Mr. Clayton And His Star Of The West

Watchmaker & Balloonist Richard Clayton Made Several Voyages High Above The Clouds From The Queen City

Richard Clayton advert 1835 (Provided)

Around the area of the ticket windows at Great American Ballpark, where Sycamore St. would meet 2nd St., there used to be a watch and jewelry shop in the 1830s officially called Clayton’s Wholesale House. But the locals would come to know it by a different name:

Clayton’s Balloon Shop.

Richard Clayton was born in E…