Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Drag Race Ends In Photo Finish!
Okay, not really. But pictures from last weekend’s Second Sunday on Main, including the Cincy Drag Races events, can be found on Zipscene.
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Watch The Drag Races This Weekend
[ June 8, 2008; 3:00 pm; ] CityKin reminds us that the Cincinnati Drag Races are this weekend! Mentioned before, the Drag Races are a set of events culminating in a street race you won’t soon forget. From the website:
From the start line the first member from a team of 4 gets dressed in Dress, Wig, Handbag and Heels must [...]
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
20-cent Payphones In Over-The-Rhine
Visualingual remarks:
One of my favorite Over-the-Rhine anomalies — the 20 cent payphone! There are several of these north of Liberty St. [this one is on Elm]. There’s probably a mundane explanation, but all I can think is, when was this installed? I remember payphones costing a quarter back in the mid-80s. Now, if you can [...]
Tuesday, September 7th, 2004
Philippus Points The Way
There are probably some Cincinnatians who have lived here their whole lives and never noticed the Philippus United Church of Christ steeple pointing the way to heaven, literally.The Philippus United Church of Christ church is located in Over-The-Rhine at the intersection of Race and McMicken. The church steeple is a pointing finger aimed straight [...]
Tuesday, September 7th, 2004
Who’s Seen the Hanging Arrows in OTR?
If you’ve driven around Over The Rhine lately (and if you haven’t, you should be!), you may have noticed a few fluttering arrows strung up from overhanging wires. We spotted four of them, broadcasting their double-sided messages to the traffic below on McMicken, Race, Main, and Liberty Streets.
Who hung these signs up? What do they [...]
