Coney Island poster in
window
Finish of Auto
Race
Not a postcard
The Hickory Carriage Co.
The
Ohio Motor Car
Co
Ohio Motor Car
Ads.
s.w.c. Spring Grove Ave. & Rawson
Auto Show, Feb.
1912
Decorator Geo H. Fern
at the Music
Hall
1252 Elm Street
1910 MUSIC HALL AUTO SHOW
The Acorn Motor Car Co.
Fifth, Eggleston Ave. & Lock St.
The driver in this 1909 Harrison postcard was named Atherton. He was apparently a producer of postcards. The second card above is Stageway Coaches, a limousine service, that was located at 414 East Court Street, Cincinnati.
I believe the panel truck in the above postcard is made by the American Austin Co., or its predecessor the American Bantum which took over in 1935. I don't know the year of this image of the neat little vehicle belonging to the Stanley Hardware Co. at 4857 Glenway Avenue, but I am hoping someone "out there" can help me out.
There was a automobile show that was held February 21-26, 1910. This card was put out by the J. H. Ratliff Automobile Co. 30 Opera Place . It shows all the American winners of cups given out at that show.
Charles Naish sold used cars and furniture from this building located at the n. e. corner of Montgomery and Hudson in Norwood, Ohio. The second image shows this corner as it looks today.
MOORE OIL CO.
The Moore Oil Company was located on the s.w. cor. of York & McLean Ave.
Duwel Auto Service
4314 Glenway Avenue
Not a postcard
Moore Oil Gas Station
Ridgeway & Reading Rd.
The images above and below are of the automobile parts store of Coughlin & Davis, around 1913, that was on Seventh & Walnut Sts. in Cincinnati. The first 2 images is a doublecard which, if you wanted their catalog, had to be torn apart and the outside bottom portion was mailed back. The third image is a different image of the interior using a regular postcard. The last image above is of the exterior of the store. You can also see the Hanauer Auto Co. that was next door. The two card images below is, I believe, a 1946 card of the same company. The C & D Auto Supply, Inc name could be a coincidence but I don't think so. By 1946 the company had moved to 309 Findlay Street. The last card below is an advertising card.
Sunoco Gas Station
Esso Gas Station
Axle Frame & Wheel Co.
Hopple & Beekman Sts.
7129
Hamilton Ave
666 Glenwood Ave.
Walkers Service Station 2536 Reading Road
*
Paragon Gas Station
Sohngen & Bischoff Tires
Moorrman & Clayton Aves.
1125-1131 Race St.
Walnut Hills
*Thanks to Scott Kabakoff
The Fisher-Griffin Co.
The Tri-State Ignition
Inc.
8th and
Broadway
1130 Taft Road
*
Auto Brake Service
320 Reading Road
*Thanks to Scott Kabakoff
Miami Vulcanizing & Rubber Co.
Western Tire Co. of America (805? Race St.)
s.w.c. 8th and Broadway
Later moved to 810 Race Street
BUSES
Located at the southwest corner
of 5th and Sycamore this Greyhound Bus Terminal opened in June of 1942. During
the war years 175 buses arrived and departed every day. There are
many cards of this depot and almost all of them are a variety of the first card.
The third card is very rare, this is the only one I have ever seen. The reason
for this is pretty obvious, there is a major flaw in the image the width of the
card. These cards were probably never intended to be placed on the market. This
one slipped thru somehow, this is my guess anyway. Anybody else have one of
these?
There was also a Trailways Depot in Cincinnati, I know because that
is how I arrived in the city in the early 60's. I have never seen a postcard of
this depot.
As can be seen on the front of the Auto Sight-Seeing Car itinerary above, these "buses" were sponsored by the organization of Cincinnati Advertisers. Starting at 5th & Vine it would show off several of the main hotels and businesses in Cincinnati before heading out to the suburbs via Eden Park.
Compton Hills Mobile Park
Compton & Pippin Roads
Rare advertising postcard for David Peacock Taxi-Cabs. 1868
Hewitt Ave.
This plain looking card opens
to
This showing a Norwood
Gas Station
A. C. Motors 5756 Hamilton Ave.
*
Frank-Lou's Shell Service- Norwood
5225 Montgomery & Fenwick Ave.
*Thanks to Scott Kabakoff
AUTO BRAKE SERVICE CO.
DEPENDABLE MOTORS
I am not familiar with this Automobile Country Club that was located on Colerain Avenue.