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Cincinnati looks amazingly like NYC (particularly Brooklyn), moreso than other cities, with the late 18th and early 19th century brick building designs, and especially with the near ubiquity of fire escapes. ("West End"; appears to be Central Ave. looking toward Elizabeth, judging from the beige building on the next corner, the only one left. The area has been developed with retro townhouses. Luckily, many other similar old scenes remain in the city). Urban Background, Hidden City, Childhood Images, Fire Escape, Building Designs, Moving To California, Usa States, City Pictures, Ohio River

Cincinnati looks amazingly like NYC (particularly Brooklyn), moreso than other cities, with the late 18th and early 19th century brick building designs, and especially with the near ubiquity of fire escapes. ("West End"; appears to be Central Ave. looking toward Elizabeth, judging from the beige building on the next corner, the only one left. The area has been developed with retro townhouses. Luckily, many other similar old scenes remain in the city).

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What Remains - Central Union Station Shorpy Historical Photos, Penn Station, Downtown Cincinnati, Queen City, Union Station, Lake George, Cincinnati Ohio, Historical Pictures, Historical Maps

About a month ago, a fellow Cincinnati history fan posted this picture on Facebook: Source This was the Central Union Station, also called the Grand Central Depot. This beautiful building, built in 1883, once stood at the corner of Third Street and Central Avenue. It was home to the Big Four Railroad (Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis) and many others. In 1894, the book History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County described the magnitude the Central Union Station and the Big Four had…

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