The Harrison Hotel on downtown Cynthiana’s Main Street, January 1951. Note that the building advertises that it is air conditioned and has a coffee shop and dairy bar inside. Next to the building on East Pleasant Street was a Standard Oil gas station. The photo went with a standing feature on various communities in Central Kentucky. The story highlighted the addition of industries and a growing hospital as signs of civic growth in the city of about 4,800. Residents also cited progressive civic organizations as evidence that they live in the “finest town on Earth.” Today, the building is the Harrison House Apartments. Click here to see other images of Cynthiana from our archives. Herald-Leader Archive Photo