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The U.S. Post Office and Federal Building was built in 1917 at 401 Davis Avenue in downtown Elkins, West Virginia. Designed in the Classical Revival style, the three story neoclassical building is host to City Hall today.

During some down time that I had while working on a project in Cincinnati, Ohio, I wandered over to the Mill Creek valley and began photographing the various viaducts and bridges that criss cross over waterways, highways and railroads. The 8th Street Viaduct, which received a new bridge deck, new railings, lights and improved superstructural [...]

Clarksburg, West Virginia is the county seat of Harrison County in the north-central portion of the state. The first settlers to the region came to the Clarksburg area in 1772, with the city founded in 1785 in Virginia. Named for General George Rogers Clark, who earned his fame through his battles against the British and [...]

Noted as the second oldest arcade in the United States, Springfield, Ohio‘s downtown Arcade was demolished in 1988. The Arcade was adjacent to the Esplanade, and was a leading example of Romanesque, Italianate and Monumental architecture. It was bounded by S. Fountain Ave., E. High Street, Washington Street and Primrose Alley. The Arcade was constructed by O.S. [...]

The McAlpin, at 15 West 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, is the definition of urban residential living in the heart of the city. The development features 62 condominiums and was the partnership between Madison Marquette and JFP Properties. It was completed at a cost of $25 million. Two Renaissance Revival buildings were constructed in 1859 and [...]

Just another sunrise from Mt. Adams in Cincinnati, Ohio! I always enjoy this view overlooking the Ohio River, with the Daniel Card Beard (Interstate 471) Bridge as the highlight of the photograph. It was interesting to watch the traffic thicken up from pre-sunrise to post-sunrise along the interstate’s three inbound lanes, and as it began to queue up [...]

After having visited Morgantown earlier in the day, Fairmont, West Virginia was a complete change of scenery. Located deep within the north-central coal fields, the “Friendly City” dates to 1818 when land along the Monongahela River was divided into town lots. After the arrival of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1886, Fairmont flourished with the [...]

Xavier University began the installation process of a statue of St. Francis Xavier this afternoon in blustery, overcast weather in Cincinnati, Ohio. The statue is being installed in a traffic turnabout between Smith Hall and Contaton Learning Commons. St. Francis Xavier, one of St. Ignatius Loyola’s closest friends and an original founding companion of the Society [...]

Continuing from a rather quiet morning in Wheeling, Morgantown, West Virginia could be considered an exact opposite. Located along the banks of the Monongahela River, the city of 29,000 is the largest in north central West Virginia and is home to West Virginia University with an enrollment of 29,000 students. The city and county are [...]

I departed Columbus, Ohio with two urban planners for what was self-described as a whirlwind tour of West Virginia’s largest cities on a sunny and warm Saturday morning. With a friend from the Ohio Department of Development and a graduate student from Miami University, we traveled to Wheeling, Morgantown, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Elkins, Lewisburg, Bluefield and Charleston [...]