tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post1775994331973493074..comments2023-09-05T03:42:45.586-04:00Comments on Queen City Discovery: The Cincinnati Gardens and The Press Box That Never WasRonny Salernohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-71095934041833155162017-02-13T17:26:43.855-05:002017-02-13T17:26:43.855-05:00As a Xavier student from Atlanta, I was very inter...As a Xavier student from Atlanta, I was very interested in learning about our former home of basketball. I love Cintas, but I also would have loved to have seen the Gardens when Xavier and UC were playing. Old arenas like this one always seem to hold something special. Thank you for helping me learn more about a place I wish I could see today!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369630168225436063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-55506774325891089112016-06-18T19:57:16.400-04:002016-06-18T19:57:16.400-04:00I remember the "handshake" game between ...I remember the "handshake" game between XU and UC! Huggins is still mad at Xavier coach Pete Gillen!!Danny from Taylor Millhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694218283597046790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-26450113676163844442016-06-15T17:15:37.156-04:002016-06-15T17:15:37.156-04:00I don't know how many times I went there how m...I don't know how many times I went there how many events I saw how many warehouse sales I went to there haha and all the concerts all the concerts this is a damn shame makes me sadmoto62https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651956687485072739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-11422862203545693212016-06-15T17:15:28.782-04:002016-06-15T17:15:28.782-04:00I don't know how many times I went there how m...I don't know how many times I went there how many events I saw how many warehouse sales I went to there haha and all the concerts all the concerts this is a damn shame makes me sadmoto62https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651956687485072739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-82200222630540726132016-02-09T20:18:30.098-05:002016-02-09T20:18:30.098-05:00Saw WWF there in '98!Saw WWF there in '98!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993510292936333843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-33545663771979956442016-02-06T16:22:33.414-05:002016-02-06T16:22:33.414-05:00The scoreboard control panel in the photo brought ...The scoreboard control panel in the photo brought back a lot of memories. I worked in that building as a stagehand and climbed the steel there for many shows. rock and roll, James Brown (every year) and ice shows. we ran ancient carbon arc spotlights that were like pushing a cannon around trying to follow a skater. Great stuff.Tom Thomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-37619196281131726832016-02-02T08:38:53.308-05:002016-02-02T08:38:53.308-05:00I just interviewed CBS Sports basketball analyst S...I just interviewed CBS Sports basketball analyst Steve Wolf, who says his father Charley, a former Royals coach (early 1960s) later did radio play by play of NBA games at Gardens from a press box up in the rafters in the late 1960s. I'd imagine it had to be a center court, not in the end zone, for basketball. I do know I saw TV cameras up in high positions above ends of the courts for telecasts of Xavier games there in the 1980s. John Kiesewetterhttp://www.wvxu.org/tvkiesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-4203788712656173082016-02-01T20:34:13.955-05:002016-02-01T20:34:13.955-05:00https://www.krafthockeyville.com/#nominationshttps://www.krafthockeyville.com/#nominationsJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994219030430357086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-45139005825933307082016-02-01T11:54:40.293-05:002016-02-01T11:54:40.293-05:00I'd love to, do you have a link?I'd love to, do you have a link?Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-19657666258142852702016-02-01T11:54:20.319-05:002016-02-01T11:54:20.319-05:00Now that's a good story - the Cincinnati Royal...Now that's a good story - the Cincinnati Royals. Such a shame they left. Glad you have those memories!Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-54231342811469808142016-02-01T11:53:47.907-05:002016-02-01T11:53:47.907-05:00Jackson, I remember many of those Badin games as w...Jackson, I remember many of those Badin games as well as your brother played goalie! Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-28214084213801284702016-02-01T11:40:53.957-05:002016-02-01T11:40:53.957-05:00Awesome article. I have entered the Gardens in the...Awesome article. I have entered the Gardens in the NHL's Kraft Hockeyville contest. The winning arena gets $150,000 in upgrades and will host an NHL Preseason game. I ask that you and all your friends vote for YOUR Gardens!David "Winger"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09686478743919336536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-59831471835568718422016-02-01T10:53:27.642-05:002016-02-01T10:53:27.642-05:00I went there many times in decades gone by...one o...I went there many times in decades gone by...one of my great memories was the excitement i as a small kid felt when my brothers and I stood near the basketball arena as the players came out onto the court and Oscar Robertson and the team ran by ! A vague memory but I still remember feeling the excitement ! Great article and photos, RonnySophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-87853108875175449792016-02-01T08:56:28.046-05:002016-02-01T08:56:28.046-05:00I remember being around 8 years old watching my br...I remember being around 8 years old watching my brother play hockey at the gardens and wondering what that box was up there.<br />Great article, definitely one of my favorites.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625984801218463917noreply@blogger.com