Historic St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, West Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio
Historic St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, West Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio
Early in 1916 Catholics in the Covedale area of Western Hills petitioned Arch Bishop Henry Moeller for a new parish in their neighborhood. In July, Reverend Joseph B. Mueller was given the assignment …[View More]
Nightmare In Cincinnati’s East End Neighborhood: The CG & P Railroad Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio
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
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
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
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]
The Historic Hunt House, Blue Ash, Ohio
The Historic Hunt House, Blue Ash, Ohio
Built in 1861 the Hunt House originally sat on 1,000 acres of land. The house is a transitional federal/Greek revival design which was unusual for this area at that time. The lumber used was either cl…[View More]
Ida Street Bridge, Mt. Adams, Cincinnati, Ohio
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, 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
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]
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Norwood, Ohio
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Norwood, Ohio
In this video we cover the strange, interesting and unusual stories and places in Norwood, Ohio that are for the most part, known only to the locals. For example, do you know what famous actor was bor…[View More]