Portrait of a Man I Met Yesterday: Charles of Walnut Hills
Yesterday as I walked out of a restaurant in Walnut Hills, this man happened to be passing right in front of me.
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[Suburbia Lost] Burger King - Jordan's Crossing + Introducing: Cameron Knight
North of downtown Cincinnati, along an intercity that predates the interstate highway system, sits an abandoned Arby's fast food restaurant. The latest abandonment in a sprawling suburban shopping area.
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[Suburbia Lost] Pizza Hut - West Side of Cincinnati
The red roof may as well be the "golden arches" of pizza joints.
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[Suburbia Lost] You Can Tell Area Businesses Used To Be Wendy's
Fast food architecture has become iconic along American interstate routes and in neighborhoods all across the country. Branding is important to corporations - it creates a recognizable image of your product. So while the design of fast food buildings has changed over time, the rapid expansion of these eateries into the suburban landscape has created easily recognizable buildings.
The Interurban Routes We Wander
On a recent urban exploration trip to Northeast, Ohio we came across some abandoned rail cars with a peculiar history. Where did they come from? Where were they used? Crumbling on a rail line near I-71in Seville, Ohio these cars offer a glimpse into the history of we used to get around.
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[Suburbia Lost] Shell Station - Symmes Township
An abandoned Shell gasoline station off of Montgomery Rd. in Symmes Township, near Loveland and Mason.
Ohio Northeast Roadtrip
Three friends who met working at an amusement park in search of an abandoned one.
Suburbia Lost
A new photography project at Queen City Discovery documenting what's left behind in the sphere of suburbia.
Six Degrees of Abandoned Amusement Parks
Over the years, some of the most incredible abandoned places I've photographed have been defunct amusement parks. The six locations featured on this site all have a historical link to each other ...sort of.
"Echoes of Ourselves:" An Abandoned Hillside Home
Its been nearly four years since I last looked at these photographs, having made them in 2009 and forgotten about them until this morning. On the hillside of Mt. Auburn, amongst the streets of homes and their impressive cityscape vistas, lies a hollowed out and windowless structure. Constructed 134 years before I even stepped foot in the building, it's incredible to think about the lives and people who passed through here in nearly one and half centuries.
Coming Soon: Suburbia Lost
Continuing in Queen City Discovery's documentation of Urban Exploration and lesser known history, "Suburbia Lost" will be a look at the declining, overlooked and oft-forgotten structures left behind in the continued expansion of the perceived "paradise" that is Suburbia.
Photographs Made For the Walls of a Local Pizza Place That Uses Generic Boxes
There's a very inspirational quote at the end of this post.
Timelapse: A Foggy Night by the Big Mac Bridge
A time lapse thrown together of photographs while hanging out by the Big Mac bridge East of Cincinnati in the middle of the night. Image may take a few seconds to load.
In Memory of Robert Pence
The internet is an interesting place. Through it, we as people have the opportunity to connect and engage countless other human beings via virtual interaction. Some times, even without having met someone in person, we can grow to admire them, learn from them and work together.
This is Cincinnati, not Cin-Vegas
About three months from now, the Horseshoe Casino will open in downtown Cincinnati. The third of four casinos in the state, the Horseshoe will be bringing with it a sign reminiscent of the neon clad Las Vegas strip. However, this is Cincinnati, NOT Cin-Vegas.
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