BB1 Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Day after day I hear tag lines and mottos of or about Cincinnati. This phrase and repetition of the city has began to hatch thoughts on what truly is Cincinnati? Is it a park that is 30 minutes away? Or is it the Germanic heritage that many can trace back to? All of which could be correct in a sense, so what are your thoughts? Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Cincinnati Reds and goeatta or however you spell it. Quote
westcoaster Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Reds, Kings and Coney Island, River, Goetta, Chili: Quote
Bennett Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Friday night football, Skyline Chili, Riverfront Stadium, and the Opening Day Parade jump immediately to mind. 2 Quote
BeastForever Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Reds, Bengals, Skyline, Coney Island, Kings Island, Beach Waterpark, Cincinnati Zoo... Quote
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Findlay Market! As a kid living in OTR on Lang Street, my family shopped there all the time. Quote
stinky Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Riverboats. Used to be jazz (before the festival). 1 Quote
MDMC01 Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 When I think Cincinnati, I think of the zoo and the city skyline (not Skyline Chili, but how the city skyline looks from afar). Although I'm not much of a sports fan, the Reds and the Bengals are both Cincinnati traditions that also come to mind when I think of the city. 2 Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Reds, Reds Opening Day Parade, the Bengals, Skyline and Gold Star, Kings Island, riverboats, Montgomery Inn, the (flying) pigs Quote
HarvestmanMan Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 The chili. Ours is completely different from the chili anywhere else - and there's so many variations of it, you can have Cincinnati-style chili anywhere from Newport to Price Hill to Anderson. Also the Reds. Quote
PhantomTheaterKiss Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Growing up Cincinnati was all about chili and sports. Since I have moved away from the area Cincinnati now is "ALMOST HOME!" Nothing like passing "Florence Ya'll" knowing that the awesome city skyline will fill your view coming through the cut in the hill. (When I lived in Colorado.. it was exciting to see the Cincinnati/Dayton signs). 6 Quote
BB1 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Posted October 16, 2013 This is my answer pretty much.. Gold Star? Skyline? Dixie Chili? Empress Chili? 2 Quote
KIMonster14 Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Gold Star? Skyline? Dixie Chili? Empress Chili? That cheese coney is from Skyline Quote
Thrill_Biscuit Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Memories of the Carew Tower observation deck, and walking along the Roebling Bridge are as Cincinnati as it gets for me. 2 Quote
The Interpreter Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 700WLW 55KRC "And this one belongs to the Reds!" 9 Quote
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 The Island Queen was a fixture for my parents when they took the river boat from the public landing up to Coney Island to spend the day and dancing to the sounds of the big bands at Moonlight Gardens. 2 Quote
Thrill_Biscuit Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Being a pro football fan who learns not to get too excited when the home team is ahead by more than a touchdown, even during the final 2 minutes; Being a pro baseball, well, watcher who has felt the exhileration of watching the home team win the World Series more than once in his long lifetime; The number 4,192 - Don't care if Pete Rose is banned for life; that's a memory that I choose to cherish; Bob Shreve's Past Prime Playhouse, which remains in the hearts of many a Cincinnatian; The Garfield Suites Hotel, and its world-class amusement park creating general manager, Gary; and... Ah, the Name is Bootsy, Baby! 5 Quote
ki lover Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 I'm from Indy so I'm surprised no one has said LaRosa's or Jungle Jim's. Two things I think of when I think of Cincy. 4 Quote
Jr for Birdy Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Gold Star? Skyline? Dixie Chili? Empress Chili? That cheese coney is from Skyline You sure about that? 1 Quote
Diamondbacker Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 I'd say that High School Football, Opening Day, Fountain Square, Cincinnati chili, and the love of pigs are all truly Cincinnati. Quote
jcgoble3 Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Forgive this ignorant idiot from up north, but what is Cincinnati about flying pigs? 1 Quote
BeastForever Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 I live in Cincinnati and I don't even know... 3 Quote
PhantomTheaterKiss Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Instead of typing and assuming... I will share something shared with me awhile back, it is a bit of history behind the Flying Pig Marathon as written in the Cincinnati Enquirer by John Johnston in 1999. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/05/07/spt_the_story_behind.html Edited for misused word. 2 Quote
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Friday night football, soccer Saturday, reds, Bengals, uc-xu, Miami U, skyline, Kroger, grippo's, Kings Island, Coney island, Americana, flying pig. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk now Free 1 Quote
PhantomTheaterKiss Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 I forgot to add traffic and construction. My view this morning, semi included for authenticity. (Btw I was not driving, my husband was). 2 Quote
The Interpreter Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Traffic? Really? Terp, late of Atlanta and now of DC, home of the nation's worst traffic, by far. 3 Quote
PhantomTheaterKiss Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 DC traffic is awful. Atlanta..... Well okay atl is just awful. Chicago is terrible in its own right. LA is ridiculous. But Cincinnati has a special brand of inconsiderate semi's, morons and frustration. I hate Cincinnati traffic. Really grates on me. Quote
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