Talk:Mount Washington, Cincinnati

Uptown

"Uptown" not the official Mt. Washington NBD description, especially since Uptown is the collective name for University Heights/Clifton Heights/Fairview, Mt. Auburn, Corryville, Avondale, Walnut Hills, and Clifton.

What edict requires only official descriptive terms in these articles? I see all sorts of unofficial, undocumented, colloquial terms for Cincinnati in the Cinti article, for example. "Uptown" is certainly a colloquial reference to the business district on Beechmont stretching from near Corbly to about Mears. I was there and I know. Mt Washington is not the kind of community where this sort of thing would be memorialized in a book or even a newspaper article. And using it for Mt Washington does not preclude it being used elsewhere in other contexts.

Pzavon 23:44, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Very true, but the "Uptown" name is not one that is used my all in Mt. Washington. As a lifelong resident, I have never heard it be used once. Also, Mt. Washington is a part of Cincinnati, therefore the "distinguishing it from..." should be removed or at least altered. Also, the official boundries of the business district are from Crestview Place to one parcel past Mears Avenue.

As I said, from "near" Corbly to "near" Mears. As to never having heard the term "Uptown" in this context, I guess I have to start thinking about changes with time. How long is your lifetime in Mt. Washington? I lived at the corner of Mears and Glade, then on Sturdy near Crestview in the 1950's and 1960's, attending both Mt Washington and Eastern Hill Elementary Schools. Literally everyone, adults as well as children, used "Uptown" to describe going to that Beechmont business district as distinct from "going Downtown." Perhaps the term fell out of use. Pzavon 01:48, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah! "...other two [business] districts in Mt Washington..." There were no such animals in the 1960s and for some time after. At least not recognized as distinct districts. Pzavon 01:53, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

And it appears that time alone is the fault of our confusion. I have lived in Mt. Washington from the 1980s to the present (my entire lifetime). The neighborhood has changed drastically throughout my lifetime, especially in recent years. With the Comp. Plan. in progress, the business districts will be officially named based on community input, and by the city of Cincinnati. Thanks for all your information!!

Changed, no doubt. Yet the area is VERY recognizable when visiting. By the way, shouldn't you add something about Stansbury Park to this article. It is quite a large park, to judge by its foot print on the maps. All I remember of it now is the wide expanse of grass near the entrance (seemed absolutely huge to a 5 year old), and the reproduction of the statue of The Thinker.

Pzavon 17:04, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I checked with my sister, who still lives in Mt. Washington a stone's throw from Beechmont and Corbly. She says she still uses the term "Uptown" but doesn't recall hearing it from others lately. She suspects they just mention the specific store they are going to. Pzavon 00:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Desirable

The word "desirable" was added as a way of noting that Mt. Washington property values are steadily increasing, which is a true statement and verifiable. Obviously this would not occur in a community that is "undesirable", and is used in many contexts to describe the community.

I suggest then that you find a way of saying just that. You might also find a way to privide a relevant citation. Pzavon 02:39, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Mt. Washington, Ohio??? instead of "Mt. Washington, Cincinnati"=

Why was this moved? Mt. Washington is a Cincinnati neighborhood, not a municipality (not a city or village), but part of the municipality of Cincinnati... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.72.199.194 (talk) 01:16, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Seems a reasonable observation. Perhaps someone unfamiliar with the geography was trying to standardize titles of articles. Shall we move it back? Pzavon (talk) 03:03, 30 March 2008 (UTC)