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Nightmare In Cincinnati’s East End Neighborhood: The CG & P Railroad Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio

In the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio at the corner of Carrel and Dumont Streets you’ll see a strange looking 2 story steel structure. This is what’s left of a large railroad co…[View More]

Fernbank Garden Club Centennial, Sayler Park, Ohio

Dating back to 1922 the Fernbank Garden Club celebrates its 100th Anniversary this year! In this video, Fernbank Garden Club members, Tom & Meredith Wells give us the history behind the clubs orig…[View More]

Cincinnati’s Hidden Railroad Station, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Torrence Road Railroad Station Depot was built in 1907. The depot was built for the wealthy people who lived on top of the hill in Walnut Hills as the rich didn’t want to go into the “then” …[View More]

Ohio River Memorial, Cincinnati, Ohio

On October 8, 1895 the Ohio Valley Improvement Association was organized by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to “foster the canalization and improvement of the Ohio River and provide a navigable c…[View More]

Ida Street Bridge, Mt. Adams, Cincinnati, Ohio

Located in the steep hillsides of the Mt. Adams neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio is a beautiful Art Deco designed bridge known as the Ida Street Bridge. Originally a wooden trestle that was 440 feet l…[View More]

The McMillan Street Bridge, Cincinnati, Ohio

The McMillan Street Bridge was built in 1937 to replace a double barrel, single span wrought iron Whipple truss bridge that was constructed in 1899. The original bridge was narrow and built for light …[View More]

Cincinnati’s Hidden Train Tunnels, Cincinnati, Ohio

Most everyone in the Greater Cincinnati area is familiar with the abandoned subway tunnels but did you know about the abandoned train tunnels? In this episode of History In Your Own Backyard, Susie in…[View More]

Victory Parkway Bridge, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Victory Parkway Bridge was built in 1917 to replace a truss bridge and to provide a more pleasing view as you enter Eden Park. Although the bridge isn’t anything to write home about while drivin…[View More]

Eden Park Reservoir, Cincinnati, Ohio

The land that Eden Park occupies today was originally owned by Nicholas Longworth, a prominent Cincinnati landowner who previously used the area as a vineyard and called the estate “the Garden of Ed…[View More]

Elsinore Arch, Mt. Adams, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Elsinore Arch, also known as the Elsinore Tower was constructed in 1883 for the Cincinnati Water Works. It’s reported to be inspired by the Elsinore Castle featured in Hamlet. In 1883, the C…[View More]

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