There seems to be a plethora of books on cities in Ohio in this series, so I'll categorize them. You can browse a number of pages so that you can take a peek. These books have a good number of photos. Definitely worth checking out as you'll probably learn something new. For example, I knew that Cleveland had lost a good chunk of its population, but I didn't know that at one point it was twice as big as it is now. Enjoy!

 

The main books on the 3 C's (arranged alphabetically to avoid bias)

 

Cincinnati Revealed: A Photographic History of the Queen City

http://www.amazon.com/Cincinnati-Revealed-Photographic-History-America/dp/0738519553/ref=pd_sim_b_3/104-4299187-2478314?ie=UTF8

 

Cincinnati's Golden Age

http://www.amazon.com/Cincinnatis-Golden-America-Arcadia-Publishing/dp/0738534366/sr=1-2/qid=1159409085/ref=sr_1_2/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Cincinnati: The World War II Years

http://www.amazon.com/Cincinnati-World-Years-Images-America/dp/0738533459/sr=1-5/qid=1159409085/ref=sr_1_5/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Cleveland, 1796-1929

http://www.amazon.com/Cleveland-1796-1929-Images-America/dp/0738532673/ref=pd_sim_b_1/104-4299187-2478314?ie=UTF8

 

Cleveland: 1930-2000

http://www.amazon.com/Cleveland-1930-2000-Images-America/dp/0738533769/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/104-4299187-2478314?ie=UTF8

 

Cleveland's Downtown Architecture

http://www.amazon.com/Clevelands-Downtown-Architecture-Images-America/dp/0738532029/sr=1-14/qid=1159411220/ref=sr_1_14/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Columbus: 1860-1910

http://www.amazon.com/Columbus-1860-1910-Richard-E-Barrett/dp/0738539627/sr=1-1/qid=1159335402/ref=sr_1_1/104-4299187-2478314?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Columbus:: 1910-1970

http://www.amazon.com/Columbus-1910-1970-Richard-E-Barrett/dp/0738540579/sr=1-1/qid=1159335596/ref=sr_1_1/104-4299187-2478314?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Related books of interest for the cities listed above:

 

Cincinnati on the Go: History of Mass Transit

http://www.amazon.com/Cincinnati-Go-History-Transit-America/dp/0738533378/sr=1-4/qid=1159409085/ref=sr_1_4/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Cincinnati's Over-The-Rhine

http://www.amazon.com/Cincinnatis-Over-Rhine-Images-America/dp/073853157X/sr=1-14/qid=1159410551/ref=sr_1_14/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

College Hill

http://www.amazon.com/College-Hill-Images-America-Ohio/dp/0738533238/sr=1-7/qid=1159409085/ref=sr_1_7/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

German Cincinnati

http://www.amazon.com/German-Cincinnati-America-Heinrich-Tolzmann/dp/0738540048/sr=1-15/qid=1159410551/ref=sr_1_15/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Stepping out in Cincinnati:: Queen City Entertainment 1900-1960

http://www.amazon.com/Stepping-out-Cincinnati-Entertainment-1900-1960/dp/0738534323/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8

 

Forgotten Columbus

http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Columbus-America-Lawrence-Henderson/dp/0738519618/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8

 

German Columbus

http://www.amazon.com/German-Columbus-Images-America-Ohio/dp/0738533963/sr=1-1/qid=1159409512/ref=sr_1_1/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Cleveland's Flats

http://www.amazon.com/Clevelands-Images-America-Matthew-Grabski/dp/0738540102/sr=1-13/qid=1159411220/ref=sr_1_13/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Cleveland Heights

http://www.amazon.com/Cleveland-Heights-Images-America-Ohio/dp/0738533882/sr=1-1/qid=1159410844/ref=sr_1_1/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Cleveland's Playhouse Square

http://www.amazon.com/Clevelands-Playhouse-Square-Images-America/dp/0738540137/sr=1-16/qid=1159411220/ref=sr_1_16/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Cleveland and Its Streetcars

http://www.amazon.com/Cleveland-Its-Streetcars-Images-America/dp/0738539678/sr=1-21/qid=1159411220/ref=sr_1_21/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Available books on other smaller, but sizeable cities:

 

Akron

http://www.amazon.com/Akron-Images-America-David-Francis/dp/0738531944/sr=1-6/qid=1159410338/ref=sr_1_6/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Toledo: The 19th Century

http://www.amazon.com/Toledo-19th-Century-Images-America/dp/0738532525/sr=1-8/qid=1159409085/ref=sr_1_8/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Toledo: The 20th Century

http://www.amazon.com/Toledo-20th-Century-Images-America/dp/0738534080/sr=1-5/qid=1159410240/ref=sr_1_5/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Toledo, Ohio: A History in Architecture

http://www.amazon.com/Toledo-Ohio-History-Architecture-America/dp/0738519413/sr=1-3/qid=1159410180/ref=sr_1_3/002-5565477-2015237?ie=UTF8&s=books

"These books have a good number of photos."

 

 

Thanks :)

 

No problem, and I should also mention there are even more books, but they weren't exactly related to the urban aspect, although if anyone wants to read about cemetaries in C-Town & Cincy or Jewish life in Akron, there's that too. There are also several ones on towns in Ohio too.

Those that I own:

 

Hamilton

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Images-America-Cheryl-Bauer/dp/0738534005/sr=1-11/qid=1159412256/ref=sr_1_11/102-2275468-1791361?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Middletown, The Steel City

http://www.amazon.com/Middletown-Steel-City-Images-America/dp/0738507296/sr=1-9/qid=1159412348/ref=sr_1_9/102-2275468-1791361?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Oxford

http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Images-America-Ohio/dp/0738532487/sr=1-2/qid=1159412348/ref=sr_1_2/102-2275468-1791361?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

Franklin

http://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Images-America/dp/0738534196/sr=1-1/qid=1159412569/ref=sr_1_1/102-2275468-1791361?ie=UTF8&s=books

Thanks inkaelin! Everyone, feel free to add. Might as well make this as comprehensive as possible.

There's one on Middletown and also one on the steel industry in Middletown.  I ran across them at Half Priced Books and they were only a couple of bucks, so I picked them up.  As you said, some great photographs and interesting history.  Everytime I'm at the bookstore I want to buy more, but can never decide which ones to buy.

 

At the publisher's website, you can search by state....

http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SRCHM&Store_Code=arcadia

"I ran across them at Half Priced Books and they were only a couple of bucks, so I picked them up."

 

Gah!!!  :-o  :cry:

 

Won't someone think of the authors?!?

Also, I must say their Dayton selection is pretty slim, so I think Jeff should get in touch with them!

"I ran across them at Half Priced Books and they were only a couple of bucks, so I picked them up."

 

Gah!!!  :-o  :cry:

 

Won't someone think of the authors?!?

 

Yeah, I thought of the authors each time I had to buy a "new" edition of a textbook in college. ;) 

 

Seriously though, I would not have bought them at full price.  It was just something that seemed interesting and it was cheap, so I bought them.  I got the books and liked them, so now I am more likely to go out and pay full price for others in the series. 

Eventually every city of any size is going to have one of these books.  Hell, I saw one on Sharonville.