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The fountain and esplanade were installed in the early 1870s, becoming leading attractions of the city. It seemed a good place for a Federal Building, then as now. However, business men in the "Bottoms" complained when the move to Fifth Street was proposed. They contended Fifth Street was too far from the business center of the city. [2]
1873-1879 — Post Office and Customs House, Evansville, Indiana; 1873-1884 — Old Post Office, St. Louis, Missouri; 1874 — Customs House, Knoxville, Tennessee; 1874-1885 — Courthouse and Post Office, Cincinnati, Ohio (demolished c. 1936) 1874-1884 — Courthouse and Post Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (demolished c. 1942)
It seemed a good place for a Federal Building, then as now. However, business men in the "Bottoms" complained when the move to Fifth Street was proposed. They contended Fifth Street was too far from the business center of the city. The site for the United States Custom House and Post Office was acquired by condemnation and cost the Government ...
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Cincinnati Steel Treating Company, Mariemont Historic District, Mariemont 1928 Kellogg's Building, Mariemont Historic District , Mariemont, 1920s–1930s Packaging Microfactory (former Haney PRC Building), Mariemont Historic District , Mariemont, 1940
The City of Seven Hills. Porkopolis. The 'Nati. We know Cincinnati by many names. Arguably our most recognizable moniker is the Queen City.
Dixie Terminal North Building - Fourth and Walnut Streets. The Dixie Terminal is a set of buildings in Cincinnati, Ohio, that were completed in 1921 and served as a streetcar terminal, stock exchange, and office building in the city's downtown business district.
Cincinnati was a major center of railroad traffic in the late 19th and early 20th century. However, Cincinnati's intercity passenger traffic was split among five stations which were cramped and prone to flooding from the Ohio River. [16] After the Great Flood of 1884, railroad presidents began seeking one major terminal located far from the ...