Ridge Shoe Repair • 1976
Ridge Shoe Repair • 1976
Architectural Art Glass • 2003
Architectural Art Glass • 2006
Elliott Jordan Studio / Gallery • 2009
Apricot Coffee House • 2019
Architectural Art Glass Studio • 2019
Architectural Art Glass Studio • 2019
Scrap It Up • 2019
Thane Lorbach Custom Woodworking • 2019
Thane Lorbach Custom Woodworking • 2019
BP Pleasant Ridge • 2019
Queen City Comic and Card Company • 2019
Queen City Comic and Card Company • 2019
Gas Light Cafe • 2019
Clarence Howell Shoe Repair • 2019
Clarence Howell Shoe Repair • 2019
Everybody's Records and CD's • 2019
Everybody's Records and CD's • 2019
Terp's Smoke Shop • 2019
Make Do / Fiberge' • 2020
HodesH • 2020
Gil's Barber Shop • 2020
Gil's Barber Shop • 2020
BP Pleasant Ridge • 2020
DPT Beauty Salon • 2020
A Salon Named Desire • 2020
A Salon Named Desire • 2020
Tacos Locos • 2020
Apricot Coffee House • 2020
Pearl Income Tax Service • 2020
Pearl Income Tax Service • 2020
Paige Pederzani Photography • 2020
Blendz Barber Shop • 2020
Blendz Barber Shop • 2020
Blendz Barber Shop • 2020
Hello Sunshine Yoga • 2020
Hello Sunshine Yoga • 2020
Revolution Rotisserie & Bar • 2020
Ridge Jewelers • 2020
Flying Tiger Tattoo • 2020
Flying Tiger Tattoo • 2020
Pleasant Ridge Chili Restaurant • 2020
Pleasant Ridge Chili Restaurant • 2020
Share Cheesebar • 2020
Pleasant Ridge Pet Hospital • 2020
Pleasant Ridge Pet Hospital • 2020
Jenny Myers • 2021
Community Happens Here • 2021
Community Happens Here • 2021
Pleasant Ridge Public Library • 2021
Douglas G. Linn - Attorney • 2022
Douglas G. Linn - Attorney • 2022
Share Cheesebar • 2022
Share Cheesebar • 2022
Blendz Barber Shop • 2022
Ryan Duebber Architect • 2022
Ryan Duebber Architect • 2022
Ridge T-Shirt Shop • 2022
Ridge T-Shirt Shop • 2022
Thane Lorbach Custom Woodworking / Ridge T-Shirt Shop • 2022
Richard Valerius • 2022
Richard Valerius • 2022
eighteen TATTOO • 2022
eighteen TATTOO • 2022
Dovetail Architectural Services • 2022
Dovetail Architectural Services • 2022
Architectural Art Glass • 2022
Architectural Art Glass • 2022
Architectural Art Glass • 2022
Architectural Art Glass • 2022
Rafeeq • 2022
Cafe Alma • 2023
Cafe Alma • 2023
Cafe Alma • 2023
Fine Wine O'Clock • 2023
Fine Wine O'Clock • 2023
Mr. C's Soul Food Restaurant • 2023
Mr. C's Soul Food Restaurant • 2023
Reggie • 2023
Dan • 2023
Erin • 2023
All Saints Episcopal Church • 2023
Flair Hair Studio • 2023
Hamilton County Democratic Headquarters • 2023
Argos Natural Pet Food • 2023
Bill Frost • 2023
Goodfellas Pizzeria • 2023
Goodfellas Pizzeria • 2023
Goodfellas Pizzeria • 2023
Michael at Home • 2023
Michael: Then & Now • 2024
St Peter's United Church of Christ • 2024
Chris • 2024
Mallory • 2024
The Caring Place of Cincinnati • 2024
Portraits of the Ridge
“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” - Ansel Adams
I’m so grateful to all the business owners, organizations, staff, and community members that have allowed me to photograph them as part of my continuing essay on Pleasant Ridge. A diverse and eclectic neighborhood, from the newest arrivals to the long established, everyone is unique with their own story.
It has been three years since I started my website portfolio and five years from photographing Michele at the Apricot Coffee House to start my current Ridge Portrait series. In that time the Apricot has closed, we’ve lost Robert at Ridge Jewelers and Clarence at his shoe repair. Emily at Share Cheesebar has closed her storefront, Paige Pederzani has moved her studio and Pearl and Don Forney Income Tax have retired. But in that same four year period the Ridge has welcomed: Argos Pet Supply, Cafe Alma, Coffee Exchange, Community Happens Here, Eastside Animal Hospital, Eighteen Tattoo, Fine Wine O’Clock, Goodfellas Pizzeria, Hello Honey Ice Cream, Hello Sunshine Yoga, Make Do, Mr. C’s Soul Food, Ridge T-Shirt Shop and Terp’s Smoke Shop!
My Portraits of the Ridge project has challenged me personally and artistically; a documentary that I hope will continue as the community evolves. I look forward to continuing my neighborhood essay, so I hope you will check back to see what's new!
A Portrait Series of the Pleasant Ridge Community • Cincinnati, OH 45213 •
A Salon Named Desire
All Saints Episcopal Church
Apricot Coffee House
Architectural Art Glass Studio
Argos Natural Pet Food
Bill Frost
Blendz Barber Shop
BP Pleasant Ridge
Cafe Alma
Clarence Howell Shoe Repair
Community Happens Here
Chris Reece
Dan Roketenetz
Douglas G. Linn Attorney
Dovetail Architectural Services
DPT Beauty Salon
eighteen TATTOO
Erin Fay
Elliott Jordan Studio / Gallery
Everybody’s Records & CD’s
Fine Wine O'Clock
Flair Hair Studio
Flying Tiger Tattoo
Gas Light Cafe
Gil’s Barber Shop
Goodfellas Pizzeria / Wiseguy Lounge
Hamilton County Democratic Headquarters
Hello Sunshine Yoga
HodesH
Jenny Myers
Make Do
Mallory Feltz
Mr. C's Soul Food Restaurant
Paige Pederzani Photography
Pearl Income Tax Service
Pleasant Ridge Public Library
Pleasant Ridge Chili Restaurant
Pleasant Ridge Pet Hospital
Queen City Comic and Card Company
Rafeeq
Reggie Sansalone
Revolution Rotisserie & Bar
Richard Valerius
Ridge Jewelers
Ridge Shoe Repair
Ridge T-Shirt Shop
Ryan Duebber Architect
Scrap It Up
Share Cheesebar
St Peter's United Church of Christ
Tacos Locos
Terps Smoke Shop
Thane Lorbach Custom Woodworking
The Caring Place of Cincinnati
ALL images © David W. Smith. Not for use or reproduction without express permission.