Ludlow Historic Society to sponsor presentation on Lagoon Amusement Park March 7 at Bircus Brewery
The Ludlow Historic Society is sponsoring a digitized 3-D presentation of what the old Lagoon Amusement Park looked like in its heyday at the turn of the 20th century.
The event will be held at Bircus Brewery, the old Ludlow Theater, on Thursday, March 7, from 7-9pm.
(NKyTribune file)
The computer simulation will include overlapping existing buildings and topography where one can see where the original...
Ludlow Historic Society to sponsor storytelling night focused on city’s bar history Feb. 13 at Buffalo Bar
When the Cincinnati Southern Railway built a railroad route to Chattanooga in the 1870s to open new markets to the South, Ludlow became the major railyard for operations and repairs, thanks to land given over by the Ludlow family.
Many German and Irish immigrants were drawn to the city with new jobs awaiting them. They brought their bar and tavern culture with them, and these establishments proliferated...
Ludlow Historic Society to sponsor trivia, storytelling event at Bircus Brewery November 14
The Ludlow Historic Society is sponsoring an evening of trivia games and storytelling at Bircus Brewery, 322 Elm St., on Tuesday, November 14, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.. The event is open to the public, and anyone who has family connections with Ludlow is especially invited to participate.
Old timers will share stories about the city’s history as it progressed from a sleepy suburb to a busy railroad community...
Ludlow Railroad Heritage Festival Oct. 1 to feature tours of historic Norfolk Southern Storehouse
Railroad enthusiasts and anyone interested in learning about Ludlow’s rich railroad history are invited to the Railroad Heritage Festival on the City Plaza and railroad grounds on Saturday, October 1, from 12-4 p.m. for a tour of the grounds and interior of the lone remaining brick structure in the railyards.
(Photo from Ludlow Historic Society)
Built in the late 1880s as a Storehouse and office...
Ludlow Historic Society to host Progressive Porch Party fundraiser Aug. 6 on grounds of Somerset Hall
The Ludlow Historic Society is sponsoring a Progressive Porch Party, open to the public, in the city’s Historic District on Saturday, August 6, from 5-8 p.m. on the grounds of Somerset Hall and Closson Ct. Entrance to the event is on Kenner St.
Somerset Hall (Photo from Ludlow Historic Society)
Porches of five historic houses will be the sites of appetizers and salads, cheeses and fruits, croissant...
Ludlow Heritage Museum’s Labor Day Party on the Plaza event to celebrate return of ‘new’ old caboose
Ludlow’s railroad legacy will be revived on Labor Day with a Party on the Plaza event welcoming a “new” old Southern Railroad Caboose X554 to the city plaza at 51 Elm St.
Southern Railroad Caboose X554 (Photo from Ludlow Heritage Museum)
The event is open to the public and will run Monday, September 6, from 3-8 p.m.
In addition to the caboose ribbon-cutting ceremony, visitors can view the caboose...
Ludlow Historic Society receives Cinci Preservation award for restoration of the Latta row house
The Ludlow Historic Society’s restoration of a row house on Elm St., along with its new owner, has merited an award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association, which will be presented at its annual meeting in the Newsreel Theater at Union Terminal on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
Facade of No. 232 fully restored with recreated windows, doors, hoods and iron fencing.A grant from the Josephine Ardery Foundation...
36th annual KY Heritage Council Archaeology Conference convenes Friday through Sunday in NKY
A wide range of historic and prehistoric archaeological research and the artifacts documenting the evolution of communities, daily life, and social change will be explored during the 36th Annual Kentucky Heritage Council Archaeology Conference Friday through Sunday, March 1-3, at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) and other local venues.
The conference is an opportunity for professional archaeologists...
Ludlow Historic Society launches first ‘bricks and mortar’ project, gets grant and loan for Latta Block
By Ruth Bamberger
Special to NKyTribune
The Ludlow Historic Society, founded in 2010 by residents to preserve the architectural character of the city, has received a grant from the Josephine Ardery Foundation to purchase a home in the historic Latta Block at 232 Elm Street.
Renovation will begin immediately with a loan received from the Catalytic Development Corporation of Northern Kentucky, which...
Ludlow Lagoon Fest celebrates once-grand, former NKy park icon, famous throughout Midwest
By Ruth Bamberger
Ludlow Historic Society
At the turn of the 20th century, the Ludlow Lagoon Amusement Park in the Sleepy Hollow Road area was a premier entertainment venue not just in Greater Cincinnati, but in the Midwest as well.
The Park featured an 85-acre lake with a boathouse and beaches, a fashionable clubhouse, theater, popular rides of the day, and a Motordome for motorcycle racing.
Thousands...
Gateway CTC to begin offering historic preservation arts classes at Urban Metro Campus in Covington
Gateway Community & Technical College will offer, for the first time, historic preservation arts classes beginning Feb. 2, at the Urban Metro Campus in Covington.
Gateway’s Historic Preservation Arts programming was born out of a grass-roots effort led by Progress with Preservation, a local group of Covington residents and regional advocates for the preservation of the region’s architectural...
