This expansive neighborhood borders Over-the-Rhine in the shape of a sliver. Mostly residential, it has a rich history and diverse inhabitants, a beauty discovered by only the most discerning eye. The Dayton Street Historical District, a cluster of houses built mostly in the late 1800s, is on the National Register of Historic Places. City West, a mixed-income housing development just north of downtown in the neighborhood's southern-most point, is the biggest housing development in Cincinnati since World War II. The quiet streets have come alive with additions like the Mockbee across Central Parkway and a church renovation that will yield a climbing gym.
The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity center in Cincinnati and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland are working together to provide educational programming for the public.
A proposed charter amendment will allocate funds to support the city’s most vulnerable population.
Money will go towards increasing the amount of good programs and tuition.
A critical step is establishing a lively business district in the West End begins with the Regal Theater, one of many theaters that breathed life into the neighborhood.
The Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, which helps residents find a safe, affordable place to live, is facing challenges due to COVID-19.
In the second part of this story, Dr. Al Miller talks about his family’s escape from Germany after Kristallnacht. Although he has shared his experience many times, he feels it is important now, as the country faces rising COVID cases, civil unrest, and the use of Nazi symbols to promote the current administration.
Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses and The Port of Greater Cincinnati are working to keep current residents from being displaced.
In this two-part series, Dr. Al Miller talks about being a child in Berlin during the 1930s. He shares his story as the country is experiencing civil unrest due to police brutality against people of color, and because nearly 50% of people in the United States only have the vaguest notion that the Holocaust happened, and many have never heard of it.
Current, longtime residents reflect on the neighborhood’s heyday in the 1940s and 50s. That sense of community lives on despite a variety of challenges.
Follow along as Vanessa Van Zant-Macy, senior director of experience for the Cincinnati Museum Center, explores looks from the 1920s through the 1980s.
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