A collection of photos, videos and links to information about the history of Cincinnati and the surrounding towns and cities. You can help by submitting photos, videos or links, following us on Twitter or Facebook or just plain old visits!Tumblr (3.0; @oldtimecincy)http://oldtimecincy.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fpgiwr9b1qattipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/23672311839http://oldtimecincy.com/post/23672311839Thu, 24 May 2012 10:45:44 -0400mapscdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m47n87IJbQ1rusz6co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thechetmiller.tumblr.com/post/23282530961/the-suspension-bridge-crossing-the-ohio-river" class="tumblr_blog">thechetmiller</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The suspension bridge crossing the Ohio River connecting Kentucky and Ohio. 1906 Love the steam boat going under</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/23290151305http://oldtimecincy.com/post/23290151305Fri, 18 May 2012 10:09:38 -0400roebling bridgecdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m47ncobdno1rusz6co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thechetmiller.tumblr.com/post/23282583843/i-love-that-pittsburgh-still-has-these-sorta-wish" class="tumblr_blog">thechetmiller</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I love that Pittsburgh still has these, sorta wish Cincinnati still did</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/23290143356http://oldtimecincy.com/post/23290143356Fri, 18 May 2012 10:09:22 -0400inclinecdmwebs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ti3n6Xmk1qfvm7oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://koumpounophobia.tumblr.com/post/22786239363" class="tumblr_blog">koumpounophobia</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Cincinnati, 1900</strong></p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22904755368http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22904755368Sat, 12 May 2012 11:16:10 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vina3O1w1rvned7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theoneaboutohio.tumblr.com/post/22853122512/coney-island-cincinnati-ohio-coney-island-has" class="tumblr_blog">theoneaboutohio</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island,_Cincinnati,_Ohio" title="Coney Island">Coney Island</a>, Cincinnati, Ohio</p> <p>Coney Island has been open almost continuously since 1886. It was closed from 1971-1974 when King’s Island opened. I find this impressive because there were plans to demolish it and it’s been a victim of frequent flooding because of it’s proximity to the river. Yet, Coney Island still remains.</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22904748355http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22904748355Sat, 12 May 2012 11:16:02 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3i1wow8T11qj8evso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://formfollowsfunctionjournal.tumblr.com/post/22380378121/143-years-ago-today-cincinnati-became-the" class="tumblr_blog">formfollowsfunctionjournal</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="Apple-style-span">143 years ago today, Cincinnati became the birthplace of pro baseball when the Red Stockings played their 1st game!</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.homage.com"><a href="http://www.homage.com">www.homage.com</a></a></span></p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656994637http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656994637Tue, 08 May 2012 12:43:07 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3kjjjQdqC1qz5vc8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bibi.tumblr.com/post/22471308475/fiction-alcove-main-library-by-public-library-of" class="tumblr_blog">bibi</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cincinnatipubliclibrary/3392856278/" title="Fiction Alcove, Main Library">Fiction Alcove, Main Library</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cincinnatipubliclibrary/">Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656988793http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656988793Tue, 08 May 2012 12:43:00 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ky40AC3Z1rvned7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theoneaboutohio.tumblr.com/post/22490153369/this-is-a-photo-of-cincinnati-reds-outfielder" class="tumblr_blog">theoneaboutohio</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>This is a photo of Cincinnati Reds outfielder Harry Craft ca. 1937-1942</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656984752http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656984752Tue, 08 May 2012 12:42:54 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3mhrvOkjy1rvned7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theoneaboutohio.tumblr.com/post/22548140354/the-big-red-machine-cincinnati-reds-1976-johnny" class="tumblr_blog">theoneaboutohio</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Big Red Machine, Cincinnati Reds, 1976</p> <p>Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey Sr., Cesar Geronimo</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656980355http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656980355Tue, 08 May 2012 12:42:47 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3mpv1HBQY1qz5vc8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bibi.tumblr.com/post/22560634376/main-library-entrance-by-public-library-of" class="tumblr_blog">bibi</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cincinnatipubliclibrary/3357864873/" title="Main Library Entrance">Main Library Entrance</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cincinnatipubliclibrary/">Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656967146http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656967146Tue, 08 May 2012 12:42:27 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3n3wyFzEu1qcglluo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656963467http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656963467Tue, 08 May 2012 12:42:21 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nzz8iUU71rumcsgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656956757http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656956757Tue, 08 May 2012 12:42:12 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3o7mi9C4T1qgpvyjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://archimaps.tumblr.com/post/22605396366/the-lafayette-and-franklin-banks-cincinnati" class="tumblr_blog">archimaps</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Lafayette and Franklin Banks, Cincinnati</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656949650http://oldtimecincy.com/post/22656949650Tue, 08 May 2012 12:42:02 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3346cbusg1qgpvyjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://archimaps.tumblr.com/post/21843789663/joan-miros-murals-inside-s-o-m-s-terrace-plaza" class="tumblr_blog">archimaps</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Joan Miro’s murals inside S.O.M.’s Terrace Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/21846878398http://oldtimecincy.com/post/21846878398Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:34:28 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2d5muVGCh1qdtsn5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mikasavela.tumblr.com/post/21024233403/cincinnati-shrouded-in-a-rainbow-citizens-federal" class="tumblr_blog">mikasavela</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Cincinnati shrouded in a rainbow. Citizens Federal ad, 1984.</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/21063567029http://oldtimecincy.com/post/21063567029Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:23:46 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qmugtWjV1qay07to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://joethehack.tumblr.com/post/20215321628/freeman-avenue-streetcar-fairview-incline-1898" class="tumblr_blog">joethehack</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthunterross/6899805007/" title="Freeman Avenue Streetcar + Fairview Incline (1898)">Freeman Avenue Streetcar + Fairview Incline (1898)</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthunterross/">matthunterross</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Cincinnati in 1898.</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/20695558454http://oldtimecincy.com/post/20695558454Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:16:00 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1tappCyAz1r3xsfjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1tappCyAz1r3xsfjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://ohmmmygod.tumblr.com/post/20296058862/downtown-cincy-then-and-now" class="tumblr_blog">ohmmmygod</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Downtown Cincy - Then and Now</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/20695550627http://oldtimecincy.com/post/20695550627Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:15:52 -0400cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztux5tpAn1qdo62to2_500.jpg"/><br/> Main Hall<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztux5tpAn1qdo62to1_500.jpg"/><br/> Main Library Entrance<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztux5tpAn1qdo62to3_500.jpg"/><br/> Fiction Alcove<br/><br/> <p><a href="http://bookmania.me/post/18112439568/the-old-main-library-the-main-library-has" class="tumblr_blog">bookmania</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong><span><em>The “Old” Main Library. </em></span></strong><span>The Main Library has occupied a prominent position in downtown Cincinnati since 1874, when a new building was constructed at 629 Vine Street. Considered the most magnificent public library building in the United States at the time, </span><a href="http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/freepublic/tour.html" rel="nofollow">“Old Main”</a><span> featured one element similar to today’s library: a towering atrium with a skylight ceiling. Of the dramatic atrium,</span><em>Harpers Weekly</em><span> said “The first impression made upon the mind on entering this hall is the immense capacity for storing books in its five tiers of alcoves, and then the eye is attracted and gratified by its graceful and carefully studied architecture…” The building closed in 1955, when the </span><a href="http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/" rel="nofollow">“New Main Library,”</a><span>located at 800 Vine Street, opened. More detailed information about the history of the building can be found in </span><a href="http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1012257" rel="nofollow"><em>Free & Public: One Hundred and Fifty Years at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County</em></a><span> by John Fleischman.</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/" rel="nofollow">Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County</a><br/><span>800 Vine Street</span><br/><span>Cincinnati, OH 45202-2009</span></p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/18141435584http://oldtimecincy.com/post/18141435584Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:46:00 -0500always reblogcincinnati public librarycdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyksl8cXfm1qdgshgo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://over-the-rhine.tumblr.com/post/17729104874/nelson-ronsheim-favorites-a-set-by-mgsmith-on" class="tumblr_blog">over-the-rhine</a>:</p> <blockquote><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgsmith/2015742605/in/set-72157603167344083/" title="nr000b Bridge building"><img alt="nr000b Bridge building" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2199/2015742605_f3f98c77aa_m.jpg"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgsmith/3993837458/in/set-72157603167344083/" title="nr000c Construction of Columbia Parkway Viaduct"><img alt="nr000c Construction of Columbia Parkway Viaduct" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3449/3993837458_f958e77934_m.jpg"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgsmith/4005663649/in/set-72157603167344083/" title="nr006 Morning in the city"><img alt="nr006 Morning in the city" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3481/4005663649_b10b5f6e78_m.jpg"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgsmith/4005663859/in/set-72157603167344083/" title="nr007"><img alt="nr007" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3535/4005663859_5d098295dd_m.jpg"/></a></div> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgsmith/sets/72157603167344083/">Nelson Ronsheim - Favorites</a>, a set by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgsmith/">mgsmith</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/17779481924http://oldtimecincy.com/post/17779481924Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:31:00 -0500cdmwebs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzzwuofZV1qzpdfxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://travisestell.com/post/17218171577/university-of-cincinnati-campus-photos-1930s-1940s" class="tumblr_blog">taestell</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://magazine.uc.edu/">UC Magazine</a> has posted a nice <a href="http://magazine.uc.edu/media/oncampus/photos_from_negs.html">collection of campus photos from the 1930s and ’40s</a></p></blockquote>http://oldtimecincy.com/post/17245170299http://oldtimecincy.com/post/17245170299Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:55:50 -0500university of cincinnaticdmwebs