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Gus Grener’s
Gus Grener’s was located at 2189 North High Street (near the corner of North High and Norwich). According to the 1949 city directory, Augustus F. Grener sold “GE refrigerators, Bendix home laundry washers, radios, Sohio products, Willard batteries, and Goodyear tires.” What a marketing concept!
Soda Fountain Kids
Some things never change–including people occupying tables without ordering any food or drinks!
John’s Drive In
John’s Drive In was located at 3336 Indianola, where Burger King is today. John’s was not listed in the 1950 city directory, but was listed in the 1953 and 1955 directories. By 1956 it had become Beverlee Drive In.
Almost as noteworthy is the telephone booth in front of the restaurant–another relic of the past.
[Image courtesy of the Hollenback Collection at the Clintonville Historical Society.]Bob is Home
A nice homage to a veteran. I do not know who Bob is, but he certainly did his part. Thanks, Bob–and thanks to all the other vets out there.
Ghosts of Clintonville–Ghostbusted by Google Earth
There are several old residential buildings that have disappeared over the last 12 years–I wish we had photos of them.
The old Hollenback home and The Booster building, located at California and North High Streets. I remember this building setting back over a slight rise from North high Street. This is a Google Earth image from 2004 of the roofs of these buildings.
A large Victorian house demolished to make way for the commercial building presently occupied by Lavash Restaurant. This is the Google image from 2004 of the rooftop.
Another big old residential building, this one located on Weber, one building east from North High Street on the north side of Weber. (Another Google image from 2004.) I’m not sure but believe this building was built for and owned by a member of the Armbruster family, whose patriarch lived in what became Southwick-Good-Fortkamp funeral home. You will find lots of additional information about Mathias Armbruster on my web site.
Old Piatt Mill
This lovely mill was located on the river, just north of the present Dodridge Street bridge. There is another photo of this, in my book.
The original dam and mill were constructed by David Beers in 1810. Beers owned the land on which the mill was located. Darius Wilcox built a sawmill adjacent to the flour mill. The mills later came to be owned by the John James Piatt family. The buildings burned down on June 13, 1902. The area just to the east and north is where Olentangy Amusement Park was located.
[Image courtesy of Galen Gonser]