Jesse Sanders on his Ice Wagon in Covington, c. WWI	Sanitary Laundry, 1921 210-12 Greenup Street

 

St. Elmo's 18th and Madison	Philip Schambach's Bakery, 1912 1301 Banklick

 

Schmidt's IGA, c. 1960 On Pike, across from Montague	Schmidt & Sons, Wholesale Grocers, Pike and Banklick ad: Kentucky Post, March 31, 1913

 

Eddy Schneider's Tap Room Twelfth and Bullock	Schroetter Realty 432 Madison (in the Odd Fellows' Temple)	Larry Schewalbach's Grocery, 1301 Scott, c. 1950 From a Facebook post by Steve Schwalbach

 

Albert Scott	Albert Scott's Pharmacy, 1885	Clara Wolfe Scott

 

Sears & Roebuck, 1940, 7th, West of Madison		1922	1901
	Sebastian Lathe, southeast corner of 3rd & Philadelphia

 

Fred Seifert's Bakery 1429 Russell Street, 1952 photo courtesy Frederick and Catherine Seifert	The Seiler Ice Company, nw corner of 5th and Madison Thanks to Mary Jo Schlickman for this one.

Senour & Gedge

 

John Sheehan's, Gent's Clothing, 715 Madison, 1910

 

Covington's “Elegant new patrol wagon,” 1910
The city directory lists John Sheets as a salesman, living on Madison Ave.
Those are two policemen. What's going on here?

John Boh has written about Shinkle Coal.

The Shirley Theater on Holman. Owned by Ethel and Nick Shafer. Image taken in 1943. from Facebook posts by Jeff King

 

Siebler Tailoring, 669 Madison Ave., 1910 ad: Kentucky Post, March , 1910

 

Sidener Publishing 1333 Scott Blvd.

 

A. G. Simrall, was in the Insurance and real estate business, like J. G. Simrall, below. We don't know if there's is a familial relationship there or not.

 

			The Kentucky Post, July 12, 1895
J. G. Simrall, Insurance and Real Estate		These ads are two of hundreds that the Simralls, father A. G. and son, J. G, ran in newspapers from 1900-1920 or so.

“Covington has a store devoted exclusively to singing birds.”
Courier-Journal, December 2,1876

	Smedburg & Gillhan
Skewes		W. G. Snyder

 

Dr. George Sperti's (Wikipedia) father, George Sperti, and his business partner and brother Albert Spare. They had a dry cleaning at 5th and Scott Street. From a Facebook post by John Clark

James Spilman & Co.

 

Spillman, Ellis, & Co., 1902 High Grade Tobacco

 

T. W. Spinks Company, You're looking northeast, just north of the 19th Street Bridge.

 

The Spinks family sold bricks, lime, stone, and cement mostly in Covington and Latonia but also in Newport. These images are c. 1910.
More on the Spinks Company.

The Star Foundry Company Manufactures of Famous “Reliable” Line of Stoves and Ranges 221-231 Main Street	Star Studios, 916 Madison From a Facebook post by Billie Herzner Donlin, whose Mother-in-law, Laverne Stadtmiller Donlin is on the far right

 

Stewart's Post Card Shop 824 Madison Avenue, Covington Grand Opening, September 7, 1907	James K. Stewart's Post Card Shop 824 Madison

 

Sunoco, 13th and Madison
From a Facebook post by Chris Brooks

 

Summe & Ratterman, c. 1914, 224 E. 20th St. That's Gus Summe. Closed in 1965. from a Facebook post by Sandy Koors	Tabeling's, 270 Pike (typo in caption)	Kentucky Post, January 23, 1905

 

Tate Builders Supply
Covington and Dayton

 

Lockett and Tate, 19th and Russell, 1928	Tate, c. 1950	Tate Builders Supply, 1940 Tate builders was at W 19th & Russell, on the NE corner.

 

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Wm. L. Telford's, 402 Madison, c. 1900.
From a Facebook post by Ed Ostenkamp

 

Thomas & Smith
Sash, Door & Blind Manufacturers
Fifth and Craig

 

Window says Threlkeld and Simpson, 5 and 10 store. Geo. and Wm. Threlkeld (the only name we find remotely close in the city directories, were at the swc of 8th and Greer, and were merchandise brokers.

 

Union Light, Heat & Power, a.k.a. the Traction Building

 

Veith & Zweigart, Building Lumber left, sw corner of Madison, and Grand (now 24th) right, 22-32 West Eighth

Fire at Veith & Zweigart's, 1918.

Kentucky Post, January 16, 1920

 

Theodore Vogt's Delicatessen and Grocery 701 Bakewell		Vogt's Drug Store Hy-Pure Drug Store Pike Street From a Facebook post by Dale Ashcraft
		Vogt's Drug Store was the scene of a brutal murder in 1966.

 

Von Bokern & Goebel from a Facebook post by Marcia Perez Richardson

 

Joseph VonHandorf Sr., Dealer in Wines and Liquors, 609 Main from Facebook posts by Amy VonHandorf Weaver.

 

Wadsworth Electric Manufacturing, 1922 11th, between Madison and Russell

Here's the application for the Wadsworth Building to be on the National Register of Historic places, complete with photo's, history, and maps.

Walker & Simmons, Dry Goods

 

Cincinnati radio and TV station WCKY started in Covington (CKY is for Covington, KY). They were on the fourth floor of the building on the southwest corner of Sixth and Madison, and first went on the air on September 16, 1929. The transmitter was in Crescent Springs.

 

Wessel's Millinery, 1912 806 Madison

 

Wieck's Livery Stable

 

Willard Machine and Tool, 3rd and Madison, 1910
More about Willard

 

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, September 12, 1883	The Daily Commonwealth, July 21, 1884
Cincinnati Enquirer, November 23, 1884	Cincinnati Post (published as the Penny Post) August 6, 1883

Wiggins & Law

Woolworth's is coming, to 7th and Madison, 1941.

They're going to build a new Woolworth's, and move to Madison Avenue from Pike and Washington.

Zimmer home at 712 Pike. It has four stories; the bottom story well into the ground to store excess produce and beer. The family moved here after living above the grocery at the right.	Zimmer Grocery, on Lewis and Western. Proprietor Charles Zimmer also owned a second grocery store on the corner of 12th and Hermes in 1910. That's Frances Bockweg Zimmer, 3rd from the left.	Zimmer Garage at 555 Pike, in the 1937 Flood	Zimmers Grocery from a Facebook post by Joe Metz
A big thanks to Erica Miller Broenner for sharing these Zimmer pictures. Frances Bockweg Zimmer is her g-g-grandmother.

 

1910	1937	1950's

 

	Kentucky Post, November 23, 1914	Kentucky Post, December 14, 1914	Kentucky Post, December 21, 1914

 

Kentucky Post, November 30, 1914	Kentucky Post, January 4, 1915

G. A. Zwick, Apothecary