![Traffic Clogged, Surrounded by Sprawl, yet Still Existing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1606358206131-R7EP7I4ZVKTBXSF67DTB/image.jpeg)
Traffic Clogged, Surrounded by Sprawl, yet Still Existing
Nestled in the corner of I-75 and I-275, the Cincinnati suburb of West Chester has boomed the past few decades. Hidden amongst the chain restaurants and parking lots is a remnant from its rural past.
![The West Chester Collection](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1606360460755-298N8SA1MBO8LHGE7HAV/image.jpeg)
The West Chester Collection
Photographs and stories from living north of Cincinnati, Ohio in the suburban town of West Chester for the past year.
![Abandoned School Playground](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1606360563315-9KXK2KMGJTOKX9VQMKWH/image.jpeg)
Abandoned School Playground
Hidden behind an active athletic complex and school, a suburban playground sits forgotten.
![[Suburbia Lost] Tex-Mex and Asian Fusion of Union Centre - West Chester, Ohio](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1606360775853-USRVAUM7IVO3IO4WDV38/image.jpeg)
[Suburbia Lost] Tex-Mex and Asian Fusion of Union Centre - West Chester, Ohio
A local chain and one from Louisville try to make a go of it in West Chester's late 90's/early 2000's development.
![[Suburbia Lost] Dessert Options - West Chester, Ohio](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1606360844682-S4DWVPLSRFP9ET2GHR74/image.jpeg)
[Suburbia Lost] Dessert Options - West Chester, Ohio
West Chester, Ohio has one of the region's most iconic ice cream stands. It also has three abandoned competitors.
![[Suburbia Lost] United Dairy Farmers - West Chester](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1606361653514-UZ5GNTU0OM00AD20M5ID/image.jpeg)
[Suburbia Lost] United Dairy Farmers - West Chester
In the closed building's windows, a nearby church steeple is reflected. So is the gas station/convenience store of that same brand that replaced it... directly across the street.