Parks Woodworking Machine Company
The Woodworking Machine Company, Edged out in WW1
Parks Woodworking Machine Company
The Woodworking Machine Company, Edged out in WW1

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Parks Woodworking Machine Company operated here at 1501 Knowlton Street from 1887 to 1989. They manufactured bands, saws, and planers. The tools needed to make the Victorian gingerbread trim commons on Northside homes. The company employed 50 to 100 people per year during its operation. The owner, Louis F. Parks, was a pacifist and was edged out of ownership during World War I.
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Current Address
1501 Knowlton Street
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
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Parks Woodworking Machine Company operated here at 1501 Knowlton Street from 1887 to 1989. They manufactured bands, saws, and planers. The tools needed to make the Victorian gingerbread trim commons on Northside homes. The company employed 50 to 100 people per year during its operation. The owner, Louis F. Parks, was a pacifist and was edged out of ownership during World War I.
Details
Year of Image
?
Current Address
1501 Knowlton Street
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
Parks Woodworking Machine Company operated here at 1501 Knowlton Street from 1887 to 1989. They manufactured bands, saws, and planers. The tools needed to make the Victorian gingerbread trim commons on Northside homes. The company employed 50 to 100 people per year during its operation. The owner, Louis F. Parks, was a pacifist and was edged out of ownership during World War I.
Details
Year of Image
?
Current Address
1501 Knowlton Street
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
Parks Woodworking Machine Company operated here at 1501 Knowlton Street from 1887 to 1989. They manufactured bands, saws, and planers. The tools needed to make the Victorian gingerbread trim commons on Northside homes. The company employed 50 to 100 people per year during its operation. The owner, Louis F. Parks, was a pacifist and was edged out of ownership during World War I.
Details
Year of Image
?
Current Address
1501 Knowlton Street
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.