Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1 West Vine Street

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2016

1. 1 West Vine Street Marker

Inscription. This stone column is from a building that stood at this location in the 1840s. The building was at the corner of Water Street and Vine Street. A series of different businesses occupied the site over the years. The Simmons Milling Company was in this building in 1904.

Water Street was the southernmost street in early Cincinnati, located where the park's Water Street Esplanade was built. The Esplanade, linking the Vine Street Water Garden to the area under the Roebling Bridge, follows the same path as Water Street did. The uncovered when the park's Great Lawn being built and it is a reminder of the city's early was stone was development and rapid growth on the banks of the Ohio River.

The Vine Street address of the building was West Vine since Vine Street became the centerline dividing east from west street addresses. And since Water Street was the southernmost street in the city, the building was #1 Vine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 39° 5.695′ N, 84° 30.687′ W.

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Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. It can be reached from West Mehring Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 166 W Mehring Way, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Emery and Kroger Historic Foundation Walls (within shouting distance of this marker); World’s Largest Chime Foot Piano (within shouting distance of this marker); John A. Roebling Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marian A. Spencer (about 500 feet away); About the Labyrinth (about 600 feet away); The Berlin Wall (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Black Brigade of Cincinnati (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harriet Tubman - The Beacon Of Hope

1 West Vine Street Marker - wide view, with Roebling Suspension Bridge in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2016

2. 1 West Vine Street Marker - wide view, with Roebling Suspension Bridge in background

(approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

More about this marker. The marker is found mounted to a stone monument in Smale Riverfront Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.