Interview with Brucette Ohe, February 19, 2018

Interview Summary

Brucette Ohe shares her family connection to Over-the-Rhine starting with her immigrant great-grandparents, the Vogels and McAlpins. They arrived in the late nineteenth century and lived in the West End and Over-the-Rhine through World War I, prohibition, and the Great Depression. Ohe discusses going to Findlay Market and her continuing love of German cooking. She also describes being a poet, teaching First Year English at the University of Cincinnati. She also owned and operated the Simple Shop that specialized in medicinal herbs on Court Street. Ohe recounts the inter-racial support from other business owners that helped protect her shop during the ‘riots’ of 2001. She reflects on the diversity of Over-the-Rhine as well as some of its ethnic and racial tensions.

Interview Keyword

Baymiller and John Streets Bremen Street Republic Street Findlay Market West End 2001 Riots Simple Shop Court Street Gaiety Theatre German food Elm Street Dairy Whip The Great Depression

Interview LC Subject

Cincinnati (Ohio) Over-the-Rhine (Cincinnati, Ohio) University of Cincinnati Poetry Prohibition

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