The Polinsky Co. Office Furniture ghost sign refers to a business at 210 East. 9th St. in downtown Cincinnati, but it’s painted onto the back of the building and visible from Main St. Typewriters, adding machines, and calculators, but what about subtracting machines?
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Pale as a Ghost Sign: I get to keep awesome company, getting quoted in this article alongside Tod from the American Sign Museum and Bill from The Writing on the Walls.
After Failed Court Battle, Crew Demolish Former Gamble House: like the worst April Fools’ joke ever, but this really happened on Monday.
The “Ghost Ship”: a crazy find, not far from downtown Cincinnati.
20 Unique and Fun Destination Wedding Favors: Surf & Sunshine likes our personalized seed bomb wedding favors!
Windows of New York: Jose Guizar illustrates NYC windows and the peeks into strangers’ lives that they contain.
A Newbie’s Travel Guide to Detroit: exactly what you think it is.
Inadequate Housing: photos of tiny Hong Kong apartments.
Okay, just one comment: I suddenly have the urge to unearth my Trapper Keeper from junior high and compare my adolescent hand-lettering efforts to this sign in downtown Cincinnati.
A Garden of Many Voices: The Civic Garden Center at the 2013 Home & Garden Show: all about this year’s Civic Garden Center display [also, my friend worked on it and wrote this article, so I'm doubly proud].
Cincinnati Canstruction 2013: large-scale sculptures made of canned goods are currently on display in downtown Cincinnati; check out an online preview at CincyWhimsy and vote for the People’s Choice Award this weekend. All food will go to the Freestore Foodbank.
Tower Place Mall – feb 25th, 2013: just some photos of a seemingly abandoned mall.
Horseshoe Casino Fails to Deliver on Urban Design: unsurprising observations about the new casino in Cincinnati.
Succulents Don’t Suck: Umba Box likes our 10 Seed Bombs with Slinger!
Michigan Will Take Over Detroit: I think we all saw this one coming.
Berlin Wall Protests Stall East Side Gallery Demolition Work: demolishing a chunk of the Berlin Wall to make room for luxury housing sounds like a less-than-stellar idea.
This question has come up in conversation and, when I’ve had the pleasure of hosting first-time visitors to Cincinnati, I’ve faced this challenge myself: how best to introduce an outsider to the Queen City? Here is my ideal itinerary for a weekend visit.
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Exploring Cincinnati, Mayoral-Style: Mayor Mark Mallory shows off the Queen City in the NY Post.
Nineteenth Century Covington Mansion Demolished: because Walgreens plans to build a store a block away from its current one.
Weekly Farmers Market Coming to Washington Park: Mondays this summer [the one day that Findlay Market is closed].
Seeds of Creativity: 10 Etsy Favorites: Lark Crafts likes our 10 Seed Bombs with Slinger!
Windy City Hoops: the city of Chicago has turned to crowdfunding to expand its teen basketball program.
Why All Your Impressions of Detroit Are Wrong: astute writing from The Urbanophile.
360 Panorama of London: just that.
The documentary Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles focuses on artist Justin Duerr’s quest to find the maker of the so-called Toynbee tiles that have been embedded in streets across the US and in South America over the past 30 years.
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“Alley Walks” on the Rise in OTR, Downtown–At Last: small but much needed improvements to alley outlets; now, if we can just take off the gates so that we could all actually use them…
In Oakland, Citizens Learn to Treat Gunshot Wounds: taking the DIY ethos to a whole new level.
Zaha Hadid Races to Finish a Building Before Copycats Get There First: in China, the time between an initial design and its knockoff is collapsing, and it now involves buildings, not just fashion.
Why Are There So Many Bosnians in St. Louis?: fascinating!
Finding Vivian Maier – Official Movie Trailer: an upcoming documentary on Vivian Maier, the devoted nanny and reclusive street photographer.
Disneyland and the Uses of Architecture: on engineering nostalgia.
The Real Problem with Gentrification: A Phenomenon That Revived Cities Can Also Make Them Monotonous: just that.
Cincinnati’s ‘Hat Man’ Is Dead: RIP, Avtar S. Gill.
Items Found in Vacant Building: a remarkable collection of artifacts.
Over-the-Rhine and Washington Park: nice photo tour.
Cultural Authenticity in the 21st Century: on the shifting meanings of place and history.
Comeback Kid: Long-Lost Loew’s Kings Rebuild Begins After Three Decades of Decay: finally, progress on the amazing Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
Goodbye Coney Island, Hello Myrtle Beach: more thoughts on the far-reaching and sad changes taking place in Coney Island.
One Way to Keep Super Bowl Profits Local: Sell Off Every Last Bit of Material: something smart is happening in Indianapolis.
Race St. Has a View: in downtown Cincinnati, the old skywalk to nowhere is now gone.
The Benn Pitman House: a gorgeous Cincinnati home once owned by the founder of Phonetic Shorthand in the US and the first official stenographer for the US government, who built intricate furniture in his spare time.
How to Grow Your Business through Holiday Gifts: kind words about our promotional seed bombs for TalentGrow.
Decorated Houses Help Save a Detroit Neighborhood: Tyree Guyton’s Heidelberg Project gets some well-deserved love.
Art Deco Weekend: this weekend in Miami Beach, “celebrating the Art Deco era in Florida’s quincentennial.”
A Look Below the Surface in Gentrifying Crown Heights: “I still think there’s a better and more ethical way to get from a broken down, crime-ridden, drug-ridden neighborhood to a place that is safe and enjoyable for everyone while still maintaining a sense of community ownership.”
There Is Now a Literal Map of Brooklyn’s Gentrification: just that.
