Northside

random photos from 2 visits to Northside, Cincinnati, Ohio

the edge of Hoffner Park

We ate at Melt.  yum!

Play while you eat.  This is how we found the board waiting for us.

Aung San Suu Ky (Thanks, Duni!) 

Northside is a small community of traditional, classic, and eclectic...everything.

LINK:
Northside 
Melt

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "N."  Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 



photos by me  © 2009 and 2010     all rights reserved

Northside Mother's Day Randomness (part one)

a family excursion to Northside, Cincinnati, involves a lunch at Melt, and photographic wanderings and musings...

Nestled between I 74 and I 75, practically surrounded by several parks, north and slightly west of downtown Cincinnati,  Northside calls itself an "urban village."

A "real" population began to develop in the 1820s with the development of the Miami-Erie Canal and the CH&D Railroad.  This area, originally named Cumminsville, became  known as a place Cincinnatians could visit to get away from the city.  









After WWII, industry exploded, and the highway system became well developed.  People no longer had to live near their work.  Thus began the exodus to more rural areas, and Cumminsville declined.

spires  

Northside (name changed a few decades ago) has experienced a renaissance in recent years.  The community strives to be a hip, holistic, diverse, and sustainable environment, providing a variety of cultural, work, and educational opportunities.

courtyard outside Melt

Independently owned restaurants abound. 

inside chairs at Take the Cake

LINKS:

Northside official website

Melt restaurant

Take the Cake restaurant 

photos by me © 2010

Summertime enterprise

What did I do this Summer? Let me tell you!

above photo: Asheville, NC

above photo: Melt Restaurant, Cincinnati, Ohio

left photo: Bonbonerie, Cincinnati, OH See previous post here.

photo on right: L'Escargot Restaurant, Sint Maarten, NA

dinner on our friends' new deck. I posted a flower from their garden here.

photo below: visited several Farmers' Markets

and attended dear friends' son's wedding (3 more to come this year)!What did I do this Summer? See first photo!

How about you? What did you do this Summer? This one is for the etsy bloggers' street team carnival hosted by Storybeader!

photos by me © 2009