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Renovation of downtown Cincinnati building unveils hidden beauty concealed for decades Share Updated: 6:13 PM EST Jan 29, 2021 Share Updated: 6:13 PM EST Jan 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ATTENTION. WLWT NEWS 5’S ALLISON ROGERS SHOWS US HOW AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE FOR THE FUTURE IS REVEALING A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF THE PAST. ALLISON: A PROJECT HAPPENING IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT RECENTLY REVEALED A 19TH-CENTURY GEM WITH A LOT OF CINCINNATI HISTORY. IT’S THE SOUND OF RENOVATION. THE BRICK FACADE IS COMING DOWN. BENEATH IT, VICTORIAN BEAUTY SEEING THE LIGHT OF DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 70 YEARS. AS IT TURNS OUT, IT’S ACTUALLY TWO BUILDINGS. ONE OF THE BUILDINGS WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED BY THE RENOWNED ARCHITECT SAMUEL HANNAFORD. AND OVER THE YEARS, IT WAS A SERIES OF DEPARTMENT STORES, IT WAS A KROGER IN THE ’60S. ALLISON: THE TIMELINE DATES ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHEN IT WAS FIRST BUILT IN THE LATE 1800S ....