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Over-the-Rhine, sometimes abbreviated OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States.〔Over-the-Rhine Foundation. (Guide to OTR Architecture ). Accessed on 2009-08-13.〕 Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with 943 contributing buildings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OH/Hamilton/districts.html )〕 It contains the largest collection of Italianate architecture in the United States,〔〔Quinlivan (2001)〕〔http://cincinnati.com/blogs/developingnow/2012/01/04/demolition-begins-in-over-the-rhine/〕〔http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/76941〕 and is an example of an intact 19th-century urban neighborhood.〔Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce, (Over-the-Rhine Historical Sites )〕 It was developed at a time of a high rate of German immigration to Cincinnati, and became the heart of its ethnic German community for decades. When Old St. Mary's Church opened here in 1842, it was the largest church in the Ohio Valley. Today the neighborhood has a strong arts community,〔cincy.com ("Over the Rhine :: Arts & Play" ), Cincy.com, Accessed on 2009-08-19〕 and is home to two arts schools and many theatres and galleries. In the 21st century, it is considered the fastest-growing, trendiest neighborhood in the city; Over-the-Rhine has been voted 'Best Cincinnati Neighborhood' in CityBeat's ''Best of Cincinnati'' from 2011-2014. Since the early 2000s, OTR has been experiencing rapid development, with many buildings being rehabilitated for use as apartments, condos and retail spaces. Over-the-Rhine is bordered by the neighborhoods of Downtown, CUF, Prospect Hill, Pendleton, and the West End. == Etymology == The neighborhood's distinctive name comes from its builders and early residents, German immigrants of the mid-19th century. Many walked to work across bridges over the Miami and Erie Canal, which separated the area from downtown Cincinnati. The canal was nicknamed "the Rhine" in reference to the Rhine River in Germany, and the newly settled area north of the canal as "Over the Rhine."〔〔Kenny (1875), pg. 130.〕 In German, the district was called "über den Rhein." An early reference to the canal as "the Rhine" appears in the 1853 book ''White, Red, Black'', in which traveler Ferenc Pulszky wrote, "The Germans live all together across the Miami Canal, which is, therefore, here jocosely called the 'Rhine.' " In 1875 writer Daniel J. Kenny referred to the area exclusively as "Over the Rhine." He noted, "Germans and Americans alike love to call the district 'Over the Rhine.' "〔Kenny (1875), pg. 129.〕 The canal was drained and capped by Central Parkway, the resulting tunnel was to be used for the now defunct Cincinnati Subway project. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Over-the-Rhine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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