Superior HVAC Services in Norwood, OH
Known as the “Gem of the Highlands,” the City of
Norwood is the second most populous city in Hamilton County, as what’s considered an enclave of Cincinnati. Today, its population is just less than 20,000 people. In a wooded area to the north, originally
Norwood was settled as a suburb of Cincinnati; it is known for its tree-lined streets and older homes.
The Adena culture is believed to be the earliest known human culture to have inhabited the area of
Norwood, like many cities in this region. Today, the very historic
Norwood Mound can be visited near the town’s water tower park. The mound is at the highest elevation point in the city and in the rest of the county and all of southwest Ohio for that matter. It was believed to have been built there for that reason, it’s high elevation, for smoke signaling and religious ceremonies as well. It is 656 feet above sea level.
In 1902, the City of Cincinnati made its first of numerous attempts to try to annex
Norwood. However,
Norwood citizens rejected this merger by a narrow margin ‒ 55 votes. Later that year, since their population of 6,480 made them eligible,
Norwood citizens voted to incorporate the village as a city. That effort was successful by the same margin of votes, only 55.
In 1903, the city had its first election, and afterward, those newly-elected officials decided to repurpose the old wooden-framed village hall building located on Elm Avenue and Montgomery Road into the first city hall for the newly formed City of
Norwood.
With 49 manufacturing companies located in the city in 1909,
Norwood earned the description as the “Chicago of Hamilton County.”
In terms of employees, payroll, and production, General Motors’ automobile assembly plant was by far the city’s largest employer between 1923 and 1987. It nearly delivered a death blow to
Norwood’s economy when GM closed that factory in 1987.
However, instead, it served as a major catalyst in
Norwood’s metamorphosis from an industry-based economy into diversified retail and office-based economy. In the years after the historic GM closure,
Norwood community leaders worked diligently with developers to construct a variety of retail centers and mixed-use office parks that many believed saved the community’s economic vitality.
Today,
Norwood is home to a variety of companies, too many to list, in addition to a slew of historic locations. They have more than a dozen parks, nature preserves, and swimming pools.
The area is rich with culture and is home, or was home, to a long list of famous people, celebrities, authors, activists, religious leaders, musicians, dancers, artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, politicians, athletes, and more.
