Long Haul Transportation around 1880: Pullman Cars and their Porters
On the railroads, as on the steamboats, Black men would come to serve important roles in passenger service. Palace cars, first class accommodations owned by Continue Reading
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Census 1870-1880, Long Haul Transportation Occupations: Steamboats
We saw in an earlier post that a number of African American men, and one woman, living on Lincoln Avenue in 1870, worked on steamboats. Continue Reading
Lincoln Avenue in the heart of Black Walnut Hills, 1877
Lincoln Avenue runs east and west through Walnut Hills. This new series of posts will follow Lincoln Avenue through time and space in our neighborhood. Continue Reading
Granville T. Woods, Electrical Engineer
Black engineer Granville T Woods spent a crucial decade in Cincinnati beginning in the early 1880’s, devising and patenting inventions mostly at the intersection of Continue Reading
DeSales Corner, from Streetcar Suburb to Automotive Highway, 1928-29
In this photo taken August 10, 1928, Madison Road ended at DeSales Corner. From there westbound traffic flowed either north or southeast on Woodburn. (Only Continue Reading
Deconstructing Construction during Reconstruction: Financing the Reservoir Project
The Eden Park Reservoir project came during the decade or so after the Civil War, a period generally known as Reconstruction. The construction we have Continue Reading
An Ante-bellum Development Project for Walnut Hills
We have covered construction projects launched after the Civil War; we’ll take one post to explore a Walnut Hills project that (like the Suspension Bridge Continue Reading
Reservoir Pictures
Reservoir Pictures Plan Wall “The wall is 48 ½ feet at the base and 120 feet in height. Its least width is 18 ½ feet Continue Reading
Construction During Reconstruction: Eden Park Memorial Groves
Eden Park today presents many forested hillsides, part of a city-wide strategy to prevent erosion and minimize mudslides on the ravines and bluffs above the Continue Reading
Construction During Reconstruction: Eden Park Band Stand
Cincinnati came to see itself during the period of Reconstruction as a leading cultural center in what was then called the West. This artistic renaissance Continue Reading