Living the good life. he/him. all opinions my own.🏳️🌈 /
25,737 Cincinnatians, 99% of whom were Black, lived in the West End in 1950 until they were displaced
People forget sometimes how prestigious of a city Cincinnati was until 1940s-50s. It was still in the top 20 largest cities in the US until the 1960 Census.
Cincinnati's 495 ft. Central Trust (PNC) Tower was the tallest skyscraper in the world outside of NYC in 1913.
Since everyone is here atm(😭😭😭) I think these two photos comparing 1933 to 2023 would be more accurate and show the starkness of the damage rought to Cincinnati by highway construction and urban renewal. I have other comparisons that tell the story very well.
If i had a nickel for every time a bridge has caught on fire in cincinnati in november i'd have two - which isn't alot but it's weird it's happened twice.
