Viola Smith Talks About the King-Lincoln District
Reverend Doctor Victor M. Davis, who has served as the Senior Pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church, Columbus, Ohio since August of 1997, talks about...
Tony West - musician, artist, educator - talks about the King-Lincoln District, how the Lincoln Theatre was the center of the artistic community, and...
Suzan Bradford, General Manager of the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, talks about her past present and future as a lifelong resident of the King-...
Spenser talks about his Columbus neighborhood, Worthington. This was taped on a COTA bus.
Rita's family has deep roots in the King-Lincoln district of Columbus. As the designated caretaker of her family's history, Rita has turned into one...
Pete talks about his Worthington neighborhood.
Gary talks about his neighborhood, the King-Lincoln district in Columbus.
Erica Roddy talks about growing up in the King-Lincoln district of Columbus. This interview was taped in the Lincoln Theatre.
While riding on a COTA bus, Alexis talks about her neighborhood, downtown Columbus.
Columbus Neighborhoods: German Village will air on Thursday, October 21, at 9pm, WOSU TV. Learn more about this great neighborhood. (30-second...
Swans glide across the lake on the Ohio State Fair Grounds.
Source: Haenlein Brothers postcard
Date: 1912
Interior of Coliseum, Ohio State Fairgrounds Building
Source: W.S. Harriman postcard, postmarked 1939, loaned by John Bricker
The horticultural display has been a popular event at the Ohio State fair for many years.
Source: Haenlein Brothers
Date: 1913
Winners' circle Grandstand, Ohio State Fair, 1978. State Fair was held 8/15-27/1978.
Grandstand at Ohio State Fairgrounds
Source: Columbus Dispatch Postcard, Set I
Date: 1906
Midway's Giant Slide
Date: 1972
It takes three Ferris Wheels to handle the crowds at the Ohio State Fair.
Date: 1956
The first stop for many Ohio State Fair visitors is the ferris wheel. Photo Taken August 28, 1964
Source: Preston Reichard Collection (Scanned from...
Ohio State Fairgrounds at the turn of the century.
Source: Souvenir of Columbus by F. M. Kirby. Philadelphia: J. M. Jordan, 1903.
Fair advertisement announcing the 1894 state fair
Source: Catholic Columbian loaned by Laura M. Kuhnert
1950s fair goers are welcomed at the entrance to the Ohio State Fair.
Central Park View, Ohio State Fair grounds
Source: postcard loaned by Laura M Kuhnert
The Ohio Centennial at Columbus, held September 4-October 19, 1888, celebrated the centennial of the first permanent settlement in Ohio. The Central...
The Cattle Pavilion at the Ohio State Fair was completed 12/22/1898
Source: Columbus, Samuel F Harriman postcard #0774449 loaned by Laura M Kuhnert...
Budweiser Clydesdales at Coliseum, Ohio State Fair grounds
Source: CML Library File
Date: 1972
A favorite eatery of many fair goers, the Bob Evans tent on James Rhodes Blvd.
Source: CML Library File
Date1972
The bandstand held many performances for fair visitors.
Source: Columbus This Week v.4 #22, 8/27/1927
A view of the Art Gallery on the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
Souvenir: Eighth biennial convention of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive...
Aerial View looking north from 11th Ave
Source: CML Library File Photo
Date: 1912
A view of the Agricultural Building on the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
Source: Souvenir: Eighth biennial convention of the Grand International...
by Sam Hendren, WOSU Reporter (2010-03-08)
The Short North is one of Columbus's most vibrant success stories. 40 years ago the area along N. High...
This is the sidewalk in front of the Worthington Inn, looking North along High Street - the trees and storefronts are lit and decorated for the...
Photographer: Tim Perdue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timthetrumpetguy/
Columbus Zoo, 2009.
Photographer: Tim Perdue http://www.flickr.com/photos/timthetrumpetguy/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timthetrumpetguy/4228600488/
A very traditional and popular "Old Reynoldsburg" restaurant in this 1987 photo, the year it closed.It was the Reynoldsburg stop for the Lake Shore...
Don's was quite a historical landmark in the fabulous fifties and on into the sixties. It was the unofficial town hall where all the movers and...
This float, although very representative of a tomato, was a nightmare for the queen. Getting up there required the use of a ladder and, as you can...
William Grill on W. College Ave. with J.R. Williams and his son. Circa 1895.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
Walker and Hanover Hardware Store at the northeast corner of College Ave. and State St. Circa 1925.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
Marathon Gas Station, formerly the trolley car barn, at the southeast corner of State St. and Old County Line Rd. Undated.
Photo courtesy of...
Holmes Hotel, at the southwest corner of State and Main St. Built in 1889. Circa 1895.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
Farmer's Exchange. 1928.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
Everal Tile Mill employees. Undated.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
Corbin Saloon on State St. after it was blown up in 1879 as part of the Westerville Whiskey Wars. Corbin’s Saloon after it was dynamited in 1879 as...
Tile ditcher manufactured by Bennett Manufacturing. Photo appears to be taken on E. Home St. near the back of the Vine Street School. Date: Early...
Black and white photograph of interior of barber shop with Levi Stump working on customer in the foreground. Undated.
Photo courtesy of Westerville...
Clarence Clapham and Archie Mann on top of the Central College Road bridge over Big Walnut Creek. Approximately 1918.
Photo courtesy of Westerville...
Postcard of the iron bridge on Main St. over Alum Creek. 1908.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
The Methodist Episcopal baseball team. (Westerville)
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
D.H. Budd Community Band in front of the D.H. Budd buggy shop (later Schneider's Bakery). ca 1880s.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
Tug of war game across Alum Creek.
Photo courtesy of Westerville Public Library.
Black and white photograph of waiters at soldiers reunion at Otterbein College campus. Waiters in photograph are Ida Alexander (Riggles), Theodore...
Neil Ave.
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Goodale Park Sign.
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Victorian Village Homes.
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Victorian Village Annual Holiday Poster, 2007.
Photo courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association (formerly Victorian Village Society)
Courtesy of: The Short North Civic Association(formerly Victorian Village Society) a non-profit civic association focused on building a strong...
Machinery Hall was built in 1888, and still exists.
Photo courtesy of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
Turn of the century view of the Ohio State Fair Grounds and Administration Building. The State Fairgrounds were formally dedicated on August 31, 1886.
Tommy Dorsey's May 2, 1938 performance at Valley Dale.
Photo courtesy of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
Photo loaned by Mike Peppe for 1981 Photo...
Eleventh Avenue Elementary School survived ninety years, built 1904, burned August 13, 1994. Address: 880 11th Ave E.
Como Elementary premiered in 1955. Address: 2989 Reis Ave.
Photo courtesy of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
Construction began in October 1929. Dedicated on January 18, 1930. Located just east of Cleveland Avenue intersection with Leona Avenue. Address: 768...
A Linden Branch has served the area residents since 1928. The library pictured here opened May 14, 1952. The first location, 1751 Aberdeen Ave.,...
Columbus Die Tool and Machinery Co. Manufacturers of dies, tools, special machinery, jigs and fixtures. Business prospered 1907-1966. 955 Cleveland...
Clinton Junior High, now Middle School, was built in 1955. 3940 Karl Rd.
Photo courtesy of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
Ohio State Fair, Central Park View
Photo courtesy of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Postcard loaned by Laura M Kuhnert
Atcheson Elementary, 1894-1924, was named after prominent landowner Windsor Atcheson. Joyce Avenue was originally Atcheson Avenue. Address: 1771...
American Bowling Congress was held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum, March 3 to May 12, 1942. The coliseum opened 10/18/1917.
Photo courtesy of...
The American Methodist Centenary celebrated the 100th anniversary of John Stewart's work with the Wyandot Indians of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The...
Librarian Dorothy Grove Fouts of Worthington Public Library conducts a storytime for children on the Village Green in front of the James Kilbourne...
One of the signature events of both the City of Worthington and the State of Ohio's Bicentennial Celebrations in 2003 was the Wagon Train. The...
This image shows Columbus contractor B. F. Patterson laying the sewer system in Worthington, Ohio ca. 1920. This view is looking north on High Street...
Harry Scatterday is pictured here in front of the Worthington Post Office which was located at 677 High Street at the time. He worked as a rural mail...
James Kilbourn (b. October 19, 1770-d. April 24, 1850) was the founder of Worthington, Ohio. Son of an impoverished farmer, he set out on his own at...
The map pictured here was drawn based on James Kilbourn's survey of the area. It shows land in northern Franklin County, including the town of...
Picnicking was a popular activity in the early 20th century. As America became more industrialized and urban, outdoor recreation became more popular...
Independence Day festivities in Worthington, Ohio included a parade, as reported in the Westerville Public Opinion (July 6, 1911). The march set out...
This automobile was built by Worthington’s Howard Lee Griswold (b. 1878) for the president of Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company in the early...
Construction of St. John’s Episcopal Church, located on the southwest quadrant of Worthington’s Village Green probably began in 1827; the first...
The west side of High Street in Worthington's downtown business district is shown in this postcard. Taken about 1895, the new interurban tracks and...
The Ohio Central Normal School was housed in the old Worthington Female Seminary building on the east side of High Street in downtown Worthington,...
This photograph depicts Rufus Weaver (left) and Harry Leasure (right) with bicycles. Rufus Weaver was an accountant and lived in the house in the...
The building depicted here with an unidentified group of people is presently the Worthington Inn, located at 649 High Street, Worthington, Ohio. At...
This view of the Masonic Lodge building, located at 634 High Street in Worthington depicts the lodge ca. 1900. The New England Masonic Lodge was...
This covered bridge provided transportation over the Olentangy River at Wilson Bridge Road I Worthington in the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
Front north view of the Orange Johnson House, with streetcar tracks on High Street visible. The Orange Johnson House was built in 1811 and expanded...
The Griswold Inn ca. 1910 is shown in this picture. The inn, extant until 1964, was built in 1811 on the north-east Village Green by Worthington...
Worthington, Ohio was a planned community of the Scioto Company, a group of pioneers from Granby, CT who were among the first settlers on the Ohio...
This photo is on the 'then and now' page; of the rths website and was where the McDonalds is now, on SR 256, near I.-70. http://www.rths.info/then-...
Reynoldsburg has never had a fire department, it is serviced by the Truro township fire department, a very proud group of people.
Photo courtesy of...
Jack Rickly and his 3 month fur catch from Blacklick Creek, 1930. The Rickly family owned the local lard plant and the museum has a can of theirs on...
The photo came with this description: "I get the biggest kick out of showing this photo when I give tours of the heritage center. I always compare it...
Benders Bridge was located on Livingston Avenue crossing Blacklick Creek almost at SR 256. The man in the photo is Lambert Moor, Husband of Kitty...
Taken in the offices if Lynx, Inc., on Main Street in Reynoldsburg in1974.
Clockwise from top, Philip Vaughn, Wes Brown, Kenny Francis, Roy Combs,...
Built in 1950 across from the Edison Elementary School on the site of the old Harding School building, the annex was an award-winning design that...
Built in 1950 across from the Edison Elementary School on the site of the old Harding School building, the annex was an award-winning design that...
This structure was designed by J Upton Gribben, a noted Columbus architect and former protege of Frank Packard. It served as the center of social...
Cambridge Place near First Avenue.The home of Sanford Belden. It is currently the home of the Bull family.
Currently occupied by an oriental restaurant, this building housed a market and restaurant on the first floor and a luxurious apartment on the top...
One of the country's first shopping centers, and the first strip shopping center in America that integrated parking into the design, the Bank Block...
One of the country's first shopping centers, and the first strip shopping center in America that integrated parking into the design, the Bank Block...
One of the country's first shopping centers, and the first strip shopping center in America that integrated parking into the design, the Bank Block...
