Living in Covington?

[Bill Cosby]

If you’ve never been out of the state, I can see why it might seem weird to say you’re from “Cincinnati” and not name a small town in Kentucky. But when you get to the bigger cities in America, and some outside the US, conversations flow much easier if you just say you’re from Cincinnati.

It’s the Cincinnati metropolitan area. If people fly into Cincinnati, you don’t explain to them they’re actually in KY. They don’t give a ****.

If you live in Covington, you’re closer to Downtown than well over half the population of Cincinnati. And you’ll probably be a Cincinnati taxpayer like a lot of us.

In other words, if you move here just say Cincinnati like a goddam civilized person so you aren’t explaining geography like some hilljack.

 

[JamesIII]

Does parking still suck? When I hang with friends we've been staying away and trying the Braxton area near Madison lately instead.

FYI, free live music and beer festival outdoors I believe near Braxton tonight and tomorrow.
http://paradise-fest.com/

I live on a side street and have only had trouble parking maybe 2 times since I've been there.

 

[jameslee32]

Stringdusters were amazing last night! The stage was right in front of the brewery and the new apartments on a closed 7th street. Beautiful night.

 

[wcc31]

Covington has come a long way. Love that area on Madison near Hotel Covington and Braxton Brewing. Some crappy parts, as well but most young people prefer urban living in walkable neighborhoods now.

The East Row in Newport is a better place to live, imo.

 

[vhcat70]

I've lived in the Mainstrasse area for 2 years or so, great food and bars all within walking distance.

Ate outside at C&B last evening.

 

[vhcat70]

The East Row in Newport is a better place to live, imo.

Dad lived two blocks WEST of East Row as a young kid. Quite the come down - they were along side the Saratoga St. RR tracks.

 

[wcc31]

Dad lived two blocks WEST of East Row as a young kid. Quite the come down - they were along side the Saratoga St. RR tracks.

I live a couple blocks over from there. My dad also grew up in Newport. Was shocked the wife and I wanted to buy a place there.

 

[jameslee32]

A woman I know got $425k for a Monroe St. Victorian this year. She held out long and firm for several years knowing the Newport market very well until she found an Ohio sucker. It doesn't even have off-street parking. She paid $27k I think in the 80's.

 

[JamesIII]

I live a couple blocks over from there. My dad also grew up in Newport. Was shocked the wife and I wanted to buy a place there.

I'm actually moving into that area near 4th and Park in about a month. I've loved living in Mainstrasse, especially as a bachelor for 2 or so years, but the lass has a bigger place and the area is just a bit better.

 

[Wynn Duffy 69]

I live a couple blocks over from there. My dad also grew up in Newport. Was shocked the wife and I wanted to buy a place there.

My folks thought the same when we moved to Newport. Thought I was crazy. That was in 2008. That baby boomer generation just still cannot fathom living in the city over suburbia.

Even though the entire east side of town was pretty well rehabbed by that point, it’s still amazing to see how far the city has come since then. All the new development down by the river will really take things to the next level. Just saw in the River City News this morning that Corporex has already broken ground on the underground parking garage at the Ovation site. Can’t wait for that music venue to open - it will be legit.

Even though we moved up the hill two years ago, Newport still feels like home to me. We lived on Vine Street up on Wiedemann Hill. Cote Brilliante is a very cool little under-the-radar neighborhood. Great views, no traffic, can walk the dog up those back steps to New Cath to run around.

 

[Wynn Duffy 69]

I'm actually moving into that area near 4th and Park in about a month. I've loved living in Mainstrasse, especially as a bachelor for 2 or so years, but the lass has a bigger place and the area is just a bit better.

Jcrow, you will love living there. That is a great part of town. My only concern would be trying to stay out of Mansion Hill Tavern seven nights a week...

 

[P19978]

The biggest problem with Newport is the school district.

 

[wcc31]

I'm actually moving into that area near 4th and Park in about a month. I've loved living in Mainstrasse, especially as a bachelor for 2 or so years, but the lass has a bigger place and the area is just a bit better.

We should catch a game at O’Bryons. Decent place. I’m on Monroe. One of my best buddies lives on 4th.

 

[wcc31]

The biggest problem with Newport is the school district.

I tried telling my wife that (she’s not from around here). Have to go private- which is fine. I did myself. Lots of families in the East Row nowadays.

 

[wcc31]

A woman I know got $425k for a Monroe St. Victorian this year. She held out long and firm for several years knowing the Newport market very well until she found an Ohio sucker. It doesn't even have off-street parking. She paid $27k I think in the 80's.

It’s ridiculous, but there just aren’t many neighborhoods like east Newport now. Beautiful old houses, an actual neighborhood, walking distance to restaurants/shops/move theater, etc. Hell, we walk to Cincinnati/OTR when it’s nice.

 

[jameslee32]

It’s ridiculous, but there just aren’t many neighborhoods like east Newport now. Beautiful old houses, an actual neighborhood, walking distance to restaurants/shops/move theater, etc. Hell, we walk to Cincinnati/OTR when it’s nice.

Did it all the time as a youngster. I grew up on both East 4th Street at my Great Grandmother's house, then Nelson Place where my parents bought a house.

 

[jameslee32]

The biggest problem with Newport is the school district.

Go Wildcats!

 

[29er]

West side of Newport has a lot going for it as well. The highest concentration of 30yo grandparents, and independent Meth operations in the state.

 

[wcc31]

West side of Newport has a lot going for it as well. The highest concentration of 30yo grandparents, and independent Meth operations in the state.

Not to mention the overall urban beauty.

 

[P19978]

Not to mention the overall urban beauty.

The Licking is beautiful this time of year lol.

 

[jameslee32]

My folks thought the same when we moved to Newport. Thought I was crazy. That was in 2008. That baby boomer generation just still cannot fathom living in the city over suburbia.

Even though the entire east side of town was pretty well rehabbed by that point, it’s still amazing to see how far the city has come since then. All the new development down by the river will really take things to the next level. Just saw in the River City News this morning that Corporex has already broken ground on the underground parking garage at the Ovation site. Can’t wait for that music venue to open - it will be legit.

Even though we moved up the hill two years ago, Newport still feels like home to me. We lived on Vine Street up on Wiedemann Hill. Cote Brilliante is a very cool little under-the-radar neighborhood. Great views, no traffic, can walk the dog up those back steps to New Cath to run around.

I left the city for a 7 minute commute. Not exactly suburbia for this boomer. Hung out in Cote Brilliante many, many times with buddies but it isn't what it once was with Kroger and Target but luckily most of that traffic stays on Pavilion Parkway unless you live on Chesapeake.

At one time, the neighborhood had just about everything you could want. A church/school, a public school, a store on Park and a couple bars on Grand. There was another bar or store on Waterworks Road but I was too young to recall which. When they tore down the public school, we practiced football there at the park.

Also dated a girl who lived on Miller Street where the steps are located.

 

[Wynn Duffy 69]

Great stories, jameslee. My great-grandfather’s home was on Ohio Avenue, at the back end of it, going up the hill. Raised 13 kids there, all of whom were baptized at St. Francis.

Also - funny about you dating the girl on Miller Street. There are only a couple remaining houses there now. When I moved one was being rehabbed, two others were in bad shape. Then there was a 600K house next door built about 10 years ago. The steps up to New Cath aren’t tended to really anymore, lots of honeysuckle overgrowing them, but they are passable and a great secret little shortcut up the hill.

 

[vhcat70]

I live a couple blocks over from there. My dad also grew up in Newport.

OVER meaning EAST.

 

[vhcat70]

Even though we moved up the hill two years ago, Newport still feels like home to me. We lived on Vine Street up on Wiedemann Hill. Cote Brilliante is a very cool little under-the-radar neighborhood. Great views, no traffic, can walk the dog up those back steps to New Cath to run around.

Imagine what NewCath could get for their property. Yikes!

 

[vhcat70]

Newport still feels like home to me. We lived on Vine Street up on Wiedemann Hill.

Hill? I was drinking in the actual brewery on Columbia St. as a teenager. Dad, unc, grandpa, cuz all worked there. Dad'd open a valve on the pipe to the bottling house and drain some into a small bucket & we'd share.

The Hofbrauhaus building was the old livery for the their beer wagon horses.

 

[Wynn Duffy 69]

That is great. What I’d give to visit the old brewery and taproom. My great uncle drove a beer truck for them his entire life. I’m sure him and your people were friends. Lift a pure Bohemian lager to the old folks. Cheers!

 

[Oldblueone]

I lived in Dayton Ky in 1968 and 1969. It seemed really pale back then.

 

[wcc31]

Wynn- one of Dad’s lifetime best buddies is your cousin Tom.

Dad grew up on Ohio as well- we to to St. Francis.

His uncle worked for Wiedemann- if he came to the house and my grandpa had Hudepohl in it, he’d lose his mind and throw it all out.

Grandpa apparently hung out at West End Cafe quite a bit. Passed away when my dad was a teenager.

 

[Wynn Duffy 69]

I’ll be damned. Small world! Tom is great. His daughter was actually my neighbor on Vine Street. She still lives up there with her family.

Given the Ohio Avenue and Wiedemann connections, I’d say there were quite a few friendships between your people and mine.

Also, talk about a bunch of brawlers - based on stories I’ve heard, those were not dudes to be messed with. As salt of the earth as it gets. Sometime I’ll have to yell you some of the stories my great uncle used to tell about delivering Wiedemann in Over the Rhine in the sixties. They are certainly not public forum material.

He also had an old Coke vending machine on his porch with Wiedemann in every slot.

 

[JamesIII]

One of my lass's friends recently bought a house on Park across from us for only 166k, and I was astonished...it really doesn't need a lot of work and I would have jumped at that. The only bad thing about the house is that it needs the bathroom renovated upstairs since it only has a tub, the only shower in the house is in the basement for some reason.

 

[vhcat70]

That is great. What I’d give to visit the old brewery and taproom. My great uncle drove a beer truck for them his entire life. I’m sure him and your people were friends. Lift a pure Bohemian lager to the old folks. Cheers!

The taproom was great! Walk in & bartender started pulling & slide a glass down. Then you'd bs a while, finish beer, & turn around & put the empty on bar. There'd already be a full one sitting there for you. As they're fond of saying, "Nowhere else but Newport!".

 

[bigblueinsanity_rivals250340]

Lived in nky for a time. Loved it. But Covington is not the nky city I would choose to live in.

 

[jameslee32]

Great stories, jameslee. My great-grandfather’s home was on Ohio Avenue, at the back end of it, going up the hill. Raised 13 kids there, all of whom were baptized at St. Francis.

Also - funny about you dating the girl on Miller Street. There are only a couple remaining houses there now. When I moved one was being rehabbed, two others were in bad shape. Then there was a 600K house next door built about 10 years ago. The steps up to New Cath aren’t tended to really anymore, lots of honeysuckle overgrowing them, but they are passable and a great secret little shortcut up the hill.

The Mannings had a bunch of kids on Ohio but I only knew one. They owned the bottle house on 10th and Park. Probably NewCath kids, idk for sure.

 

[jameslee32]

The taproom was great! Walk in & bartender started pulling & slide a glass down. Then you'd bs a while, finish beer, & turn around & put the empty on bar. There'd already be a full one sitting there for you. As they're fond of saying, "Nowhere else but Newport!".

Looks like 7th and Columbia in the lower right. I went to HS a block south. We had no AC so I still have Wiedemann hops and barley running thru my veins surely.

 

[29er]

Looks like 7th and Columbia in the lower right. I went to HS a block south. We had no AC so I still have Wiedemann hops and barley running thru my veins surely.

Builders Surplus now occupies this site.

 

[downw/ball-lineD]

really enjoyed my time in NKY.

 

[vhcat70]

Looks like 7th and Columbia in the lower right. I went to HS a block south.

So did Mom: Class of 1940. Went to a few HS hoops games there.

Built on the site of the original Newport Cemetery before they moved it out to Evergreen. Unearthed several graves when building it.

 

[jameslee32]

So did Mom: Class of 1940. Went to a few HS hoops games there.

Built on the site of the original Newport Cemetery before they moved it out to Evergreen. Unearthed several graves when building it.

The old Cats Den! A tough place to play for visiting teams. Students were right on top of them. Class of '78 in the haus!