Found on 7th St. between Vine and Race in downtown Cincinnati, on the same block as the Provident Camera ghost sign cornucopia. The Oskamp Nolting Distributing Co. offered diamonds, watches, silver, giftwares, housewares, sporting goods, and toys. All that remains is cool, ghostly lettering.
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I think this is my new favorite blog. i love the pockets of history in cincy, I feel sometimes like I’m finding ancient ruins from a once great civilization that vanished sometime in the 1950s. The clues are all around us. One day I’m going to go find all of the french deco water utility buildings scattered throughout the rolling hills.
Thanks so much! I love seeking out and documenting these historical bits that seem to hide in plain sight. BTW, your sunrise project is really cool.
Thanks a lot! It has been fun and rewarding so far. Thank you for checking it out, it means a lot. It is fun finding all the other cincinnati blogs. Let me know if you ever want to make the trip up to Ault Park in the morning, misery (and exploration) loves company! Take care -Blaine
You know, that sounds lovely but also maybe a bit too challenging! Now, if your project were about sunsets, I’d love to be a part of it.
Oskamp Nolting didn’t close it’s downtown store until aproximately 1979. The store that was on Colerain Avenue across from Northgate Mall closed in 1978. I worked there. My manager from Colerain took over running the downtown store after we closed and hired my niece as a cashier. He later married her. They had 3 beautiful children and are still married today.
Kim, thanks so much for filling in the story of this business.