Horace Sudduth’s Charitable Work during the 1910s
In the previous post we looked at Horace Sudduth’s business dealings in the West End during the 1910’s. We also noted that the Lincoln Theater, Continue Reading
Walnut Hills Historical Society
stories and images from Walnut Hills, Cincinnati
In the previous post we looked at Horace Sudduth’s business dealings in the West End during the 1910’s. We also noted that the Lincoln Theater, Continue Reading
When Horace and Melvina Sudduth moved to Cincinnati in 1910, they settled in the West End downtown. The last of the wealthy neighborhoods in the Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth (1888-1957) was the wealthiest African American of his generation in Cincinnati, and its most influential Black businessperson. Like the nineteenth century Black coal Continue Reading
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
Black home buyers struggled against two great restrictions in the 1910s through the 1950s. The first was an increasingly hostile attitude in white neighborhoods toward Continue Reading
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
At our November, 2020, virtual meeting, Geoff Sutton presented research on how Cincinnati and Walnut Hills responded to the Great Migration. This research grew out Continue Reading
Click here to see more information about Black Baseball in Walnut Hills From the 1870s for at least a century, baseball was the national pastime. Continue Reading
We have been looking at the Census data from 1870 and 1880 to understand the people who lived on what became Lincoln Avenue in 1877. Continue Reading
We have been looking at the Census data from 1870 and 1880 to understand the people who lived on what became Lincoln Avenue in 1877. Continue Reading
Our previous post looked at the Abraham Lincoln monument in Avondale, both today and when it was constructed in 1902. The most famous incident at Continue Reading