The Freestore Foodbank is going before the city’s Historic Conservation Board to ask for permission to demolish 1606 and 1608 Walnut Street 3 p.m. Jan. 28 at Two Centennial Plaza, 805 Plum Street.

Neighborhood representatives are questioning the Freestore’s plans to remove these two 125-year-old buildings in favor of a driveway that would access the loading dock.

Over-the-Rhine has already lost too many buildings to driveways and surface lots. This project sets a precedent for more gaps in our neighborhood. The people who live and work in Over-the-Rhine deserve a more sensitive plan.

Send correspondence to:
Historic Conservation Office
Department of Community Development and Planning
805 Central Ave., Suite 700
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 352-4890
William L. Forwood, Urban Conservator
skip.forwood@cincinnati-oh.gov

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