For many years, the addresses of 3361 and 3363 North High were a single res-taurant space owned & managed by Sam Spandos and his brother.

In 1946, though, the space was divided and 3361 became part of Clintonville Electric. The space at 3363 continued as a restaurant under various names–Sam Spandos Restaurant, Lee’s Restaurant, Far North Restaurant, and Mrs Rose DeMatties Restaurant.

In 1950 the space reopened as the Clinton Inn. Described as “under new management by Rose and Tommy,” it was a 24-hour restaurant (just as, I believe, its predecessors were). I am not sure who Tommy or Rose are, but the restaurant had variously been listed as Mrs Rose DeMatties Restaurant from 1947 to 1949 and I assume there is a relationship.

The restaurant was destroyed in a massive fire in 1953; you can read more about that here. In March 1954, Hinton announced the opening of a new sales room at 3361-3363, taking over the space after a fire had destroyed the businesses at those addresses.

I’m sure this is when the architecture of the buildings became more streamlined; for comparison see here.

[Articles courtesy of the Columbus Dispatch, accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Newsbank Database. Specific citations can be found by clicking through each link.]