Vintage Cincinnati

ColDayMan · #1 Posted **Jan 4, 2011, 10:13 PM**

Exactly what the name implies. One of the country's earliest major league cities, these photos =

Crosley Field

http://www.crosley-field.com/

1908 Cincinnati

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

1908 Cincinnati

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

1920's Cincinnati

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

1935 Cincinnati - Notice Central Trust still has its 10ft. spire before demo'd

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

1935 Cincinnati - Above Union Terminal

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

1935 Cincinnati, from Lower Price Hill

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Late 70's Cincinnati, above Mt. Adams

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

From atop the Carew Tower in the 1930's:

Looking north towards Over-the-Rhine

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Looking east towards Mt. Adams

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Looking southwest, towards Ludlow

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Looking west, towards Queensgate

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

From atop the Carew Tower in the 1960's:

Looking north over the 1930's built Terrace Plaza Hotel

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Over-the-Rhine

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Looking up Vine Street, from Central Trust (now PNC Tower)

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Looking east on Fifth

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Our much-used subway (by Museum Center tour guides)!

http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/

http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/

And, of course, the humdinger of aerials:

Downtown, 1921

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

Queensgate, 1933

http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/

I hope you enjoyed.

Coldrsx · #2 Posted **Jan 5, 2011, 11:07 PM**

I did, thank you.

KevinFromTexas · #3 Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 12:01 AM**

Fantastic. I love old photos of cities. Those aerials from 1935 were especially cool.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColDayMan

1935 Cincinnati - Notice Central Trust still has its 10ft. spire before demo'd

http://www.cincinnativiews.net/

I had no idea there used to be a spire up there. Part of it is still there isn't it, but not as tall?

Expat · #4 Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 1:29 AM**

Thanks, I love seeing old pictures like this. A mighty beast of a city.

simms3_redux · #5 Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 1:35 AM**

Very very dense.

ethereal_reality · #6 Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 1:39 AM**

Great vintage photos.

Thanks for posting them ColDayMan.

ColDayMan · #7 Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 4:47 AM**

Quote:

I had no idea there used to be a spire up there. Part of it is still there isn't it, but not as tall?

Yes, half the spire is there (the flat section). It's a shame because I prefer the old spire.

Kingofthehill · #8 Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 5:15 AM**

What a city!

Centropolis · #9 Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 6:32 AM**

That's some serious ass 19th century urban fabric. Thanks for sharing. Cincy is kinda all mystical and mysterious to me, even though my city is a cousin - the more I see on here the betta.

Paradox21 · #10 Posted **Jan 11, 2011, 11:34 PM**

Another salvo in the 2011 Queen City invasion on SSP! Well done, Chris. And you’re welcome!

subterranean · #11 Posted **Jan 12, 2011, 3:16 PM**

Unreal! Love it!

Buckeye Native 001 · #12 Posted **Jan 12, 2011, 5:34 PM**

They really pack 'em into that basin

photoLith · #13 Posted **Jan 13, 2011, 12:36 AM**

Hows the city doing population wise, just looked at the population trends and it looks like the city is still losing tons and tons of people. From 1990-2000 the city lost 10% of its population and since 1950 looks like its lost nearly 170,000 people. Maybe, like STL its gained some population back since 2000, I hope so.

ColDayMan · #14 Posted **Jan 13, 2011, 6:02 AM**

Cincinnati gained in population about 4,000ish residents (probably more, in reality) between 2000-2010. Not booming but it's a good sign for a very old major city.

mobyhead · #15 Posted **Jan 14, 2011, 5:27 PM**

Right after I got out of the Air Force I was taking a test for a job I wanted. One of the questions was how to spell Cincinnati. I freaked out and left the room. How hard was that test gonna be???

Thundertubs · #16 Posted **Jan 18, 2011, 5:26 AM**

WOW. Cincinnati is great nowadays, but boy did it de-citify itself pretty hard. The old West End is intense.

Stunning and tragic thread.

KevinFromTexas · #17 Posted **Apr 19, 2020, 8:28 PM**

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...&theater&ifg=1

KevinFromTexas · #18 Posted **Apr 29, 2020, 6:02 AM**

http://abakusplace.blogspot.com/search/label/1940s

CaliNative · #19 Posted **Apr 29, 2020, 10:06 AM**

Is there agreement among Ohioans of the #1 city? Is it Cincy, Cleveland or Columbus? Columbus seems to be gaining in recent decades. The state capitol & state U. advantage I guess, plus central location.

MonkeyRonin · #20 Posted **Sep 7, 2020, 12:01 AM**