Description: Original description reads: "This interior view of the Conservatory in Eden Park shows the palm house, forty-five feet in height, with the waterfall around which many varieties of tropical palms and vines have been cultivated in imitation of an equatorial forest." Eden Park Located between Gilbert Avenue and Columbia Parkway (U.S.) and comprised of about 185 acres in the Mount Adams community of Cincinnati, Ohio, Eden Park was assembled by a series of purchases beginning in 1859. The name came, naturally, from the Garden of Eden and was given by Nicholas Longworth who owned a large tract which constitutes the main portion of the park. Eden Park is the home of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Academy, the Navigation Monument, the Capitoline Wolf Statue, and the Irwin M. Krohn (Eden Park) Conservatory. Conservatory Eden Park’s first greenhouses, built in the 1880s, were used strictly for growing plants. In 1902, a new greenhouse designed for public displays was opened. The following year, the display greenhouse held a chrysanthemum show, and the Park Board decided to maintain a consistent change of plants and flowers to keep displays new and attractive to visitors. As a result, more than 300,000 people visited the greenhouse in its first two years. In 1930, the Park Board decided to replace its old greenhouse buildings with a modern plant conservatory. The new building was designed in the Art Deco style, the leading design movement of the 1920s & ‘30s, and was built of aluminum and glass. The Eden Park Conservatory opened to the general public on Sunday, March 26, 1933. December of that year, the Conservatory began a holiday tradition of exhibiting its Educational Christmas Tree, decorated with ornaments made of natural materials and crafted by Conservatory horticulturists. On April 30, 1937, the Board officially named the new conservatory the Irwin M. Krohn Conservatory, in honor of Irwin Krohn's 25 years of service on the Board of Park Commissioners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F09_019_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio); Ohio. Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works. & Recreation, Division of; Parks--Ohio; Botanical gardens--Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: A park road along a body of water, most likely a river, with people and horse-drawn carriages in the foreground and wooden structures in the background. It is most likely an image of Olenatangy Park located along Olentangy River in Columbus, Ohio. Olentangy Park was an amusement park established in 1880 in an area already popular for picnincs and swimming. It was considered the largest such park in the United States, featuring a formal picnic area, amusement rides, a carousel, a zoo, roller coaster rides, a boat house, a theater, and the world largest swimming pool. The park's prosperity started dwindling as a result of the depression and its rides and equipment were eventually sold out between 1937 and 1939. Some remnants of the park can still be found in the area today and its carousel operates at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07729
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Public parks--Ohio--Columbus; Rivers--Ohio--Columbus; Recreation; Amusement parks--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Ohio River Obelisk Monument. Eden Park. Cin. O.." Also known as just the Ohio River Monument or the Navigation Monument, the thirty foot high gray granite memorial was dedicated in 1929 by President Herbert Hoover, to commemorate the completion of the canal system in the Ohio River that connected Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois. Bronze plaques on each of its four sides tell the story of the canal and list the leaders of Ohio Valley Improvement Association. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_006_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Panoramic photograph of the entrance to Buckeye Lake Park, ca. 1930. Buckeye Lake began as a small pond that Ohio's American Indians called "Big Swamp" or "Big Pond." In the 1820s, the state began construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and workers built a dike that diverted water from the south fork of the Licking River into the pond, which then became known as the Licking Reservoir or Licking Summit Reservoir. As canals declined in use in the second half of the 19th century, the Ohio and Erie Canal was abandoned and began to deteriorate, but the canal's decline did not mean an end to the Licking Reservoir. Instead, the state legislature renamed it Buckeye Lake and made it a public park in 1894. By the early 20th century, the reservoir had become an attractive location for recreational activities, including through the construction of Buckeye Lake Amusement Park, and the Columbus, Buckeye Lake and Newark Interurban Electric Railway, an electric trolley system, connected the park to nearby urban areas. In 1949, the state of Ohio designated Buckeye Lake as a state park. The amusement park began to decline in popularity by the late 1950s and continued to deteriorate in the 1960s. Although the amusement park no longer exists, Buckeye Lake State Park still attracts a number of visitors to the area each year, in addition to the many people who own vacation homes near the lake or live in the area year-round. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4458_buckeyelake
Subjects: Buckeye Lake (Ohio)--History; State parks & reserves; Canals--Ohio--History--19th century; Buckeye Lake State Park (Ohio); Amusement parks--Ohio
Places: Buckeye Lake (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio);
 

Description: Interior view of the ballroom at Olentangy Park, an amusement park that was located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1910-1930. Also known as the Dance Pavilion, it was constructed in the early... View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07919
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the ballroom at Olentangy Park, an amusement park that was located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1910-1930. Also known as the Dance Pavilion, it was constructed in the early 1880's. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07920
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Birds in a fowl cage in the Olentangy Park. The park was built in a wooded area on the banks of the Olentangy in the south-west corner of what is now Clintonville. Robert Turner established it in 1880 with a formal picnic ground and pool. grew over the years into an amusement park with many attractions and was in operation until 1938. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07921
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attractions in Front of Ballroom View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07945
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Exotic Plant near Flea Circus Building View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07946
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Amusement parks--Ohio; Olentangy River (Ohio); Public parks--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937. Eden Park view." Eden Park is located in the Mt. Adams community of Cincinnati. The park began as the designation for the city's water supply, purchased in 1859. However, early on the city saw that the area could also serve the dual purpose of city park. The park area was originally designed by noted landscape architect Adolph Strauch. Eden Park is home to a number of city landmarks and landforms, such as Krohn Conservatory, the Cincinnati Art Museum, Elsinore Arch, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seasongood Pavilion, the Eden Park Water Tower, Melan Arch Bridge and Mirror Lake. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F12_013_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio); Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Cincinnati Art Museum, seen here, is located at 953 Eden Park Drive, in Eden Park. In 1880, Charles W. West of Cincinnati donated 150,000 dollars to the Cincinnati Museum Association to establish an art museum in the city. In 1886, the Cincinnati Art Museum opened, and became one of the leading art museums in the United States. The Romanesque Revival style building was designed by James W. McLaughlin. In 1881, the Cincinnati Museum Association convinced the McMicken School of Drawing and Design to relocate to the Cincinnati Art Museum. McMicken College later became the University of Cincinnati. The college agreed to turn over all operations of The School of Drawing and Design to the Cincinnati Museum Association. The school became known as the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Established in 1887, the academy has trained artists for more than a century. In 1998, the Art Academy of Cincinnati legally separated from the museum and became an independent college of art and design and has since moved to another location. By the early twenty-first century, the Cincinnati Art Museum contained works of art spanning more than five thousand years. Its holdings include works by Picasso, Matisse, and El Greco. The museum also owns a number of works by Frank Duveneck and other local artists. Eden Park Located between Gilbert Avenue and Columbia Parkway (U.S.) and comprised of about 185 acres in the Mount Adams community of Cincinnati, Ohio, Eden Park was assembled by a series of purchases beginning in 1859. The name came, naturally, from the Garden of Eden and was given by Nicholas Longworth who owned a large tract which constitutes the main portion of the park. Eden Park is the home of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Academy, the Navigation Monument, the Capitoline Wolf Statue, and the Irwin M. Krohn (Eden Park) Conservatory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F09_006_1
Subjects: Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio); Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cincinnati (Ohio). Art Museum; Cincinnati Art Museum
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows man standing at the base of a steep cliff, with long tree roots stretching their way to the ground below. In 1940, the state purchased land at Nelson Ledges, and in 1948, it bought 101 acres of the area known as Kennedy Ledges. The state of Ohio created Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park in 1949 to preserve the area. Nelson-Kennedy Ledges is popular for picnicking and hiking. The park, located on State Route 282 in Nelson Township, is near one of the highest points of the state and is close to the watershed divide between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. The rock formations at the 167-acre Nelson-Kennedy Ledges have become trademarks of the park. The sandstone cliff formations resulted from the forces of erosion — wind, water freezing and thawing — that wore away at the softer rock layers. As these soft layers eroded, large blocks of rock called slump blocks fell away leaving more resistant layers to form ledges above. Within the park are angled rock formations 50 to 60 feet high with ground fissures as deep as 60 feet. Cascade Falls and plant life typical of more northern climates can also be found at the park View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F02_015_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works. & reserves--Ohio--1930-1940; Nelson Ledges State Park
Places: Nelson Township (Ohio); Portage County (Ohio)