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Images of America: Ohio
Columbus: 1910-1970
Columbus: 1910–1970 begins when Columbus was an industrial center and chronicles a pivotal time in this capital city’s history. During the years covered here, the city lost many of its manufacturing enterprises and transformed into a government, education, research, and financial hub. Downtown Columbus was teeming with activity, making transportation to the city center vital. This volume ends as Columbus is in the beginning of a transformation that saw the accelerated development of suburbs and the dissipation of activities to outlying areas. In the vintage photographs in these pages, readers will also see the flood of 1913, which claimed 100 lives and brought about flood prevention measures that forever changed the face of downtown Columbus.
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128 pages, Paperback
First published June 21, 2006
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July 18, 2012
Columbus is the capital city of Ohio, a place with rich history. While many of its residents pledge loyalty to Cleveland or Cincinatti due to their professional sports teams, natives have plenty of reasons to take pride in the city.
This book explores some of the history of Columbus through vintage photographs. Many of the buildings shown no longer exist or have been updated over the years, but several survive, and many of the businesses will sound familiar to longtime residents. Companies like Big Bear and Lazarus no longer exist, but their presence played an important role in the development of Columbus and they are paid tribute here. Vintage photos of the Kahiki restaurant in Whitehall (carelessly demolished in favor of a Walgreens) and an exhibit on the origins of man at the original COSI (foolishly discarded in the move to a new building) will resurrect memories for those who were lucky enough to enjoy these unique places.
Residents will feel a new appreciation for the downtown area and the plentiful buildings that have stood there for a century, in varying conditions. Tourists will find hidden treasures in a city that if often dismissed as boring.
This book explores some of the history of Columbus through vintage photographs. Many of the buildings shown no longer exist or have been updated over the years, but several survive, and many of the businesses will sound familiar to longtime residents. Companies like Big Bear and Lazarus no longer exist, but their presence played an important role in the development of Columbus and they are paid tribute here. Vintage photos of the Kahiki restaurant in Whitehall (carelessly demolished in favor of a Walgreens) and an exhibit on the origins of man at the original COSI (foolishly discarded in the move to a new building) will resurrect memories for those who were lucky enough to enjoy these unique places.
Residents will feel a new appreciation for the downtown area and the plentiful buildings that have stood there for a century, in varying conditions. Tourists will find hidden treasures in a city that if often dismissed as boring.
June 9, 2021
Picture postcards of Columbus, Ohio (my hometown) Interesting. Our ancestors lived dangerously: Streetcars let people off, in the middle of the street! Lots of traffic and people downtown and no traffic signals until 1924. They risked their lives just getting to work or going for lunch! That doesn't include flood, fire and strikes that became violent.
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