Crosley - Part 2: The Return.
Two weeks ago Tron2.0, Ram23, and I had the opportunity to re-visit the Crosley Building again. Tron2.0 first explored this place in March 2007, now almost a year later we returned with Ram23 and discovered a bit more about the former tenants.
Edit: This article was published in 2008, a few years after we had first explored this building in the summer of 2007. Originally it linked to our first photographs, posted on "UER." Those photos no longer exist.
Despite the buildings various uses and tenants, it seems one of the most recent tenants was a company called "Queen City Printing". I'm not sure if the company is still around as there about nearly a dozen companies around the city and suburbs with the same or similar name. The Crosley building is littered with key chains, coffee mugs, luggage tags, pencils, and informational booklets bearing the names of major American and Canadian cities. The items would be put into a box that would contain one of each product and could be sold at tourist spots in their respective cities. Seen above is one of the many coffee mugs laying around the factory, this one representing Charlotte, NC. Charlotte, like Cincinnati, is also called the "Queen City".
This was also Ram23's first exploration with his new DSLR, to see his photos from Crosley visit his website.
Update | Sept. 21, 2017:
- Building still stands shuttered and abandoned. A failed plan to tie its renovation into the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act never came to fruition.