You have tapped into the virtual
street site of one of the finest neighborhoods in Cincinnati and the world.
Created from the urban sprawl of the late 1800’s it has retained most
of its charm. The Ludlow Village area is one of many shop filled Villages
in Cincinnati. Ludlow Village is composed of about thirty shops and restaurants
plus a grocery store. Ludlow Village is the most charming street in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati,
Ohio USA
The above drawing is done with
a litho crayon and is a finished work. This is a Birdseye view, just to
the left is the Firehouse, on the right is Famous Skyline Chili. Across
the intersection is Adrian Durban’s Clifton Florist. Just down the hill
is their main greenhouse. The view is of Ludlow Avenue looking West
from the intersection of Clifton Avenue. The artwork is 16” x 12”.
The Clifton Chronicle,
Clifton's quarterly publication, is looking for volunteers who are proficient
in desktop publishing. If you can spend a few hours in the evening
for a week four times a year we need you. Call Tom Lohre at 513-236-1704
or e-mail him at tom@tomlohre.com. The chronicle needs two volunteers
with good skills in electronic publishing come forward to volunteer so
we can go back to 24 pages. We now only publish the basics: “School
News”; “Rec Center News”; “Senior Citizen News”;
“Trailside Nature Center News”; “The Library Corner”;
“Clifton Business & Professional News” and “CTM
News”
The deadline for ads
and advertising for the summer issue will be on May 5th so I can deliver
the issue to the printer on Friday May 15.
Suggestions for any
part of the newsletter are welcomed. Please send all correspondence, stories,
announcements and images to tom@tomlohre.com
The Clifton Chronicle is a public service of Clifton Town Meeting.
Clifton Chronicle
P.O. Box 20067
Cincinnati OH 45220
513-236-1704
Clifton Chronicle is published quarterly. It is distributed free in the
45220 zip code.
Tom Lohre, editor
tom@tomlohre.com 513-236-1704
Larry Holt, assistant editor
Ad Kit http://tomlohre.com/adkit.pdf
Melanie DelGado, school page editor
Proofreader: Anne Montague
Fact Checker: Josephine Kosmalski
Internet: Margaret and Paul Payne
Special Loving Thanks: Irene Moore
For events from March 15th to June 15 the deadline is February 14 for
the spring issue.
For events from June 15 to September 15th the deadline is May 5 for the
summer issue.
For events from September 15 to December 5th the deadline is August 12th
for the fall issue
For events from December 5th to March 15th the deadline is November 4th
for the winter issue
Part of a small plaza on the South
East corner of Clifton and Ludlow in Burnet Woods. Artist Matt Kotlkarczyk
created the fountain sculpture, selected from a juried process.
300 Ludlow Ave Firehouse
302 Ludlow Ave Adrian Durban Florist 513-871-7333
307 Ludlow Ave Arlin's Bar & Restaurant 513-751-6566
308 Ludlow Ave Biagio's
Restaurant & Bar 513-861-4777 History: expanded
into Petersen's Restaurant was Gourmet To Go
310 Ludlow AveKilimanjaro Gifts 513-221-0700
311 Ludlow Ave SemestersGifts 513-221-2031http://www.semestersgreekshop.com
Open 10:30-5 Closed Sun
Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow
Ave., Clifton, 513-281-8750, six features, last show start around 9:30,
two for one coupons in the bearcat coupon magazine, before 6 $4, Box Office
opens at 12:40, Evenings $6.50, Tues Bargain $3.50, Senior Citizen with
Golden Buckeye $6
Esquire Theatre II
8"
x 10", oil on canvas, September 14th, 2005, $600
Esquire
Theater, Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
20"
x 16", Oil on plywood, November 2nd, 2003, Painted
from life. A palette knife was used to apply the oil paint.
321 Ludlow Ave China
Kitchen Restaurant 513-221-5333
The history of Sitwell’s starts
with a performance by Edith Sitwell's and Dylan Thomas in 1957, The proprietor
was amused by a book of poetry of Edith’s in her mother’s collection.
Her mother told her the story of meeting Edith with Dylan Thomas in 1957.
Cailleach Press, P.O. Box 23263,
Cincinnati OH 45223, has published Fiction and Poetry from the writers
of Sitwell’s. Sitwell’s
was originally down the street at 404. They moved because of insurance
problems.
325 Ludlow Ave Toko
Kidz Toys 513-751-1500
325 Ludlow Ave Toku
Baru Gifts 513-751-3338
325.5 Ludlow Ave Barbara
McManus Attorney 513-221-3258
This
is the first watercolor in this series to be completed. Tom decided to
use the annual Clifton Senior Center Fundraising Progressive Dinner as
a motivational force to complete the illustrations of Ludlow Avenue for
these pages. A progressive dinner is where you all meet at a cocktail
home and then branch out to other homes to have dinner and then meet back
again at the church for the auction of art, antiques, gift certificates
from the shops of the neighborhood and other special packages for the
fund-raiser.
Tom
started the drawing from life on the street during the winter and then
completed it in the studio using a four color wash with pens and brushes.
Tom spent about four years perfecting this manner of watercolor working
mostly from Thomas Rowlandson work. Rowlandson, a Englishman, painted
during the time of Charles Dickens in London. Rowlandson would add various
color washes of cobalt blue and alizarin crimson as accent. The technique
revolves around using three different tints for wash and then three different
weights for line. the lines are made from thin brushes to quills.
Dan's Clifton Barbers, 337,
Tues, Thurs, Fri 9-7 PM, Sat 9-5, Closed Sun & Monday, 513-281-3163
332 Ludlow Ave Graeter's
Restaurant Ice Cream
FICK Center,
336, Dr. Andrea
Jewell, Chiropractor Service Services,
was Old World Book
Store. Closed in 2005
d.Raphael Gifts, 513-751-1440, was Byrd/Braman,
Ludlow Wine & Gifts,
339, 751-3727,
ludlowwines@fuse.net, Mike & Julie Anagnostou, proprietors, Join
the “Wine of the Month Club.” $20 each month plus sales tax, free delivery
to certain zip codes, minimum time in club is 6 months. Each month receive
one bottle of wine, tasting notes and food pairings. Previous owners:
David Kieft & Christopher Meacham.
Rosson Apartments
The Golden Lions, Gay Bar,
340
Apna Indian Restaurant,
341
Ladybug Fashions, 343,
Closed
343 Apartments
Proud Rooster Restaurant,
345 Ludlow Ave., 513-281-4965 , Bobby Doll, coach of the St. Dominic’s
Blackhawks eight grade girl’s basketball team, CYO City Boys Champs 97-98
New World Food Shop,
closed became expanded library.
Clifton Branch Library of Hamilton
County, 513-369-4447, Mon-Tues 12-9, Wed 12-5:30, Fri-Sat 9am-5:30
Burnet Woods Branch Library, painting
hanging by Charlie Townsend donated by him it shows Telford Street looking
towards Ludlow, done in charcoal and oil it is a excellent example of
the ashcan school
Amol India Restaurant,
699, 961-3600 , 354 Ludlow Ave., 513-961-3600
Roanoke Apartments
Naru, was Saki Silver 362,
513-861-9626, STORE HOURS Mon-Thurs: 11 AM - 8 PM Fri-Sat : 11 AM - 10
PM Sunday : NOON - 6 PM. A unique jewelry & gift store which
has been owned and operated by Liz and Sak since 1998. They carry a wide
selection of products ranging from candles, bathroom accessories, to silver
jewelry designed by Saki himself. See us at International gem show. To
purchase a Saki Silver products
orders@sakisilver.com, http://www.sakisilver.com
Nirvana Gifts, was Nortika
Futon Store, Burrito Joe’s Restaurant & Cafe Elite
Bogarts
Corryville,
Cincinnati Oil
on canvas, 16” x 20”, October 6th, 2002
Painted
from life. Tom drove his flying bicycle through Ludlow and Jefferson Villages
to get to Corryville, one of the many little villages in Cincinnati.
He started the painting in the studio, projecting an image of the street
onto the canvas along with some images of girls he had taken around the
neighborhood villages. When he started painting there was a girl handing
out flyers in from of The Cupboard. The flyers were for a competing store
across the street. Tom ended up painting the shopkeeper of The Cupboard
in her regular spot in the front door. The manner of the painting is much
rougher than usual for Tom. It is an experiment in momentary human expression
hoping to present a solid finished idea but in a manner, that shows the
human size and stroke. This manner was influenced by Tom’s friend in England
who paints everyday quick oil sketches. He is constantly touting to paint
the whole all at once.
History
of These Pages
I came up with this idea from
the many grants that the state and city requests artists to apply for.
All the grants look to make the artist a living treasure of the community.
As a street painter for many years in New York City, Nantucket and Palm
Beach, I felt that I should just skip the grants and get right to the
mission of making myself a living treasure of my community. Of course
the state and city grants want all this to happen in the poorer neighborhoods
so I will still propose various projects to take place in the poorer neighborhoods
with a goal of empowering the residents there to become there own community
treasure.
I have been a working fine artist
for about 25 years. I moved to New York City once finishing college and
live in the same apartment on Christopher & Bleecker for twenty
years. While living in the city I started traveling the art circuit of
Palm Beach, Nantucket and New York City. In 1994 I met my wife on a return
home visit and eventually gave up my apartment and returned to my home
town, Cincinnati.
