Elsewhere

Movies Shot in Cincinnati: from Eight Men Out to Seabiscuit. The True Cost of Commuting: You Could Buy a House Priced $15,900 More for Each Mile You Move Closer to Work: just that, suburbanites. Floyd Bennett Airfield: incredible photos from a strange place in Brooklyn. Frankenstein’s Castle in Dayton: it may or may not be [...]

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Patterned Tile in Over-the-Rhine

I almost never photograph tile unless it includes lettering, preferably for a long-gone business. This particular entryway, at 1603 Main St. in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati is so pretty and patterned that I have to share it anyway.

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Cartographic Products by Aminimal Studio

Brooklyn-based Aminimal Studio designs cartographic jewelry and home accessories and office accessories, among many other clever and beautiful things. I don’t like wearing earrings, but I think I could rock these.

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Bachia Bootery All Stars Ghost Sign in Chicago

I came across a swank ghost sign advertising Bachia Bootery All Stars at 1741 W. Chicago Ave. between North Paulina and North Wood Sts., in Chicago’s East Village neighborhood.

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Looking Back: Best VL Posts of 2011

This year, VL work kept us really busy, but we were able to squeeze in a few quick trips. I found plenty of inspiration in Cincinnati and beyond, and here are my favorite posts of my adventures. Pictured above is the glorious Guardian Building in downtown Detroit.

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Elsewhere

Country Christmas Gifts: our Blooming Briquettes in Living the Country Life. Before & After: Collaborative Studio Design: a beautiful storefront transformation in Newport, KY. History’s Mysteries: Ghost Sign on East 6th Street: the stories history of a ghost sign in Manhattan, with connections to The Office, Clint Eastwood, and nuns in Cincinnati. History of the [...]

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Snow Blind by Matthias Heiderich

Hello, winter! This is the perfect day to share the series Snow Blind by Berlin-based photographer Matthias Heiderich. I wish winter in Cincinnati were this dreamy and snowy.

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The Singing Mural by C.F. Payne and Jenny Ustick

This new ArtWorks mural was designed by illustrator C.F. Payne and executed by a team of teen apprentices under the care of lead artist Jenny Ustick. It includes figures from public television, entertainment, and the performing arts, as well as some Cincinnatians [including Mr. Redlegs].

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City Illustrations by Vesa Sammalisto

Vesa Sammalisto is a Finnish-born, Berlin-based illustrator whose geometric, brightly colored, retro-inspired work focuses heavily on cities and maps. An illustrator after my own heart!

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Looking Back: Best VL Posts of 2010

Here are my favorite blog posts from 2010. The year started with a trip back home to NYC, where we checked out the just-opened High Line. My favorite part of the park is The River That Flows Both Ways by Spencer Finch, pictured above.

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