The Christian Moerlein Brewing Company announced today that part of the former Kauffman Brewing Company space along Hamer and Moore streets that will be renovated for the production of specialty beers that are currently produced out-of-state. The location also once hosted the Husman potato chip plant.
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Renovation of Vernon Manor begins
The gutting and renovation of Vernon Manor has begun. The Vernon Manor, constructed in 1924, was once one of the premier hotels in Cincinnati, Ohio and is located near the University of Cincinnati and it’s associated hospital complex. It closed in March 2009 due to deteriorating market conditions and the availability of newer, updated units from competitors closer to downtown and the university.
Cincinnati’s Prohibition Resistance Tour
Cincinnati’s Bockfest is upon us. For those of you who are not native to the city, Bockfest is a tradition that celebrates the heritage and history of Cincinnati, as one of the largest brewing cities in the nation. Cincinnatian’s drank more beer per capita than any other city in the United States at 40 gallons, and the city ranked fourth in terms of total volume production, per barrel. The term bock came from a tradition developed amongst the breweries, who would release all of their bock beer on the same day. Bock beer is a robust and rich lager that marks the end of winter and the welcoming of spring.
Vernon Manor
The Vernon Manor, constructed in 1924 and modeled after the Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, England, was one of the premier hotels in Cincinnati, Ohio. Located on one of Cincinnati’s famous Seven Hills, the Manor offered an escape from the bustling downtown and riverfront and had a reputation for being “the place to stay” for musicians [...]
Demolition Watch: Gambling away history
Gambling away history. Well, short of a pun, that is essentially what the Greenacres Foundation wants to do with the historic Gamble Estate in Westwood, a western neighborhood of Cincinnati. The historic mansion, constructed in the Queen Anne style in 1875 by James Norris Gamble, son of Proctor and Gamble Corporation’s co-founder, it resided as [...]
Forgotten Cincinnati: Jan. 29-Feb. 21
Forgotten Cincinnati, a collection of photographs from the Queen City, opened last night during Final Friday in Over-the-Rhine at Park+Vine, Joseph Williams Home and atomic number ten. From abandoned churches to derelict industries and other forgotten locales, over 25 photographs were presented between the three local storefronts from Zach Fein and Ronny Salerno and myself. [...]
First German Reformed Church
Constructed in 1850 as the First German Reformed Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, the church served the West End, a German-American neighborhood. The congregation folded in 1970 as the population declined and the demographics shifted, although it soon reopened under another congregation and title before closing all together in 1975. A community center purchased the property in [...]
The Ault & Wiborg Company
It’s always a shame when a structurally sound building is demolished for a surface lot. It’s even more upsetting when it is in a central business district. A rather unassuming reinforced concrete structure, the six-story Ault & Wiborg building was constructed in 1930 along the slopes of the Bloody Run valley. It was located only [...]
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