CINCINNATI
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"The Queen
City". Mighty Ohio river. Cincinnati was in
1850 the greatest city of the region with 115.000
inhabitants. "Porcópolis" was named in
that time, because the existence An elegant city, "german style", with blocks and well designed buildings upstairs riverfront, all centralized by Fountain Square as you can see in this old photo of a bustling day in 1920. Of course the "Tyler Davidson Fountain" (A. Kreling, 1871) still stands. |
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Union Station (1933)Cincinnati was a railroad hub, with more than 6 trunk lines and depots, that merged into a great and spectacular Union Station (1933), at that time the greatest of America. Now, since 1990, is a beautiful museum complex.
Mount Adams, Xavier University, the chemical companies well-known worldwide (Procter & Gamble, Avon) are some of the many landmarks that makes Cincinnati an "All American City", one of the best cities in America to live.
© TEXT: Juan Vicente Santamaría Gil. 2004
