Eggleston Steamer

Steam locomotive on Eggleston Avenue,
Nelson Ronsheim [~1940?].
Click on image for more info on this photo,
and be sure to check out other recent additions to the
Ronsheim archives while you're there!

Charley Harper Revisited

Just a quick note on some Harper artwork that has resurfaced...

Ford Times Magazine, Charley Harper.
 One of the many originals found in Ford's Archives.

Image source: News from the Harper Art Studio.

The Ford Motor Company commissioned work from Charley between the 1940s-1960s, and a new trove of more than 50 originals from their private Corporate Art Collection has been released to the public.

Personally, I'm a huge of a fan of his commercial work (industrial themes), but this newly-found compendium also includes many from his bird and fish series - some never seen before by the masses. Visit the original sources of this news below...

• All credit for this news find goes to the fantastic source for vintage/retro design, Grain Edit.

• Squidoo also has a fantastic writeup on this find, with several thumbs to preview from the collection.

• Visit the new blog, News for the Harper Art Studio, for more info on Charley's work, or the Charley Harper Art Studio (specifically, their Ford Times spread) for more on this subject.

• Lastly, Charley Harper Prints has a wide collection to view, and detailed backgound info on the Ford Times work that shouldn't be missed.
 

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"Cardinals Consorting" over Cincinnati Riverfront, Ford Times (cover) [1976].

More info on this particular work at Charlie Harper Prints.

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Streetcar Update!

 Cincinnati Electric Streetcar, by rufus.ovcwa [2008].
NOTE: The above photo is to display the ongoing infatuation with
rail transit, esp. relating to Cincinnati history, though the city's recent
proposal is based on the Portland, OR, system, which showcases
the extensive benefits of contemporary streetcars.

What our new cars would look like:

I usually leave posts like this to the other hard-core pro-rail Cincy bloggers (CincyStreetcar, Phoney Coney, UrbanCincy, et al.), but I just received a notification from Protransit that looks promising!

Streetcar Project Announcement

When: Wednesday, June 10
4p.m.

Who: Mayor Mark Mallory
City Manager Milton Dohoney

Where: The Rookwood Pottery Company
1920 Race Street*
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
P 513-381-2510

The Mayor and City Manager will announce progress on the streetcar project.

This is not funding related.

*look for the Catanzaro Sons & Daughters on the side of the building

*plenty of free parking in the large lot immediately north of Findlay Market and at the street meters along Race Street

• Visit the newly-created grassroots effort, Cincinnatians for Progress (chaired by Mayor Mark Mallory), and a related article at Building Cincinnati.

• More general info on the new streetcar proposal here.

• Aside: I still don't understand why those opposing the RE-creation of local rail transit "demand a vote" for other public works projects as well (i.e. road construction) - I'm not against looking at both sides of an argument, just those that are incredibly flawed.

• UPDATE (6/10/9): Also check out the "Rally for Progress", June 11th, at the Verdin Bell Center. More info here.
 
• UPDATE (6/16/9): Great news! A review of rally at soapbox, and more information at the City of Cincinnati website.