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| J. M. Rude's Wire Goods, Second and Madison | |
Reliance, 1910
Willard Machine and Tool, 3rd and Madison, 1910
More about Willard
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Wm. L. Telford's, 402 Madison, c. 1900.
From a Facebook post by Ed Ostenkamp
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| Frank Joseph Anthe, shown here, took over Anthe Machine Works when was 15-years-old, when his father, Frank D. Anthe, died. | Interior of Anthe Machine Works and its employees. Frank D. is the man in the three-piece suit. |
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| 1987 | Victor J. Schraivogel,a machinist for Anthe | Donald Anthe | |
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F. D. Anthe
Manufacturers of Special Woodworking Cutters for Planing Mills and Furniture Manufacturers
407 Madison Avenue
Read more at the site of the Lost Art Press.
We've turned up three of their product catalogs, here, here, and here (all pdf's).
Catalog images courtesy of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Trade Literature Collection
Anthe video at the Behringer-Crawford
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| Schroetter Realty 432 Madison (in the Odd Fellows' Temple) |
Riek's Grocery northwest corner of 3rd and Madison |
Latonia Hotel
an ad from 1897
The Army Store
508 Madison
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| The Colonial Theatre Madison Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth |
Liberty Theatre | The Liberty Theatre 608 Madison |
Lyric Theater E. side of Madison, near 8th |
Road to Ruin
(You know this is going to be embarassingly not prurient, right?)
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| Covington starts down the road to hell in 1928. (The Rialto would later be the Liberty) from a Facebook post by Steven Thompson |
Men and Women weren't allowed to see Road to Ruin Together. |
They banned the Charleston, too.
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| The Seiler Ice Company, nw corner of 5th and Madison Thanks to Mary Jo Schlickman for this one. |
The Kentucky Post
421 Madison
September 15, 1890 - December 31, 2008
Requiescat in Pace
The first day banner of the combined Kentucky Post and Kentucky Times-Star, July 21, 1958.
Details.
Times-Star employees hold a reunion.
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| Louis Marx, 1912 Home Outfitters 516-22 Madison |
Marx Brothers 516 Madison |
| See their furniture catalog. (pdf) | |
Marx Plaque
| Cincinnati radio and TV station WCKY started in Covington (CKY is for Covington, KY). They were on the fourth floor of the building on the southwest corner of Sixth and Madison, and first went on the air on September 16, 1929. The transmitter was in Crescent Springs. |
Kentucky Post, September 17, 1904
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| Modern Art Photography, Wilma Dettling Studio, at 804 Madison, call HEmlock 1-8325. In business here from roughly 1948-1962 |
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| Eilermans' Men's Stores Covington on the left; Newport on the right. |
The Eilerman Building, c. 1903 Madison at Pike |
Eilerman and Sons from a Jab Art post on Facebook |
When my Mom bought, we went to a little place on Pike Street called Parisians.
When my Grandfather bought, we went to Eilermans. Good goods.
Eilerman's, 1950
From a Facebook post by Chuck Eilerman
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| Opening Day From a Facebook post by Chuck Eilerman |
“Opening! Today, Thursday. October 7, 1896 is the day for the grand opening of [Eilerman's] new store, 610 Madison Avenue, Covington., Ky. with a large and magnificent stock of Men's Boy's and Children's Clothing at unequaled low prices. We have spared no expense to make the day a memorable one in the history of Covington, and have on that occasion secured the services of a full brass band, and everybody attending the opening will be presented with a handsome souvenir. Positively no goods sold on opening day. Opening hours from 2 P.M. to 5 P.M. and from & P.M. to 9 P. M. EVERYBODY INVITED.” |
Eilerman's, in Covington, Newport, . . .and Lima Ohio?
Luckener's, 607 Madison
Groshell's Feed and Grain
7th and Madison. Note the market house.
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| Albert Scott | Albert Scott's Pharmacy, 1885 | Clara Wolfe Scott |
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| Charles and James Coston's Ice Cream Parlor s.e. corner of 6th & Madison |
John F. Mueller and his wife Catherine (far left) in their bakery,
627 Madison, c. 1923. Thanks to Jerry Kasselmann for this item. |
Hickey's Shoe Store 604-608 Madison The Home of Good Shoes |
Hatfield Coal, 622 Madison. From a Facebook post by Will Lack |
Woolworth's is coming, to 7th and Madison, 1941.
Charles Groshell, 7th and Madison
From Covington's Daily Commonwealth, February 24, 1882
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| Linnemann & Moore, Undertakers and Embalmers, From a Facebook post by Walter Molony, who also gives details on the images | |
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| The Covington Camera Shop,
1955 808 Madison Avenue Photo Supplies, Darkroom Equipment, Model Kits, Phone HE-4033 |
Herzog Jewelry Store West side of Madison between 7th & 8th, |
Fred Macke Coal and Coke 813 Madison Avenue, c. 1912 |
Star Studios, 916 Madison
From a Facebook post by Billie Herzner Donlin, whose Mother-in-law, Laverne Stadtmiller Donlin is on the far right
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| Reliable Monument 912 Madison |
St. Elmo's 18th and Madison |
The Fischer Brothers, Hardware & Farm Implements,
The Fischer Brothers had three locations:
in Covington, 1046 Madison; in Newport, 729 Monmouth; and in Latonia, at 10 W. Southern.
In the image here, the Covington location is in the center/left.
We assume that's Newport on the right, and Latonia on the top.
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| Edward A. Cooper's Furniture, Appliance, Radio and Television Store Cooper began his store at 501 Madison Avenue, Covington |
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J. E. Brock, on Madison at 19th
Thanks to Tom Taylor for capturing this off of Google Maps, because the building has since been razed.
(Historical pics from Google Maps? Tempus fugit.)
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| Chas. Donnelly, Undertaker, 1890 |
Veith & Zweigart Building Lumber sw corner of Madison and Grand ( now 24th) |
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 Cincinnati Enquirer, November 23, 1884 |
 Cincinnati Post (published as the Penny Post) August 6, 1883 |
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| J. M. Clarkson | G. W. Howell | Lovell & Buffington | Senour & Gedge | |
| A. G. Simrall | Smedburg & Gillhan | Wiggins & Law | ||
| An 1888 Cincinnati publication listed information on these Covington businesses. | ||||
This 1886 directory (pdf) had details on lots of Covington businesses.
| In the 1850's they built railroad locomotives in Covington. Read about it here. |
The Kentucky Department of Labor counted how many men, women and children worked in many - not all - businesses in Covington in 1916-1917. Results are here. |
| “Morning View – I was in Covington Saturday last week[1879], and going into Nodler’s, that affable gentleman invited me to try the telephone, whereupon I had a conversation with Dr. Kearns at his residence on Eighth street, who informed me that Covington was distressingly healthy. I was much pleased, and would advise all those who wish to see this wonderful invention to call at Nodler’s.” From Covington’s Daily Commonwealth, May 2, 1879 (Peter Nodler, Druggist and Apothecary Headquarters for Pure Drugs, was at the sw corner of 5th and Madison. Dr. Kearns was on the nw corner of 8th and Madison.) And since you're probably wondering, Bell patented the telephone on March 7, 1876. In 1878, President Hayes had one installed in the White House. His reaction: “An amazing invention - but who would ever want to use one?” Hayes was a one-term president. |
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| Pork house fire, 1847 | River's up, so the cotton mill is back in business in 1834, here. |
| Another bad fire in Covington was in 1893, and it took out most of the block between Fourth and Fifth West of Madison. You can read about that one here. | “The rolling mill of Phillips & Son, on the Licking River, near Covington, Ky, was established in 1846. It is one of the largest establishments of its kind in the West, employing 250 hands and turning out $600,000 worth of boiler plate, bolt and bar iron per year.” from the Railway Times, 1869. |
| Shopping in Covington: Yesterday and Today, by David E. Schroeder, at this site. | They're going to build a new Woolworth's, and move to Madison Avenue from Pike and Washington. |
| Motch Jewelers history here. | “Covington has a store devoted exclusively to singing birds.” Courier-Journal, December 2,1876 |
An amazing clock once on display on Madison Avenue
