Cincinnati Union Terminal tour of repair needs and damage in the building

A tour of building damage and needed repairs at the Cincinnati Museum Center. See masonry cracks, plaster damage, rusted steel and other problems plaguing Cincinnati Union Terminal. Water infiltration over time caused the problems. The roof system and parapets designed and built in the 1930's leaked. The repair work to the building is very costly, but the damage will only get worse and more expensive if not addressed soon. Cincinnati Union Terminal has been named one of the top 50 architecturally significant buildings in America by the AIA.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Cincinnati Museum Center
• historic
• damage
• repairs
• tax levy
• vehr communications

[luckyfinny]

This building is an architectural gem. There's nothing like it anywhere in the country. It's also an excellent museum. It needs to be fixed.

[N9155E]

If a nation can spend 300 billion $ in iraq,

it should be a piece of cake to save a building of such magnitude.

[ngmtk7t]

Have seen the work thus far and it's spectacular. The Museum Center has a video on the work they play downstairs inside one of the gift shops, along with some artifacts of that effort. Perhaps that video could be loaded here as a companion piece to this.

[kalinga01]

It's a good thing they fixed most of these problems last year.

[itchycoopark2]

I grew up in the West End of Cincinnati in the 50's/60's and like many native Cincinnatians , took many a walk and spent lots of time on the grounds of the old "Terminal"... The gardens were lush and the station was magical... and when I visit now I am transported to a sweeter time...

Thank goodness the Museum Center is there .. It would be a shame to lose this treasure... The Union Terminal is part of the soul of the city and a soul is always worth saving...

[stenger41018]

Would have loved to see this building in the 50's-60's, but that was 20 years before my time... It is by far, one of my favorite places to visit. I can walk around the cincy history museum portion for hours on end. Hopefully one day, it will be restored to its full glory.

[cprex43]

The ROI for the private sector may be zero, but CMC@UT is an architectural landmark and is a beacon of progress to the city of Cincinnati and the Midwest. The Museum Center is a huge educational asset for this part of the country and is definitely worth saving. I agree that our national defense is vital to the survival of our democracy, but public education and acknowledging our history are equally important; CMC heralds both and should be preserved at all costs.

[denver720303]

Somethings are not worth saving. A nation is worth saving from evil. This building has very limited uses. The ROI is probably at zero for any repairs. Otherwise the private sector would have done it already.

[paulwehner]

It's in downtown cincinnati-easier to build a hospital in iraq than to fix this building