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Camp
Washington is an
up-and-coming Cincinnati neighborhood that once was
the industrial
backbone of Cincinnati. This heritage is plainly evident in the many
historic
warehouses and factory complexes that still line many of the streets.
Radiating
from these are residential districts with late nineteenth and early
twentieth
century dwellings featuring charming historic architecture, ornamental
porches,
and decorative cornices.
A park on the east side of Colerain Avenue
provides
green space. Reconstruction of the Colerain Avenue/Hopple Street
intersection
off I-75 has transformed the commercial core of Camp Washington, with
further
changes expected to result from the nearby planned Hopple Street
Crossing strip
commercial center development. Camp Washington Chili, a Cincinnati
landmark and
home of nationally acclaimed Cincinnati-style chili, is at the
northwest corner
of Colerain and Hopple.
Camp
Washington is conveniently
located to other major Cincinnati destinations, education and
employment
centers, and the financial and professional hub of downtown Cincinnati.
Both
the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati State Technical College are
just a
few minutes’ drive from Camp Washington. I-75, Spring Grove Avenue, and
Central
Parkway provide convenient access to downtown Cincinnati.
The bohemian
charm of
Northside is a short drive north on Spring Grove Avenue. Shopping
centers in
St. Bernard, Clifton, and University Heights meet everyday needs, while
express
access to all points of the tri-state area are readily available from
the I-75
corridor, including via I-74, the Norwood Lateral, I-275, Columbia
Parkway, and
I-71.
The
Machine Flats is located in
the former Oesterlein Machine Company Complex. Built in 1918, this
4-building
complex originally was the home of William Oesterlein’s machine tool
company.
The Fashion Frocks dress company bought the
property in the 1930s and
became
one of the country’s largest manufacturers of direct-marketed women’s
clothing.
Other occupants of the buildings have included printing companies, shoe
manufacturers, auto parts distributors, and cabinet makers.
Middle
Earth
Developers, Inc., acquired this venerable complex in late 2004 for the
purpose
of rehabilitating the building into authentic industrial loft
apartments that
are like no others in Cincinnati.
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