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I was working in a building on east 5th a few years ago and had to go up on the roof for some reason and ran into a big plastic sign (maybe 5 by 3) for the Columbus 500 race that was being stored up on top. If it is still there it's probably been destroyed by now from being left out in the weather.
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The Ghosts of Columbus Past
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GW_Justice
Grandview Hts.
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mrpoppinzs
Arena District
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GCrites80s said:
You don't see businesses marketing with yardsticks like they used to.I think it is just easier to print your companies name on a wider variety of stuff and also have it plastered on the web. I have friends in medicine who are constantly getting all sorts of things (clocks, pillows, watches, pocket knives, etc) with drug names printed on them. One recently got collapsing lawn chairs!
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GCrites80s
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I used to love getting free stuff for smoking. Had I started in the late '80s to mid '90s I'd have a ton of really primo stuff. But by the time I started they didn't put logos on the free giveaways any more.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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History Lesson: The history of Columbus’ most famed ‘lost’ restaurant – The Kahiki
Published on September 11, 2012 10:15 am
By: Doug Motz
Many restaurants that have their roots in Columbus have made significant contributions to American culture. Marzetti’s salad dressing is the offshoot of a popular downtown eatery that was known for – you guessed it – salad dressing. Bob Evans began right here in town and is still operating from South High Street. Cries of “Where’s the Beef?” likely still reverberate in the corridors of the Catholic Foundation (site of the original Wendy’s restaurant) across from old Memorial Hall which once housed the Center for Science and Industry. And how would Neil Patrick Harris’ career ever have been rebooted without “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle”? (Technically, White Castle started in Wichita, Kansas in 1921 but moved to Columbus in 1934 and has been here ever since)
READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/history-lesson-the-history-of-columbus-most-famed-lost-restaurant-the-kahikiPosted 9 months ago # -
alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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At Rt. 161 & Linworth, the old Sohio station, most recently a produce stand - rest in pieces. I mentioned it to a clerk in the UDF, and she said they also tore down the blue house near the railroad tracks. She said that whole parcel including the old Segna dealership will be for sale in one piece. So I suppose those dealership buildings will go, too.
I used to be able to speak Sohio. They had Boron, Octron, and Cetron. I guess I was too young to know about Extane.
Boron was also the branding of its premium grade gasoline along with its regular grade fuel "Extron"(formerly "Ex-tane" later "Octron") and its unleaded version "Cetron" introduced in 1970.
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Pablo
Crestview Addition
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alexs said:
At Rt. 161 & Linworth, the old Sohio station, most recently a produce stand - rest in pieces. I mentioned it to a clerk in the UDF, and she said they also tore down the blue house near the railroad tracks. She said that whole parcel including the old Segna dealership will be for sale in one piece. So I suppose those dealership buildings will go, too.I used to be able to speak Sohio. They had Boron, Octron, and Cetron. I guess I was too young to know about Extane.
Boron was also the branding of its premium grade gasoline along with its regular grade fuel "Extron"(formerly "Ex-tane" later "Octron") and its unleaded version "Cetron" introduced in 1970.
Remember the back and forth in the Ohio legislature when they were debating whether or not to allow self-service gas pumps? Those against were warning of motorists blowing themselves up because of the skills required to pump gas.
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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Cleaning in the basement, I found a partial Buckeye Clipper coupon newspaper insert to The Lantern, February 2, 1982. Here are some restaurants in the Ohio Union:
Scarlata & Gray - All-you-can-eat Salad & Pizza $3.75
Juice Factory (The natural place to eat) TACO SALAD crisp greens topped with guacamole, chili, and taco shells - OLE! only $1.50 + tax w/coupon Exp. 3-1-82
The torn section has a partial coupon from For All Heads (2180 N High St.) and EGG ROLL KING at 1600 N High.
There's also TheJeanScene at 1960 N High, World BAZAAR in Graceland, The Black Forest Inn at 2201 Neil Ave., and 2020 Vision Centers at 2096 N High.
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heresthecasey
Funkytown
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Hah. Buck was "tired of women glaring at him when he walks through City Center with his teenage daughter."
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GCrites80s
5xNW
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Ahhh... 'twas a wondrous time to start an alt-weekly late in Buck's term.
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GCrites80s
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HAHA, the Dukakis and I Love Carol graffiti! The memories are flooding back. Still to this day I think of 315 when I hear "Dukakis" That's why! I thought that it was because they said his name on the radio one day when we were going through there or something.
Look how small the cars are. People hadn't been fooled into thinking they needed a forest ranger's vehicle for everyday tasks yet.
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