Located on Vine St. in Over-the-Rhine, between 15th and Liberty Sts., the old Pohlar Cafe building features sweet lettering and a quasi-Bavarian facade just a couple of doors north of the Krappy Kroger.
The candy-colored facade improvement is part of Future Blooms by Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. In the distance, you can catch a glimpse of the amazing Cincinnati Color Company ghost sign:
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Seems less “ghostly” and more “signly”
Well, a ghost sign doesn’t have to be ghostly. The term just refers to a sign for a closed business.
I mentioned Pohlar Cafe in a blog post; it was included in design research I did for a Master’s degree in Architecture at UC. My blog discusses where, how, and why people drink — illuminating connections through drinking culture in the areas of product design, music, architecture, fashion, careers/industry, history, and many more areas of culture. I hope you enjoy it, and feel free to leave comments!
http://thecongenialhour.tumblr.com/post/10181788835/this-research-discusses-how-the-cultural
Thanks for sharing, Nikolas, and best of luck with your research!