Clever of your Dad to use newspapers and the chalkboard for the text. And I'm glad you didn't impose a soundtrack - the footage speaks for itself! Thanks for making this available for all to see.
My grandparents would have been 13, I think. I want to say my grandma lived near Oakley, I'd have to find out. My grandpa would have been somewhere up Bethel-New Richmond Road. Well done on this video and thank you for sharing this.
I'm glad a friend told me about this video. My Dad's house is pictured at 2:20. It was located right across from the now torn down Highlands School. This is the best picture I've seen of it.
Thank you for uploading this. We are fortunate to have all the footage of the great flood that we had. Movie cameras were not in abundance back then like they are now.
Thanks so much for sharing this! My mother was 5 when the flood hit and lived for much of her childhood and early adult years in the East End. Great footage here. I particularly liked seeing the shots of Coney, but there was so much to enjoy. :)
Thanks so much,my Grandpa and Grandma told me all sorts of stories about the flood,it's nice to put pictures to their stories...just awesome thanks again !!
An awesome video, thanks for sharing! You Dad and Uncle(?) did a great job with it. I like how they included shots of newspapers. A historical treasure. You should ask the National Archives and maybe Ohio and Kentucky Archives if they want a copy.
thank you so much for making this available. My grandparents lived in the 600 block of Delhi Ave in Sedamsville. I remember them talking about the flood but until I saw this I had no idea just how bad it was. I believe they were one of the 1000's that became refugees as I remember grandma saying the entire basement and main floor were flooded. Today, in my memory, I will be re-living the time I spent in Cincinnati as a child. Thanks so much.
My Dad lived at 2424 Eastern (Riverside) directly across the street from Highlands School that was torn down last fall. The house is in bad shape and probably will be torn down. Right now it has a black and orange picket fence in front of it.
Sitting here in Evansville Indiana 12-11-2022. Watching great Video. Evansville In. Is 400 feet above sea level. Louisville Kentucky is 500 feet above sea level. Cincinnati is. 600 feet above sea level. Charleston West Virginia is 700 feet above sea level. So much rain Across the Ohio river water shed. I am amazed what Mother Nature can do. Was the blockage at Cairo Illinoise???
Thank you for sharing this valuable film with the world. I was not born in Cincinnati, but have made it my home since the late 90's, and I try to learn more of the area history whenever I can. 🙂
Thank you for your comment. That makes sense given my father and his folks lived close by in Oakley. Can you tell if that looks like the location of the waterworks?
This is a gem. I wasn't born until 1948, but I heard about this flood from my earliest recollections. My parents lived through it. My mother, her siblings, and parents had to exit their house through a 2nd story dormer window onto the roof where a rowboat was their only means of transport. It must have been horrible. For people who don't like government, I must say that only the government could have solved this problem, and the army corp of engineers did just that.
I became interested in the 1937 flood (again) after finding some photos of the flood taken by my grandparents. I enjoyed seeing movies of the event. It was comprehensive and interestingly composed. What were the occupations of your father and grandfather? Thanks for sharing.
Great collection of scenes of a devastating flood. The water pumping scenes are very likely from the old Norwood waterworks on Harris Ave. My maternal grandfather worked there day and night to provide water from their wells to the community. I have a few digitized photos of tanker trucks lined up; they came from as far away as Columbus, OH to help distribute water.
Extraordinary footage of the 1937 Cincinnati flood, my mother vaguely remembers it, as she was around 7 years old then. Great shots near the end of the Central Trust Tower, built in 1913, and the Carew Tower, built in 1930, they've been a beacon for the Cincinnati skyline for a century, and they are the most recognizable skyscrapers in the history of the city. I did see the old Kroger truck going by, fantastic...
The cannon at 7:53 was located in front of the present Playhouse in the Park It was then a shelterhouse), the base of which is now the flagpole base. It was removed from the Spanish battleship Almirante Oquendo, which was destroyed by the US Navy at the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba on July 3, 1898. The cannon was obtained for Cincinnati by Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, and was installed in 1899 to much fanfare. It was later melted down for WWII. I have additional information available about the cannon, should anyone ever read this. Sept 1, 2015
Extraordinary footage of the 1937 Cincinnati flood, but no facts about how this city was already built up before the Europeans invaded this Circuit Board City and all of America. They enjoyed the Free Masonry along with all the other cities that were already here and built with glorious architecture from San Fran Cisco to Chicago, etc.
I am from Cincinnati too. Visited there the other day....much of the old Queen City charm is long gone...now it looks like NYC or Chicago.....Huge building projects everywhere...not the City I grew up in....
This is great historical footage! I'd love to use some of it in a documentary I'm producing on a GM plant that used to be just outside of Cincinnati in Norwood. Could I contact you to discuss?
Not sure...I presume we are looking east in this shot from somewhere downtown. Possibly a street leading from Columbia Pkwy to Eastern? What's your guess? Thank you for the comment and glad you like the film. I'm happy to be able to share this 73 years after it was made!
Maybe you know this, but the Cincy Library is preparing a large exhibit on the 1937 flood in early 2012, maybe you could see if they are interested in this footage
Fantastic. I am a filmmaker and am putting out a short doc on 1/24 of the flood. Would I be able to use some of these clips... giving you credit of course. The short film will be available for free. :)
I think that may be Greendale,Indiana(route 50 near Lawrenceburg), as that was where a huge tent city was.Many refugees came there by boat because all roads were flooded.
It is youtube /user/yosoypanadero . My channel consists of a few different topics such as Historic Florence Kentucky, The Cincinnati Zoo, Urban Gardening, DIY projects, local travel etc. Thanks for the reply!
Hi aniguurl, Thanks for your message, and I'm honored you'd like to use the video. Please go ahead, and also email me at briangordon56@gmail.com and tell me a little more about your project: what school, your grade, etc., and also feel free to ask me any questions about the film. Best, Brian
@@blgjaa WOW! That's MORE impressive! He was a master at exposure! (straight) 8mm was dang hard to work with, even in later decades, (Super 8 was a BIT easier, LOL) a tiny frame is super EASY to over OR under expose. I really thought it was 16mm. And the digital transfer is top-notch! Your family understands film and video! GREAT work!
Can't tell for certain, not enough background detail. There were houses across the street, and lots of power lines/poles. If you wish, email me at lrs905@hctc.net and I can send the photos to you (can't attach them here). My Mom's family was from Norwood; I was born there in 1949 and moved to Oakley in 1955, owned a home in Oakley from 1975-1983 too, so I'm familiar with both neighborhoods.
I've heard of this flood I'm young 57 Cincinnati floods because we've walled the river in it powered my family's Butchery on the Licking River that's why it floods because it's walled in
Thank you, Brian for uploading this RARE piece of Cincinnati History. I will be posting it on my facebook group page here: facebook.com/groups/231692473533595/
Extraordinary footage of the 1937 Cincinnati flood, my mother vaguely remembers it, as she was around 7 years old then. Great shots near the end of the Central Trust Tower, built in 1913, and the Carew Tower, built in 1930, they've been a beacon for the Cincinnati skyline for a century, and they are the most recognizable skyscrapers in the history of the city. I did see the old Kroger truck going by, fantastic...
Clever of your Dad to use newspapers and the chalkboard for the text. And I'm glad you didn't impose a soundtrack - the footage speaks for itself! Thanks for making this available for all to see.
I agree with you- this is superb home-movie documentary making. Someone really tried hard to tell this story correctly. Kudos to you and your family!
My grandparents would have been 13, I think. I want to say my grandma lived near Oakley, I'd have to find out. My grandpa would have been somewhere up Bethel-New Richmond Road. Well done on this video and thank you for sharing this.
I'm glad a friend told me about this video. My Dad's house is pictured at 2:20. It was located right across from the now torn down Highlands School. This is the best picture I've seen of it.
This is awesome. I was born and raised in the East End. My family lived in East End at the time of this flood. Thank you so much for sharing.
Fantastic visual record. Thanks for uploading.
This is great! Thank you so much for making this available. My grandfather told me many stories about the 1937 flood. This footage is fascinating.
Thank you for uploading this. We are fortunate to have all the footage of the great flood that we had. Movie cameras were not in abundance back then like they are now.
Thank you so much for uploading this! What awesome footage! The shots of the newspaper headlines are fantastic.
Thanks so much for sharing this! My mother was 5 when the flood hit and lived for much of her childhood and early adult years in the East End. Great footage here. I particularly liked seeing the shots of Coney, but there was so much to enjoy. :)
Amazing video! Born and raised Cincinnatian here :) Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks so much,my Grandpa and Grandma told me all sorts of stories about the flood,it's nice to put pictures to their stories...just awesome thanks again !!
Some amazing old footage of this flood . Thank you
An awesome video, thanks for sharing! You Dad and Uncle(?) did a great job with it. I like how they included shots of newspapers. A historical treasure. You should ask the National Archives and maybe Ohio and Kentucky Archives if they want a copy.
thank you so much for making this available. My grandparents lived in the 600 block of Delhi Ave in Sedamsville. I remember them talking about the flood but until I saw this I had no idea just how bad it was. I believe they were one of the 1000's that became refugees as I remember grandma saying the entire basement and main floor were flooded. Today, in my memory, I will be re-living the time I spent in Cincinnati as a child. Thanks so much.
this is absolutely amazing!! i have watched it over and over and over. thanks for sharing!
Magnificent photographic work !!!
This is a beautiful video. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Greetings from Newport! :) Look at the old Kroger truck @ 3:39!!
Awesome upload. Thank you to your family members for documenting history.
My Dad lived at 2424 Eastern (Riverside) directly across the street from Highlands School that was torn down last fall. The house is in bad shape and probably will be torn down. Right now it has a black and orange picket fence in front of it.
Great video from your Dad and Grandpa. Gotta love those graphics. Have you ever thought about inserting narration?
1:58 my grandmothers home, location 2131 eastern avenue. 2:00 highland elementary.
Thank you for sharing that! You are the second person who has spotted a relative's home in the film.
Sitting here in Evansville Indiana 12-11-2022. Watching great Video. Evansville In. Is 400 feet above sea level. Louisville Kentucky is 500 feet above sea level. Cincinnati is. 600 feet above sea level. Charleston West Virginia is 700 feet above sea level. So much rain Across the Ohio river water shed. I am amazed what Mother Nature can do. Was the blockage at Cairo Illinoise???
Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you for sharing this valuable film with the world. I was not born in Cincinnati, but have made it my home since the late 90's, and I try to learn more of the area history whenever I can. 🙂
Thank you for your comment. That makes sense given my father and his folks lived close by in Oakley. Can you tell if that looks like the location of the waterworks?
Showing this to my Natural Hazards college course today at NKU. Thanks!!
This is a gem. I wasn't born until 1948, but I heard about this flood from my earliest recollections. My parents lived through it. My mother, her siblings, and parents had to exit their house through a 2nd story dormer window onto the roof where a rowboat was their only means of transport. It must have been horrible. For people who don't like government, I must say that only the government could have solved this problem, and the army corp of engineers did just that.
I became interested in the 1937 flood (again) after finding some photos of the flood taken by my grandparents. I enjoyed seeing movies of the event. It was comprehensive and interestingly composed. What were the occupations of your father and grandfather? Thanks for sharing.
Nice! We need more history on here!
Love this!
I hope you decide to post more vids in the future.
Thanks for sharing this.
Great collection of scenes of a devastating flood. The water pumping scenes are very likely from the old Norwood waterworks on Harris Ave. My maternal grandfather worked there day and night to provide water from their wells to the community. I have a few digitized photos of tanker trucks lined up; they came from as far away as Columbus, OH to help distribute water.
Extraordinary footage of the 1937 Cincinnati flood, my mother vaguely remembers it, as she was around 7 years old then. Great shots near the end of the Central Trust Tower, built in 1913, and the Carew Tower, built in 1930, they've been a beacon for the Cincinnati skyline for a century, and they are the most recognizable skyscrapers in the history of the city. I did see the old Kroger truck going by, fantastic...
The cannon at 7:53 was located in front of the present Playhouse in the Park It was then a shelterhouse), the base of which is now the flagpole base. It was removed from the Spanish battleship Almirante Oquendo, which was destroyed by the US Navy at the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba on July 3, 1898. The cannon was obtained for Cincinnati by Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, and was installed in 1899 to much fanfare. It was later melted down for WWII. I have additional information available about the cannon, should anyone ever read this. Sept 1, 2015
Thank you for that information. I've lived in this area my whole life and never knew about that.
That view at the end is from the overlook at Eden Park. Spent many hours there.
Amazing! So very interesting to see this. Wish it would've kept going! :)
Hi Kathy,
So glad to read your comment. Where was your Dad's house: what street and neighborhood? Thanks again for the comment.
Extraordinary footage of the 1937 Cincinnati flood, but no facts about how this city was already built up before the Europeans invaded this Circuit Board City and all of America. They enjoyed the Free Masonry along with all the other cities that were already here and built with glorious architecture from San Fran Cisco to Chicago, etc.
Terrific footage! Bychance do you have more home movies that show Cincinnati? I sure would like to see them.
I am from Cincinnati too. Visited there the other day....much of the old Queen City charm is long gone...now it looks like NYC or Chicago.....Huge building projects everywhere...not the City I grew up in....
Yep went back couple of months ago to visit relatives and once I got off the expressway I wasn't sure which way to turn because of all the high rises.
Very well done and thank you.
I love Cincinnati, this is painful to watch, thank you for sharing
This is great historical footage! I'd love to use some of it in a documentary I'm producing on a GM plant that used to be just outside of Cincinnati in Norwood. Could I contact you to discuss?
Sure. Email me at briangordon56@gmail.com.
Not sure...I presume we are looking east in this shot from somewhere downtown. Possibly a street leading from Columbia Pkwy to Eastern? What's your guess? Thank you for the comment and glad you like the film. I'm happy to be able to share this 73 years after it was made!
Brian Gordon would you be open to granting me permission to use this footage for an art project?
Maybe you know this, but the Cincy Library is preparing a large exhibit on the 1937 flood in early 2012, maybe you could see if they are interested in this footage
Can I re-upload this to my channel with some music in the background please?
I will give you full credit of course I just want to share this it is amazing!
The scenes of Coney Island could've been filmed just about any February to date.
Lol I was thinking the same thing.
Wonderful Brian! Wow!
Donna! Thanks for looking!
My grandpa was 8 years old during this !! Happy to say he is still alive him and my grandma !!
well put together thank you
Amazing thanks for sharing
@n0phaze Perhaps a side street leading from Delta Ave. to Eastern Ave.?
Fantastic!
awesome video
My parents and grandparents talked about this many times. Grandparents lived on Euclud Ave in Covington. Said the old St E's was partially underwater.
Fantastic. I am a filmmaker and am putting out a short doc on 1/24 of the flood. Would I be able to use some of these clips... giving you credit of course. The short film will be available for free. :)
Can you please tell me a little more about your film: what else is in the film, what is it for, etc. Email me at briangordon56@gmail.com. Thanks.
Sent email. Thanks!
I think that may be Greendale,Indiana(route 50 near Lawrenceburg), as that was where a huge tent city was.Many refugees came there by boat because all roads were flooded.
Omg! That's crazy! I can't imagine it, and I remember the flood of 1997 down that way!
wow, this is great!
Can you tell me about your channel and provide a link to it?
Thank you for your interest.
It is youtube /user/yosoypanadero . My channel consists of a few different topics such as Historic Florence Kentucky, The Cincinnati Zoo, Urban Gardening, DIY projects, local travel etc. Thanks for the reply!
+Brian Gordon This is really a great video. Thank you for sharing it. It is fascinating to see the city like this back then.
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Hi Brian. I'd like to use this for a project was wondering who I would speak to about getting right.
Please reply to me at briangordon56@gmail.com.
Hi aniguurl,
Thanks for your message, and I'm honored you'd like to use the video. Please go ahead, and also email me at briangordon56@gmail.com and tell me a little more about your project: what school, your grade, etc., and also feel free to ask me any questions about the film. Best, Brian
Looks like looking south from 5th and Vine?
I think that's a good guess.
Thanks for looking.
Thanks...I'd love to know exactly where that was.
I want to embed your video on my blog along with a "snipped" picture of my Dad's house. Of course, I will credit you.
Nice film! I'm going to guess it was 16mm not 8mm as it's very good for the era!
Thank you! No, my father shot it on 8mm.
@@blgjaa WOW! That's MORE impressive! He was a master at exposure! (straight) 8mm was dang hard to work with, even in later decades, (Super 8 was a BIT easier, LOL) a tiny frame is super EASY to over OR under expose. I really thought it was 16mm. And the digital transfer is top-notch! Your family understands film and video! GREAT work!
Wow !
Can't tell for certain, not enough background detail. There were houses across the street, and lots of power lines/poles. If you wish, email me at lrs905@hctc.net and I can send the photos to you (can't attach them here).
My Mom's family was from Norwood; I was born there in 1949 and moved to Oakley in 1955, owned a home in Oakley from 1975-1983 too, so I'm familiar with both neighborhoods.
I'm honored, please go ahead. Thank you.
I've heard of this flood I'm young 57 Cincinnati floods because we've walled the river in it powered my family's Butchery on the Licking River that's why it floods because it's walled in
Tom Lewin had snap shots of the flood at one time .
wow
Thank you, Brian for uploading this RARE piece of Cincinnati History. I will be posting it on my facebook group page here:
facebook.com/groups/231692473533595/
I wish that would happen now. Maybe a flood would displace all the criminals.
Extraordinary footage of the 1937 Cincinnati flood, my mother vaguely remembers it, as she was around 7 years old then. Great shots near the end of the Central Trust Tower, built in 1913, and the Carew Tower, built in 1930, they've been a beacon for the Cincinnati skyline for a century, and they are the most recognizable skyscrapers in the history of the city. I did see the old Kroger truck going by, fantastic...