Cincinnati Surprises! 10 Unexpected Facts About Living in Cincinnati OH

[@robertbroughton1443]

Whatever happened to Hudephol, and Schoenling breweries? Hudy products were actually pretty good back in the day, along with Little Kings Cream Ale.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Little Kings...that takes me back. Check out this very informative Wikipedia page on the topic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudepohl_Brewing_Company

[@AnonymousAlcoholic772]

I went to grade school with Jerry Springers daughter Katie. Only after his passing did we really appreciate the man. Yes, he is our favorite son. Yes, he is cincinnati.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Awww. Regardless of what people saw on TV, he gave a lot to Cincinnati over the years.

[@SquiggyWigginz]

Didn't know you played the bass! Just posted some guitar videos on my channel, and some of my earliest are! You should come jam with the wife and I!

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

That's awesome! Actually, my husband is the bassist. I play piano and guitar quite horribly, but spent 10 years or so writing and performing. Where do you jam?

[@SquiggyWigginz]

@@LivinginCincinnatiOhio jam in my living room. Used to live across from mad frog. It's a bank now but was a house. Played all over. We have a 1981 Sohmer upright piano.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Mad Frog, lol. That takes me back. So, even though I can write songs, I cannot jam, I somehow am also horrible at karaoke. Are you still playing out? We'd love to know more...@@SquiggyWigginz

[@donaldsmith6960]

Another fun fact. The Cincinnati Fire Department was the first full time professional Fire Department in the US.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

That is a fun fact! Thank you for sharing! What else you got?

[@parody_mike]

live somewhat close to lunken airport - how come you can search great fire for almost every city even cincinnati Are they burning stuff they didnt want us to see

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

@@parody_mike not really sure what you are referring to. Can you give me more to go on?

[@parody_mike]

@@LivinginCincinnatiOhio there was a Great fire in cincinnati you can search google great fire of any city and every city has had a great fire WHY.

[@roivosemraiva]

I just discovered your channel.. Great information about Cincy. I did not know about the Subway System !! Thanks for posting... Now i know what Goetta is...

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Thanks so much for watching! And I will try to continue to drop these types of interesting gems on you...I didn't know what goetta was either. lol

[@HermioneGirl1987]

My family lives about 20 minutes south of the city in northern KY. We always go downtown in the winter to watch the ballet, we also love the art museum and we love Octoberfest! My parents just took my kids to a reds game and we love Findlay market! I would consider us locals even though we live just outside the city. We love it! ❤

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Thanks for sharing! There are many who do consider NKY part of Cincinnati and probably go downtown way more than the rest of us actual Cincinnatians. The important thing is that you enjoy Cincinnati. There really is a bit to explore. Northern Kentucky has some good spots too. Mad Mikes Burgers...YUM!

[@danitapowell2291]

I love the Roebling bridge. Also, great advice about Skylne and Kings Island

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

I'm here to help...Thanks for watching!

[@BoazAharonO]

The Roebling is my favorite landmark. As an engineering-nerd--it is impactful not just to Cincy but the World.

[@lynnhubbard844]

Mt. Lookout, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Adams are my favs---spent LOTS of time in those areas. Also, Playhouse in the Park and Krohn's Conservatory . Love the Loveland bike path .My cousins lived in Mt. Washington for their entire lives. Can't stand the chili---kills my stomach...hated it when my dad wanted it. Loved goetta, though. We were natives there for only 2 generations and we all left except for cousins. Mariemont is historic, too...I lived there for the first couple years after college.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Thanks for watching and sharing your views. It helps others learn more about the area. And yes, Mariemont is a great little community. More about all of those places in upcoming videos.

[@donaldscobie8455]

Little Kings in the little bottles was my beer of choice when I was a kid in the late 70s. Christian Moerline was one of the original craft beers along with Oldenberg.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

I remember Little Kings. I may have had it even though I'm not really a beer drinker. But the little bottles were so cute! I'm glad that Moerline is still around. We've seen so many breweries come and go. We found a 6 pack of Bengals Hudepohl in our basement when we bought our current house.

[@Skaggs666]

I’m stationed here on shore duty at the navy reserve center. I have to say, I’ve had the best time here. I sent my daughter to Covington Latin and she is doing so well. She and I ran the Flying Pig Marathon this year (her first full marathon) and so grateful for the hospitality Cincinnati has shown up. We are headed to DC when I PCS but this was definitely our favorite CONUS duty station.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Glad you have enjoyed your stay and sorry we will be losing you. Hopefully, you will make it back to Cincinnati in the future when you get to choose where you want to live.

[@patrick39432]

Great promo for the Aronorff Center, but no mention of our Music Hall.

[@SquiggyWigginz]

No one mentioned Empress or Blue Ash chili. How dare them! 😂 How about our subway system? Fix that instead of a streetcar! Had raves there in the early 90's. Good times.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Or Camp Washington Chili, or Chili Time and I'm sure there are plenty more. I'm sure you aren't the only person frustrated about the street car, vs something that could've really put a dent in traffic. And raves in the tunnels--I bet that was a site to see...Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@SquiggyWigginz]

@LivinginCincinnatiOhio didn't chili time close down on reading in Woodlawn? Was right down from Friendly's past Golf Manor - Now I'm really dating myself! Haha!

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

There was a Chili Time in Saint Bernard, but apparently it's gone also. And the Blue Ash Chili in Mason closed a few years ago. Hard to compete with the big dogs. 😿@@SquiggyWigginz

[@lynnhubbard844]

@@LivinginCincinnatiOhio Mason is hardly Cincy, but OK?

[@lynnhubbard844]

oh, yeah...forgot about Empress, but I can't eat chili...none of it agrees with my stomach.

[@H3llo_Worldwide]

Just moved back to NKY. Not exactly Cincy but I like to think I can claim it as a local.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Since you are coming back to the area, we will allow it...lol. Thanks for watching!

[@terrylbateman4030]

I grew up in the Bridgetown and I was going to kings island a lot an my favorite Chilli has always been Gold Star and LaRosa's and united farmers ice cream an Graters to

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Everyone has their favorites! My brother-in-law will still ask for Grippo's Chips when we go visit.

[@ly776]

Cincinnati is the northernmost Southern city with all that implies. There are a lot of great cultural things here, it has a football team, a baseball team, and a great zoo. Architecture is also interesting. There are many unique features, but Cincinnati is disappointingly divided racially and religiously. As someone has been to all the states, and most of the main cities - it is perhaps the most balkanized city in the country that I have seen - where crossing a city line or a train track means leaving one community and entering a totally different city. I say that as a long-time Ohioan who was transplanted here 5 years ago.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Interesting. Thank you for sharing your experience. I can think of some areas that yes, once you cross into the next "town", it feels totally different. Each area has it's own leadership, so it makes perfect sense. Is it not like that in other larger cities?

[@Beyondthe5thPanel]

Don’t forget about Forest Hills!

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

What about Forest Hills?

[@Beyondthe5thPanel]

@@LivinginCincinnatiOhio wouldn’t forest tills be part of the hills section of the video?

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

@@Beyondthe5thPanel it’s not listed as any of the hills online. It’s hilly, but is there one high point?

[@jfdblues]

Camp Washington chili is the best! I wasn't born here, but have made Cincinnati a home since 1996. And I'm not a big fan of the chili but camp Washington chili uses quality ingredients and is just better overall

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! People do seem to feel strongly about which chili is the best.

[@marcusloftis2779]

How could you possibly skip over the largest mountain in the area? I am talking about Mt Repose , of course. 😂

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

I seriously had to go look it up just now. Clermont County was just a spot way over yonder when the list was made, so my guess is that's why it's not included on the Cincinnati Seven Hills list. But I appreciate you commenting and now, I'll try to include it in the future.

[@johndonohue1806]

its great city. Its a New York without an ocean.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

That's quite a complement, right? Lol

[@scooby45247]

Oktoberfest: 2nd in scale only to Munich Taste of Cincinnati: dear lord how i feel fat and bloated after that.. XD

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Oktoberfest is going on NOW! And yes, I've heard that Taste of Cincinnati is an all day food fest. Come hungry...

[@Kenba40]

You didn’t mention Oktoberfest, the biggest in the world after Munich’s. It obvious you don’t care about the beer drinking culture. Enjoy your wine on the east side.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

lol. If we didn't mention Oktoberfest in this video, it gets mentioned in a lot of others. Just because I don't drink beer, doesn't mean I don't appreciate the culture. Happy to hang out with accordian playing folks in lederhosen whatever time of year...

[@Richard-j5n]

Cincinnati has good clubs and cultural stuff, but it's the most racist city I ever lived in.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

when did you live here? obviously, we had riots, but I feel like it's calmed down quite a bit since then...

[@w84q12]

Don't forget about our Woke City Council and the Gang of 5 members of Council.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Thanks for watching and sharing. I am not well-versed in Hamilton county politics anymore. Let’s just say, in most communities, if those in power can find a way to get more power or wealth, they will take it. Our area is no different.

[@joendrsn]

its probably pretty cheap

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

What is pretty cheap?

[@dmm3124]

The city stinks, it smells like pot. Indian Hill is not in Cincinnati. Sycamore is also not in Cincinnati. NKY & SE Indiana are better than Cincinnati.

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Appreciate your thoughts. And there are, in spots, a specific odor to Cincinnati--but it's got it's very own special something. The reason we include areas outside Cincinnati proper is because it's still part of the Cincinnati metro and not everyone wants to live, or can live downtown. And actually both Indian Hill and Sycamore areas have Cincinnati addresses.

[@tedgermann3904]

Not moving there but I didn't know about the pig situation. Very cool! My wife and I will be traveling through this July and we're looking forward to it! Thank you for your insights!

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

If you will be here a minute, the tours are pretty cool. I learn something new everytime I go on one. But let us know if you need any suggestions of things to do!

[@dankbuds4203]

Skyline destroys goldstar, sorry if u don't agree but it's def truth 💯

[@LivinginCincinnatiOhio]

Thanks for your comments!