CityKin

While emptying a room of clutter, I found these old measured drawings of the Gamble House. I know the guy who measured and drew these (back...

Today the contractor that is stabilizing St Paulus Kirche removed the remnants of the tower that have been exposed to the weather for 2 year...

A while back I posted a faded picture of a wall sign that said "PAINTS". A productive visitor researched the address and left the...

This building was engulfed in fire Dec 31, 5:30 am. The interior had been gutted of plaster, and the wood was dry and very combustible. Cau...

We recently visited the Taft Home on Auburn Avenue, the only National Park site in the City limits as far as I know. It was educational, an...

I love the children's book "The Big Orange Splot" by Daniel Pinkwater: It is the story of a man who lives on a "neat str...

This post is triggered by an online discussion at Victorian Antiquities about the nearest building in the photo below. It is 24 West Elder ...

  I've been exploring a bit on the near west side and this is the second house I have seen made wholly from found limestone. This one i...

I had to visit the old Edgecliff College in Walnut Hills for business last month. It is currently the home of UC's College of Applied Sc...

The Bartlett building was dedicated on New Year's Day 1901. At the time, it was the tallest building in Cincinnati (surpassed in 1904). ...