15 Gorgeous Photos Of The Old Cincinnati Library
This library was a book lovers dream.
Here's what 629 Vine St. in downtown Cincinnati looks like today...
1. ...But It used to be home to one of the prettiest libraries in the country.
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Kids sitting on the front steps of the building.
2. In 1874 the Public Library of Cincinnati opened in a small building originally intended to be an opera house.
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3. The library's main entrance.
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4. A glimpse of the Main Hall can be seen through vestibule.
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5. The beautiful main hall.
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6. This photo of the Main Hall was taken about a year before the building was closed.
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7. The Art Room, it was located on the third floor of the building.
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8. The Newspaper Room (photo circa 1899).
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9. Looking down at the reading area in the Main Hall.
10. The Main Hall featured five tiers of cast-iron alcoves that housed over 200,000 books.
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12. The Fiction Alcove, the perfect spot to get lost in.
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13. One of the large cast-iron book alcoves that lined the Main Hall.
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15. Unfortunately, the library outgrew the space and in 1955 the library was moved, and the old building was demolished.
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