Elements of Urbanism: Covington, Kentucky

[Metro Jacksonville]

Elements of Urbanism: Covington, Kentucky



Metro Jacksonville visits Northern Kentucky's largest city: Covington

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2010-sep-elements-of-urbanism-covington-kentucky

[Hurricane]

That condo on the water is awesome!  I love how it completely transforms the look of the city from plane hum-drum, into showing a glimmer of modern architecture.  Me Likee.

[BridgeTroll]

What a cool city!  Never really heard of it until now.  Noticed quite a few Paddle wheel boats on the river... How does a small city like this have such beautiful boats moving about and Jax has two barges poorly dressed up to vaguely resemble a paddle boat?

[ChriswUfGator]

Louise DeSpain moved back to Kentucky, so you can probably expect those historic buildings to be gone anyday now.

[thelakelander]

What a cool city!  Never really heard of it until now.  Noticed quite a few Paddle wheel boats on the river... How does a small city like this have such beautiful boats moving about and Jax has two barges poorly dressed up to vaguely resemble a paddle boat?

It's directly across the river from Cincinnati.  Covington is basically downtown Cincinnati's "Southbank" or San Marco.

[heights unknown]

Quaint little City; Covington's downtown looks more action packed than Jax's though it's a much smaller city. Nice looking suburban city of Cincy.

"HU"

[Doctor_K]

Hooray Cincy/Covington!  Been there once and it was a killer good time.

The pedestrian Bridge spanning the river is really neat to walk across.  Newport on the Levee is a newer, more upscale version of the Landing - or at least that's my impression of it.  The Irish pub on-premesis is an awesome place too...and the birthplace of my favorite adult beverage, the Grape Ape.

Thanks for the article and bringing back some good memories!

[Ethylene]

Ahhh, memories! This is where I learned to row, 4's and 8's! Good times!

Incidentally, when you fly to Cincinnati, you land in Covington!

[finehoe]

Newport on the Levee is a lifestyle center that opened on the Newport waterfront in 2001.  Tenants include AMC Newport 20 Theatres, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, GameWorks and the Newport Aquarium.

Yay!  Another lookalike "entertainment district" with the same old tired offerings you can find anywhere else.  I predict Jacksonville will succeed in creating one in about ten years, after the trend has run it's course and other cities have moved on to the next fad.

[thelakelander]

^The good thing about vibrant cities is there's room for all.  If you don't like Newport on the Levee, there are several authenic districts in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region such as Mount Adams or Over-The-Rhine that are more in line with what you're looking for.

[I-10east]

I went past Covington to go to Kings Island. I saw no reason to go there, and after looking at this thread I still don't see any reason to visit. I'm sorry, that condo looks awful IMO; It's clashing with the entire skyline. I believe some people won't have any problem with any kinda modern arch. no matter how ugly it is. That bridge does look appealing and grand like a mini Brooklyn Bridge.

[heights unknown]

I-10...are you talking about that lopsided slum building piercing the skyline?  It is awful and fugly...really!

"HU"

[Keith-N-Jax]

Yep looks out of place.

[thelakelander]

I like it. It reeks of creativity being allowed, embraced and accepted on a larger level. It's a big change from the typical glass or beige box.

[Doctor_K]

I like it. It reeks of creativity being allowed, embraced and accepted on a larger level. It's a big change from the typical glass or beige box.

+1

And it's at the very least unique, making it a sort of trademark on the skyline - not unlike Modis here.