Elephants Lumbering Along N. High St.!
Several weeks ago I wrote about the ghost signage underneath the former Crestview Market’s facade (at the corner of Crestview and North High Streets, 2950 North High Street). From 1926 to 1945, the building held automobile-related businesses–but after that it was, from 1946-1967, the building served as the Elephant Lumber Store.
The lumber yard’s signage is now exposed:
ELEPHANT LUMBER STORE R[]
Paint-Hardware-Tools-Wallboard-Roofing-Insulation.
One passer-by wondered whether it was named that because of the proximity to the Olentangy Park which had closed 10 years before. I have no idea but loved seeing the vestiges of the Elephant Lumber Store anyway.
January 9th, 2018 at 7:01 pm
The lumber store name is not directly related to being by Olentangy Park. There were several Elephant Lumber stores around Columbus; this happened to be the Clintonville location.
December 4th, 2018 at 10:45 pm
I noticed the newly exposed lettering a few years ago. I believe it is completely gone now. My father worked for Elephant Lumber from the late 1940s until he retired in the late 1970s. His primary work site was the main store which I think was on the corner of Broad Street and Nelson Avenue on the near west side of Columbus. But he filled in at the Clintonville store now and then when necessary.
July 27th, 2024 at 4:38 pm
I noticed with sadness that the new business that took over Harvest has painted over the elephant that was Elephant Lumber. I am so sad to see the elephant go. Turlieve is the name of the business that replaced Harvest on N. High St.