Aerial of what would become NKU, c. 1971
The Campbell site was selected on March 29, 1969
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Dale School, 1933 |
Highland Heights VFD |
Highland Heights Aerial |
| School dedication, 1932 | A key to who's in the picture is here. |
White Star Tavern. Tavern goes up for auction.
Finishing I-471, April, 1978
Simon's Tavern
Chicken and Steak Set-Ups
Fine Food and Drink
Route 27
Highland Hgts. HI 9794
Mack's Barber Shop, 1950
C. C. Rensford
1852
Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights
Fort Thomas, Ky.
Grocery and Gas station
Hiland-9921
Midwest Gas
HE 0532 JU 1876
“It cost you less to call Midwest ”
Clint Ross Grocery, 1952
Dusing's Sunoco
2301 Highland Pike
From a Facebook post by the Erlanger Historical Society
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| Northern Kentucky University Aerial, 1981 |
Aerial view from 1986 | The Pompilio Home | Near the NKU Entrance, 1978 |
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Northern Kentucky State College
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| “W. Frank Steely Library revived an honorable mention in the annual design competition of the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The library was cited for its interior and its treatment of space and glass.” from the back of the postcard | Louis B. Nunn Hall was the first permanent building at NKU. Ground breaking was on March 31, 1971 | |
| The Steely Library was dedicated on November 23, 1975 |
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NKU
An account of who the NKU buildings are named for, at the NKU site here.
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| Grover's Corner, Highland Heights Renshaw and Alexandria Pike |
Lakeside Place Highland Heights |
Northern Campbell State Vocational Tech School |
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| The Granada, Highland Heights |
Aerial View of Cold Spring & Highland Heights |
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| The Elms Tourist Lodge Where Hospitality Rules. U.S. Route 27, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky 5 Miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio Phone - Hiland - 1219" |
The Hiland Motel 19 Modern Rooms with bath. Air Conditioned. Restaurants nearby. Members of AAA and Quality Courts United Inc. Highland Heights. Ft. Thomas, Kentucky Phone - Hiland - 1181 |
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| The Elms, above, used to be on US 27 where I-275 now goes under the highway. |
The Hiland Motel used to be across from the main entrance to what is now Northern Kentucky University |
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| “In an effort to improve the area's roadways, residents attempted to incorporate in 1927. The actual incorporation, however, had to be delayed until a baby was born, giving the area the 125 people needed to become a city.” Jim Reis, in the Kentucky Post, May 9, 1993. |
| Highland Heights became a city on June 25, 1927 . . . |
| ...and immediately tried to annex large portions of Cold Spring. It didn't go well. |
Kentucky Post, October 14, 1937
This is Highland Heights in 1937.
Thomas Trimble's history of Highland Trace / Highland Heights is here. (pdf)
