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November 1, 2018 /
October 31, 2018 /

Glencoe-Auburn was a collection of 19th-century rowhouses in the Mt. Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, characterized by single-colored pastel facades and a Gothic Revival-style hotel. It was Cincinnati’s first suburb.

October 31, 2018 /

The Eastern Kentucky Railway (EK) is a former 36-mile railroad between Riverton (Greenup) and Webbville, Kentucky. Although it served several mines and early pig-iron blast furnaces, the EK was abandoned in 1933 during the height of the Great Depression.

October 31, 2018 /
October 31, 2018 /

Cincinnati Mall, formerly known as Forest Fair Mall and Cincinnati Mills, is an ailing shopping center in Fairfield, Ohio.

October 30, 2018 /
October 27, 2018 /
October 27, 2018 /

Nuttallburg, located along the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia, was a coal mining venture that was spawned out of England-born entrepreneur John Nuttall.

October 26, 2018 /
October 26, 2018 /

Mays Lick Consolidated School is a former school turned apartments in Mays Lick, Kentucky. Constructed in 1909-1910 for $32,500, it served as the first high school in Mason County. Until 1960, it was the only public high school to serve the Mays Lick District.

October 26, 2018 /
October 26, 2018 /

The Frenchburg Presbyterian College is a former school and hospital operated by the United Presbyterian Church in Frenchburg, Kentucky. It was the only hospital between Lexington and Ashland for a period of time.

October 25, 2018 /

Kay Moor, West Virginia, is a former company town for the Low Moor Iron Company. At its peak, it included a coal mine and processing plant. The town was named after James Kay, a Low Moor Iron employee who was responsible for its construction at the base of the mountain.

October 25, 2018 /

St. Mark Church is a former Roman Catholic church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was dedicated to the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. During its first 50 years of operation, St. Mark’s had 24 priestly vocations, which included one bishop, two religious brothers, and 36 religious sisters.

October 25, 2018 /
October 23, 2018 /
October 23, 2018 /

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C&O) Russell YMCA provided overnight lodging, baths, meeting space, and other accommodations for railroad workers in Russell, Kentucky.

October 23, 2018 /
October 23, 2018 /

Armco Steel/AK Steel Ashland Works was an integrated steel mill near Ashland, Kentucky. It contained two pig-iron blast furnaces, a basic oxygen furnace, a continuous caster, coating line, and other production facilities. At its height, the 700-acre plant also featured a coke facility and a hot strip.

October 22, 2018 /