While shopping for some Christmas gifts, I found myself in Joseph-Beth Bookstore. My browsing led me to the table that highlights some of the books about Cincinnati. Of course, I was pleased to see Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati. There were only a couple of books left — hopefully that means they’ve sold a … [Read more…]
When I give presentations, I often mention that the John Shillito & Company, which started out as a modest dry-goods store, eventually grew into an emporium, modeled after Bon Marché in Paris, France. The store was built on the “uptown” Seventh and Race Streets location in 1877. At that time, it was the country’s largest … [Read more…]
It wasn’t exactly time travel, but on July 9th I got to have luncheon at McAlpin’s! Let me explain — a couple of months ago, I received a very nice note in the mail. Jay Joyce wrote to tell me that he’d come across my tearoom book in the Taft Museum gift shop, and as a … [Read more…]