Todi Toys

 

If there aren't dusty boxes of board games no-one's ever heard of inside, I would be very disappointed.

 

The buildings are for sale, if anyone's really curious.

 

Otherwise, there isn't much online about Todi's Toys, other than business address info, and a tip of the hat from Cincinnati Magazine, in 1983. (Which is an entertaining read in its own right.)

 

Festive Games didn't turn up anything immediate either.

What's the Secret to Comedy?

 

The same secret to photography: Timing.

 

This was probably not the best of time day to revisit this moving and storage sign on Riverside Drive, with the placement of the sun, but it was better than waiting until this weekend.

The tree has bloomed.

 

The Other Side

The east side of a building on Riverside Drive which has a faded sign on its west side.  The west side is a little easier to see, but it's also covered by a tree. There's also indications there was something painted on the south side.  It now houses a law office, but I'm guessing it may have once been home to some sort of shipping business, given its proximity to the Ohio River.

Still in Biz

Yes, Kellogg Auto Parts/Motors is still open for business.  However, if you look closely, in the upper left hand corner of the red sign, you'll see something bleeding through.  "JO"  What did it used to say?  John?  Jones? 

Go East

The now-closed-because-of-fire-once-famous-East End Cafe.  Was it a hotel, or was it just advertising a hotel?  Or am I just imagining the word "hotel"?

Lunken Airport

The home of Eastern Airlines. Also sometimes referred to as Lunken Field.

You may have also noticed the new tags on each entry, listing the neighborhood in which the photo of the faded sign was taken.  Now, you and your friends can cross-reference the photographs and the neighborhoods, and plan sightseeing trips.  It's fun for hours.  For all ages.

Columbia Tusculm? East End?

Cincinnatians love their neighborhoods.  If you refer to North Avondale as Avondale, someone will jump down your throat. 

Sometimes, even with a map, it's hard to tell where one neighborhood ends, and one begins.

Anyway, this is on Eastern Avenue.  I mean, Riverside.  (It was renamed a few years ago, because developers thought Riverside had a more pleasant sound.)