David Shoe
Taken in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
There are lots of old buildings around town that have ghost signs on them. This one is visible from a couple of major roads. I've long wondered about the history of the David Shoe Company, but found next to nothing on it on the web.
I would really like to know what the deal is with windows like these with multiple panes of glass which do not match. It is a feature I've seen on many older factory buildings. I assume that the original panes were all clear glass which when broken, were replaced by any colored glass the maintenance men had around, but why this was such a common practice is beyond me.
The top floor windows are mostly transparent while the first floor ones, while protected by heavy metal screens and the second floor window panes have been replaced by opaque ones. I guess that people wanting to break windows concentrated on the first two floors.
I haven't been in this area in several months. It wouldn't surprise me if the building has been torn down to make way for a soccer stadium which is being built in the area - like we need a new stadium at some cost to taxpayers particularly when the team owners are extremely wealthy. Over the years, the West End area has been a whipping boy of sorts that the powers have tried to break up to keep slums from developing too much. Unfortunately some of he coolest homes in the city were once there and are now mostly gone. Ah, progress.
WW
David Shoe
Taken in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
There are lots of old buildings around town that have ghost signs on them. This one is visible from a couple of major roads. I've long wondered about the history of the David Shoe Company, but found next to nothing on it on the web.
I would really like to know what the deal is with windows like these with multiple panes of glass which do not match. It is a feature I've seen on many older factory buildings. I assume that the original panes were all clear glass which when broken, were replaced by any colored glass the maintenance men had around, but why this was such a common practice is beyond me.
The top floor windows are mostly transparent while the first floor ones, while protected by heavy metal screens and the second floor window panes have been replaced by opaque ones. I guess that people wanting to break windows concentrated on the first two floors.
I haven't been in this area in several months. It wouldn't surprise me if the building has been torn down to make way for a soccer stadium which is being built in the area - like we need a new stadium at some cost to taxpayers particularly when the team owners are extremely wealthy. Over the years, the West End area has been a whipping boy of sorts that the powers have tried to break up to keep slums from developing too much. Unfortunately some of he coolest homes in the city were once there and are now mostly gone. Ah, progress.
WW