Inner-city destruction and survival: the case of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine how the original street and lot patterns of an inner-city area have affected the incidence of development, demolition and redevelopment. In particular, the correlation is examined between the pattern of streets, lots and building types on the one hand, and the survival of nineteenth-century buildings on the other. The focus of the study is the district called Over-the-Rhine, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.