The Cincinnati Post from Cincinnati, Ohio • 44

THE CINCINNATI POST 4 TIMES STAR Vilimas' drawing shows how Pogue's ourth street entrance will look beginning Sept 20 illiiiS hWI wEfuh jQ '(K Z2sr IP SN 4rrl 1 fll Bl I I 4 1 I i I afa raa i 5 gy 7 it Michael Threm paints replica of Ponti Veccho Bridge lorence 5f 4 ai jRMMwWS ArWmMOzIHWwi rar 1 1 5 HHH I 1 WHHHHMbu 2 'Mbh xs5' 'T 1 T' 3000 Hours Of Labor Give Store Italian Look Ronald ritts cuts styrofoam display material BblwB JKsp Ufa fI 1 iiiwr 'A di cl if i jtIIh Jlfl 2 1 HP ig 1k i 1 A A Il i' 4 Wxl Hi rJWXHI Ak fW li41: 7W Helen Williams display artist puts finish ing touches to one of the many columns Photos by PETE PETERS and WALTER KNEAL rxfi f1 nM' Sept 20 department store and the arcade in will be transformed into a composite of four Italian cities Rome Venice lorence and Naples It will mark the culmination of a work that began when Condon store president met with members of the Italian Board of Trade from Chicago Some 13 buyers were then dispatched to Italy and Liudas Vilimas the display director for 14 years soon followed He spent a month in Italy getting in spiration for three dimensional settings buying decora tions taking pictures and studying Italian living Last January work began on the sets Ronald ritts graduate student of UC College Design Architecture and Art Miss Helen Williams of the display department and Len Boehm carpenter foreman worked every day On Saturdays they were joined by more than half of the display department personnel Some 3000 hours of labor went into the sets It will take 20 people to install the sets in six days The Italian community of Greater Cincinnati co ordinated by Dr John Marioni consular agent will furnish entertainment during the festival Tables lanterns and some furniture from Valerio's restaurant will decorate in the arcade IkV Liudas Vilimas display director who holds two masters degrees designed the store's British display last year and won the Inter national display contest gold medal I 1 ritts assembles Sicilian cart that will be used to give free rides to children on ountain Square II ttMIHIIUItiHRUh 11 Sxw WM I a.