Look Down

Written By Ronny Salerno

This story is part 8 (of 8) that ultimately connects with “A Field Guide to Street Tiles and Other Literal Street Art of the Queen City.”

 

Word on the street is that House of Hades has once again been among us.

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Street Tiles Lost, Street Tiles Found
Street Tiles Lost, Street Tiles Found

Although seven House of Hades street tiles recently disappeared from the streets of Cincinnati, four new FISH LOGS variants were located.

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The Hieroglyphic Tile
The Hieroglyphic Tile

A new street tile (and type of street tile) appears in Cincinnati.

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A Field Guide to Street Tiles and Other Literal Street Art of the Queen City
A Field Guide to Street Tiles and Other Literal Street Art of the Queen City

What follows is a timeline and record of my personal intersection with the topic of “street tiles.” Given the complex nature of these things—and all the documentation I’ve undertaken—I felt it was time to truly organize this information and I elected to do it in a manner similar to the internet I grew up reading.

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The Medium is the Message
The Medium is the Message

“It was bad enough that my alleyway already looked like the one where Bruce Wayne’s parents were killed, but now it’d also taken on the villainous vibes of Mr. Freeze’s lair—the one seen in the 1997 blockbuster known as Batman & Robin and home to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pun-flinging version of the character.”

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FISH LOGS Tiles
FISH LOGS Tiles

In Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood, street tiles have begun to appear. Similar to their “Toynbee” and “House of Hades” cousins, this new variant references a former neighborhood bar's signature dish.

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House of Hades Returns
House of Hades Returns

Six years after I initially investigated the mysterious “Toynbee” and “House of Hades” tiles, new ones began to emerge in Cincinnati’s streets.

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Toynbee/House of Hades Tiles: An Update
Toynbee/House of Hades Tiles: An Update

When one of Cincinnati’s “House of Hades”street tiles seemed marked for death—not all ended up being lost.

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Toynbee Tiles and House of Hades
Toynbee Tiles and House of Hades

In search of cryptic messages embedded within the streets—I waited for traffic to subside, jogged out to the middle of the road and knelt down while an idling cab driver eyed me suspiciously.

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