12th st @ Vine, looking west, Cincinnati

Vine street looking North, 1973

 

 

(From the uo archives) Saint Michael st, looking east, Cincinnati

love these - nice idea for a thread too!

reminds me of one my favorite boss bootleg songs:

 

 

CITY OF NIGHT

 

Taxi Cab, Taxi Cab, at the light

Won't you take me on a ride through this city of night

I got some money and I'm feeling fine

I ain't in no hurry so just take your time

Some people wanna die young and gloriously

But Taxi Cab driver, well that ain't me

I got a cute little baby down at 12th and Vine

And she opens for business just about closing time

Ah hey hey, ah hey hey

City of night, city of night

 

And I don't believe what I see in this street

I don't know how people they can take the heat

Well baby I'm a liar, I'm a cheat, and I don't care

I got my money, I can take my fare

Ah hey hey, ah hey hey

City of night, city of night

 

I'm riding tonight to see my sugar girl

You know she wears that dress without a care in the world

Yeah she got some loving that's as bright as the sun

And she brings it with her man when she comes

Hey, hey, city of night

Ah-hey, ah-hey, city of night

Ride on

 

I love this picture of Downtown Painesville--ca.1950. This actually predates even me! I remember the Standard Drug store though. And I'm pretty sure that's 1950's Italian film star Anna Magnani on the right lol.

 

  

On 1/11/2020 at 3:01 PM, eastvillagedon said:

I love this picture of Downtown Painesville--ca.1950. This actually predates even me! I remember the Standard Drug store though. And I'm pretty sure that's 1950's Italian film star Anna Magnani on the right lol.

 

  

 

You've got some really cool nuggets into Painesville's past

5 hours ago, YABO713 said:

 

You've got some really cool nuggets into Painesville's past

unfortunately the key word is "past." This is a still from a video from last year that I don't think still exists (a person doing a bunch of great skateboarding videos had her account hacked and apparently hasn't recovered anything), but this is virtually the exact spot of the original picture (terrible quality, I know), but at a slightly different angle. The building housing the drug store burned down in 1996, due to a bunch of ne'er-do-wells in an apartment on the second floor who "accidentally" set it on fire (second pic below). The building on the left is now Key Bank (built 50 years ago as Cleveland Trust) and replaced the historic mansard-roofed structure in the distance (upper left of young man's head, who, if still alive would probably be in his mid-eighties, but I think he's holding a cigarette so that might be unlikely), but the entire block to its left was demolished. I know, too much information. ?