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WE’RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE, I T ’ S B A C K …
T H E W E S T S I D E ADVENTURE
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JANUARY 26TH
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T H E S T A R T TIME
5 : 1 5 P M R O O K W O O D COMMONS
BUSES LEAVE PROMPTLY @ 5:30PM
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T H E NIGHT
• BUS RIDER O U N D T R I P ( 5 : 3 0 p m - 2 : 3 0 a m )
•DINNERI N C L U D E D
•PUB CRAWLU P T O 6 B A R S - T B D
•$TBD/PERSON(last year $30) P R E P A I D b y J a n 1 4 t h
please send checks to:
Brandon Cress
3500 Saybrook Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45208
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T H E THEME
80’s& 90’s Sitcom
DRESS LIKE A CHARACTER
FROM YOUR FAVORITE SHOW
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5. O B S E R VAT I O N S B Y A N OUTSIDER WSA2013
“Much like the garden gnome, or the leprechaun at the end of a rainbow…. Specific information on the west side is
quite elusive. However, through my extensive research, I’ve uncovered a few items to get you acquainted with these
people and their land.”
- Chris Yapp, 2006 originator of the WSA, but NOT A WESTSIDER… MY EDITS IN RED BOLD CAPS
• The line of demarcation dividing the West Side and the East side is known as the “Sauerkraut curtain”, understood
by most as Vine Street (SINCE THIS SEPARATION OF EAST AND WEST HAS BEEN AROUND LONGER THAN THE
FREEWAYS)
• It’s home to an inscrutable way of life and ancient rituals, such as the Harvest Home Fair, West Fest, AND THE
DELHI SKIRT GAME
• Some popular westside areas include: Cheviot, Delhi, Price Hill and Green Township
• The Westside claims to have inventedDID INVENT cornhole
• Since 1912, all of Cincinnati’s police chiefs have called the west side home
• Ohio’s first prize-fight was held in Cheviot, in 1837
•LaRosa’s was founded on the west side. WE LOVE OUR LAROSA’S… OTHER THINGS WE LOVE INCLUDE
SKYLINE, NOT GOLDSTAR (THIS IS LIKE COKE VS. PEPSI); PETE ROSE BELONGS IN THE HALL-OF-FAME
• The west side is geographically defined as: West of Vine, North of the river, and within 275, AND SOUTH OF
CROSS COUNTY (AKA RONALD REAGAN)
• Some popular high schools are: Elder, OAK HILLS, Western Hills, LaSalle, Mother of Mercy.
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T H E STORY (source:Cincinnati.com)
When two Cincinnatians meet for the first time, one will no doubt soon ask: “East Side or
West Side?” Most agree the city's dividing line — at one time called the “Sauerkraut
Curtain”— is Vine Street, placing neighborhoods and suburbs such as Price Hill,
Westwood and Delhi Township on the West Side; Hyde Park, Oakley and Mariemont,
among others, on the East.
According to stereotypes, West-Siders are mostly blue-collarworkers, devout Catholics
of German or Italian heritage, who rarely move from their closely knit neighborhoods.
East-Siders, many believe, are affluent professionals who pull up stakes and move
about freely. (Some aren't even born in Cincinnati!)
Although West-Siders seem more loyal to their parishes, taverns and high schools,
these perceptions are changing. And as far as which side is the wealthiest, a common
saying goes: “West Siders have more money, but don't spend it, while East Siders have
less money, but spend it.”
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T H E DIVIDE
“When I was a Price Hill 7-year-old, the Berlin Wall went up in Germany. My
dad, trying to explain in a way I could grasp, said it would be as if a great wall
ran the length on Vine Street, dividing east from west Cincinnati. Uncrossable.
Guards ready to shoot anyone who tried.
I missed the metaphor. It would be years before I realized there wasn't a wall
down the middle of Vine Street. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1990, my
childhood image was perfect for this series of cartoons. Having lived about an
equal number of years on each side our ‘Wall,’ I felt qualified to go after our
cultural differences.”
- Jim Borgman, famous Cartoonist
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T H E JOURNEY
•R O O K W O O D C O M M O N S BEGIN
•T B D – m o r e t o c o m e SOON!
•R O O K W O O D C O M M O N S END
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T H E F I R S T LAROSA’S
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CHEVIOT BARS
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WESTERN HILLS
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C I N C I N N A T I FIRSTS
• 1850 First city in the U.S. to publish greeting cards - Gibson Greeting Card Company
• 1853 First practical steam fire engine. First city to establish a municipal fire department and first
firemen's pole
• 1869 First professional baseball team - the Cincinnati Red Stockings, now known as the Cincinnati
Reds
• 1870 First city in the U.S. to establish a municipal university - University of Cincinnati
• 1880 First city in which a woman, Maria Longworth Nichols Storer, began and operated a large
manufacturing operation - Rookwood Pottery
• 1880 First and only city to build and own a major railroad
• 1905 Daniel Carter Beard founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, later known as the Boy Scouts of
America
• 1935 First night baseball game played under lights
• 1952 First heart-lung machine makes open heart surgery possible. Developed at Children's Hospital
Medical Center
• 1954 First city to have a licensed Public television station - WCET TV
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20. FAMOUS C I N C I N N A T I A N S WSA2013
• Harriet Beecher Stowe - author of Uncle Tom's Cabin - lived in Cincinnati, across the river from Civil War border-state
Kentucky, and drew from these experiences for her book
• Daniel Carter Beard - Covington, KY resident who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, which evolved into the Boy
Scouts of America
• Neil Armstrong - first man on the moon who later served as a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati
from 1971-1979
• Doris Day - actress, born Doris von Kappelhoff in Cincinnati in 1924
• George Clooney - actor born in Augusta, KY
• Jerry Springer - talk show host, was once Mayor of Cincinnati and later anchor on WLWT-TV news
• Roy Rogers - popular singing cowboy, born Leonard Franklin Slye in Cincinnati in 1911.
• Sarah Jessica Parker - actress who grew up in Cincinnati
• Steven Spielberg - innovative filmmaker born in Cincinnati
• Ted Turner - media mogul born in Cincinnati
• Oscar "Big O" Robertson - three-time basketball All-American at the University of Cincinnati, 1958-1960, and the
NBA's Rookie of the Year in 1961
• Pete Rose - Major League Baseball's biggest lifetime hitter with 4,256 hits, was born in Cincinnati
• Roger Staubach - Dallas Cowboy Hall of Famer played football at Purcell High School in Cincinnati
Presidents
• Benjamin Harrison - 23rd President of the United States, born in North Bend, OH in 1833
• Ulysses S. Grant - Civil War General and 18th President of the Unites States, born in Point Pleasant, OH in 1822
• William Howard Taft - 27th President of the United States, born in Cincinnati in 1857
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C I N C I N N A T I BUSINESSES
Altogether, nine Fortune 500 companies and fifteen Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in
the Cincinnati area. With nine Fortune 500 company headquarters in Cincinnati, the region ranks in
the nation's Top 10 markets for number of Fortune 500 headquarters per million residents, higher
than New York, Boston, Chicago, or Los Angeles. In addition to Fortune 500 headquarters, more than
360 Fortune 500 companies maintain operations in Cincinnati.
• Procter &Gamble • Ashland Inc. (neighboring city of Covington)
• The Kroger Company • General Cable Corporation (suburb of Highland
• Macy's, Inc. Heights)
• American Financial Group • GE Aviation (suburb of Evendale)
• Convergys • United States Playing Card Company (suburb
• Chiquita Brands International of Erlanger)
• Omnicare • Cintas (suburb of Mason)
• Great American Insurance Company • AK Steel Holding (suburb of West Chester)
• Fifth Third Bank • Cincinnati Financial (suburb of Fairfield)
• Western & Southern Financial Group • Columbia Sussex (suburb of Crestview Hills)
• The E. W. Scripps Company • Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (suburb of Blue Ash)
• Cincom Systems • Toyota also has many operations in the Cincinnati
• Cincinnati Bell area with U.S. headquarters of Toyota Motor
•Kendle International Engineering & Manufacturing North America(suburb of
•DunnhumbyUSA Erlanger) and Toyota BoshokuAmerica
• Kao Corporation's United States
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T H E ORGANIZERS
D A V E CATANZARO
M A R I E CATANZARO
K E L L Y WELCH
B R A N D O N CRESS
K R I S T Y WELCH
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