At 12th and Republic in Over-the-Rhine, 3D type constructed of tile! How hot is this lettering? Also, I know that the Aronoffs are a prominent Cincinnati family, but does anyone know their connection to this building? Did their fortune start in this building? What was it originally?
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Photographer Walker Evans used a homemade “hidden camera” apparatus to shoot these anonymous subway portraits, which eventually ended up in his 1966 book Many Are Called. Found via the The Getty’s digital image archives.
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Not the greatest example of a ghost sign or of tile typography, but the “R” is interesting. It reminds me of the arrow in the FedEx logo. Found at 9th and Race, where I’m guessing the building was once a Ford car dealership. Anyone know?
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The work of London-based Lisa Jones reminds me a bit of Julia Rothman, and her new Town print seems like the provincial cousin of Rothman’s Luxury Apartments. All of that is intended as a compliment; I love this print, and the yellow is spot-on! [No, really, this yellow is very similar to Pantone's 2009 Color of the Year, Mimosa.]
Someone please rescue this bit of decorative tile on Main St. in Over-the-Rhine. Let it take its shape in style; don’t cover it up.
Haven for Music Makers, Fans: d’oh, the cat’s out of the bag.
Lego Goes Urban – Green Grocer Set: filed under “great gifts I didn’t get this year.”
Spectacular Christmas Lights from Around the World: spectacular or craptastically fin de siecle?
OH to You, HO to Us: ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho…
Love Letter to Detroit: heartfelt words of affection for the Motor City.
It Was Fun Till the Money Ran Out: “Nowhere was that poisonous cocktail of [architectural] vanity and self-delusion more visible than in Manhattan. Although some important cultural projects were commissioned, this era will probably be remembered as much for its vulgarity as its ambition.”
A Town Square: “conversations about where we live” — yet another thought-provoking urban blog, this one focusing on the Next City.
Mass Transit is a nine-part, temporary installation by Chakaia Booker in downtown Indianapolis. The project was sponsored by Public Art Indianapolis, a recently launched initiative of the Arts Council of Indianapolis [hear that, Cincinnati?].
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It’s not exactly tile, but it is a ghost sign, spotted on Vine St. in Over-the-Rhine.
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The Belleville coat hanger was designed by Milan-based Frederic Gooris for Diamantini & Domeniconi. It’s a piece of laser-cut metal that’s been bent in hald, providing a three-dimensional skyline, coat hooks, and a narrow space for mail, gloves, etc. I love these kinds of functional and fun solutions to mundane domestic problems.
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