The most common manifestations of Art Deco influence in Cincinnati are the fourplex apartments built in large numbers in outlying “automobile suburbs” that saw extensive development in the mid-20th century, such as Westwood, Roselawn, Bond Hill, West Price Hill and Oakley. These two-story, four-unit brick buildings typically exhibit simple design and symmetrical facades, with minimal Deco detailing at the front entrance and sometimes at the rooftop parapet. Many were built with steel casement windows that have since been replaced.

In the city’s second-ring, “streetcar suburbs” such as Clifton, Hyde Park and Walnut Hills, apartment houses—some quite substantial, multi-story structures--were built along the main thoroughfares such as Clifton Avenue, Madison Road and Victory Parkway beginning in the early 20th century.  While many exhibit traditional styles such as Georgian or Tudor Revival, or reflect no particular style, a select few exhibit modest to full-blown Art Deco detailing. An excellent example of the latter is 2109 Luray Avenue (1939) in Walnut Hills. Built in the 1930s, the three-story brick building facing Eden Park features curved balconies, main entrances flanked by glass block sidelights and glazed sconces, and geometrical iron railings at the front steps and rooftop terrace.