Thursday, October 28, 1999

1940s downtown recreated for exhibit

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BY OWEN FINDSEN
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Ed Abernathy with his model of the PNC Bank. (Jeff Swinger photo) | ZOOM |

        It's the PNC Bank Building, but it's not. Cincinnati's second tallest building was the Union Central Building in the 1940s, the decade that is being re-created for Cincinnati In Motion, a new exhibit opening Nov. 26 at the Museum Center at Union Terminal.

        The S-scale (1/64th scale) model of the skyscraper is being built by Ed Abernathy, one of a team of model builders who are re-creating Cincinnati's entire downtown, from the Ohio River toCentral Parkway, complete with running trolleys and trains.

        A second phase of the exhibition, opening in November 2000 will include more:

        • Covington and Newport in the 1940s.

        • The West End, including Crosley Field and Union Terminal, in the 1930s.

        • Mount Adams in the 1920s, complete with operating incline.

        • Ivorydale in the 1910s.

        • Over-the-Rhine at the turn of the 20th century.

       

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