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Driving with Darbee: Shawnee’s Tecumseh Theater
This old theater in Shawnee, Ohio, is in the midst of preservation efforts. Residents hope it will become a cornerstone of the community arts district. Join architectural historians Jeff Darbee and Nancy Recchie for a visit to the Tecumseh Theater. Photos courtesy of: Columbus Metropolitan Library, PhotOhio, John Winnenberg
Big Walnut Country Club
Discover the history of the first African-American recreation retreat in Columbus and one of the first African-American country clubs in the nation. Big Walnut Country Club was founded in Gahanna in the 1920s. Charlene Brown sits down with Gahanna Mayor Tom Kneeland and Niel Jurist, the city’s public information manager, at Creekside Cafe in Downtown […]
Entertaining Columbus
From a slice of life to a slice of pie – find out how country clubs, movie theaters and pie competitions are what Ohioans really like doing in our spare time. Join us for a visit to Gahanna to learn about the first African-American country club in Columbus. Then architectural historians Jeff Darbee and Nancy […]
Entertaining Columbus Preview
From a slice of life to a slice of pie – find out how country clubs, movie theaters and pie competitions are what Ohioans really like doing in our spare time. Watch at 8:30pm Thursday, Jan. 17 on WOSU TV!
Curious Cbus: Columbus Riding Club
Curious Cbus editor Michael De Bonis answers the question: “Do you have any information on Frank Tallmadge and the once riding club that is now Franklin Park?” Ask us your questions about Central Ohio at wosu.org/curious Photos courtesy of: Columbus Dispatch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio History Connection