1915 Electrical Prosperity Week In Cincinnati Was First BLINK Festival

The Tri-State Was Lit Up For One Week

Oct 13, 2022

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From Night In Cincinnati Collection 1915

With the BLINK Festival returning this weekend, let us venture back 107 years ago when Cincinnati participated in Electrical Prosperity Week.

On Monday, November 29, 1915, a switch was flipped at Music Hall to signal the start of the exposition. Thousands attended the week long celebration which included “The Mirac…

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