GRAND HOTEL
Noted for its "direct-acting hydraulic passenger elevator" with a 90' shaft. Located on the s. w. corner of 4th and Central, across the street from the Union Central Railroad Depot. It had 285 rooms and it's lifespan was from 1874 to 1933. In 1876 the Republican National Convention was held here. Rutherford B. Hayes won the nomination and addressed the convention from the lobby stairway. The first two non-postcard images are of the lobby.
Not postcards
All four cards show the lobby
EMERY HOTEL
Vine St. between 4th & 5th
Sts.
These three cards show the lobby
These four cards show the Emery Arcade which connected the Emery Hotel and Race Street one block west. Built in 1877 it predated shopping malls with stores, offices, a restaurant, and hotel all under one roof. The glass roof was 40 feet in height, with two stories on each side The arcade passageway was 15 feet wide with gaslights hung in the center. This arcade was destroyed in 1929 to make way for the Carew Tower and its new arcade which is still in use today.
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL
E. N. Roth
Located on the s. e. corner of 4th and Race from 1865 to 1911. This is the hotel where, in 1903, August "Garry" Herrmann, President of the Cincinnati Reds, hosted American and National League owners. All the professional clubs were in a "war" with each other over competition for fans, players, and franchises. Herrmann kept them there until agreements were reached on territories, rights to players, uniform playing rules, and non-conflicting schedules.
STAG HOTEL / CAFE / BAR
Not a postcard
Located on the east side of Vine between 4th and 5th Streets.
L. B. HARRISON HOTEL
Located at 2368 Victory Boulevard at McMillan Street. This was "A home for the young man away from home" for $9.00/week including 14 meals.
Real Photo Postcard
Residents of the hotel.
Library & Writing Room
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Lobby
Dining
Room
Gymnasium
Reception Room
Library
*
Swimming Pool
Billiard Room
Lounge
AVENUE HOTEL GLENCOE HOTEL IMPERIAL HOTEL
3123 Spring Grove
Ave.
10 View
Court
n. e. cor. 3rd & central
Dining
Room
Bar
DENNISON HOTEL
5th and
Main-Lobby
M. E. Shinkle
BROADWAY
COLUMBIAN MILNER STERLING
Elm &
Longworth
27 w. 7th
St.
6th & Mound
PLAZA HOTEL RAND HOTEL REGAL HOTEL
opp. Union
Station
29 west 5th
street.
6th and
Vine
THE SHERIDAN SAVOY HOTEL
6th St. near Vine
The Sheridan building is located at 21 east Eighth St. During the Civil War Thomas Buchanan Read lived there and it was known as the Read House. A poet and painter Read (1822-1872) was very popular in his day and although his poems are little read today he is best remembered for his poem "Sheridan's Ride," which was inspired by the victory of the Union forces at Cedar Creek. A plaque on the building notes this fact.
FOUNTAIN SQUARE HOTEL
Pick-Fountain Square
Fifth and Vine
STOUFFER'S
Extra wide card. Convention Center on left.
Cincinnati Towers
When then new convention center was under construction the city of Cincinnati realized that new and renovated hotels were essential to accommodate the many visitors that would be coming. Stouffer's Cincinnati Inn seen in the first wide postcard was the first new downtown hotel built. Opening in 1968 at 5th and Elm Sts. it was the 1st hotel opened since the Terrace Plaza had opened, one block east, in 1948. The second card above, with the convention center in the lower right corner, looking southeast shows the hotel after the second tower of the complex was constructed in 1975 at 141 W. 6th St. The complex was then called Stouffer's Cincinnati Towers. The two buildings are connected by the lobby. The ownership of these two buildings have changed several times since they were first constructed.
Clarion Interior
I probably do not have the sequence correct but, I believe, it was next called the Clarion Hotel and then the Regal Hotel. I believe the newer tower on 6th St is now called the Millennium Cincinnati Hotel and the other building on 5th St. is now called the Four Points Sheraton. I sure could use some help with this. If someone "out there" can help me clarify this subject please do. I concentrate on older history not new events.
The 3 non-postcards images above are a little bonus to help you orient where this hotel is located. The first two are very nice aerial shots of downtown Cincinnati. This hotel is located next to the large white rectangular structure (half of the convention center)/ The 3rd photo shows the view looking out from the east side of Stouffer's Cincinnati Towers (now known as the Millennium Cincinnati Hotel). The orange building directly ahead is the hotel formerly known as the Terrace Plaza/Hilton Hotel seen on the Plaza Hotel page.
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