Infamous address for Trump's big Cincinnati announcement

Jason Williams | Cincinnati Enquirer

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Maybe you're not familiar with the private East End marina where President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak on Wednesday afternoon.

Or maybe you are.

Located at 4601 Kellogg Ave., Rivertowne Marina shares an address with the former Cameo nightclub, which in March was the site of the worst mass shooting in Cincinnati history. But the marina and nightclub facilities on the large complex have different owners, according to records.

Long-time local businessman Don Jones owns the marina, which is just feet behind the old nightclub building. Jones, who lives in Indian Hill, has never been associated with the nightclub.

"Many years ago, all of it was owned by the same developer," said Chris Finney, Jones' attorney. "At some point before Don was involved, the partners broke it all up."

Jones did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

Finney said he does not know how Jones and the Trump team were connected in order for the president to use the marina for his announcement regarding the nation's aging locks and dams and other inland waterway infrastructure. Jones' name was not found in a check of Trump's campaign finance records.

The Enquirer reached out to the White House to see if Trump plans to mention the nightclub shooting in his speech. A White House spokesman said he is looking into it.

A man died and 16 others were injured in the shooting on March 26, which is one of the worst mass shootings this year in the U.S. A gunman died a week later in the hospital. Cameo was shutdown permanently after the shooting.