For decades, Price Hill has been one of Cincinnati’s most iconic yet overlooked neighborhoods. Once bustling with industry, parishes, and small businesses, it now stands at a crossroads — still rich with cultural pride and architectural character but struggling to attract the kind of investment seen in other parts of the city. However, that might be about to change.
In a small cluster of buildings just west of the bustling Incline District, a group of local organizers is quietly working to reclaim a block that’s been sitting in limbo. Their goal isn’t to build luxury condos or bring in big-box developers. Instead, they want to create a community-driven creative hub, one that reflects the spirit of Price Hill itself — practical, hardworking, and full of potential.
Rediscovering the Heart of Price Hill
To understand why this matters, it helps to know where Price Hill came from. The neighborhood traces its roots to the mid-1800s, named for General Rees E. Price, a businessman and city council member who helped develop land in the area. As one of the first Cincinnati neighborhoods connected to the city by incline railway, Price Hill quickly became a destination for working-class families looking to escape the pollution of the industrial basin below.