction on Main Street in downtown Cincinnati...


I sure hope people actually use this streetcar. It's made quite the mess. :/

Constructing Cincinnati.

There's yet another huge hole in the streets of downtown Cincinnati. This construction
crater is at the intersection of Sixth and Main Streets...

And just how much construction is going on downtown? Well, let just say this isn't the
first time we've seen heavy construction machinery driving down Sycamore Street...

:/

UPDATE: We walked by this hole again on our way to Fountain Square...

:/

Constructing Cincinnati.

Still more streetcar construction on Main Street...


I certainly hope this streetcar is worth all the mess it's made. :/

Constructing Cincinnati.

Sixth Street was completely closed from Main to Walnut Streets due to more construction...


I guess this is the look of progress. :/