ALMS PARK
This park of about 92 acres sits
on top of a hill overlooking the Ohio River with Lunken Airport to the left and
300' directly below. This area was called Bald Hill when the first white
settlement in southwestern Ohio was located at Columbia in the area below by the
Ohio. Bald Hill got its name because the Indians had supposedly cleared away the
trees in order to spy on the invading white man. Later the hill was covered by
the vineyards of the first Nicholas Longworth, which yielded the grapes for his
famous Catawba wines. It was then called Tusculum Heights from the old
steamboat-building town of Tusculum located on the river near by.
Most of this land was purchased in 1917 by the city
with funds donated by Mrs. Frederick H. Alms (1846-1921) as a memorial to her
deceased husband.
The shelterhouse seen in the first four cards was
constructed in 1929. Not seen in these cards is the memorial to Stephen Foster
donated by pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lily in 1937. The composer of
"My Old Kentucky Home" is shown facing the Ohio River, with his gaze
fixed on the far Kentucky Hills.
AULT PARK
Not postcards
Bird's eye views
Located on Mt. Lookout at the end of
Observatory and Principio Avenues sits the current 224 acres of Ault Park. In
1911 205 acres of the park was donated by Levi Addison Ault (1853-1931) and his
wife, Ida May (1853-1931). The two level Renaissance style pavilion opened on
July 4, 1930. Containing a soda fountain, lunchroom, and cascading fountain, the
pavilion would have dancing with big name bands.
The fifth card is not titled correctly. The original
Cincinnati Observatory is next to the park, but not in the direction shown in
the card. You can see the observatory faintly in the last card to the right.
WOODLAND PARK
Inside view
This 3 part card has been scanned into 2 parts because it would not fit in the scanner.
Outside Views
Cottage Interior
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