City - Cincinnati OH - Government Square 1902 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
City - Cincinnati OH - Government Square 1902 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1902
Original Title: Government Square
Photographer: Detroit Publishing
Location: 175 East 5th St, Cincinnati, OH
I'm not totally certain on the year, they gave a range of 1900-1906. But I made one from 1907, and the signs look totally different. I thought it was just a different angle, but it seems this area was photographed a number of times over a span of like 10 years. I balanced the years based off other images from years I knew and just decided it will be 1902.
Anyway, there are some neat signs there, like, what are fly screens? Is that like a window screen? Brushes? Like paint brushes, tooth brushes? Maybe its an art store. And of course I've always liked seeing a huge gun on the side of the building, I assume they sell guns there.
It was odd that each streetcar seemed to have its own look. None of them matched that well. I colored it like I did in a later image, but also crossed it with a number of postcards. Some of them had them as all yellow for some reason.
They seemed to be doing some kind of road construction. There are large piles of debris, I think its cement. There seems to be missing cobble in one area, and a guy seems to be patching something up. Further down the street on the corner there is a steamroller. The main difference between this one and the one i made from 1907, there are no cars in this.
Do any of these buildings exist today? No. They are all gone. The building on the right was replaced in 1939, and is still there, its a little smaller than this I think, not nearly as grand. It looks totally different.
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