Noted as the second oldest arcade in the United States, Springfield, Ohio’s downtown Arcade was demolished in 1988. The Arcade was adjacent to the Esplanade, and was a leading example of Romanesque, Italianate and Monumental architecture. It was bounded by S. Fountain Ave., E. High Street, Washington Street and Primrose Alley.
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Photograph of the Week: Caesar Creek School
Caesar Creek School, located in Caesar Creek Township in rural Greene County, Ohio, was constructed as a high school in 1908. It began serving elementary students in 1927, and a small addition was constructed in 1957 that included two classrooms, two indoor restrooms and a gymnasium. Caesar Creek closed in 1967 and was sold to [...]
A Travel to the Mill
In some respect, I should have been out backpacking in the highlands of West Virginia or riding my bike through the horse farms of central Kentucky. Pretty and beautiful sights and features.
Instead, I chose to get dirty and photograph derelict abandonments in far-out locations for the sheer joy of seeing pretty and beautiful sights and features and to meet other like-minded individuals from other states and Canada. But who can not appreciate the stale air of an abandoned building as much as the scent of spring flowers in a park or food baking in an oven, or the visual connection to peeling paint and rusting machinery to stately old-growth Spruce trees and grazing animals?
Photograph of the Week: Lilly’s Grocery
The old Lilly’s Grocery in Lombardsville, Ohio rests quietly with a fresh coat of paint along Ohio State Route 73.
Endangered 2011: St. Mark Catholic Church
Over the next month, Abandoned will highlight ten properties that are in danger of demolition or demolition-by-neglect. The first endangered property is from Cincinnati’s St. Mark Catholic Church, and while it is not likely to be demolished any time soon, its closure poses a problem for the community.
Memorial Hall: Another one to fall?
Could the Memorial Hall in Ironton, Ohio be the next to fall after Springfield’s Memorial Hall fell in late 2010? That is the understanding, pending a structural analysis that is being conducted today. Memorial Hall, a memorial to Civil War veterans, was completed in the Iron City in 1892. It was gutted by fire in [...]
The Cincinnati Mall
When people speak about dying downtowns and the declining inner ring of suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio many raise their hands in sweeping motions, indicate the vast empty stretches of sidewalks null with pedestrians and the boarded up galleries, and speak of the good ol’ times of the 1950s and 1960s. “Downtown is dead.” “Crime is [...]
Two churches, two similar stories
There is a tale of two churches in Cincinnati, Ohio with two similar stories.
Mary Haven Home for Boys threatened with demolition?
Known as the Warren County Orphan Asylum and Children’s Home, the Mary Haven Home for Boys in Warren County, Ohio is a notable historic landmark for the southwestern part of the state. The three-level brick building, in a state of deterioration, could be demolished if the Warren County Commissioners receive their favorable outcome in a court hearing.
End of the line for the Oakley station
There is more unfortunate news from Cincinnati, Ohio, and this time it involves the former Marietta & Ohio Railroad train depot in Oakley. Reported from the Cincinnati Enquirer, the station was purchased in 1991 by Doug Master, who sought to restore the depot to its former glory. After suffering 20 years of neglect after the [...]
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