"Played in Cincinnati" is a lyric from the song "Laura" (2003) by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters.
We started a walking tour of downtown.
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| Shillito Center (1878, by James McLaughlin in Chicago style), the former Shillito Department store that was Cincinnati's first when it was established in 1830, is now loft luxury apartments |
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| Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building (1931, by Harry Hake in Art Deco style) |
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| Elm Street façade |
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| Frieze of rotary telephones |
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| External telephone bill payment window |
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| Very ornate grill |
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| Statue (1896, by Louis T Rebisso) of William Henry Harrison, "Ohio's First President" at the west end of Piatt Park |
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| Piatt Park facing west |
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| Fountain (winterized!) (1989, by Stuart Fink) in honor of Isadore "Izzy" Kadetz, owner of the iconic delicatessen Izzy's |
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| 811 Race Street Building (1912) was home to Herzog Studio, the first commercial recording station in Cincinnati, which was used by Hank Williams and other artists |
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| Herzog logo |
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| Fiona the Hippo Mural (2018, by Lucie Rice), celebrates the hippo who was born six weeks prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2017, and has overcome the odds to become healthy and hefty |
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| Toy Heritage Mural (2016, by Jonathan Queen), a tribute to the Cincinnati-based Kenner Toys; which ones did you have? |
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| Cincinnati Public Library (1955, by Woodie Garber in contemporary style); Kent remembers rumors that high school seniors from Mariemont High School would claim to be going to this library for research, but actually went to a nearby burlesque theater |
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| Amelia Valerio Weinberg Memorial Fountain (1990, by Michael Frasca) "features water cascading over a stack of ceramic tile books, representing the free flow of information and ideas through the printed word.” |
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| Statue (1887, by Charles Henry Niehaus) of James A Garfield, at the east end of Piatt Park |
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| Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon Mural (2013, by John A Ruthven, based on his painting of Martha leading a flock over the historic Bird Run at the Cincinnati Zoo) |
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| Cincinnati Enquirer Building (1926, by Lockwood Greene and Company in a mixture of styles), now shared by Hampton Inn & Suites and Homewood Suites |
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| Details of the Enquirer Building façade; the building is shown in the opening credits of the TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati |
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| This is a parking garage! Additional (by Julian Stanczak) |
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| Neil Armstrong and ET Mural (2016, by Eduardo Kobra); Neil Armstrong and Steven Spielberg were both born in Ohio |
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| Metrobot (1988 by Nam June Paik, refurbished 2014) is Cincinnati's Art Ambassador, standing by the Contemporary Arts Center |
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| Contemporary Arts Center (2001-2003, by Zaha Hadid) |
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| Photo by Karl Blossfeldt (KSS) |
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| Photo by Karl Blossfeldt (remember the lamp in the Netherland Plaza Hotel?) (KSS) |
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| Painting by Mamma Andersson |
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| The picture upon which the painting is based, however, the items on top of the piano have been replaced by other images |
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| Mamma Andersson also paints mirror images that are not mirrored exactly (KSS) |
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| Various levels of the Contemporary Arts Center (KSS) |
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| The top floor of the Contemporary Arts Center is the UnMuseum (sign by Michelle D'Cruz), apparently the sign changes every few years? |
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| Shark Girl at the Bus Stop (2012, by Casey Riordan Millard, making her fear of sharks into something silly) |
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| John Weld Peck Federal Building (1964, by Potter, Tylor, Martin & Roth in Modernism style) is not where Bert worked from 1960-1964! |
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| Great American Insurance Tower (2008-2011, by Gyo Obata) with a crown for the Queen City |
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| Procter & Gamble Headquarters (1982-1985, by Kohn Pedersen Fox) |
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