Explorations

The Vernon Manor, constructed in 1924 and modeled after the Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, England, was one of the premier hotels in Cincinnati, Ohio. Located on one of Cincinnati's famous Seven Hil…

Deep underneath Cincinnati, Ohio's streets is the barrel house for Kauffman Brewery. …

There are days that I like to hit the open road and explore. I just wish my planning skills were somewhat better. Granted that I can navigate the back roads very well and I rarely get lost, relying on…

Constructed in 1850 as the First German Reformed Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, the church served a predominately German-American neighborhood. The congregation folded in 1970 as the population declined …

It's always a shame when a structurally sound building is demolished for a surface lot. It's even more upsetting when it is in a central business district. A rather unassuming reinforced concrete s…

Long neglected, Glencoe-Auburn Place in Cincinnati, Ohio has been reimagined, rethought and restored - only to fail again and again. It may be time to demolish and start anew. …

I recently had to travel out to Charlottesville, Virginia for a conference and decided to swing by two large historical sites in West Virginia: Weston State Hospital and Sweet Springs Resort. W…