St. Joseph’s Orphanage
The Old Orphanage, Now Turned Rec Center
St. Joseph’s Orphanage
The Old Orphanage, Now Turned Rec Center
Echo
This 1924 photograph shows St. Joseph's Orphanage at Blue Rock and Cherry Streets, now home to the McKie Recreation Center. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell purchased the 11-acre site from Jacob Hoffner in 1852 for half price for use as an orphanage. In 1854, Mother Superior Sr. Anthony O'Connell moved 100 boys via rail from the old orphanage downtown to the Northside.
Details
Year of Image
1924
Current Address
Blue Rock St and Cherry St
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
This 1924 photograph shows St. Joseph's Orphanage at Blue Rock and Cherry Streets, now home to the McKie Recreation Center. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell purchased the 11-acre site from Jacob Hoffner in 1852 for half price for use as an orphanage. In 1854, Mother Superior Sr. Anthony O'Connell moved 100 boys via rail from the old orphanage downtown to the Northside.
Details
Year of Image
1924
Current Address
Blue Rock St and Cherry St
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
This 1924 photograph shows St. Joseph's Orphanage at Blue Rock and Cherry Streets, now home to the McKie Recreation Center. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell purchased the 11-acre site from Jacob Hoffner in 1852 for half price for use as an orphanage. In 1854, Mother Superior Sr. Anthony O'Connell moved 100 boys via rail from the old orphanage downtown to the Northside.
Details
Year of Image
1924
Current Address
Blue Rock St and Cherry St
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
This 1924 photograph shows St. Joseph's Orphanage at Blue Rock and Cherry Streets, now home to the McKie Recreation Center. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell purchased the 11-acre site from Jacob Hoffner in 1852 for half price for use as an orphanage. In 1854, Mother Superior Sr. Anthony O'Connell moved 100 boys via rail from the old orphanage downtown to the Northside.
Details
Year of Image
1924
Current Address
Blue Rock St and Cherry St
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.