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Over-the-Rhine Museum: Community Voices Oral History Project

Project Summary

Cincinnati, Ohio's Over The Rhine (OTR) urban neighborhood is one of the largest intact historic districts in the U.S. Historically a working-class neighborhood, OTR was predominantly developed by German immigrants in the 19th century. Many crossed the Miami Canal to nearby industrial plants for work, giving rise to the neighborhood's name in reference to Germany's Rhine River. The canal was eventually filled in by Central Avenue. As the demographic of the neighborhood changed, so did its character, but not its appearance or historical value. OTR has undergone a Renaissance since the early 2000s, and is one of Cincinnati's most popular neighborhoods today. These interviews were conducted with residents of OTR.

Project Code

otr


Interviews in this Project (11 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0002_otr0001
Interviewer: Myra Morehart
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0003_otr0002
Interviewer: Nick Swartsell
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0004_otr0003
Interviewer: Jonathan Diskin
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0005_otr0004
Interviewer: Bonnie Speeg
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0006_otr0005
Interviewer: Nick Swartsell
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0007_otr0006
Interviewer: Nick Swartsell
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0008_otr0007
Interviewer: Ed Rider
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0009_otr0008
Interviewer: Lara Dorenkemper
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0010_otr0009
Interviewer: Jonathan Diskin
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0011_otr0010
Interviewer: Jonathan Diskin
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0012_otr0011
Interviewer: Myra Morehart
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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