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Matsonia Barbecue, 3184 W Broad St, in 1927. George Matson, proprietor.

Source: Columbus This Week v.4 #21, 8/21/1927 cover photo.

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The new” West High School”

The first West High School, 120 S. Central Avenue, opened September 8, 1908 and was renamed Starling Junior High School ca. 1929. Source: Columbus: Scott Krauss News Agency postcard #131209.

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Westgate Elementary, 3080 Wicklow Rd, in 1956, opened in 1952.

Source: Our Junior High Schools 1959, pg. 14.

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Great Western Shopping Center. Groundbreaking held August 6, 1954.

No trip to Great Western Shopping Center was complete unless it included a visit to the Walk O’ Wonders. The wonders included the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon, the Grand Canyon, the Sphinx, and more. Groundbreaking held August 6, 1954. For pictures of the Walk O’ Wonders, see “Columbus 1910-1970” by Richard E. Barrett, OH 977.13 […]

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Westland Mall, 4273 West Broad Street, opened February 12, 1969.

F & R Lazarus Company opened its first branch store on this site in 1962. Source: LFP

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