Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati on When It Was is 17 addresses and the 21 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1830. 6 are still open today; 15 are gone, and 5 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Cincinnati Union Terminal

1301 Western Avenue · 1933–present · 2 businesses here

Ingalls Building

6 East Fourth Street · 1903–present

Passenger Pigeon Memorial (Cincinnati Zoo)

3400 Vine Street · 1875–present

Riverfront Stadium

201 East Pete Rose Way · 1970–2002 · 2 businesses here

Rookwood Pottery (Mt. Adams Building)

1077 Celestial Street · 1892–1960

Cincinnati Music Hall

1241 Elm Street · 1878–present

Terrace Plaza Hotel

15 West Sixth Street · 1948–2008

Arnold's Bar & Grill

210 East Eighth Street · 1861–present

Cincinnati, decade by decade

• 1830s
  1 opened — Shillito's Department StoreSee the map in 1835 →
• 1860s
  2 opened — H. & S. Pogue Company, Arnold's Bar & GrillSee the map in 1865 →
• 1870s
  3 opened — Passenger Pigeon Memorial (Cincinnati Zoo), Old Main Library of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Music HallSee the map in 1875 →
• 1880s
  1 opened — Coney Island CincinnatiSee the map in 1885 →
• 1890s
  1 opened — Rookwood Pottery (Mt. Adams Building)See the map in 1895 →
• 1900s
  1 opened — Ingalls BuildingSee the map in 1905 →
• 1910s
  2 opened — Crosley Field, Hotel GibsonSee the map in 1915 →
• 1920s
  3 opened — Empress Chili (Original Location), George Remus Mansion, RKO Albee TheatreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1930s
  1 opened — Cincinnati Union TerminalSee the map in 1935 →
• 1940s
  2 opened — Terrace Plaza Hotel, The MaisonetteSee the map in 1945 →
• 1960s
  1 opened — Cincinnati Playboy ClubSee the map in 1965 →
• 1970s
  3 opened — Riverfront Stadium, Riverfront Stadium (Cinergy Field), Riverfront Coliseum (The Who Concert Disaster Site)See the map in 1975 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Stadium (3)

Riverfront Stadium · Riverfront Stadium (Cinergy Field) · Crosley Field

Department Store (2)

H. & S. Pogue Company · Shillito's Department Store

Hotel (2)

Terrace Plaza Hotel · Hotel Gibson

Restaurant (2)

Empress Chili (Original Location) · The Maisonette

Bar (1)

Arnold's Bar & Grill

Factory (1)

Rookwood Pottery (Mt. Adams Building)

Memorial (1)

Passenger Pigeon Memorial (Cincinnati Zoo)

Amusement Park (1)

Coney Island Cincinnati

Every place in Cincinnati (17)

• Arnold's Bar & Grill 210 East Eighth Street · 1861–present
• Cincinnati Music Hall 1241 Elm Street · 1878–present
• Cincinnati Playboy Club 35 East Seventh Street · 1964–1983
• Cincinnati Union Terminal 1301 Western Avenue · 1933–present · 2 businesses
• Coney Island Cincinnati 6201 Kellogg Avenue · 1886–2023
• Empress Chili (Original Location) 816 Vine Street · 1922–1960 · 2 businesses
• George Remus Mansion 825 Hermosa Avenue · 1920–1927
• H. & S. Pogue Company 110 West Fourth Street · 1863–1988
• Ingalls Building 6 East Fourth Street · 1903–present
• Passenger Pigeon Memorial (Cincinnati Zoo) 3400 Vine Street · 1875–present
• Riverfront Coliseum (The Who Concert Disaster Site) 100 Broadway Street · 1975–present
• Riverfront Stadium 201 East Pete Rose Way · 1970–2002 · 2 businesses
• RKO Albee Theatre 421 Walnut Street · 1927–1974 · 2 businesses
• Rookwood Pottery (Mt. Adams Building) 1077 Celestial Street · 1892–1960
• Shillito's Department Store 151 West Seventh Street · 1830–1997
• Terrace Plaza Hotel 15 West Sixth Street · 1948–2008
• The Maisonette 114 East Sixth Street · 1949–2005