Description: Caption reads: "North Crescent, a winding street in Avondale, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by Federal Writers' Photographer, District #2. June 28, 1937." Cresent Avenue has been renamed to Fred Shuttlesworth Circle, in honor of the civil rights pastor (in Cincinnati, Revelation Baptist Church) who fought racism and helped the homeless in both Birmingham, Alabama and Cincinnati, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F03_19_01
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Parks--Ohio; Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken September, 1937, from an office in the Union Trust Building, currently known as the Bartlett Building, this photograph shows 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. On the left is The Hotel Sinton, a luxurious hotel built in 1907 which included 750 rooms and sixteen dining rooms. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collection for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_22_01
Subjects: Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Downtown; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Hotels; City and town life
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "St. Louis Church, 8 + Walnut of Cincinnati, Ohio." Dedicated in 1930, this 5-story limestone building, Florentine in style, is a Catholic church located in the heart of the business district in downtown Cincinnati. It also houses business offices of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_28_01
Subjects: Catholic church buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Cinci., O., Sept 1937. Negro Colony, Mt. Auburn, Dorchester St. Cincinnati streets." This photograph shows a portion of Dorchester Street, which was occupied by the African-American community, in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_03_01
Subjects: Central business district; Storefronts--United States--Pictorial works; Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "View of Laurel Homes. Corner of Linn and Armory, Cincinnati, Ohio. June 8, 1941." On the left side are some of the four story buildings which are part of Laurel Homes. Lewings Sick Room Supplies is visible on the corner opposite. Laurel Homes was one of two Federal Housing Projects in Cincinnati's West End. Completed in 1938 and costing nearly eight million dollars, the 29 building units are made of buff brick cover a 15 block area and have 1303 apartments. Rent cost anywhere from $12.50 to $26.50 with heat and electricity included. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_08_01
Subjects: Central business district; Storefronts--United States--Pictorial works; Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Market scene. Elder and Race Street. Cincinnati." This photograph shows an outdoor market, facing north on Race Street, near the corner of Elder Street, in Cincinnati. Muhlberg Drug stands at the corner of Elder Street, Cohen Shoes is visible at the corner of Glass Alley and Wesley Chapel can be seen at the far end of the road. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F03_01_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Streets--Ohio--Cincinnati; Boots and shoes--Trade and manufacture--Ohio; Pharmacy--Ohio--History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cincinnati streets." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_12_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Automobiles
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cincinnati streets." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_10_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cincinnati streets." This photograph shows trucks making deliveries of goods to the various stalls along a street market in Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_11_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Marketplaces--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937 Street view from office window. View from window taken from Union Trust bldg. 4th Street." Completed in 1901, the 18-story Union Trust building was the tallest building in the state for 3 years. It was designed by architect Daniel Burnham. It is currently known as the Bartlett Building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_21_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Transportation--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937 Main Street, Mt. Auburn." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_23_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937 Spring Street." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_15_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)