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Josh Junker

@jjunker.bsky.social
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Living the good life. he/him. BGSU MPA '25🏳️‍🌈 25,737 Cincinnatians, 99% of whom were Black, lived in the West End in 1950 until they were displaced.

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Philippe Papin @pppapin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Annotating a long 3+ day loop of #Hurricane #Melissa from Kingston, #Jamaica radar. 2️⃣ periods appear where an eyewall replacement cycle, #ERC, looked underway. In both cases, inner eyewall stayed intact & outer bands merged, resulting in a larger eye & strengthening after. A remarkable evolution 🌀
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
the thing about Ken is that he very clearly hates libs more than he hates fascists
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colbert's show was criminally unfunny, i don't get why people are just assuming politics was involved
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
🧵Council made the correct decision last month on the Hyde Park Square development. Instead of going to marriage counseling like council suggested or finding compromise, instead HPNC and this org want to blow the entire thing up. Draw it out. SF NIMBY ideology into Cincinnati.
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Patricia Plonsker @pplonsker.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I finally understand why bureaucracy is essential: It takes a just moments to destroy something that took generations to build. Bureaucracy assures that no one person can make a grievous mistake. Thanks to @jjunker.bsky.social for inspiring this train of thought today.
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Patricia Plonsker @pplonsker.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
“Neighborhoods and cities need to be constantly evolving to meet the demands of today, and there is a bias in community councils to preserve as-is.” @jjunker.bsky.social www.urbancincy.com/2025/04/opin...
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OPINION – To Grow or Not to Grow? Hyde Park Square vote crucial test for Cincinnati’s Future – UrbanCincy
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allie @kaylor.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
AMTRAK SPONSORED BALLPARK CAM
jumbotron at yankee stadium shows child flexing for the camera with “amtrak flex cam” at the bottom
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The Henry George Program @seethecat.org · 14/02/2025
New ep! We return to talking Cincinnati with @jjunker.bsky.social: whether you're a local or not, you have a lot to learn about the municipal railroad sale, 20th century development patterns, and wtf the city is trying with "subway repurposing" >>>>>>> LISTEN: seethecat.org/ep/2025-02-0...
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NPR @npr.org · 13/02/2025
After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.
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After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people
After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Downtown Cincinnati and the Lower West End. 1949.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Downtown Cincinnati. 1984. Vaporwave edition.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Ridership of the Cincinnati Transit Company from 1946-68, the precursor to SORTA 1946 - 132.7 million revenue passengers 1968 - 27.3 million revenue passengers Huge service cuts and a doom loop of rising costs and fares put the agency in serious crisis by the late 1960s.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Downtown Cincinnati and portions of the Lower West End. 1953.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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'viktor shtrum' @viktorshtrum.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
with pleasure!
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Michael Love @elkmovie.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
"Enacting unbreakable laws through Triborough Bridge And Tunnel Authority Bond Covenants" was a favorite tactic of Robert Moses
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
every book about baseball & every book about hockey
"every baseball book": A bright-coloured cover with a baseball, martini and old-time baseball player called "PLUNKED! Spitballs, Whiskey, and Other Tales of Baseball Malarkey from the Swingin' 1934 Cincinnati Reds". Keith Law calls it "In-depth!"

Every hockey book: A grim black&white closeup portrait of an aged, scarred face with the title "BATTLE BATTLER: My battles with fighting things." By JOHN "KNUCKLES" HOCKEY. Foreword by Stephen Brunt
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
"Streets that are engineered to accommodate two-way traffic, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, and ramps that align with this vision. Taking these final steps will be instrumental in addressing historic injustices and paving the way for a brighter, more connected future for Cincinnati’s urban core."
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Cincinnati from Mt Echo. 1950s. Ed Mahon Collection
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🥹🥹🥹
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Crosley Field and the old Harrison Avenue Viaduct. August 1922.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Was a good day yesterday
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
600 vine would look so much better in all glass
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CincyFan @cincy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Such a mistake
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Cincinnati's West End. December 1959. This was the site of the Laurel-Richmond project in the cleared out land. That project alone displaced 3k families. It was separate from I-75 and Kenyon-Barr. Almost every building seen in background would be gone by 1974. Enquirer/CHPL
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Republic Street views 🥹
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
cincinnati needs a regional transit system.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
A good day yesterday
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Cincinnati. 1915.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Cincinnati's Lower West End neighborhood. November 1956. vs November 1962. (Enquirer/CHPL)
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
In 1947 - The City of Cincinnati - as a whole - had an overall vacancy rate of 0.6 PERCENT 😟😟😟😟😟😟😟
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
cincinnati since November 1st
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Cincinnati. 1956.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Looking east towards Cincinnati's West End along Eighth Street. 1958 vs 1967
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bear 🧉🚲 @uarctos.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
is that bad
derailed train car being pulled out of the mill creek
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Cincinnati's West End in the early 1930s. These incredible photos were found in the CMC Rowe Collection, and were in such good condition I'm sure they haven't been opened in 90 years.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
"Man if you were new york city autistic instead of cincinnati autistic you'd be so overwhelmed with a carew tower on every other block." - my friend ryan
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
in a good place rn (northside's blue jay restaurant)
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
good morning
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
in a good place rn (downtown cincinnati)
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
cincinnati
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Absolutely. Need to find a better location for what was a grand playground. Skate park is perfect for here. www.wvxu.org/sports/2024-...
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Skaters ask Cincinnati to put a skate park at Sawyer Point, replacing burned playground
A group of skating advocates is asking the city to consider putting a skate park underneath the I-471 bridge at Sawyer Point.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Population distribution of Cincinnati. 1926.
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Cincinnati's Barcelona inspired "slum clearance" proposal in 1933. Note how much of Over The Rhine they wanted to raze for these superblocks, including Findlay Market apparently. Stanley Rowe Collection at CMC Historical Society Archives
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
😔😔😔
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Lol
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
119,000 Cincinnatians lived within the green borders of the urban basin in 1930. Each dot in this photo represents 25 people. Stanley Rowe Collection at CMC Historical Society Archives
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
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Josh Junker @jjunker.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
Cincinnati is a beauty
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