See Music Hall, Fountain Square, Eden Park and more in the 1950s The Enquirer
Take a look at what life was like in Cincinnati during the 1950s. We searched our archives to bring you some of our favorite historical images. This gallery spans 1950-1955. Here, Christmas Eve in Downtown in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Tyler Davidson Fountain in 1951. The Albee Theater is shown at left.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Manse Hotel in Walnut Hills in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Gruen Watch Company in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesProfessional wrestling in the 1950's at The Cincinnati Gardens.
Enquirer ArchivesSkaters at Eden Park in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesCincinnati Gardens in 1951.
Marsh Photographers, Inc.Rockdale Temple in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesAerial view of downtown Cincinnati in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesIce on the Ohio River caused problems for boats in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesMusic Hall in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesHundreds of visitors streamed into the Krohn Conservatory on Easter Sunday in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesChase Avenue in Northside in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Lincoln statue in Lytle Park in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Union Central Life Building in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesMusic Hall in 1951
Enquirer ArchivesFifth Third Union Trust Co., Corryville Branch, in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesJUNE 12, 1950: The Mount Adams Incline in 1950, two years after it carried its last cable-car.
Enquirer ArchivesAmelia won the Class B state baseball title in 1950.
Thanks To Amelia High SchoolThe Sinton Hotel in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Union Terminal concourse was nearly deserted in May 1950 because of a railroad strike, allowing for a clear view of the concourse.
Enquirer ArchivesCovenant-First Presbyterian Church, Eighth and Elm streets, in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Ingalls Building, Fourth and Vine streets, in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Kentucky Club in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesIn 1950, Fountain Square looked drastically different.
Enquirer ArchivesA "Midwestern Hayride" cast photo in 1950 from WLWT-TV's "Mount Olympus" studio on Chickasaw Street in Fairview Heights.
From The Judy Perkins CollectionA crosswalk near Oakley School in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Children's Zoo at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesFrench class in the 1950s at Miami University in Oxford.
ProvidedMariemont Square in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesThe "wheelhouse" of the Mt. Adams Incline in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesCincinnati from the top of the old Mt. Adams Incline in 1950.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Mt. Adams Incline being dismantled in 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesTwo of Cincinnati's new police ambulances in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesNick Shundich, offensive guard and defensive tackle for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and co-captain of the team, in 1951.
ProvidedCincinnati Enquirer teletypesetters in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesJim Holstein at the UC Center during the Bearcats 1950-1951 season.
Enquirer ArchivesThe gazebo in Eden Park in 1951.
Enquirer ArchivesDirector-producer Bob Huber (left) discusses an episode for WKRC-TV's "The Storm" with writer Rod Serling, costume designer Dorothy Revelos and set designer Pat Thomas in January 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Cincinnati Enquirer building in 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesThe classified department at The Cincinnati Enquirer, 617 Vine Street, in 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesVine Street, near Sixth Street, looking north in 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesThe 1952 state championship Lockland-Wayne High School boys basketball team.
ProvidedThe Sheraton-Gibson Hotel in downtown Cincinnati, 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Sixth Street viaduct in 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Public Library of Cincinnati, Seventh and Vine streets, in 1952.
Schaten Studios. Photo Provided By Public Relations, Public LibraryThe Cincinnati Memorial Day Parade in 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesMount Lookout Square in 1952.
Enquirer ArchivesLights are inspected at Fifth and Race streets in 1952
Enquirer ArchivesA Cincinnati workhouse in 1952
Enquirer ArchivesDorothy Dolbey, acting mayor of Cincinnati, holds a $15 million bond issue she signed in New York for street and highway improvements. She served as mayor for six months in 1954.
The Associated PressAn exhibition of record jackets at the Cincinnati Art Academy drew a cool, appraising glance from their creator, Jim Flora, in 1955.
Enquirer ArchivesThe Evanston Branch of the Fifth Third Union Trust Co. moved into this new building at Dana Avenue and Montgomery Road in 1955.
Enquirer ArchivesJohn J. Rowe, left, president of the Fifth Third Union Trust Co., and Robert Cline, right, chairman of the Lincoln National Bank, look over a plan to consolidate their banks in 1955.
Enquirer ArchivesJohn J. O'Hara, left, named 1956 man of the year by Kenton County Jaycees. Avery Dotson, the 1955 man of the year, made the presentation.
ProvidedThe Shubert Theater, Seventh and Walnut streets, in 1955.
Enquirer ArchivesA view of Cincinnati from the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, around 1955.
ProvidedThe 1955 Lockland baseball team is pictured with the trophy from its Class B state title.
Thanks To Kenny FieldsPete Rose is fifth from left in this 1955 class photo at Sayler Park Elementary.
Sayler Park School/Sayler Park Facebook GroupUnion Terminal in 1955.
Enquirer ArchivesFrom left, general manager Gabe Paul, field manager Birdie Tebbetts and president Powell Crosley Jr., from the Cincinnati Redlegs, gingerly step out of the dugout to feel for rain at Crosley Field in 1955. The Crosley luck held; the Reds got their opener in.
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