Newport and Covington are Kentucky towns across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio. In the past, they have not done as well economically as Cincinnati, but their fortunes seem to be improving. The photo above shows an interesting building on the Kentucky side of the river.
There is a pedestrian bridge across the river between Cincinnati and Newport, and Newport has established itself as a center for dining, movies, and other entertainment.
In 1860, the Newport building shown below was the birthplace of General John T. Thompson, who invented the Thompson submachine gun, better known as the Tommy gun. Gen. Thompson died in 1940, dismayed that the Tommy gun had become a gangster weapon of choice.
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Photos by the author.