Millennium Hotel demolition means one fewer skywalk left in downtown Cincinnati
Andy Overton/WCPO
Crews began dismantling the Cincinnati Skywalk segment crossing over Sixth Street in downtown Cincinnati, April 14, 2021.
and last updated 2021-04-14 18:30:28-04
CINCINNATI â An artifact of a bygone era in Downtown s history came down Wednesday when crews dismantled the skywalk path crossing over Sixth Street from the Millennium Hotel.
In 2002, the city began dismantling them due to lack of maintenance and nuisance complaints. By 2017, there was little more than a mile left of the $16 million investment.
At its peak, the skywalks connected what is now Duke Energy Convention Center through the heart of Downtown, past Fountain Square, all the way to Riverfront Stadium, by way of the Atrium buildings at Main and Fourth streets.
Cincinnati Magazine
February 16, 2021
I know this is a stupid question. I recently moved to Madisonville, which is delightful in many ways. And I discovered two streets here, right next to each other, named Homer and Simpson! D’oh! It’s a coincidence, of course. But do these streets have any interesting stories? I DON’T HAVE A COW
Illustration by Lars Leetaru
DEAR COW:
Shall we be kind, dear Reader, and simply blame the stress of the past year for this person’s question? Or, following the Doctor’s recent attempt to find Cincinnati’s oldest working telephone number (November 2020), might we suspect an attempt to up the ante of triviality?