Whoa

Located near Weingartner Alley and 11th, in Newport, KY, and somewhat reminiscent of a recent discovery in Avondale.  Hennard is/was a used auto parts dealer.

We couldn't find anything specific about the City Stables in our research, but we did find the City Codes about the historic neighborhood, if that floats your boat.

Bonus shot: Stuck basketball.

Service in the Rear

Forbes Alley, just off of Monmouth and 9th. 

Checker Stores.

And in the front...

The Checker Store sign is on the back of the shorter buildings. 

The taller structure is labeled as the Dine Schabell Company, on the front.

The big white spot on the side is illegible.

But, we did find this.

Side note: There were tornadoes in Nebraska last night, and what caught my eye in one photo of the damage?

How the #$*& Did We Miss This?

Can you see it?

Oh, it doesn't look like much, but it's there, and we didn't see it until this week, despite looking at this building all the time.

Maybe we were distracted by all the flash and pizzazz.

There is an awful lot to see here.

Or, maybe it wasn't quite as visible as it is now.

A quick pop over to Google Streetview, and yes, you can see it, but just barely.

Perhaps, it was more fully revealed as construction crews turn this landmark into not one, but two, hotels.

School's Out Forever

The former School for Creative and Performing Arts, on Sycamore.

There was talk about turning it into a boutique hotel, but we're told those plans fell through, and now, it'll become apartments/condos.  Someday.

It's Not Great Parking

But, it is alright.

Streetcar

Note the Fred Lemon signature.  The only reference to him we could find is in the now-famous City Beat article.

On Vine, just north of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

City Barns, a few of which stand today, were where they kept streetcars.

And in this case, those streetcars were horse-drawn.

Model Village

At the Cincinnati Museum Center, there is an enormous representation of a few of Cincinnati's neighborhoods.  It's a period piece, looking to be set in the 1940's, or thereabouts.  And throughout the Downtown section, there are, yes, tiny representations of what would be ghost signs.

We looked, but didn't see any that are still there today.  Those shown here are on buildings that no longer stand, IRL.