The two-year, $48 million project by the Cincinnati Park Board and 3CDC expanded the park from six acres to eight, refurbished the historic bandstand, and added a 450-space underground parking garage.
Within the park itself, a children's playground, a dog park, an interactive water feature, a civic lawn, an event plaza, a performance stage, and concession building and restrooms were added.
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1. Welcoming signage.
2. Historic bandstand.
3. My OTR Flags flag, created with Lisa Yunker.
4. Fixture.
5. Race Street entrance into the Washington Park garage.
6. Bicentennial marker.
7. Restroom building.
8. Picnic area, outside of the restroom building.
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10. Playground.
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21. Underside of historic bandstand roof.
22. More OTR Flags.
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25. Monument, 1861.
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27. Relocated monuments....
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32. Dog park, with Memorial Hall in the background.
33. Workers put the finishing touches on the interactive water park.
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36. Concessions/catering building.
37. Concessions window.
38. Elm Street entrance to the Washington Park garage.
39. Music Hall Plaza.
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42. Performance stage.
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45. Overlooking the Civic Lawn, with the historic bandstand and Carew Tower in the background.
46. Entrance to the Washington Park garage at Race and Fourteenth streets.
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48. Information and map panel.
49. Rookwood tiles.
50. Staircase into the Washington Park garage, Race and Fourteenth streets.
51. Parking garage mural.
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53. Sod, ready to be installed.
54. The last part of the park awaiting sod installation....
Previous reading on BC:
'Everybody's' Washington Park reopens in Over-the-Rhine (7/9/12)
Spots remain for free OTR FLAGS painting event this Saturday (5/16/12)
Washington Park reconstruction to begin with careful excavation (8/16/10)
Washington Park rezoning allows parking garage (8/9/10)
Washington Park receives $5M for garage, outreach reception planned (7/27/10)
