tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post9112951639867394960..comments2023-09-05T03:42:45.586-04:00Comments on Queen City Discovery: Stearns and FosterRonny Salernohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-49798670283924670182019-03-11T00:53:53.970-04:002019-03-11T00:53:53.970-04:00Thank you, friend!Thank you, friend!Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-38416699816910082202019-03-07T14:39:56.283-05:002019-03-07T14:39:56.283-05:00I sell a lot of Stearns & Foster products in D...I sell a lot of Stearns & Foster products in Dayton and I get a lot of customers who say, "Isn't the factory down in Cincinnati?" I always just told them that the factory burned down and they rebuilt in Medina. It's so fascinating to finally hear the full story! I simply adore urban exploration and your photography is wonderful. It's refreshing to see some beautifully abandoned places in the local circuit. Keep up the great work!The Lost Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137783614933064791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-81260259420037965212012-10-21T19:55:16.337-04:002012-10-21T19:55:16.337-04:00The picture of the office with the blue prints, wi...The picture of the office with the blue prints, with the blue plaid chairs was my office as Human Resource Manager.---- Great memories!Kaye Nealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-80867348955638736432012-10-10T09:58:42.526-04:002012-10-10T09:58:42.526-04:00hi my name is ashley and i go to school across fro...hi my name is ashley and i go to school across from that buildingashley martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-35794547935415592032011-03-08T22:59:52.485-05:002011-03-08T22:59:52.485-05:00I live like 2 minutes from here, in Reading. I wat...I live like 2 minutes from here, in Reading. I watched this place burn. I go by it every time I drive to school.<br /><br />I've always wanted to know how it looked inside. Great post.Andrew Joseph Ritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544278553263876734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-53217630474408671172011-01-23T00:02:27.098-05:002011-01-23T00:02:27.098-05:00Great pictures. I grew up in Lockland and My Fathe...Great pictures. I grew up in Lockland and My Father worked there for 37 Years. I would always meet him as he got off work as the school was really close to the factory. Now that I am older I see what a power house that place was in its day, but more importantly I see a company that was made succesful by very hard working dedicated employees (many from Appalachia) who gave their heart and soul for less than a average days pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-69452171189907535752010-11-19T15:15:38.777-05:002010-11-19T15:15:38.777-05:00^Anon, awesome memories. Too bad you didn't ha...^Anon, awesome memories. Too bad you didn't have any pictures from back then, but what an experience to have. Its a shame that the building is in the condition its in now.Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-64342218138382845682010-11-18T14:29:55.970-05:002010-11-18T14:29:55.970-05:00i feek lucky now reading how excited urban explore...i feek lucky now reading how excited urban explorers are. as a teenager i worked for a company that rented space on the ground floor and above in the oldest section of the sterns factory from 97-02. Being a curious soul myself, i would explore the many hallways, staircases,frieght elevators, storage areas and my favorite the underground tunnels. yes i said underground tunnels. Many a lunch break were spent expanding my knowlegde of this underground maze. There were so many different ways to go that even today i wonder what i didnt see. Most of the underground areas had to do with the first part of the industrial revolution. The old machines all ran off belt systems that were steamed powered, power the factory produced itself with huge boiliers, hence the pic of the smoke stack, and in doing so had a the maze of steam pipes that ran under the old part of the factory in tunnels. Old machine parts as well as boilier supplies, old work shops, restrooms and a couple offices are actualy 2 floors below sidewalk level on the western side of the old factory by 75 south. The only question i have is if anyone had the pleasure of meeting the old guy in blue overalls pushing a cart like the one in the pic. He would ring the bell for the elevator and when you got there he was gone. Rumor has it he fell in one of the bleeching batts in the early 20's and died. I want to thank all who contributed to the gallery, it was like being 16 again and brought back alot of memories. Only regret is i never took pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-19934771792491199962010-10-21T17:33:35.362-04:002010-10-21T17:33:35.362-04:00LOCAL POLITICS!!!!!!!!1
BLAAARRRGGGHHHHLOCAL POLITICS!!!!!!!!1<br />BLAAARRRGGGHHHHAlbert Ducenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-62883442836397572652010-10-21T16:20:21.399-04:002010-10-21T16:20:21.399-04:00COAST, the lines you mentioned are freight lines, ...COAST, the lines you mentioned are freight lines, I was referring to passenger rail lines. Nice spin though.<br /><br />What really killed that location, and really the entire city around it, wasn't the presence of rails like you and Michael Dukakis (seriously, first Smitherman, now this guy, what Kool Aid is your fringe group drinking?) want to believe, but the presence of that massive highway built through the trench.Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-3938054778026998072010-10-21T16:12:58.587-04:002010-10-21T16:12:58.587-04:00^ Property already has permanent rail. Double trac...^ Property already has permanent rail. Double tracked line makes up the whole eastern edge of the site, and there's spur ROW that used to come right down Mill St.<br /><br />In fact, if it weren't stopping in Sharonville, the 3C Snail Rail Boondoggle could easily use this site as a station. Or it could be a "transit-oriented development", if there were such a thing as TOD.<br /><br />The presence of rails doesn't seem to be doing any good for most of the propoerties near that location. Rail equals blight. <a href="http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=3922" rel="nofollow">Passenger rail doubly so</a>.COASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-55174378883443796892010-10-21T15:31:38.698-04:002010-10-21T15:31:38.698-04:00COAST, its funny you mention that actually. Having...COAST, its funny you mention that actually. Having a permanent rail fixture in the group would greatly increase the property value just as streetcars/light rail have done in other cities and will soon do in Cincinnati. However, I believe they didn't go with that option because they're dearly afraid of Tom Luken and his ultra-relevant, highly supporter political ideology bringing some charter amendment against them. They know there's no possible way to beat that.Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-12936947336489486202010-10-21T15:01:46.849-04:002010-10-21T15:01:46.849-04:00All it needs is a really expensive taxpayer-funded...All it needs is a really expensive taxpayer-funded trolley, and it will no doubt be back to its former glory;-)COASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.com