St. Anthony Falls, Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis

The Stone Arch Bridge is the only bridge of it’s kind along the Mississippi River. Having 23 arches, it is 2100 feet long and contains 100,000 tons of limestone and granite. It was built by railroad baron James J. Hill and completed in 1883. It was originally used as a railroad bridge and carried as… Continue reading St. Anthony Falls, Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis

St. Anthony Shrine, Cincinnati, Ohio

The historic Chapel of the National Shrine of St. Anthony in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio was consecrated on Thanksgiving Day 1889, a little more than a year after the cornerstone was laid. This tour has several high resolution panoramas with numerous feature detail photos. There are also some historic photos showing the… Continue reading St. Anthony Shrine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Schoenstatt Retreat Center

The International Schoenstatt Retreat Center in Waukesha is also home to a Schoenstatt Shrine and The Province House of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. This tour features the facility in a lovely mantel of winter weather. I have several detail views included so be sure to explore all the “hot spots.” Give the panoramas time… Continue reading Schoenstatt Retreat Center

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

The Playhouse, located in Eden Park, is dedicated to providing the finest in professional theater. It is one of America’s first regional theaters started in 1959 with the dream of Gerald Covell, a college student. In 2004 the Playhouse won the Regional Theatre Tony Award.

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza / Palm Court

The Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel is a nice example of French Art-Deco architecture. Much of the decorative work was created in France several years before construction of the building and exhibited at the 1925 Exhibition of Decorative Art in Paris. The three panoramas included in this tour feature the Palm Court area which contain… Continue reading Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza / Palm Court

Cincinnati City Hall

Cincinnati City Hall, the government seat for the City of Cincinnati, is across 8th St. from St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, the spiritual seat for the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and that is across the street from the Plum Street Temple, one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States

2012 Business Courier Book of Lists – Virtual Tour of Cincinnati Landmarks

For the 2012 Cincinnati Business Courier Book of Lists cover photo, I needed to create a high resolution photograph from the Carew Tower Observation Deck. This was a close approximation of the viewpoint I used for an earlier “tower pano” that I produced for my website. A higher resolution image was needed to accommodate the… Continue reading 2012 Business Courier Book of Lists – Virtual Tour of Cincinnati Landmarks