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From the Archives: the Cincinnati Skywalk in December 2008

I recently posed a question on Twitter: “If you could time travel to any location/point in history, where and when would you travel to?” The answers ranged from the first moon landing to meeting Jesus Christ, the Wright Brothers’ first flight, killing Hitler, the Treaty of Versailles, and sports championships. Among the thoughtful responses, though, not a single soul (despite my hint) said that they’d travel to the Cincinnati Skywalk system in December of 2008.

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Fighting Falcons over Cincinnati

This morning, two F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th “Stingers” Fighter Wing flew over Cincinnati area hospitals in a salute to frontline workers during the ongoing pandemic. Based out of Toledo, the unit has been performing overhead passes across the state as part of regularly scheduled training missions. Staff of The Christ Hospital in Uptown donned masks and went to the roof as the jets roared by before continuing north.

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From the Archives: The Pool at Pomerene Hall

Did you ever see that episode of “Are You Afraid of The Dark?”

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Photographs of a Parking Garage - May 3, 2020

I hadn’t planned on a post for today, but as I pulled into the parking garage—I caught the tail end of On Being on NPR.

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The Sidelined Delta Fleet in Wilmington, Ohio

In 1996, my dad took me to the Dayton Air Show for the ﬁrst time. 24 years later, we went to another air show of sorts.

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[35mm Ohio] State Of Convenience

I’ve got this book called “Roadside Americana.” It’s a coffee table book and I don’t remember where it came from.

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[35mm Ohio] The Heart of it All and the Center of the World

“Ohio, the Heart of it All” was the state’s former tourism slogan. It appeared at interstate borders, on license plates, and on rest stop brochures.

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[35mm Ohio] Our Lady of Ohio

I loaded up on water and fuel at a dilapidated BP where the service was friendly, but the bathroom less so.

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[35mm Ohio] The Great Dome Of Materials Park

After leaving the abandoned observatory, I made my way to the “World’s Largest Open Air Geodesic Dome” east of Cleveland.

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[35mm Ohio] Warner And Swasey Observatory

I don’t quite remember how I first heard about this place or when I first added it to my map of potential locales to photograph for this project. Although the history and photography of abandoned places were the genesis behind this website, it had been awhile since I’d done any substantial urban exploration work…

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[35mm Ohio] A Barn, a Cheesebarn, a Beetle, a Bridge, and a Bomb

Views along the roadside documented on a few recent trips with a Pentax K1000 and Kodak Ultramax 400.

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Coffee (and Love) in the Time of Corona

Photographs and thoughts made between March 12, 2020 and March 30, 2020.

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[35mm Ohio] The Rubber Bowl with Kodak

A few weeks ago, I stopped to photograph and explore the abandoned, half-demolished Rubber Bowl stadium in Akron. The story I wrote about it was produced with digital photographs, but I also managed to shoot some 35mm while there.

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October 2019 - March 2020

Favorite photographs made between the end of October 2019 and the beginning of March 2019 that didn't necessarily have a place in a larger story or post, made with the real camera and phone camera.

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Fading Ads of (Surf) Cincinnati

This sign is a bit different than those found in the book with a similar name to this post, but it meets the basic criteria. It also has some personal significance.

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[35mm Ohio] Celina, Cincinnati, and Annie Oakley’s Cemetery

Coming back from Fort Wayne, Indiana and following routes similar to what my pal Nate and I had been traveling on a few weeks earlier in Northwest Ohio + around Cincinnati.

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Rubber Bowl Sunday

When I decided to head to Cleveland this weekend, I didn’t realize that it was the same weekend as the Super Bowl. Not that it was a problem, I wasn’t too concerned.

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Fort Wayne

After a quick pass through of Fort Wayne in 2018, I wrote: “[this trip has been] another reminder that, despite all the times I've been to Fort Wayne in my life, I need to make a better effort to spend more time exploring that city. It's a great place in the Midwest.”

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21C

Stayed at the 21c Museum Hotel in Downtown Cincinnati recently, electing to spend our anniversary/New Year’s Eve as a “staycation” in the Queen City instead of traveling elsewhere.

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[35mm Ohio] Final Roll of Film For 2019

I started shooting film again in 2018, but things really picked up this year. To date, I’ve traveled ~5,889.9 miles in my car and friends' cars (along with countless miles walked/biked) while running around the state for various things—shooting along the way when I can make time.