Ronny Salerno 9/29/22 Ronny Salerno 9/29/22

In Loving Memory of Vincent Salerno

Ronny Salerno 9/26/22 Ronny Salerno 9/26/22

Three of the World’s Largest Things in Ohio

Two baskets and a giant clock stumbled upon while meandering through the “Buckeye State.”

Ronny Salerno 9/19/22 Ronny Salerno 9/19/22

The Argonne Forest Amusement Park

In the woods of Dayton, Ohio—a man returned from the battlefields of France to honor his fallen friends.

Ronny Salerno 9/12/22 Ronny Salerno 9/12/22

48 Hours to Chicago and Back

Caught a train in Cincinnati, went wandering.

Ronny Salerno 9/6/22 Ronny Salerno 9/6/22

Monorails, Modern Architecture, Empathy, and Pessimism Within Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort

Documenting a landmark with 35mm film and reflecting on “Disney adults.”

Ronny Salerno 9/3/22 Ronny Salerno 9/3/22

Two Taco Bells…

After the fast food giant abandoned two locations in favor of new ones just down the street—locals in Columbus and Cincinnati set up restaurants with much better food options.

Ronny Salerno 8/31/22 Ronny Salerno 8/31/22

Appearance on “Get Better” with Josh Elstro

Josh Elstro and I used to work together. At our office, he was always tolerating my coffee break rants and stories. Apparently, my over-caffeinated nonsense never bothered him too much because now I get to call him my friend—and—he invited me to be a guest on his new podcast.

Ronny Salerno 8/28/22 Ronny Salerno 8/28/22

Maine

Photographs made over five days in the 23rd US state.

Ronny Salerno 8/25/22 Ronny Salerno 8/25/22

Fenway Park

Baseball in Boston.

Ronny Salerno 8/16/22 Ronny Salerno 8/16/22

Fear and Loathing in Canton, Ohio

We walked to the Super Bowl even though there were no sidewalks. It had all come down to this.

Ronny Salerno 8/9/22 Ronny Salerno 8/9/22

Discovering Stuart Fink Through “Circumspect”

Often mistaken for a skatepark on the quiet end of downtown Cincinnati, this curious piece of public art was created by a local who wanted it to be “more of a place than a thing.”

Ronny Salerno 8/4/22 Ronny Salerno 8/4/22

Random Photographs | January - July 2022

Frames made the first seven months of the year that didn’t have a place in a larger story or post.

Ronny Salerno 7/30/22 Ronny Salerno 7/30/22

Friday Night Fireworks Barge

Mr. Reds’ battleship.

Ronny Salerno 7/26/22 Ronny Salerno 7/26/22

Florida Analog

35mm shots from a recent trip to the Sunshine State.

Ronny Salerno 7/19/22 Ronny Salerno 7/19/22

Random Retail History and the Western Woods Mall

A rabbit hole leads to a story about the death of department stores.

Ronny Salerno 7/14/22 Ronny Salerno 7/14/22

“Keep It in the Mall!” -or- The “Sterilized Abandonment” of Tri-County

A song by Springsteen, a shout-out to “sandwich artists,” and the toddler who rejected a dog, but grew up to become a decorated Hot Topic employee.

Ronny Salerno 6/29/22 Ronny Salerno 6/29/22

The Kakau Canteen

Hidden in suburban Columbus, there was once a basement tiki bar—a homemade experience that rivaled the likes of Disney and Universal.

Ronny Salerno 6/23/22 Ronny Salerno 6/23/22

Tigerfest

Summer on 35mm and a return to “parking lot carnivals.”

Ronny Salerno 6/19/22 Ronny Salerno 6/19/22

Of Mermaids And Micheladas

“It certainly wasn’t the worst drink I’d ever had, but I haven’t really wanted to eat Spaghettios since I was a kid, let alone taste them in my beer.”

Ronny Salerno 6/6/22 Ronny Salerno 6/6/22

[Suburbia Lost] Black Castle

Just going to assume that this building was the inspiration for that Rolling Stones song.