These are all from 1919
#1 |
left, Looking south. That's the Latonia Race Clubhouse spires in the distance, on the left. |
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#2 |
right, Looking north, that's the Latonia Racetrack grandstand on the right. |
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#3 |
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left, Looking northeast, above the race track but not quite to the turn east. Note the Holy Cross steeples on the right. |
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#4 |
right, looking northeast, L & N buildings |
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#5 |
left, looking northeast, the current railroad takes the split to the right, the track to the left no longer exists as an active track. |
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#6 |
right, same as above. You can see the track to the left end at the sw corner of Decoursey & 34th. You can see old track on S. Rogers Street. |
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#7 |
left, looking east. That's Decoursey Ave. running left to right, between those two buildings, both of which are still standing. This is the current path of the railroad. |
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#8 |
right, looking east. That's the old Latonia passenger station in the distance, on the right. |
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#9 |
left, this looks east. We're crossing the old Kentucky Central. Depot on the right, or south |
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#10 |
right, We're guessing that this is looking southwest, somewhere near what is today Harold Mason Lane in Latonia. |
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The above pictures are all from the LCL Division of the L & N, (the old Short Line, from
Covington to Louisville). The images below are all from the
Central Division (from Covington, due south to Falmouth and beyond, earlier the Kentucky Central)
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#11 |
right, looking south, on the old
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#12 |
left, looking south. The plant on the left is the Busse Brick Co, at 47th. |
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#13 |
left, We think this one looks north
on the K, Central. That house is still standing |
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#14 |
left, looking north, from there the LCL and Central used to
join. Note the trolley underpass wall |
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#15 |
right, same scene as above, but if you look, you can see the
double trolley track on what is now James Avenue, a part of
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#16 |
left, somewhere in Covington, on the Kentucky Central, north |
There are additional pictures
from this set, on the LCL as it leaves Latonia
and enters Campbell County on the Wilder, Campbell County, page,
here.