Mid-century Reading Road (Cincinnati, Kent, Norwood: subdivision, babysitting, campus)

[fhiudt]

Mr. Heldman, unless Gluecks moved later on it was not next to Lorretta's. Lorretta's was in the shops at the corner of Paddock and Reading next to the Avondale Apts. and Gluecks was down by the park at North Cresent. I don't remember the Essex House closing for repairs. My uncle built it and owned it and had just sold it when the facing came off. I think my grandmother may still have lived there then. I also remember when the Parklane was built. I had friends who lived there. Does any one remember Avon Fields golf course before they rearranged the holes? The 18th hole was where the driving range is now.
I do remember the Rizzo's vegtable truck and we used to get our milk delivered at French Bauer. Our milkman was named Vince and we used to ride in his truck on our street in Roselawn (Beaverton). We also had Mr. Softee, and I remember a donut man in a truck.

[ctrymaus]

Do you remember the name of the men's residence/club on the corner of William Howard Taft and Victory Parkway? My husband lived there a long time ago, when he first moved to Cincinnati, and he can't remember the name. Neither can I.

[goyguy]

The L. B. Harrison Club!
A lot of my dad's yet-to-be-married P & G colleagues had rooms there in the '50s and early '60s.
Some of them may have had ladyfriends who stayed at the Anna Louise Inn by Lytle Park downtown.
Single-sex housing, with visiting hours and curfews, for working adults...what a concept! But it worked for those "residences" for many years, for the "Y's" for even longer.

We're veering off Reading Rd with this, though. To keep things on track...some of those single guys might've breakfasted at the Sugar n' Spice on Reading Rd, between Victory Parkway and Tennessee Ave near the bottom of the long hill. It's been open since at least the 1940's, and was in a building that looked like a little pink cottage for a long time (now it's more of a celery color.) That is, if the Toddle House close by on Victory Parkway - I still remember the hash browns there, mmmm mmmm - was too busy. And I know for a fact that a lot of them made take-out runs at lunch to the incomparable and long-gone Loretta's deli at Reading and Paddock.

[MiddleCincinnati]

Originally Posted by goyguy

The L. B. Harrison Club!
A lot of my dad's yet-to-be-married P & G colleagues had rooms there in the '50s and early '60s.

Ditto - my father lived there in the late 1940's and made a number
of life-long friends.

[ctrymaus]

Originally Posted by goyguy

The L. B. Harrison Club!
A lot of my dad's yet-to-be-married P & G colleagues had rooms there in the '50s and early '60s.
Some of them may have had ladyfriends who stayed at the Anna Louise Inn by Lytle Park downtown.
Single-sex housing, with visiting hours and curfews, for working adults...what a concept! But it worked for those "residences" for many years, for the "Y's" for even longer.

Oh thank you so much! That almost cost me a night's sleep, not being able to remember the name! :-) DH says they had a swimming pool in the basement.

[blockhead]

[quote=fhiudt;5119486] Does any one remember Avon Fields golf course before they rearranged the holes? The 18th hole was where the driving range is now.


I remember it well. Used to play there a lot in the mid '60s. One interesting story is how I broke my arm going down the big hill from the first tee. I was using a push cart, and was halfway down the hill. My friend, who was still at the top of the hill slipped and his cart came barrelling down the hill and hit me. I flipped in the air and landed on my wrist. It was bent at a 90 degree angle. My friend said, "Oh come on...you can still play". So I picked up a club and swung it but couldn't hold on. The club went flying, and so did I...to Jewish Hospital ER.

[goyguy]

Good thing they hadn't moved to Kenwood yet! Despite being the spawn of goyim, that's where I was born. An orderly had to be dispatched from the hospital to a nearby temple to fetch my mom's obstetrician from Passover services, LOL...Jewish Hospital in Avondale, with synagogues in the vicinity, does that date me or what.

Mention of golf brings to mind a replica ad card I saw in a model Cincinnati trolley that was on display at the Historical Society in the Museum Center during a WWII exhibition. The blurb was for a bar on Reading Rd, apparently near Rockdale given the address, called "The 19th Hole." Out of all the reminiscences about the artery connecting downtown with the suburb whose name it carries, not much has been said about the old and present-day drinking establishments lining it. Two that immediately occur to me are: Ron's Hunt Club in Roselawn, and the Wein Bar in Avondale (said to be a focal point of the '67 and '68 unrest.)

[blockhead]

Right near my house, at Paddock and Reading, was the **** and Bull...Alas, I was never old enough to go in, as I left Cincy at age 18, but my Uncle Dave was a frequent denizen.

Jewish Hospital moved to Kenwood!?!

[The Don]

Originally Posted by blockhead

Jewish Hospital moved to Kenwood!?!

Yes indeed -- opposite the Kenwood Towne Centre.
Map of Kenwood Rd & E Galbraith Rd Cincinnati, OH by MapQuest

[awelliott]

Originally Posted by lectrikeye

The barber shop was Frank's Barber Shop. Jim cut my hair too. Last I heard he had a stroke and is son Lucky took over the barber business. Frank won a bunch of money in the Ohio lottery and quit the barbershop. The other barber was Howard.

Wow, what a cool site! I lived in Reading back in the early 60's and thought that Frank cut my hair, but I might be mistaken. IIRC, he had a very small shop on Jefferson, then moved over to Reading Road around 63 or so.

I lived on Southern Ave. and spent many hours hanging out in the old Sunoco station as my dad was friends with the guy who ran it. Was just there this spring; the building's still there, but it hasn't been a service station for years and they long ago painted over the yellow bricks.

Also, the Mainliner was there in May; can't believe it's gone. My sister spent her teenage years cruising through there.

One last thing, the Royals hung on until the early 70's - I saw them play the Knicks in 71.

The wrestling at the Gardens was a blast too. I still remember the Shiek, Mark Lewin, Wild Bull and Flying Fred Curry, Lord Athel Layton, et al.