From a 2,000-seat theater to a Japanese village, Olentangy Park was once the biggest amusement park in America. Here’s what remains.
On a freezing day in 1977, a four-alarm fire at Gay and High destroyed a city block and left downtown Columbus encased in ice.
Pull up a stool and enjoy a drink at some of the bars and saloons of yesteryear. Apparently, Columbus has always had a great bar scene.
This stunning hotel was demolished it in 1977 to make room for a 50-space parking lot, then eventually replaced with a Marriott.
Did you know Columbus was once home to four different amusement parks, with roller coasters, dance halls, and massive swimming pools?
This massive marble mansion was home to quack physician Samuel Brubaker Hartman, the creator of a best selling “miracle” cure-all tonic.
The medieval-style castle at the Ohio State University was designed by prominent Columbus architect, Frank L. Packard.
The mansion was incredibly impressive, even at a time when Broad Street was littered with mansions and grand houses.
There were actually three versions of the hotel in the late 1800s, two of which were destroyed in fires.