Union Terminal: A Jewel in the Crown of the Queen City
It's one of the most prolific icons of Cincinnati, one of the finest examples of Art Deco in the world, a symbol of America's rise as a super power and one of the region's largest tourist attractions. From the steel superstructure, to the roof to the inner workings of its clock, check out Union Terminal like you've never seen it before. I recently had the privilege of joining a group of photographers touring the ins and outs of one of the city's greatest treasures, but it's a treasure we almost lost.
Suburban Stonehenge
Beyond the manicured lawns and the sounds of lawn mowers and birds chirping, is Blue Ash's Sharonville's suburban stone henge. It's a concrete canvas for those who wish to paint swastikas, penises, ying-yangs and their names even over the works of the few who actually knew how to wield a spray can.
[Views of Cincinnati] Soul to Squeeze Sunrise
I've loved the Red Hot Chili Peppers since I was a kid.
Whatever Happened to Circuit City?
I only got a half hour break and it was still my first week. So far I didn't mind the job. I was supposed to be selling cameras, but somehow ended up selling computers. The sales floor was stressful at times, especially for a 16 year old, but Best Buy paid better and was a lot more prestigious of a part time job than most other high school kids had at the time. All I wanted to do on that break was eat my McDonalds cheeseburger, but the guy next to me kept talking to me while he sipped on a Mountain Dew.
[Views of Cincinnati] Morning of Industry
There's no point in going to sleep, I'll have to be up soon enough anyways. I throw the camera in the car and go down the road to the UDF. I stop in to get a pack of smokes and some coffee.
Circle Freeway
A photo snapped yesterday at every mile marker along the 83 mile Interstate 275 that traverses Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana around the city of Cincinnati. A quick glance offers monotony, but if you look closely in each snapshot you can see the little details that set each individual mile apart.
[Views of Cincinnati] Night Flight
The Skyline below the wing of the Cesna 172S we were flying in as it executed a banked turn, blurring and twisting the view below. Great American Tower can be seen as the "lighthouse" figure in the center of the frame.
[Views of Cincinnati] The Fun of Watching Fireworks
A firework explodes over The Skyline after the Reds lose to the Montreal Expos Washington Nationals by four runs. Win or lose, "Fireworks Fridays" happen regardless.
[Views of Cincinnati] Desert Island Initials
My initials on a desert island the Kentucky shore facing The Skyline.
[Views of Cincinnati] Parking Lot Midway
A carnival in the parking lot of a "Save-A-Lot" in Bellevue, Kentucky. The skyline of Cincinnati is visible just to the right of the midway lights between the lot's light towers.
I like the idea of an ordinary, mundane parking lot becoming the midway for something bright and spectacular - even if you know what it all really is and how life goes on in all of its forms around you.
[Views of Cincinnati] Bill Paxton Style
It was the first Friday night that I had off in a long time.
The Abandoned Roadside Airplane
"Surely, you can't be serious!"
"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
A Secret Passageway in Mt. Adams
I'm sure I'm not the only one who looked for secret passages in their house as a kid, only to be disappointed that such things didn't exist (at least in the suburban homes that six year old me wandered). While what I stumbled upon isn't really the kind of "secret passage" you'd find when pulling the right book off the shelf, it does provide a relatively unknown route up the ritzy neighborhood hillside of Mt. Adams.
[Views of Cincinnati] Van Meter Street
Van Meter Street separates I-71 and Mt. Adams. It has one of the best views of the city - a view that really shows off Cincinnati as a big city.
[Views of Cincinnati] Captain Ross
Midwestern redness sunset on Cincinnati. Taken from a bridge in Fort Thomas, KY. named in memorial to Captain Joseph Shaw Ross. I find it only fitting that this photograph in the series be dedicated to him as well.
Major League Soccer in Cincinnati?
"We love ya, we love ya, we love ya!
And where you go we'll follow, we'll follow, we'll follow!
Cause we support Columbus, Columbus, Columbus!
And that's the way we like it, we like it, we like it!"
[Views of Cincinnati] Grit-cinati
View of the Great American, URS and Kroger buildings with a small sliver of the Chemed Center from the gritty underbelly of the city. An overcast sky turns to a pale shade of blue as the sun goes down a cold April day.