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07-22-2008, 07:16 AM
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el gringo loco
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: South Elkhorn, Kentucky (Lexington)
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Better Skyline: Covington or Lexington
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07-22-2008, 07:23 AM
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Chillaxin' with a great city view
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Metropolitan Cincinnati as of June '09
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Interesting question, censusdata.
I voted for Covington. Why? Because of their tourism and convention industries, corporate headquarter emigrations, and its close proximity to downtown Cincy the city has a steadily growing skyline. Good for it!
Bellevue, two towns east of Covington on KY 8 on the river, is building a seven-story condo complex as I understand it. So it too is expanding its skyline.
Lexington: well, I like the CentrePointe design. (It's a shame, though, that a 175 year-old historic block is now almost completely gone as a result, but I guess if the store and club owners really cared about their establishments they would have not taken any cent from the developers.) But its skyline is pretty lame. I can develop a more interesting skyline with my four top fingers. (lol)
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07-22-2008, 08:26 AM
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I vote for Covington as well. The growth of the city is fun to watch and it sounds like there is more to come soon. Covington's skyline paired with newport on the levee and in the future bellevue look pretty good across from cincy. It is hard to beat the cincy skyline though....drive 75 north through the cut in the hill at night and all of the sudden you make a turn and there is cincinnati...it is pretty cool. Lexington hasn't changed much in a long time but with Centre pointe who knows. I like the fifth third building...it can be seen for miles around and definately is a staple downtown. Would you like some sweet tea?
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07-22-2008, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lexington Ky
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I think the Centre Point design is horrible. And typical of the Webb's they are forging ahead without any concern or input from the residents of Lexington. I predict they will build yet another white elephant to stand vacant in downtown. Graham Pohl sketched a better design on a napkin!
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07-22-2008, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Some very interesting building designs in Covington. Thanks for sharing that.
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07-22-2008, 09:30 AM
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Covington obviously has the better skyline, but truthfully that makes me happy considering I live in Lexington. The less city like, the better for me...
If you look at the picture (and I realize it was probably the weather the day it was taken) but the Lexington picture looks so much clearer. Also, I love the Centre Pointe idea and it's well on it's way. It will not be a white elephant and could not be any worse empty and new than the buildings that are there now, what an eyesore with the dismay and alternative clubs pooring into the streets.
I will say that Cincy does have an incredible skyline and althoguh I'm not a big fan of cities (other than to shop) .......their skyline is awesome!
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07-22-2008, 09:59 AM
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I think Centrepoint is a pretty nice looking building. It might not be groundbreaking architecture, but it is a nice looking design IMO. I am not really sure why everyone is calling that block "historic". There is nothing particularly historic about those buildings. They are simply old and they weren't maintained well over the years. There is very little architectural detail worth noting. Have the businesses relocated or in the process of doing so?
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07-22-2008, 10:06 AM
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Also, many of the businesses on the Centrepoint block were leased properties, like the Dame.
The property owners sold to the developers and the tenants were put out of a lease, so they had no choice but to move out.
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07-22-2008, 10:10 AM
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Yes it was not "great" the way they sold and the businesses had no choice but to move, BUT they were given a nice some of money to do so and to me "business is business"
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07-22-2008, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Soon to be Monroe, LA
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Its hard to beat the Covington Skyline in Kentucky (maybe Louisville is better) in my opinion. Lexington is great but what catches my eyes when looking (for just skyline wise) is tall buildings, and like you said before it has built 2 or the last 3 tall buildings(just taking your word). The condo place, looks great in covington skyline. I did see in a newspaper that Lexington was building some huge building.Anyone know if that is true?
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