Cumminsville Champs Baseball

My grandfather in the 30's with his brother-in-law, Walter Zerges

Sorry I haven't blogged in a long time. I still hope to get back to it ... - Mike

Factories of my Fathers

It just kinda occurred to me the other day, that I often pass the factories in which my father and both my grandfathers worked. I'm one of those people that think it is a bad thing that we have become less and less of a country that manufactures it's goods. And it is kinda interesting to see what is happening in these buildings today:

First, my maternal grandfather, was a butcher at Kahn's for all of his adult life. Here is a picture of him with some coworkers:


Here is the building on Spring Grove Avenue:

Kahns, American Beauty Meats

Kahns was bought by Sara Lee and in the 90s the slaughterhouse was moved to somewhere in Kentucky. The Kahn's site is currently for sale by Hamilton County, who had acquired the site with the intention of building a jail.

Spring Grove elevation

Second, my fraternal grandfather worked most of his adult life as a pressman at Rosenthal Printing in OTR. The building now houses the Art Academy of Cincinnati:

Art Academy outside

Art Academy inside

Thirdly, my father worked at Fisher Body in Fairfield as a die-maker. I had occasion to go by this site recently, which is what triggered this whole post:

Water tower

Power plant

More Fisher Body photos here.