Trace the Ohio along the edge of the city. The river is a geographic anchor that remains recognizable even when individual structures have changed.
Move into the blocks
Read the street pattern and concentration of buildings. Bird’s-eye views combine a sweeping perspective with detail; they should be read as representations rather than precise measured plans.
Compare with today
Open Then & Now to compare this citywide view with contemporary river imagery. The views share a landscape, but are not a matched camera position.
