The CSO doesn't want thugs in itsbeautiful house. But I believe if you really want to make a difference, you can't do something like one concert in a city park. It takes a long-range approach. Every time I go to Music Hall, I intentionally walk down 12th Street and through Washington Park. Twelfth Street has become Cincinnati's version of the Bowery.
Trash is everywhere.
It's a depressing sight. While I feel safe, I'm sympathetic to the fact that elderly CSO patrons see Washington Park as a dangerous area filled with criminals, prostitutes and drug abusers. The attitudes have to change. Original plans for the project required a relocation of the Drop-Inn Center from its current 12th Street location. While current drawings allow for the Drop-Inn Center to remain, bad feelings have festered on both sides.