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Joe Simon, Special to Cincinnati Enquirer Published 1:43 p.m. ET May 20, 2020

Check out this video of the demolition of the U.S. Playing Card Company building in Norwood May 19-20. Cincinnati Enquirer

The United States Playing Card Co.building at 4590 Beech St., Norwood, is in the process of being demolished. Only part of the site will be demolished while the building with the clock tower, which is onthe National Registerof Historic Places, will remain for the U.S. Playing Card Redevelopment.

The company manufacturedsuch brands as Bicycle, Bee, Aviator, Aristocrat and many more.The building was designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons.

During World War II, the company made cards that could be pulled apart when submerged in water. The inside was a map and when all the cards were put together, it was a large map. These were supplied to prisoners of warwho could use the map to reach safetyif they were able to escape.

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